{"id":131,"date":"2015-05-28T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=131"},"modified":"2015-09-25T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T18:10:11","slug":"jimmy-buffet-woodlands-pavilion-woodlands-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/28\/jimmy-buffet-woodlands-pavilion-woodlands-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Buffet – Woodlands Pavilion – Woodlands, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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\"Image\"Heading to the Woodlands Pavilion on this Thursday night, miraculously managing to dodge the rain, I had one thought in my head.\u00a0 God bless Jimmy Buffett!\u00a0 I assure you I have no intention of crossing the line into those conversation taboos, politics and religion.\u00a0 It’s just that these days it seems like our nation is struggling under questionable leadership, the weather everywhere in the USA is off the charts weird, and folks just need something to smile about. Enter Jimmy Buffett.<\/p>\n

To quote lyrics from one of my favorite Buffett songs, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, \u2018if we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane’.<\/p>\n

Though I stop short of calling myself a Parrot Head like the legions of fans all around me tonight, I’m a fan.\u00a0 I’ve been enjoying Buffett’s brand of music for several decades.\u00a0 I challenge anyone out there to hear the first few notes of Margaritaville without instantly feeling the chill.\u00a0 There were a good numbers of these Hawaiian shirt and hula skirt wearing Parrot Heads tailgating in the parking lot when I arrived.\u00a0 It appeared many were well on their way to chillin’ and ready for the night’s performance.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"No opening act necessary, Jimmy took the stage barefooted in shorts and t-shirt with a great big smile on his face.\u00a0 He clearly appreciated this enthusiastic crowd on this opening night of his Workin’ \u2018n Playin’ Tour.\u00a0 Along with the every present and excellent sound and video extravaganza the Woodlands Pavilion provides, we were in for a treat.<\/p>\n

Four songs into the set in honor, Jimmy stated, of great Texas songwriters, he covered Rodney Crowell’s Stars on the Water.\u00a0 By the way, for much of the night, we felt like we were on the water enjoying this concert.\u00a0 The video effects on the big screen were amazing realistic!<\/p>\n

Jimmy did favorite’s Son of a Son of a Sailor, Come Monday, and It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere.\u00a0 He then introduced a new song, a tribute to the name of his tour, Workin’ and Playin’.\u00a0 I liked it and it seemed the crowd did as well.\u00a0 Jimmy doesn’t deviate too much for the sound he made famous.\u00a0 This is a good thing.\u00a0 By song 12 we got the classic Margaritaville complete with the fan song along (Salt, Salt, Salt!).<\/p>\n

\"Image\"I enjoyed his cover of If I Had a Boat, one of my favorite Lyle Lovett songs.\u00a0 We got treated to Cheeseburger in Paradise, A Pirate Looks at Forty, and a very cool version of Crosby, Stills, & Nash’s Southern Cross.\u00a0 Lots of good surprises tonight including a link to space!\u00a0 Jimmy had a conversation with our NASA astronauts on the International Space Station.\u00a0 He also chatted with the audience about the Rockets run at the finals and various other topics that were uniquely Houston.<\/p>\n

The last song of the set was Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes.\u00a0 This was followed by a generous 3 song encore including Last Man Standing that Jimmy dedicated to the last B B King.<\/p>\n

All in all, we’re just glad Jimmy has not had too many changes in attitude.\u00a0 This was his 20th crowd pleasing visit to Houston.\u00a0 If it ain’t broke…don’t fix it!\u00a0 Well done Jimmy.<\/p>\n

Until next time remember there’s no time to kill,
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Written by Dave Clements Heading to the Woodlands Pavilion on this Thursday night, miraculously managing to dodge the rain, I had one thought in my head.\u00a0 God bless Jimmy Buffett!\u00a0 I assure you I have no intention of crossing the line into those conversation taboos, politics and religion.\u00a0 It’s just that these days it seems… <\/p>\n

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