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Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp

The irony of Bob DylanWillie Nelson and John Mellencamp touring minor-league ballparks — though Sunday's Woodlands stop is the only major-league shed on the route — is as rich as their combined estates. It's not like these Hall of Famers are headed for the farm anytime soon. With 2009's Together Through Life, Dylan continues his post-prime hitting streak, smacking the blues into every corner, crushing vowels like so many high hard ones. Nelson's batting average is somewhat less fearsome — this year's collaboration with Asleep at the Wheel, Willie and the Wheel, swings but rarely connects — but that's partly because he releases records with the frequency of steroid scandals. (The forthcoming American Classic, featuring Norah Jones and Diana Krall, sounds like extra bases for sure.) The Coug is the wild card in this lineup, with an ego that makes A-Rod look like a Celestine monk and a recent taste for working out with anti-outlaw types such as Kenny Chesney. But any chance to see three aces of American song hold court should not be missed.

 
  • David Rozycki 08/05/2009 1:28:00 AM

    I attended the Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Cougar Mellencamp concert on Sunday August 2nd at The Woodlands Pavilion. I have to say I enjoyed the music and the show but that was one of the most boring audiences I have encountered at a concert. My brother and I were there to party, drink some beer and sing along. The people around us looked like they were at Sunday morning mass or at a Movie Theater folowing the "Silence is Golden" command. There were a lot of older people there but the younger people were boring as well. No line at all for beer! Good for us but made for a boring sober crowd. Plus LARGE numbers of the audience headed for the exits a few songs into Dylan's set and this was during "If You Ever Go To Houston"! I was embarassed for my city and hope Dylan could not see this. We had people move away from us because we were singing along to John Cougar and Willie and enjoying the show! A very boring stick in the mud crowd. And I am a lifetime Houstonian. Oh yeah that Woodlands Pavilion venue sucks. Everyone was sweating like a pig and the seats are to close together you will feel like a bunch of sardines. Despite all this I enjoyed the music and Dylan, though most people did not seem familiar with any of the material he played except me! LOL

 

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