{"id":3096,"date":"2016-08-16T20:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2016-09-04T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T12:12:09","slug":"heart-joan-jett-the-blackhearts-cheap-trick-cynthia-woods-mitchell-pavilion-woodlands-tx-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/16\/heart-joan-jett-the-blackhearts-cheap-trick-cynthia-woods-mitchell-pavilion-woodlands-tx-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Cheap Trick – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Woodlands, TX – REVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by David Clements<\/p>\n

They called it the \u2018Rock Hall Three for All\u2019 and it featured Heart, Joan Jett and Cheap Trick\u2026all three having been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Heart in 2013 (after having been eligible for over a decade!), Joan Jett in 2015 and Cheap Trick in 2016. \u00a0All three bands, in this reviewer\u2019s opinion, deserving of the honor.<\/p>\n

\"Heart-20\"<\/a>Cheap Trick opened the evening in fine fashion although I thought Joan Jett should have kicked things off. CT fought the heat from the setting sun like the pros they are and never stopped giving their all throughout the 13 song set. \u00a0From the minute they kicked off with Hello There until the time they walked off after Goodnight they were in constant motion and looking like they were really glad to be there.\u00a0 It was obvious they impressed this sold out crowd, even those who filled the rain soaked lawn.\u00a0 Of course they played there hits I Want You To Want Me and Dream Police which had these fans dancing happily in the mud puddles!<\/p>\n

This was my first time to ‘experience’ Cheap Trick live and it took me no time at all to enjoy the show I was watching and the music I was hearing. Lead Guitarist Rick Nielsen provided me with plenty of photo ops especially when he tried to take me out with one of his high powered guitar pics. The guy is a good shot with those little projectiles and I think he also got Woodlands Pavilion house photographer Mr. Ted Washington with one!<\/p>\n

Joan Jett was up next and it was also the first time I had seen her perform live. Again, no disappointment whatsoever for this reviewer. She can rock and roll with the best of them (easily explaining her Hall of Fame status) and plays a pretty mean guitar. For sure she looks the part and flashes a great smile that leaves you sure that she\u2019s been up to something naughty.<\/p>\n

\"Heart-113\"<\/a>No doubt her anthem I Love Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll drew the most enthusiastic audience response of the night. Another hit with The Runaways, You Drive Me Wild, was also an obvious crowd pleaser.<\/p>\n

But what drives me<\/em> wild is that, though deserved, she is in the R&R Hall of Fame while so many others just as worthy are not.\u00a0 On the very top of my ‘can’t believe it’ list is Pat Benatar! \u00a0How can that be? \u00a0Certainly takes away from the credibility of ‘The Hall’. \u00a0Did I mention that Stevie Nicks isn’t in as a solo artist either?\u00a0 No Carole King?!\u00a0 The Go-Go\u2019s aren\u2019t in.\u00a0 And neither are The Marvelettes, American girl group pioneers!\u00a0 Is there anyone in the free world (over a certain age, of course) that doesn’t know Please Mr. Postman? \u00a0Maybe the postman should send letters encouraging the resignations of R&R Hall of Fame decision makers.\u00a0 These omissions are absurd!<\/p>\n

Rant over (for now) and on to Heart, appropriately our headliner on this night. Ann and Nancy Wilson are indeed exceptional.\u00a0 If there was a \u2018top shelf\u2019 in the HOF, these two ladies would be on it. They take R&R to a new level and, in my judgement, have few peers. They started their 15 song set with Wild Child, following with their amazing, multiple kick-ass songs like Magic Man, What About Love, Bebe Le Strange, These Dreams, Straight On, Kick It Out, Alone, Crazy On You and Barracuda. It’s impossible to say which song performance I enjoyed more because they are all just that good.\u00a0 Even the title song off of their new album Beautiful Broken was excellent.<\/p>\n

\"Heart-67\"<\/a>Heart closed the evening by doing their own personal take on classic Led Zeppelin songs. It\u2019s obvious they feel reverence for this band and gave Immigrant Song their all.\u00a0 Covering a band like LZ, you had better be able to deliver.\u00a0 They did\u2026and then some.\u00a0 The closure, iconic Stairway to Heaven, left us all with goose bumps and wanting more.<\/p>\n

And a non-music related highlight of the evening was the beautiful transformation of Ann Wilson. She was almost unrecognizable from the lady who performed last time Heart was in Houston.\u00a0 She looked very healthy and happy, slimmer and stunning.\u00a0 Maybe this wouldn\u2019t have impacted everyone\u2019s enjoyment of the show, but it did mine!\u00a0 Ann and Nancy\u2026you rock!<\/p>\n

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Until next time please\u00a0support live music and\u00a0remember there is no time to kill.<\/p>\n

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dwc<\/p>\n

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Written by David Clements They called it the \u2018Rock Hall Three for All\u2019 and it featured Heart, Joan Jett and Cheap Trick\u2026all three having been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Heart in 2013 (after having been eligible for over a decade!), Joan Jett in 2015 and Cheap Trick in 2016. \u00a0All… <\/p>\n

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