Summer Concert going..

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » August 4, 2005 11:19 pm

I saw Travis Tritt tonight

unbelievable, un-f'ing-believalbe. . . . The crowd was very dull compared to Buffett's, which was extremely suprising considering how rockin' the show was and how much energy Travis put into it. He must practice guitar a lot because last time i saw him he left all of the guitar solos to his back-up guitar player, but this time he did all the guitar solos and did a helluva job with them

he played 8 (EIGHT) encores, 7 of them being covers, 3 of those covers being Waylon songs. He also did a hell of a job with Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and did one of the best versions of "Sweet Home Alabama" - (with a really cool solo electric guitar "Dixieland" intro) - i've ever heard.

The best song he did was without a doubt a completely rockin' version of Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road". . . i wish he recorded it because it was so unbelievable . .he started out with this long acoustic guitar solo into the song, and then slowly built it up and by the end it was rockin' like none other.

I'd go and see him again in an instant

conched · Post by **conched** » August 4, 2005 11:53 pm

Willie Nelson is the only big concert for me this year.
Jimmy will be in October.

I have been to some shows, like Todd Snider and Robert Earl Keen, etc but that's NOT near enough music! Where has the time gone...

conched · Post by **conched** » August 4, 2005 11:57 pm

self edited...sticking to subject.

ladyparrothead · Post by **ladyparrothead** » August 5, 2005 12:10 am

Only person I've seen this year is Jimmy.

Only person coming up is Jimmy

island_hopper · Post by **island_hopper** » August 5, 2005 12:18 am

Jack Johnson a week from Friday.

Hopefully another Jimmy show at some point.......and who knows who else may come up??

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 5, 2005 12:28 am

I was going to say nothing for me this summer, but I did see Jerry Jeff

gingerbreadman · Post by **gingerbreadman** » August 5, 2005 12:29 am

island_hopper wrote:Jack Johnson a week from Friday. Hopefully another Jimmy show at some point.......and who knows who else may come up??

Some phriends have season lawn seats for Jack Johnson at Regency Park
(or whatever it is called now) in Cary NC - we got them for Sept 8th...

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » August 5, 2005 12:30 am

DsilCaribe wrote:I saw Travis Tritt tonight

unbelievable, un-f'ing-believalbe. . . . The crowd was very dull compared to Buffett's, which was extremely suprising considering how rockin' the show was and how much energy Travis put into it. He must practice guitar a lot because last time i saw him he left all of the guitar solos to his back-up guitar player, but this time he did all the guitar solos and did a helluva job with them

he played 8 (EIGHT) encores, 7 of them being covers, 3 of those covers being Waylon songs. He also did a hell of a job with Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and did one of the best versions of "Sweet Home Alabama" - (with a really cool solo electric guitar "Dixieland" intro) - i've ever heard.

The best song he did was without a doubt a completely rockin' version of Steve Earle's "Copperhead Road". . . i wish he recorded it because it was so unbelievable . .he started out with this long acoustic guitar solo into the song, and then slowly built it up and by the end it was rockin' like none other.

I'd go and see him again in an instant

actually, i just realized that i was mistaken. . .the long acoustic guitar solo intro was for his solo acoustic version of "Whiskey On Ice, Women On Fire". . . the intro to "Copperhead Road" was using bagpipes, but nonetheless, still absolutley amazing

gingerbreadman · Post by **gingerbreadman** » August 5, 2005 12:30 am

conched wrote:Willie Nelson is the only big concert for me this year.
Jimmy will be in October.

I have been to some shows, like Todd Snider and Robert Earl Keen, etc but that's NOT near enough music! Where has the time gone...

No Bob Dylan?

You're going to Vegas?

conched · Post by **conched** » August 5, 2005 1:05 am

gingerbreadman wrote:
conched wrote:Willie Nelson is the only big concert for me this year.
Jimmy will be in October.

I have been to some shows, like Todd Snider and Robert Earl Keen, etc but that's NOT near enough music! Where has the time gone...
No Bob Dylan?

You're going to Vegas?

We just got tickets for October 22nd.

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 5, 2005 1:56 am

conched wrote:
gingerbreadman wrote:
conched wrote:Willie Nelson is the only big concert for me this year.
Jimmy will be in October.

I have been to some shows, like Todd Snider and Robert Earl Keen, etc but that's NOT near enough music! Where has the time gone...
No Bob Dylan?

You're going to Vegas?
We just got tickets for October 22nd.

YEAH!

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » August 5, 2005 9:57 am

I'll be seeing Steve Earle and Allison Moorer later this month, I hope to hell he won't be doing any Travis Twitt.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » August 5, 2005 10:10 am

Just picked up tickets for Loggins & Messina at Radio City Music Hall next month.

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » August 5, 2005 12:08 pm

Jahfin wrote:I'll be seeing Steve Earle and Allison Moorer later this month, I hope to hell he won't be doing any Travis Twitt.

what do you have against Travis "Twitt" (very mature, Jonathan

)??

Maybe if Steve Earle did his take on one of Travis' songs, like Travis has done with Steves, you may like it. Sort of like what Jimmy and Jack Johnson did with their tours.

