{"id":335,"date":"2014-05-10T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=335"},"modified":"2015-10-07T19:16:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T19:16:13","slug":"lady-antebellum-billy-currington-david-nail-woodlands-pavilion-spring-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/10\/lady-antebellum-billy-currington-david-nail-woodlands-pavilion-spring-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Antebellum, Billy Currington & David Nail – Woodlands Pavilion – Spring, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Dave Clements <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Image\"I\u2019m sure glad Lady Antebellum didn\u2019t roll through The Woodlands the night before their scheduled show. Mother Nature was doing her thing as a strong line of thunderstorms rolled through.<\/p>\n

However, as fate would have it the nearly sold out crowd that came out this Mother\u2019s Day Eve to see the show got a Texas in May sun shiny day. Terrific weather, terrific headline music, and two opening acts that were both a bonus and, for this reviewer, a surprise.<\/p>\n

David Nail started the evening off and did a nice job as he squinted through his set with the setting sun right in his eyes. It was the first time I\u2019d seen Nail and I\u2019m guessing it won\u2019t be my last.\u00a0 David has been on the Country Scene for the last few years and is making his mark. At the beginning of his career, his first single \u2018Memphis\u2019 only made it to #52 on Billboard\u2019s Hot Country chart.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"By 2009, he had two singles reach the top 20 and in January of 2012 his song \u2018Let It Rain\u2019 made it all the way to #1! I really liked his voice and style and, believe it or not, he didn\u2019t have a ball cap on nor did he do any country rapping.\u00a0 How did he get away with that?! Thank you David. I do think he can work on his stage presence as he came across at times as almost wooden. This was made even more obvious when we compared him with Billy Currington who came out on the heels of Nail and just nailed it! (Sorry, just too good to pass up the pun\u2026)<\/p>\n

Billy Currington has been in the news a lot lately and I\u2019m not sure what he did or didn\u2019t do in his personal life to earn that notoriety. What I do know is he came to Houston, humidity and all, to give the crowd a memorable evening of HIS music and some cool covers as well. He delivered both very well.<\/p>\n

Although I haven\u2019t been much of a fan of Billy\u2019s music I admire him that he came well prepared with a terrific band and they ripped through I Got A Feelin\u2019, Love Done Gone, That\u2019s How Country Boys Roll, Pretty Good At Drinkin\u2019 Beer and two of my favorites Let Me Down Easy asnd Must Be Doin\u2019 Somethin\u2019 Right. Topping all of that off, he did an admirable tribute to Garth Brooks, a personal favorite of his singing Friends In Low Places. Billy, for whatever it\u2019s worth your stock went up in value as far as I\u2019m concerned. Thanks for a well done performance!<\/p>\n

\"Image\"Now on to the main event\u2026Lady A! This trio is made up of Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, and Nashville Second Generation Super Vocalist Hillary Scott.<\/p>\n

Hillary\u2019s Mom remains one of my favorite backup singers of all time. Although she also has a solo career, Linda Davis, Hillary\u2019s Mom, is best known for her work as backup vocalist for Reba McIntyre. They do a song together called Does He Love You. If you haven\u2019t seen them do it go to YouTube and check it out!<\/p>\n

Lady Antebellum is so refreshing to me. They are all energetic, they genuinely seem to like one another, and they look like they\u2019re having fun on stage. They have this unique ability to convey to their audience (the vast majority were women on this night) that they are having fun with them as well. And better than all of that it appears they continue to appreciate their own success and know it can be short lived. Their gratitude for fan support is clear.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"Kelley and Scott are the two dominant performers and co-lead vocalists in the group, yet Haywood has carved out a nice niche for himself being the only one with an instrument. Dave, besides his good guitar, also shows he is more than up for the task of creating awesome three part harmonies. I guess both Charles and Hillary could make it on their own, however when they all come together, greatness shines through! They each compliment the other and they are often shoulder to shoulder to shoulder. They gel and they look unified, they look like ONE. For sure they are one powerful force in Country Music. Little Big Town is a close second, but no other country group has the \u2018X-factor\u2019 they do.<\/p>\n

They played all my favorites including I Run To You, Love Don\u2019t Live Here, Downtown and, of course, Need You Now. Frankly they are just so good, the songs almost don\u2019t matter. They are just terrific entertainers who are enjoying themselves while giving their all!<\/p>\n

My final observation is to describe how gracious and cool it was when the trio left the main stage and went out to a small platform up near the grass hillside known as \u2018the lawn seats\u2019 and played from there. It put them up close and personal with the fans who did not have the best view like those in the reserved seating area. Between that surprise touch and the incredible new video screens at the Pavilion, every Lady A fan got more than their monies worth.<\/p>\n

Until next time remember there is No Time To Kill.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Dave Clements I\u2019m sure glad Lady Antebellum didn\u2019t roll through The Woodlands the night before their scheduled show. Mother Nature was doing her thing as a strong line of thunderstorms rolled through. However, as fate would have it the nearly sold out crowd that came out this Mother\u2019s Day Eve to see the… <\/p>\n

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