{"id":2487,"date":"2015-10-23T20:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2015-11-17T22:51:34","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T22:51:34","slug":"jackson-browne-revention-music-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/23\/jackson-browne-revention-music-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Browne – Revention Music Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti\"102315-jacksonbrowne1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Frank Sinatra had a famous song called \u201cMy Way\u201d that fit quite well for a recent gig Rose and I attended. Veteran singer\/songwriter Jackson Browne cruised into Houston at the acoustically killer Revention Music Center\u00a0 and put on a very nice display of his lyrical talents backed by a very good band.<\/p>\n

The show opened up, without prior notice, with a 45 minute set by Larry Campbell and wife, Teresa Williams, laying out some fine guitar licks and rousing Tennessee vocals from JB\u2019s back-up band. You can Google Mr. Campbell and find out he\u2019s been there and done that as far as being a stud musician. Browne had met him years ago playing with Levon Helm and he was a real treat on electric guitar, violin and mandolin. Williams showed ample pipes and they did some original songs of their own and a lot of traditional stuff by Blind Willie Johnson and Robert Johnson, like \u201cBelieve I\u2019ll Dust My Broom\u201d.<\/p>\n

Campbell also counts himself among that group of Reverend Gary Davis followers (Roy Bookbinder, Bob Weir and Jorma Kaukonen) and performed Davis gems \u201cSampson and Delilah\u201d and \u201cKeep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning\u201d. The rest of the band included Greg Leisz on guitar, lap steel and pedal steel, Bob Glaub on bass, Mauricio Lewak pounding out rhythyms on drums and Jeff Young on piano, Hammond, accordion and adding those distinctive back-up vocals we have come to expect from a Jackson Browne show!<\/p>\n

JB came out looking fit for 67 (\u201cIn \u201965, I was 17\u201d…I did the math) with his Prince Valiant locks and started out the set with some tasty bits from his latest albums, many of which supported his social activism agenda. He moved back and forth from guitar to piano sprinkling the show with folk songs and kick ass rock ballads. His voice was as clear as ever and he played the best venue in H-Town to showcase it.<\/p>\n

\"102315-jacksonbrowne2\"<\/a>1996\u2019s stellar \u201cThe Barricdes of Heaven\u201d opened it and the show rolled nicely with highlight moments like his take on gun violence on \u201cThe Long Way Around\u201d, \u201cJust Say Yeah\u201d, cool cover of Warren Zevon\u2019s \u201cMama Couldn\u2019t Be Persuaded\u201dand the killer long intro to \u201cFor a Dancer\u201d gave way to the full sound of \u201cFountain of Sorrow\u201d. Browne\u2019s\u00a0 style is simple and straightforward and he was wise to back off and let Campbell steal the stage many times with his excellent musicianship.<\/p>\n

Circling back to my opening line though came into play when the older crowd-who payed good money-seemed a bit impatient for his classic hits and became quite vocal and stupid with their requests. A few so vocal in fact that I suspected they had saved a few qualudes from the seventies for this night! At one point a fan became so disruptive that JB shouted: \u201cWhy don\u2019t you buy me a drink?!\u201d The cocktail was produced and Browne had a chance to deposit the beverage in a porcelain mug harking on the pollution problem that plastics bring. Touche\u2019 dude!<\/p>\n

Of course, being the class act he is, Browne never intended to disappoint the packed house saving the classics for the end of the show thru encore.\u00a0 Speading masterful on your feet\u00a0 goose bump shit on \u201cIf I could Be Anywhere\u201d,\u00a0 \u201cThe Pretender\u201d, roaring response to \u201cRunning on Empty\u201d, \u201cTake It Easy\u201d and\u00a0 into the gentle finale of\u201cOur Lady of the Well\u201d!<\/p>\n

In summary,\u00a0 Browne has earned his stripes and can do whatever he damn well pleases to on stage.\u00a0 The band he brings with him is always top notch and this reviewer left very satisfied indeed.\u00a0 He did it his way and his distinctive lyrical skills are shining thru still very well indeed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti Frank Sinatra had a famous song called \u201cMy Way\u201d that fit quite well for a recent gig Rose and I attended. Veteran singer\/songwriter Jackson Browne cruised into Houston at the acoustically killer Revention Music Center\u00a0 and put on a very nice display of his lyrical talents backed by a very good… <\/p>\n

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