Yes, my wife and I made it to see The Band Perry. And what a show!
Though starting a bit late, the opening act was first rate; Joel Crouse. I was not familiar with the name but quickly recognized his songs and his band was fantastic. A substantial performance of the highest caliber.
My wife enjoyed the appearance of Scott MacIntyre of American Idol fame. A transplant recipient he gave his personal testimony in support of the shows sponsor Power2Save. I heard the woman trainer for the winning horse in The Breeder’s Cup Classic is a heart transplant recipient.
Misao liked his songs very much. The local coverage of the entire show was impressive though I would have liked to have read some explanation for the delays. I was surprised I didn’t hear any advertisements in Milwaukee. I don’t know about the country music stations. I think many of The Band Perry’s fans or potential fans would not necessarily listen to strictly country music stations. All ages made up the audience including parents with their children.
Have I strayed into the analytical. Sorry. The opening acts were great and I was expecting more of the same and then …POW! The Band Perry came on like unbelievably so powerful and like never like let up. Everyone rose to their feet and stayed there.
The stage set, visuals and energy dazzled. They reached out to and engaged the audience all throughout the show, encouraging everyone to sing along. Kimberly spoke of family and overcoming obstacles with best wishes for all their fans.
And the fore mentioned delays were nothing compared to what might have been. Let me take this moment to share a bit of my own wisdom. That being, that one should never tease someone they don’t know and who doesn’t know them. I mean, I had the mischievous urge to yell, “We love you Katy.” in friendly jest of course. Well with all those songs Kimberly sings of relationships gone wrong who knows what state she could be in. I may have set off a chain reaction of female spite and venomous scorn that may have spread from artist to artist, artist to producer, and every combination thereof. Soon all of music-dom as we know it may have come to an end. But practicing the utmost control I instead left happy and still of this world.
My wife wanted to hear “Chainsaw” but it wasn’t part of Friday’s program. They ended with “Better Dig Two” and brought down the house. The audience was inspired and you could see the band was overjoyed at the close. It was a good night from where we sat. They love their fans and really work hard.
Our deepest wishes for their continued success as they hit Europe.
Misao bought their album “Pioneer” (special edition) at Target and spends her internet time learning all the background of their songs. She kept looking over my shoulder as I was writing this post yesterday so I had to put off finishing it until today. Why she worries baffles me.
The $42 question: What three concerts have I attended in my life? Hints; The Band Perry sang a piece from one of the groups, but in regards to the other there was no harmonica in TBP show. See Charity Jackpot page in the side bar.
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