Comments on: Haggard and Kristofferson Delight Rowdy Crowd at Paramount in Seattle

By: mary and john

mary and john — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:31:56 +0000

kris kristofferson has to be by far the greatest singer/songwriter of all times. We wish well on his recent birthday! Ronan Collins on RTE 1 referred to him on his birthday as the “Birthday Boy”. Thanks Kris for a lifetime of beautiful words and music. We will take it with us always and loook forward to your new album very much.

By: Sam West

Sam West — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:01:22 +0000

Went to the show in Seattle. Great venue. Not sold out. Was stoked at the opportunity to see these two icons of Americana. The show, what I could hear/see of it, exceeded expectations. These guys can stand and deliver. Audio was a little thin. Band was sleeeepy. (Good players, though.) However, the crowd was liberally populated with asshats who acted as though they were at the freakin’ Red Hen on open mike night. “Their exuberance was a little awkward…” hardly covers it. To hear Kristofferson sing “Sunday Morning” live is (for me) a once-in-a-lifetime experience. To hear a chorus of drunken retards (two special gents on the Main Floor, Left Side, approximately row BB seats 7,8,9, or 10) bellow out Yahooooo!! every 20 seconds DURING that song? Freakin’ priceless. Actually, no. It sucked. For any unenlightened: one generally hollers BETWEEN the songs… or maybe at the very start… but NOT constantly throughout.. and definitely NOT during acoustic ballads. If nothing else, shutting up while a couple of legends are singing is a sign of respect for the art and the artist. Aside from the few dozen mental defectives (no disrespect intended to those facing legit mental maladies) the show was a peach. Haggard’s tone was clear and strong. Kristofferson’s was tuneful and hip-deep in gravel.

By: idlewildsouth

idlewildsouth — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:37:01 +0000

Sounds like a great show. Hopefully they’ll try again and end up somewhere a little further east. Id have to say “The Silver Tongued Devil” is my favorite Kris song, as sung by Chris Ledoux on “Sing Me A Song Mr. Rodeo Man”

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:25:27 +0000

I was trying to grasp The Hag apologizing for “Okie” until I realized these concerts were held in Santa Rosa, Portland, and Seattle, three of the most concentrated Obama voter bastions on the Left Coast! I guess with Obama over in Europe apologizing for America’s existence every chance he gets, I guess it was just natural for Merle to emulate his Fearful Leader in a like manner. At least Merle doesn’t need to rely on a teleprompter for his apologies….

PS – Nice review, Brady. I do really hope that Merle and Kris extend this tour to many other cities, say Los Angeles or Bakersfield for instance. Just as long as Merle doesn’t sing his Hillary Clinton song that is.

By: Hubba

Hubba — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:52:55 +0000

I was just trying to be silly Brady. Even as a neck brace, I found the phrase “donning his harmonica” rather unusual.
But thanks for the “harmonica hat” laugh! I think you’re onto something…

By: Leeann

Leeann — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:07:30 +0000

I was kind of kidding about that, but usually notice that people tend to cite “Bobby McGee” or “Sunday Morning Comin’ Down” as their favorites. “Sunday Morning” is one of my favorites, with “Why Me” with a lead though.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:33:34 +0000

I don’t know why it wouldn’t be legal, Leeann; it’s one of my favorites. You can definitely sense all of Kristofferson’s humility through that one song.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:21:00 +0000

I don’t know that it’s legal to admit it, but “Why Me, Lord” is probably one of my favorite Kristofferson songs.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:33:39 +0000

Haggard called them “test shows” from the stage and did sound like they might continue the run sometime down the line. He made a joke about being disappointed in Seattle at the low attendance (even though it looked like it was sold out) and said Portland did better, which fired up the crowd. Kristofferson jumped in and said Seattle was definitely the loudest, though.

By: CMW

CMW — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:28:46 +0000

Nice review, Brady. It does sound like we were basically at the same show. From some of the articles I’ve been reading, it sounds like they both really enjoyed the short run and are leaving open the possibility of a longer one.

Baron, have you heard that Cher was in the audience at the Santa Rosa show? Kinda odd. Not a place you would expect to find Cher.