{"id":1179,"date":"2010-08-15T20:00:57","date_gmt":"2010-08-15T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2015-10-14T20:39:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T20:39:20","slug":"corinne-bailey-rae-house-of-blues-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/15\/corinne-bailey-rae-house-of-blues-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Corinne Bailey Rae – House Of Blues – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Daniel Barker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug 15, 2010 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"The month of August brought many a woman musician to Houston for some particular reason but the one at the top of my must-see list was British crossover doll, Corinne Bailey Rae – an event which almost never happened. Scheduled to perform this same month in The Woodlands at the 2010 Lilith Fair tour, CBR\u2019s PR staff made a great audible by booking The House of Blues when Lilith went hairy legs up due to horrendous ticket sales across the country.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know what that is all about but it proved to be the perfect move for CBR when I arrived to a sold out show on Sunday night August 15th, 2010. The SRO summit reached by many a last minute walk up being persuaded by other local press calling this show a \u201cTo Do\u201d for the weekend.\u00a0 Corinne Bailey Rae and her band make it easy to look like a genius by consistently delivering solid sets of sexy smooth sounds.<\/p>\n

With her Grammy nominated self-titled debut release 4 years ago, Bailey Rae has not been on the scene that long but has made quite a stir, not only in the eyes of fans but critics alike. By laying down a remarkable voice swimming inside a funky sea soundtrack, that first album brought her into the spotlight. A female co-worker whose taste in music impressed me gave me the disc to burn with a wink so I gave it a shot and it stuck. It continues to find its way into my work rotation time after time because the depth of the album is rich. The influences that CBR names are from all genres and it reflects directly in her music and after her performance on Austin City Limits including a \u201cburn the house down\u201d rendition of fellow Brits Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u201cSince I\u2019ve Been Loving You\u201d it is proven that she can pull it off live, under pressure and with a smile to boot. This is a lady that won 2 Grammys working with the legendary Herbie Hancock on \u201cRiver: The Joni Letters\u201d where she appeared as a featured artist.<\/p>\n

The touring group this night consisted of Lead vocalist; guitar: Corinne Bailey Rae; Musical director\/keyboardist: Steve Brown; Drummer\/backing vocalist: Luke Flowers; Guitarist\/backing vocalist: John McCallum; Bassist: Kenny Higgins; Guitarist\/backing vocalist: Jennifer Birch. An eclectic group that easily flows from Bob Marley reggae to Lenny Kravitz funk to Dick Dale\u2019s surf rock tighter than the epic purple jumpsuit CBR was wearing on stage. I will say that this girl is tiny but what a large wig and voice she has been gifted with. I mean these are not easy songs to sing for anyone and she hit every note.<\/p>\n

The crowd was mainly well dressed couples acting in a way that made you feel like they had made a night of it, if not a whole day starting at one church singing with a choir to ending up singing along with a different congregation altogether. CBR pulled material from both her albums beginning mainly with tracks from her sophomore release earlier this year, \u201cThe Sea\u201d. You may ask, \u201cWhy so long between albums?\u201d I came to find out doing research for this review that her husband of 7 years, Jason Rae, had died from an overdose in 2008. An obvious distraction from recording but one which proved inspirational and influential in the very personal feeling of the record.\u00a0 \u201cCloser\u201d, \u201cParis Nights_New York Mornings\u201d, and \u201cAre You Here?\u201d were standouts.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"As the night went on CBR\u2019s voice got stronger to \u201cbring it\u201d to the packed house with the songs that made everyone take a second to ask questions several years ago. \u201cPut You Records On\u201d, \u201cTrouble Sleeping\u201d, \u201cI\u2019d Like To\u201d and a solo acoustic version of \u201cLike A Star\u201d. The night was a classy one with many songs that you might hear in an elevator or on hold music throughout your life in the last 4 years. Please do not let that discourage you from diving deep into the sea that is Corinne Bailey Rae. If she can steer clear of the off stage show stoppers she will have a future as bright as her smile. Until next time, I will see you out supporting live music.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Daniel Barker Aug 15, 2010 at 08:00 PM The month of August brought many a woman musician to Houston for some particular reason but the one at the top of my must-see list was British crossover doll, Corinne Bailey Rae – an event which almost never happened. Scheduled to perform this same month… <\/p>\n

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