Posted on 25-06-2008
Filed Under (Entertainment) by jtrigsby

He always HAS been more Journey than Hank Williams, and even if he flashed Hank’s face — and those of Chuck Berry, Martin Luther King Jr. and William Faulkner — during the brand-new Southern Voice, this was never really going to be a country show. That’s lame. Right off the bat, McGraw established the rules of engagement — this would be a rock show, a country gig in name only.

S. The security guards had to get in between them and take the man off stage. You realize, of course, that this is not an insult. On his current tour, McGraw has abandoned Faith, so to speak, and headed out on his own.

And that he did, quite well. Sure, everybody got their solo spot, but within it, they played the same part they played, and will play, every night on this tour. I can hear y’all writing in already, to tell me this gig was what country’s actually all about. Not to be a jerk, but — does anyone, country music fan or not, fail to support American troops engaged overseas? C’mon, guys.

It is uncertain what started this to begin with, but I think this is something people would like to know about. Stop using this as some sort of code of honor between country music stars. Tim and about 4 other security officers not-so-gently pulled a not-so-light man out of the crowd and dropped him on the stage. He smelled strongly of alcohol, so I am sure this factored in to the earlier events.

But if you think back on it, and you ponder your own role in it all, you’ll probably agree — this was rock, not country, southern accents notwithstanding. McGraw never overdid it in this area, however. And I’m sure the musicians in the band would agree — why not take it outside for once?McGraw — who is not a remarkable singer, but uses his voice to good effect, and always sings in tune — gave the people what they wanted, when he wasn’t indulging in new material. The only way to send a stark criticism McGraw and his band’s way is to point out that no one ever improvised.

troops engaged in current foreign-policy initiatives. I attended the Tim McGraw concert at the White River Amphitheater tonight and something out of the ordinary happened. The last time Tim McGraw toured, he did so with his wife, Faith Hill, as part of a superstar country package. The result? A show that rocked harder, for whatever reason.

No one’s trying to tell you different. He was far more interested in singing his songs for the adoring throngs. Kicking off the Darien Lake concert season, McGraw brought it — and hard — to what looked like a capacity crowd, or close to it. That should’ve surprised no one who has been following McGraw for more than a few weeks.

That is, after all, what McGraw is all about. In the middle of the song”Indian Outlaw” Tim started yelling for security to get a man out of the crowd. Then he started to pull him up on stage by the strap of his wifebeater tank and out of the crowd himself until the security guards made it to the stage to help. With Faith safe at home, McGraw chose to play rock, occasionally reveling in the three-guitar, harmonized glory of Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws, much to the rowdy crowd’s delight.

McGraw and his band, a killer ensemble capable of doing far more than its leader asked of it, did challenge the crowd a bit with the inclusion of some five or so brand-new songs, from the record the singer is preparing for a fall release. Of course, we got Cowboy in Me, a weak apologist’s argument for being a lame husband if I ever heard one, and Amarillo Sky. These were all pure southern rock, and the best of them, Southern Voice, sounded not a bit unlike the Marshall Tucker Band’s Can’t You See. Laughed Until We Cried and Hicktown treaded the high wire between straight pop and modern country, while a cover of David Allan Coe’s The Ride afforded the seemingly completely necessary opportunity for every single singer operating under the country banner to make it clear that they praise U.

If you’re so into it, sign up to fight. The man was hanging out outside of the venue after the concert, so my boyfriend and I went over to talk to him.

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