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » August 5, 2005 12:18 pm

DsilCaribe wrote:
Jahfin wrote:I'll be seeing Steve Earle and Allison Moorer later this month, I hope to hell he won't be doing any Travis Twitt.
what do you have against Travis "Twitt" (very mature, Jonathan )??

Maybe if Steve Earle did his take on one of Travis' songs, like Travis has done with Steves, you may like it. Sort of like what Jimmy and Jack Johnson did with their tours.

Just expressing an opinion, now don't go getting your skirt all in a wad. When Steve stoops so low as to cover one of Twitt's songs, let me know, it'll be the first sign of the impending apocolypse or that Steve's back on the smack.

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » August 5, 2005 12:25 pm

Jahfin wrote:
DsilCaribe wrote:
Jahfin wrote:I'll be seeing Steve Earle and Allison Moorer later this month, I hope to hell he won't be doing any Travis Twitt.
what do you have against Travis "Twitt" (very mature, Jonathan )??

Maybe if Steve Earle did his take on one of Travis' songs, like Travis has done with Steves, you may like it. Sort of like what Jimmy and Jack Johnson did with their tours.
Just expressing an opinion, now don't go getting your skirt all in a wad. Steve stoops so low as to cover one of Twitt's songs, let me know, it'll be the first sign of the impending apocolypse or that Steve's back on the smack.

and how am i getting my 'skirt' in a wad?? Please, i'd like some explanation here

I was just asking you what you have against Tritt . . .. .

i noticed you still havent answered my question, what is it that you don't like about Travis??

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » August 5, 2005 12:39 pm

DsilCaribe wrote:
Jahfin wrote:
DsilCaribe wrote:
Jahfin wrote:I'll be seeing Steve Earle and Allison Moorer later this month, I hope to hell he won't be doing any Travis Twitt.
what do you have against Travis "Twitt" (very mature, Jonathan )??

Maybe if Steve Earle did his take on one of Travis' songs, like Travis has done with Steves, you may like it. Sort of like what Jimmy and Jack Johnson did with their tours.
Just expressing an opinion, now don't go getting your skirt all in a wad. Steve stoops so low as to cover one of Twitt's songs, let me know, it'll be the first sign of the impending apocolypse or that Steve's back on the smack.
and how am i getting my 'skirt' in a wad?? Please, i'd like some explanation here I was just asking you what you have against Tritt . . .. .

i noticed you still havent answered my question, what is it that you don't like about Travis??

Do a search on "Travis Tritt" and see how many times we've discussed this before.

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » August 5, 2005 12:45 pm

Jahfin wrote:I've never really cared for him but at least he served as the anti-Billly Ray Cyrus for a while which was kinda humorous if nothing else.

this is all I came up with .. .doesn't answer much, and doesn't answer my question

Jahfin wrote: Yet another annoying tactic of some BN'ers, when all else fails totally avoid answering the question.

now don't be a hypocrite Jonathan

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » August 5, 2005 1:04 pm

DsilCaribe wrote:
Jahfin wrote:I've never really cared for him but at least he served as the anti-Billly Ray Cyrus for a while which was kinda humorous if nothing else.
this is all I came up with .. .doesn't answer much, and doesn't answer my question

Jahfin wrote: Yet another annoying tactic of some BN'ers, when all else fails totally avoid answering the question.
now don't be a hypocrite Jonathan

It would be one thing if I was using it as a tactic to avoid answering your question, but I'm not. As you well know, this is ground well covered here particularly when it comes to questions you direct at me. I can recall many conversations with you where I called you on something but you never addressed it. No big whoop, but if you want my opinion of Travis Tritt, I'll give it to you. I think he sucks, particularly when compared to someone like Steve Earle. I've just never cared for Travis' well cultivated "outlaw" image that I find laughable at best or his overwrought MOR ballads. It's because of artists like him and Garth Brooks that there's even something called "alt.country". If you like him, fine, I think that's wonderful. So, whatever you do, don't consider this some kind of personal attack on your musical tastes because that's not what it is, it's just me expressing an opinion. I hope that answers your question.

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » August 5, 2005 1:10 pm

Jahfin wrote:
DsilCaribe wrote:
Jahfin wrote:I've never really cared for him but at least he served as the anti-Billly Ray Cyrus for a while which was kinda humorous if nothing else.
this is all I came up with .. .doesn't answer much, and doesn't answer my question

Jahfin wrote: Yet another annoying tactic of some BN'ers, when all else fails totally avoid answering the question.
now don't be a hypocrite Jonathan
It would be one thing if I was using it as a tactic to avoid answering your question, but I'm not. As you well know, this is ground well covered here particularly when it comes to questions you direct at me. I can recall many conversations with you where I called you on something but you never addressed it. No big whoop, but if you want my opinion of Travis Tritt, I'll give it to you. I think he sucks, particularly when compared to someone like Steve Earle. I've just never cared for Travis' well cultivated "outlaw" image that I find laughable at best or his overwrought MOR ballads. It's because of artists like him and Garth Brooks that there's even something called "alt.country". If you like him, fine, I think that's wonderful. So, whatever you do, don't consider this some kind of personal attack on your musical tastes because that's not what it is, it's just me expressing an opinion. I hope that answers your question.

Garth and Travis. . . two of my all-time faves!! I love those guys, two of the greatest country artists of the 90s!!