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crazychicknladyH and I went to see Clint Black play last night. The opening band was Firefly, a sister group (with their little brother on drums - mostly this really cool box thing he sat on) with a really nice sound, but the mix on vocals vs guitar was enough off that is was hard to hear the lyrics on most of their songs. I picked up their CD during the break - yay lyrics sheets. It was only two thirds of the sisters (one is on mission in Florida), the older was introduced as the driving force behind them actually being a band. The younger, however, was the one who impressed me the most. She was able to use her mike better than the older one, so I could understand most of the lyrics she sang. Also, she has a gorgeous voice, and can play mandolin, cello, piano, and guitar.
I really liked this song:
Also, for tear jerker, emotional, hopeful, etc:
I knew the problem hearing wasn't just my aging ears when Clint Black started his concert. The first several songs were just him and his guitar. Gorgeous, crystal clear, and by far my favorite part of the concert. Then he brought out the band. They had a good sound, but the extra noise they generated made it harder to understand the singing. Still, I was able to hear all right, and enjoyed the music. Then they brought out the electric guitars. I found it was much nicer to listen to them in the stairwell after that (plus that had the added benefit of no longer having a very enthusiastic fan sitting behind my right ear - her whooping and cheering did more damage to my ears than the loud songs did).
My second favorite part of Clint Black's concert was the encore. I stood against the wall near the stairwell entrance (perfect view of the stage, so I was very happy there) and he played two of my favorite songs of his (the third I didn't recognize and retreated back to the stairwell). When I told M later how pleased I was the band played one of my favorite Clint Black songs, he said I'd told him I didn't know any Clint Black songs. Well yeah, I really like the song, but if you had asked me two days ago who sang it, I'd have been clueless as to the answer.
I think the live rendition was actually better than this recording, and it was really pleasant to hear it after the previous few - way too loud for me - songs. As H pointed out about one of the songs - if you have an electric guitar solo in the middle of the song, it doesn't count as Country anymore.
I really liked this song:
Also, for tear jerker, emotional, hopeful, etc:
I knew the problem hearing wasn't just my aging ears when Clint Black started his concert. The first several songs were just him and his guitar. Gorgeous, crystal clear, and by far my favorite part of the concert. Then he brought out the band. They had a good sound, but the extra noise they generated made it harder to understand the singing. Still, I was able to hear all right, and enjoyed the music. Then they brought out the electric guitars. I found it was much nicer to listen to them in the stairwell after that (plus that had the added benefit of no longer having a very enthusiastic fan sitting behind my right ear - her whooping and cheering did more damage to my ears than the loud songs did).
My second favorite part of Clint Black's concert was the encore. I stood against the wall near the stairwell entrance (perfect view of the stage, so I was very happy there) and he played two of my favorite songs of his (the third I didn't recognize and retreated back to the stairwell). When I told M later how pleased I was the band played one of my favorite Clint Black songs, he said I'd told him I didn't know any Clint Black songs. Well yeah, I really like the song, but if you had asked me two days ago who sang it, I'd have been clueless as to the answer.
I think the live rendition was actually better than this recording, and it was really pleasant to hear it after the previous few - way too loud for me - songs. As H pointed out about one of the songs - if you have an electric guitar solo in the middle of the song, it doesn't count as Country anymore.
