1978 Reaction

Reaction, written by Mark Fielding Darden in 1978
© March 8, 1982; #PAu 390-303

Recorded with a band I had at that time, "Nevermind." We played all around the Raleigh NC area. I think I was frustrated that life was more a game of reacting than acting and I was tired of spinning my wheels.

This and the other seven songs on the four RPMs I put out at the time were all funded by my older and faithful brother, Don Darden. We all had to drive clear down to Albemarle NC, spend the night, eat, drink and record. Don paid for all of that… from way down in Tallahassee, Florida.

The drums had fallen out of the mix by the time I decided to create the video (many decades later) so I had to use a de-mix program to open up room to add a simple kick and snare to the song. This was a very hard song to resurrect. I also edited the intro, middle part and ending by several measures each. They were bit too tedious, given the old nature of the recording.

Mark Fielding Darden: vocals, song, rhythm guitar, video (2022)
David Gourley: lead guitar
Robert Keely: bass
Alan Dittmar: harmony vocal
Chris Chamis: drums
David and Cavin Holbrook: engineers/ Paradise Sound/Albemarle NC
Don Darden: funding