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Sugarland, 40 Watt Club, 2/26/2009
03/01/2009 There is something sweet about the Grammy award-winning country duo, Sugarland, something electric and downright sexy. Lead-vocalist Jennifer Nettles and guitarist Kristian Bush kicked off their Love on the Inside tour Thursday night at the historic 40 Watt Club in Athens. Nettles, 34, and Bush, 38, impressed the sold-out crowd with their catchy tunes, flirtatious dance moves and instrumental talents. As Nettles and Bush hit the stage, the crowd instantaneously cheered and continued cheering for the entire 90 minute performance. To get the show started, the spotlight focused on Nettles as she began singing the uplifting song “Love” off their current album, Love on the Inside which was released in July 2008. After they sang this first song of the night, Nettles and Bush didn’t slow down the pace one bit. While pointing the microphone at the audience and dancing around on stage, Nettles sang three songs from their second album, Enjoy the Ride. Two of the songs, “Want To” and “Settlin’,” were Sugarland’s first ever No. 1 singles. The third single from Enjoy the Ride was “Everyday America,” and is still a popular choice on country radio. When Sugarland performed their newest upbeat single, “It Happens,” Nettles excited the crowd with her eccentric dance moves as she floated from stage right to stage left. This single was definitely a great addition to the show because of its fun-filled lyrics and rhythm. A surprise guest attending the show was legendary country singer and song-writer, Athens’ own Bill Anderson. The band honored him by performing the song “Joey,” co-written by Anderson and Nettles. Anderson has written countless songs for numerous country artists, with arguably his most famous being “Whiskey Lullaby,” a song performed by Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss. When Nettles toned it down to perform her Academy of Country Music award-winning song “Stay,” there was a calming hush that lingered over the crowd for the entire five minute song. Her incredible vocals and the touching lyrics of this song made this one of the most memorable songs of the night. Another great addition to the show was “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” the duet Nettles and rock band Bon Jovi collaborated on in 2006. Bon Jovi and Nettles took home a Grammy for best Country Vocal Collaboration in February 2007. Bush did not have the raspy voice of Jon Bon Jovi when he sang the song Thursday night, but he did a good job as his stand-in. Kristian Bush enthralled us with his instrumentals on the guitar and displayed an uncannily ability on the mandolin along with amazing vocals. The ladies in the audience sang along with Nettles when she performed their first single, “Baby Girl,” from their debut album, Twice the Speed of Life. As their first single, many women can relate to this song as it is about a daughter going off and pursuing her dreams as a singer and needs the support of her parents to stay afloat. Sugarland’s encore performance hit home when Nettles and Bush covered a song by Athens’ very own R.E.M. Nettles and Bush encouraged everyone to sing along to R.E.M.’s 1987 mainstream hit, “The One I Love”. The last song of the evening described the entire performance in two words, “Love Shack”. Sugarland’s cover of The B-52’s infamous song was a great ending to their show that was all about ‘love’. Sugarland fans praise Nettles and Bush for writing and composing every song on their current album, Love on the Inside and their second album Enjoy the Ride. Nettles not only impressed us as a song-writer, but she also has quite the instrumental talents. She sang and strummed on her guitar alongside Bush on a few of the songs and we also witnessed Nettles’ piano skills in a song that they have been working on for their next album. It seems like Sugarland can do it all. Comments [post a comment]Comments are closed |
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