{"id":164,"date":"2015-07-22T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=164"},"modified":"2015-09-25T18:37:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T18:37:03","slug":"kid-rock-woodlands-pavilion-woodlands-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/22\/kid-rock-woodlands-pavilion-woodlands-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Rock – Woodlands Pavilion – Woodlands, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Dave Clements <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Image\"If you thought Kid Rock was just a wild and crazy guy without much musical talent then you’d have to wonder why The Woodlands Pavilion was sold out on this hot and sticky Tuesday work night in the thick of the summer.<\/p>\n

Robert James Ritchie, aka Kid Rock, was all about showing the 17,000 plus people in attendance, not how wild and crazy he could be (even though he displayed those attributes often during the night) but just how much talent he has – and in my judgment that’s a whole bunch. \u00a0He successfully showed off his broad and deep musical skill set even in the soaring heat of the night.<\/p>\n

Although far from his Detroit homeland he performed like he was in his backyard and was playing to a group of close friends. Actually maybe he was? \u00a0Looking around, everyone I observed seemed to be enjoying every minute of his performance.<\/p>\n

Before I go on about Kid, let me tell you about the artists who proceeded him on stage this night.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"First up was the Parkway Handle Band out of Georgia. Given how much terrific music comes out of the Peach State I wasn’t surprised to hear how good they were doing their \u2018bluegrass’ thing. These five guys had a good look, nice groove, and seemed to really enjoy what they were doing.\u00a0 After the show they shared with me that they were opening for the entire KR tour.\u00a0 That means they will have lots of exposure this summer and well deserved.\u00a0 Houston venues will have to figure out a way to get them back to this area before they take off and get big. \u00a0\u00a0And I’m betting they will.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"Speaking of big, next up was Foreigner.\u00a0 And they play it BIG.\u00a0 It was a \u2018greatest hits’ set from beginning to end and so much fun to listen to and watch. These guys were spot on and ripped through ten great songs one after another starting with Double Trouble, to Head Games, Cold As Ice, Dirty White Boys, Feels Like the First Time and Urgent, then encored with I Want To Know What Love Is and ended with Hot Blooded. \u00a0Granted there is only one original member, Mick Jones, who named the band, however he trained the not so newbies well, and they were all great.<\/p>\n

That brings us back to Kid Rock.\u00a0 There are a lot of different things I could say about the show.\u00a0 I could tell you about him dropping the F-bomb 47 times…and that was<\/a> just in the opening song!\u00a0 And that he sang 21 songs over a couple hours, or that he sweated his ass off in this inferno like weather with a heat index near 100 degrees.\u00a0 I could tell you about the name PAUL tattooed on his arm in memory of a cousin that passed away.\u00a0 However, I’d rather talk about the fact that this guy is extremely talented.\u00a0 Kid Rock can sing, play the guitar, wale on the bass, pound the keys on the piano, bang on the drums, and spin that turntable!\u00a0 So I’d say yes, he’s a wild and crazy performer with a big personality who is incredibly talented.\u00a0 He works hard at entertaining his fans and he works hard at partying.\u00a0 And what’s wrong with a little partying from time to time?<\/p>\n

Remember, there’s no time to kill.<\/p>\n

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Written by Dave Clements If you thought Kid Rock was just a wild and crazy guy without much musical talent then you’d have to wonder why The Woodlands Pavilion was sold out on this hot and sticky Tuesday work night in the thick of the summer. Robert James Ritchie, aka Kid Rock, was all about… <\/p>\n

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