Saturday Night BS (Blake Shelton)
Saturday night, I was fortunate enough to stumble into some free, box-seat Blake Shelton tickets at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. (Thank you, Shannon Beck :)
Overall the show was awesome! I love his attitude; He's true to himself, connects with his audience, and everyone else can "kiss his country ass."
Here's a few photos of my favorite BS moments.
Trace Adkins made a surprise visit to sing "Hillbilly Bone." Trace rocks!
Halfway through the show, Blake let the band take a break, grabbed his guitar, and played what he said was the two most important songs of his career.
This is always one of the best parts of the concert because it feels more intimate; Like you're catching one of your favorite artists at a small writer's round before they famous. Blake shared his story of co-writing the song "Over You" with Miranda for his brother, and then played his version. I think hearing a song played from the actual writer, (especially one with so much emotional attachment) is always better. It's their experience and they add something that no one else can.
His other most important song was, his first #1, "Austin" The song is just as great now as it was back then, and it sounded incredible acoustic. When you have a great song, you don't need a whole lot of extra stuff.
Finally, my favorite part of the show was when he played "Home"
It completely caught me off guard, because I don't consider it as one of Blake's songs...even though it was a radio hit for him. I don't care. It will always be Michael Bublé's.
No seriously, when I first heard Blake's version of "Home," I was mad about it. I changed the radio when it came on. It's not that his version was bad it's just...Michael did it first. Why would you mess with that?! (I have a slight obsession with Michael Bublé. His voice is velvet. That is all.)
But, Blake led into the song by saying that he always wanted to have one of those "Taylor Swift" concert moments where everyone gets out their cell phones or lighters and waves them in the air, swaying back and forth. He said, for one of those moments, you have to have one of those amazing concert songs...cue "Home"
Not gonna lie, I got a little lost in the moment. When I would usually be singing along with every word, I just stopped and watched. It was just overwhelming to see so many people drawn into such a beautiful song.
So I have to say, even though I still think the song belongs to Michael, Blake did it Justice Saturday night. Michael or Blake? The song is incredible. Pick your favorite and take a moment to sit and listen. :)