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Blake was Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved the performance. Wish you could have sang longer.
Blake was great as always!! Thank you for the Meet & Greet. It was worth all three trips AROUND the Reliant center!!!
It seemed like I was always at the WRONG end of that place!!! Tell Blake to keep up the great work, he gets better every
time I see him. Looking forward to the next concert.
What a great show !!!
What took you so long to headline our rodeo ???
Your performance was excellent and I enjoyed meeting you again...Hope you like the gum...
Sincerely,
ZAC
Blake Sheloton Review Houston Chronicle....
Blake Shelton isn't quite as polished as Nashville's current parade of radio heartthrobs. And that's a good thing.
His Saturday debut at RodeoHouston felt uncluttered and sincere, no canned banter or cheesy shout-outs. And his voice has a weary rasp that makes everything more believable.
He took the stage in a leather blazer, pressed jeans and promised to "raise some hell."
The raucous The More I Drink proved a strong kickoff, and he showcased solid vocals during Conway Twitty's Goodbye Time.
"Just now gettin' over my nerves a little bit," Shelton said. He was clearly awestruck.
"I compare this night to playin' the Grand Ole Opry for the first time."
Almost Alright boasted the island groove favored by Clay Walker, and Some Beach typified Shelton's rowdy humor (seen daily via his must-follow Twitter account).
He mixed it up with sentimental yarns like The Baby and Home, which beats the original by Michael Buble. By now, Shelton's nerves had settled a bit.
"When I woke up this morning, the room was doing this, I sware," he said (referring to the revolving stage).
He dug into his early catalog (Nobody But Me, Austin) and ended with guitar-fueled, good ol' boy anthems Redneck Girl, Hillbilly Bone and Ol' Red, a George Jones tune.
By just being himself, Shelton delivered a debut worthy of a return.
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Oh I CANT believe I forgot to thank you for the Meet & Greet. That was the first time, but I hope its not the last time!!! I love you Blake. You are a down home kinda guy and a great singer. I hope your show at the Ryman is awesome for you.
Hey Blake,
Congratulations on selling out the Ryman!! Hope you have a very memorable time, relax and be yourself!!
That is what I love about you and your performance.
Gwen Tallant
Orange, TX
Arranging for my boys to meet you made me the coolest momma on the planet.
They are beyond serious about you hunting with them at our ranch in Sonora, Texas - i hope you can find the time.
Congrats on your HLSR debut - you did a fantastic job, put on an outstanding show, and we all enjoyed the heck out of meeting you!
Chanda Combs (Asheton and Braedon's momma)
Humble/Kingwood, Texas
Review of Blake's HLSR show by The Houston Press...
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/03/aftermath_blake_shelton_-_co...
Electric Rodeo
Aftermath: Blake Shelton - Could It Be? Country? - At RodeoHouston
By Craig Hlavaty, Monday, Mar. 15 2010 @ 1:00PMComments (1) Categories: Live Shots
Photos courtesy of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™
It's possible that Blake Shelton, aside from Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn, is the most traditional country act RodeoHouston will have this year. That's either a step in the right direction or a happy accident on the part of the organizers. Let's hope that it's the former.
Compared to the rest of this year's crop of performers and judging by Shelton's burly voice and rough exterior, you would almost think he would be relegated to the Hideout with the rest of the trad country stars. Saturday evening's show was Shelton's first one on the rodeo's revolving stage and he seemed to take to it like a fish to water.
His vocals weren't plagued with the same sweetening that the others have been this year's go-round, and he seemed more comfortable in front 50,000 people than most. Opening with "The More I Drink," he immediately laid out his intentions.
Not but three songs into his set, Shelton unpacked Conway Twitty's "Goodbye Time," further solidifying his sturdy country credentials. Shelton most resembles the classic star in terms of stoicism and vocals, so it made all the more sense. Shelton's own "Almost Alright" fell right in line, and the ode to getting over the past lit up the room. "Some Beach" is the classic country pun-song, but it didn't once veer into cutesy territory the way it would have in lesser hands.
Off the entire cats of past rodeo stars, Shelton's sound most resembles folks like George Strait and maybe even John Anderson. He's one of the new crop of country guys that you won't have to worry about endorsing a flat iron, wearing sparkly jeans onstage or relying on Auto-tune.
We watched the show from the muted press box and general-admission area, and from each vantage point, he was on his game. It's straight-ahead country without any superfluous trappings, and we hope RodeoHouston starts championing folks like Shelton in the future.