{"id":712,"date":"2012-10-26T19:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=712"},"modified":"2015-10-13T16:01:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T16:01:17","slug":"jason-aldean-w-rachel-foley-luke-bryan-woodlands-pavilion-spring-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/26\/jason-aldean-w-rachel-foley-luke-bryan-woodlands-pavilion-spring-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Aldean w\/ Rachel Foley & Luke Bryan – Woodlands Pavilion – Spring, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Dave Clements <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct 26, 2012 at 07:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"Wooo Hooo, one more night to go and I get a little break. Those were the words I heard in my head as the mega country star hit the Woodlands Pavilion stage Saturday night.\u00a0 As soon as I laid eyes on Jason Aldean I thought he just looked tired, without a lot of energy. Fortunately his energy picked up some and it didn\u2019t have a long lasting effect on the outcome of the evening.\u00a0 He has a strong band and plays good ole country music, and that came shining through.<\/p>\n

I certainly could understand him being tired.\u00a0 He has been going hard for a while now, touring almost all year, just hated to see him flat – not bad, just flat.\u00a0 Now it could have been that he had been back stage watching his two openers.\u00a0 Rachel Foley was followed by the soon to be big star Luke Bryan.<\/p>\n

Both of them came well prepared and \u2018fired up\u2019 to get the audience going in a lively sort of way. High energy acts, both of them! Or he was resting up for Saturday night\u2019s tour finale? That show took place Dallas and was Aldean\u2019s annual Concert For The Cure event to benefit Susan G. Komen.\u00a0 If that was the case he is off the hook with this reviewer\u2026you the man Jason!<\/p>\n

\"Image\"I hadn\u2019t heard much about Rachel Foley yet it was soon clear that she belonged on the stage. And she has that Jason Aldean vibe to her act\u2026a little country, a little rock and roll and for sure a touch of Outlaw. The patch on her jacket said Guns\u2019n\u2019Roses!<\/p>\n

Next up Luke Bryan is getting huge in a hurry, and it was obvious as to why on this night. It appeared, in fact, that many folks in the audience might have been there mainly to see him. If so, he didn\u2019t disappoint. The boy is non-stop, always a great smile, and strong lungs. The fact that the largely female audience was unable to take their collective eyes off of him, or some part of his anatomy, says something too.\u00a0 My wife was part of that contingency!<\/p>\n

Still, having said all that, Mr. Jason Aldean is huge. He is selling out every place he goes, including here in The Woodlands. (Earlier in the day his publicist announced that he had sold out his show at Fenway Park in Boston in seven minutes\u2026go Red Sox! )<\/p>\n

\"Image\"Better yet, Saturday was cold, wet and windy and it didn\u2019t keep the crowd away at all. The folks came, and although there\u2019s always that group that still showed as much skin as possible and dressed as if it were mid-summer, most came dressed to stay warm, comfortable and enjoy! Their theory and mine\u2026 comfort over fashion.\u00a0 Practical or attempt to impress?\u00a0 Looking at this crowd, I have no clue where the line is between fashion and freezing one\u2019s rear end off. Wow, what a diversely dressed crowd\u2026mainly women! Us guys?\u00a0 Wear what\u2019s worn and WARM!<\/p>\n

Back to Jason, I have seen him now for the third time and the last two times there seemed to be a little more POP in his step, a little more excitement in his voice and I just didn\u2019t feel it this time. Actually, I just went through my photographs of his performance and I thought they validated my conclusions about his show. Yet he has lively songs and his execution was fine. He played Johnny Cash, Big Green Tractor, Crazy Town, Take A Little Ride, Dirt Road Anthem and My Kinda Party, among others.<\/p>\n

He also played a couple off his new record Night Train that was just released earlier in October. Wasn\u2019t wowed by the new stuff but the fans in the audience seemed to enjoy it and people are buying it in very big numbers. How about over 400,000 copies in it\u2019s first week! In this economy that is HUGE or as we say in Texas LARGE. The guy\u2019s popularity continues to grow as evidenced in his CMA nominations as \u201cEntertainer of the Year\u2019, \u201cMale Vocalist of the Year\u2019 and \u2018Single of the Year\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"For me I felt like we saw the best part of the evening when Luke was up doing his thing and the rest of the evening was listening to Jason Aldean\u2019s songs rather than watching him kick butt. But Jason, you\u2019re great, and getting greater, and your future is obviously bright. Please however stay rested and go to bed earlier rather than going to those bars where you get yourself in trouble!<\/p>\n

Until next time I hope you keep it between the navigational beacons.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Dave Clements Oct 26, 2012 at 07:00 PM Wooo Hooo, one more night to go and I get a little break. Those were the words I heard in my head as the mega country star hit the Woodlands Pavilion stage Saturday night.\u00a0 As soon as I laid eyes on Jason Aldean I thought… <\/p>\n

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