Strait - Pittsburgh, PA (7/25/09)

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Strait - Pittsburgh, PA (7/25/09); @ the Post-Gazette Pavillion
Topic Started: Jul 26 2009, 05:07 PM (90 Views)
Whoa-mack	Jul 26 2009, 05:07 PM Post #1
Arizona Buckaroo Posts: 4,630 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 3, 2004	George Strait delivers a big night of classic country Review Sunday, July 26, 2009 By Tony Jovenitti George Strait was at the Post-Gazette Pavilion Saturday night, and really that was all that mattered. Not the rains that soaked the fans on the lawn, not the lack of fancy high-tech stage lights, not even the music mattered all that much. It was merely the presence of the King of Country that made the show worthwhile. At 57 years old, Strait has amassed 57 No. 1 hits (more than any other artist in any other genre), and he jammed into his set list as many of them as time would allow. The gloomy skies were forgotten the second the unmistakable figure of Strait appeared at the side of the stage. The crowd roared as he stepped on stage dressed like the epitome of country music that he is: cowboy boots, tight jeans, flannel shirt and cowboy hat. He rolled right into the hits with songs such as "Write this Down," "Ocean Front Property," and "Seashores of Old Mexico." The stage was decorated simplistically with two large screens, peppered with some neon lights here and there. Strait, a recent inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame, rarely moved around, primarily staying put at center stage just playing his guitar and singing for nearly two hours. The only breaks he took were to introduce his Ace in the Hole band, which features 11 players, and to go backstage before his five-song encore, which was highlighted by his rendition of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues." The crowd was slightly subdued, however, by the rains before Strait took the stage. As hard as the extremely talented Julianne Hough tried to get everyone on their feet, she could not. Blake Shelton also performed an excellent set filled with hits such as "Ole Red" and "Goodbye Time." But Strait had no trouble with getting the crowd going. Fans were standing and cheering at deafening decibels the moment the lights dimmed. There were only two negative aspects of Strait's set. There were some songs that he didn't get a chance to play, including "Blue Clear Sky," "It Just Comes Natural," and "Carried Away." And when he sang "Texas," there was the line "No Cowboys in the Super Bowl -- if it wasn't for Texas." Needless to say that prompted a few boos from the Steelers' faithful in attendance. But the boos were short-lived and, judging by the applause, the crowd came to appreciate Strait's home state by the end of the song. Strait is a timeless musician, and his music hasn't really changed all that much from his first album, Strait Country, in 1981. This was evidenced by his ability to play a song from 1983 ("Amarillo by Morning") right before a song from 2008 ("I Saw God Today") and provoke the same vociferous cheers for both songs. While he certainly has aged since his 1981 debut, Strait's classic cowboy country music never seems to age.
	-CF http://www.icfmusic.wordpress.com/


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