Reba and friends thrill lively crowd
By Janis Fontaine
Country star Brad Paisley performed to a nearly sold-out crowd in cowboy hats and boots Sunday night at Sound Advice Amphitheatre in suburban West Palm Beach.
If there was ever a question about whether Paisley is a picker who can sing, or a singer who can play, it was answered at the show. Like Vince Gill, Paisley seems to sing to connect the guitar solos, but that's OK because he's so good at both.
Paisley displayed his instrumental skills with a wild ride on the theme from The Munster's television show. But it was I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishing Song) that jolted the guys in the audience out of their seats. He kept up the tempo throughout the show, slowing it down only for the romantic love songs Little Moments and The Dance, and for the mournful Whiskey Lullaby. (Alison Krause sang her part of the duet via video.) He also introduced Alcohol, the first single from his next CD, which will hit the airwaves in the next month or so. For an encore, Paisley performed the title track from Mud on the Tires.
Next up was the hardest-working redhead in entertainment.
Reba McEntire may not have Trisha's perfect pitch, or Martina's vocal power, or Faith's perfect beauty, but she has the skill to deliver a song that is uniquely her own.
The days of a dozen costume changes and elaborate staging are a thing of the past. Dressed in black jeans adorned with black crystals and a sequined white tank, the 50-year-old queen of country brought her trademark enthusiasm to the stage — even if she couldn't hit some of the high notes.
McEntire began her show to a standing ovation and rocked with the upbeat So Good Together. She and her eight-piece band were polished, even though McEntire began the rehearsals only a week before her Habitat for Humanity tour began on April 15. Many of the songs brought the audience to its feet and her easy rapport proved again that McEntire is a top-shelf entertainer. She has never stripped herself of the country colloquialisms that set her apart from some of her contemporaries. She told the crowd she was "tickled to pieces to be in West Palm Beach."
McEntire also told the audience how difficult it was to choose the songs she'd perform. With a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, and has produced 29 albums, that's understandable. So McEntire played a medley of hits that chronicled her career. She played her first No. 1 hit, Can't Even Get the Blues from 1982, and then followed it with her most recent No. 1 from 2004, Somebody.
But it was When the Lights Went Out in Georgia that brought a huge cheer from the crowd. A full moon was displayed on the video screen behind her while at the same time a huge full moon rose behind the amphitheater.
Terri Clark opened the show and she looked hot in her hot-pink T-shirt, jeans and white straw hat. Clark also performed a medley of her hits and got the fans up out of their seats a couple of times.
The well-behaved crowd was an eclectic mix of parents with kids, seniors in bluejeans, and lots of women in skin-tight Wranglers and cowboy hats. Out on the lawn, fans had perfect weather for the near-perfect show.
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Country star Brad Paisley performed to a nearly sold-out crowd in cowboy hats and boots Sunday night at Sound Advice Amphitheatre in suburban West Palm Beach.
If there was ever a question about whether Paisley is a picker who can sing, or a singer who can play, it was answered at the show. Like Vince Gill, Paisley seems to sing to connect the guitar solos, but that's OK because he's so good at both.
Paisley displayed his instrumental skills with a wild ride on the theme from The Munster's television show. But it was I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishing Song) that jolted the guys in the audience out of their seats. He kept up the tempo throughout the show, slowing it down only for the romantic love songs Little Moments and The Dance, and for the mournful Whiskey Lullaby. (Alison Krause sang her part of the duet via video.) He also introduced Alcohol, the first single from his next CD, which will hit the airwaves in the next month or so. For an encore, Paisley performed the title track from Mud on the Tires.
Next up was the hardest-working redhead in entertainment.
Reba McEntire may not have Trisha's perfect pitch, or Martina's vocal power, or Faith's perfect beauty, but she has the skill to deliver a song that is uniquely her own.
The days of a dozen costume changes and elaborate staging are a thing of the past. Dressed in black jeans adorned with black crystals and a sequined white tank, the 50-year-old queen of country brought her trademark enthusiasm to the stage — even if she couldn't hit some of the high notes.
McEntire began her show to a standing ovation and rocked with the upbeat So Good Together. She and her eight-piece band were polished, even though McEntire began the rehearsals only a week before her Habitat for Humanity tour began on April 15. Many of the songs brought the audience to its feet and her easy rapport proved again that McEntire is a top-shelf entertainer. She has never stripped herself of the country colloquialisms that set her apart from some of her contemporaries. She told the crowd she was "tickled to pieces to be in West Palm Beach."
McEntire also told the audience how difficult it was to choose the songs she'd perform. With a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, and has produced 29 albums, that's understandable. So McEntire played a medley of hits that chronicled her career. She played her first No. 1 hit, Can't Even Get the Blues from 1982, and then followed it with her most recent No. 1 from 2004, Somebody.
But it was When the Lights Went Out in Georgia that brought a huge cheer from the crowd. A full moon was displayed on the video screen behind her while at the same time a huge full moon rose behind the amphitheater.
Terri Clark opened the show and she looked hot in her hot-pink T-shirt, jeans and white straw hat. Clark also performed a medley of her hits and got the fans up out of their seats a couple of times.
The well-behaved crowd was an eclectic mix of parents with kids, seniors in bluejeans, and lots of women in skin-tight Wranglers and cowboy hats. Out on the lawn, fans had perfect weather for the near-perfect show.
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