Last night we saw The Wood Brothers at Revolution Hall in Troy. What an incredible show; thanks Wood Bros! So a little background first. The Wood Brothers are Oliver Wood and Chris Wood (yes, that's Chris Wood from Medeski, Martin & Wood). Oliver handles the lead vocals and guitar; he has an incredible bluesy voice which sounds out of place coming from behind a curtain of long, blond hair but it goes perfectly with their blend of blues, folk, and country. Chris, for me at least, stole the show with his out-of-this-world finger picking on the upright bass. The people I was with all agreed we could watch him play that bass all night. It's as though the instrument becomes part of him - absolutely incredible to watch. Chris also handles the harmonica and backup vocals, as well as taking lead vocals on a couple of songs.
My favorite part of the evening was the encore, when they finally played "Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor." Our friends had to leave after the main show, (sorry you missed the best part, guys!) but it was worth waiting for. Other standouts included "Glad to See You Go," "Walk Away," and "The Luckiest Man." All of these awesome songs came from their 2005 debut, Ways Not to Lose and Loaded, their new album.
Pieta Brown opened for the brothers, and she played your typical "girl with a guitar" fare; it was good but not especially unique.
We loved you, Wood Brothers! Please come back soon!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comments:
That was an amazing show. The Wood brothers are impressive. The point I disagree with you on is that the encore was the best part of the show... but only because the rest was also so good!
Post a Comment