{"id":1110,"date":"2010-11-20T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2015-10-14T19:14:53","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T19:14:53","slug":"big-head-todd-the-monsters-house-of-blues-houston-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/20\/big-head-todd-the-monsters-house-of-blues-houston-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Head Todd & The Monsters – House of Blues – Houston, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Daniel Barker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"Big Head Todd & The Monsters are a rock band who formed in 1986 in Colorado. Hard to believe these guys have been around that long already. They have developed a “cult” type following if you will, especially in the Mountain States of the USA. This evening they were in town at The House of Blues in a very dramatic decrease in elevation\u00a0with the flat bayou land of downtown Houston, Texas. As I was standing in the will call line knowing Roger Waters was performing \u201cThe Wall\u201d in the Toyota Center tonight within eyesight and watching the likes of Scott McCurry giving Todd a run for his money as everyone in front of me was buying tickets for his show just over in The Bronze Peacock Room. Upon entering however, I realized I should have never doubted the strong Houston support that is always out to see this group \u2013a following that started when The Meridian began booking them year after year back in the day. The HOB Mainroom was comfortably packed.<\/p>\n

These guys just self-released an amazing NINTH studio album, \u201cRocksteady\u201d on June 20th this year – another album that was entirely written and composed by \u201cBig Head\u201d Todd Park Mohr. As always The Three Headed Monster was there to back him up tonight; Brian Nelvin-drums, percussion, vocals; Rob Squiers \u2013 bass, vocals; Jeremy Lawton \u2013 keyboards, pedal steel, vocals. Playing together as long as they have you can see the cool confidence that can only come from the umpmillion minutes these guys have played together. The reason that this band has been able to tour so long, far and wide is obvious from the first song. These guys are a guaranteed good show. Most tend to go with the sure thing in tough times and that was apparent tonight\u2026.<\/p>\n

The guys sure don\u2019t mess around much and love to extend the jams and even run a bit of impromptu from time to time. Todd Park Mohr is a master of his instruments and electronics. In the way of instruments I mean not only guitar but keyboard, saxophone and harmonica. The depth of this man\u2019s musical talent is apparent with a fresh alternately tuned guitar being brought to him between nearly every song. His voice is not outstanding but that is where delivery and lyrics go along way. The intense crowd had migrated to the center on the general admission SRO floor packed to the stage and locked in on every note\u2026The more casual fans were lined on the sides and back. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. When they kicked into Johnny Lee Hooker\u2019s \u201cBoom Boom\u201d the place erupted\u2026.this lead to a blistering blues set including Muddy Water \u201cHoochie Coochie Man\u201d\u2026the highlight of the night for me.<\/p>\n

In terms of being a BHTM fan, I am like the guy who can\u2019t get credit. Not because he has bad credit but because he has no credit history \u2013 good or bad. In that sense, I have always wanted to see this band and was glad that I did. \u201cBittersweet\u201d was an extraordinary finish that was sang with sweaty conviction. If you are a BHTM neutral fan like I was you may want to book it the next time they roll thru. Trust me; it will be the best return on your money you can hope to get these days. Until next time, see you out supporting live music.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Daniel Barker Nov 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM Big Head Todd & The Monsters are a rock band who formed in 1986 in Colorado. Hard to believe these guys have been around that long already. They have developed a “cult” type following if you will, especially in the Mountain States of the USA…. <\/p>\n

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