{"id":4735,"date":"2018-01-18T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T20:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=4735"},"modified":"2018-02-04T10:47:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T10:47:49","slug":"john-hiatt-and-the-goners-house-of-blues-houston-tx-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/18\/john-hiatt-and-the-goners-house-of-blues-houston-tx-review\/","title":{"rendered":"John Hiatt and The Goners – House of Blues – Houston, TX – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Jim Bille<\/p>\n

\"DSC_8332\"<\/a>John Hiatt and the Goners made a recent appearance at the House of Blues in Houston on the occasion of their 30 year anniversary of the release of Slow Turning. Although the band has not recorded consistently together some of Hiatt\u2019s most well known work over the past three decades has been performed with this band.<\/p>\n

Hiatt\u2019s musical catalog is extensive, twenty plus albums to date, and the Slow Turning album may be one of his more recognizable recordings. Hiatt himself did have a minor hit with the title song but most of the album has been either covered by various artists or featured in movies like Thelma and Louise, The Rookie and Raising Helen. Musicians like Buddy Guy, Susy Bogguss and Emmy Lou Harris have all recorded numbers from the Slow Turning album for their own projects as well.<\/p>\n

Opening the show, Hiatt was armed with his vintage Gibson LG2 acoustic guitar and treated the House of Blues fans to an eight or so song solo set that featured many of his most memorable tunes. \u201cMaster of Disaster\u201d, \u201cCrossing Muddy Waters\u201d, \u201cReal Fine Love\u201d, \u201cCry Love\u201d and a couple of new songs, \u201cAll the way to the River\u201d and \u201cAces up Your Sleeve\u201d were featured and performed flawlessly.<\/p>\n

After a short break Hiatt returned to the stage with The Goners featuring guitar wizard Sonny Landreth, David Ranson on bass and Kenneth Blevins on drums and proceeded to play their entire 1988 release Slow Turning.<\/p>\n

\"DSC_8322\"<\/a>With The Goners in place for the second half of the show, Hiatt proceeded to guide the band through the twelve song album in the exact order as it was released. Hiatt jokingly mentioned after performing side one of the album that it was time to flip the record over but before doing so the band went on to play \u201cThe Tiki Bar is Open\u201d for the exuberant crowd.The balance of the show consisted of the second side of Slow Turning starting off with \u201cRide Along\u201d and finishing up with \u201cFeels Like Rain\u201d.<\/p>\n

The two encore numbers\u00a0 were \u201cCongo Square\u201d, a Sonny Landreth song that featured Landreth\u2019s extraordinary spider-like finger picking and \u201cMemphis in the Meantime\u201d another John Hiatt classic.<\/p>\n

Hiatt\u2019s onstage affability and crowd interaction as well as excellent musicianship during this performance made for more than just a great show. This evening was a showcase of timeless songwriting from one of the best in the business.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be looking for John Hiatt the next time he comes through town and you should be too.<\/p>\n

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Written by Jim Bille John Hiatt and the Goners made a recent appearance at the House of Blues in Houston on the occasion of their 30 year anniversary of the release of Slow Turning. Although the band has not recorded consistently together some of Hiatt\u2019s most well known work over the past three decades has… <\/p>\n

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