Big & Rich @ the Bing Lounge-8-21-12

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I'll be up front and honest about this post; it's probably going to be one of the shortest reviews I've ever written.  Yet, there's so much I could say about the evening of August 21, 2012.

As was expected, there was a capacity crowd on hand to see Big & Rich perform an intimate concert in the Bing Lounge.  Big Kenny and John Rich took to the stage as any true professionals would.  They played like they were playing for 20,000 people, not just maybe 200, at the most.  Because of the small venue, Big & Rich were also able to interact with the audience, which was cool.

As I said, Kenny & John are true professionals at what they do, and they make it look easy; which made for a nice, relaxed atmosphere.

Live shows also provide a different energy than just hearing a song on a radio, or CD.  The audience and artists feed off each other.  Sometimes songs are done differently than how they'd been recorded. Any number of things can happen during a live performance, making for a good or bad experience for the audience.

With Big & Rich, you got what you expected.  While the show was fluid and flexible with the direction it took, there was still a lot of structure in what was taking place on stage.  And while some artists sound different live than on a recording, Big & Rich proved that what you hear recorded is what you get at a live show also.  It may sound funny, but it was kind of refreshing to hear songs done live, yet, be as familiar with it as a recording.  It's a hard thing to pull off, and make it work; Big & Rich definitely succeeded in doing this.

Over all, if I could only use one word to describe Big & Rich's performance in the Bing Lounge, it would have to be AWESOME!