So - I have had a few drinks.I am going to ramble and there is a good chance I will delete this in the AM. We went to see Ryan Bingham tonight at Gruene Hall. Yes, people I did get a babysitter twice in a week - woo-hoo. It was amazing.
Do you guys know that Michael has an amazing ability to notice talent? Seriously it goes way back. When he says someone has it, they do. A few weeks ago (maybe a little more), Michael started getting really excited about Ryan Bingham's unreleased CD. I listened to it. I LOVE IT. Even Noah loves it. After hearing only one song, he asked to borrow it and he sat on the couch and listened to the whole thing. He has a good ear too. Well - we (LSM) are helping Ryan get the CD pressed and in return we are getting exclusive sales. We would NEVER do this if we didn't absolutely love the CD.
So back to the show. I did miss my favorite song, but almost everything I heard was new to me. No matter what kind of music you listen to, there is probably that one country music song you love. Like for me it is a Willis Alan Ramsey song. I don't want to suggest anything - you know your song. Ryan could be that guy one day - he could write those songs. Also - he rocks. It is the best mesh of country and rock I can think of. It makes me think of perfect orange Play-doh. When Noah gets red and yellow play-doh and mixes it - there are just clumps of red and yellow, but when Emily does it she takes her time squishing it together until she has the perfect orange. This is the same thing. Just think of how good Ryan will be years from now. His sound is unique - not easy to duplicate. The lyrics are deeper than usual, but totally catchy and accessible to anyone. I always seem to enjoy blue collar, workin' man songs. You know - real people songs.
Matthew Smith play drums - he is cool to watch. There is no bass player, but I didn't notice it much, because Matt has the rhythm covered. He kind of has this serious stare that says "challenge me, just try to fuck me up!", he stares Ryan down like he could keep up with anything - which is good because Ryan plays the fastest acoustic guitar I have ever seen. Corby Schaub is the everything else sideman. He mostly plays mandolin, but there is much more to it. These guys are a great match for each other. We are selling the CDs now on LSM. Go listen to the sound files. Sunrise is my favorite, but the whole CD is good. There is not a bad song.
I got to see Ryan play in front of about 30 people tonight. I didn't even take a bathroom break, because I was afraid I would miss something (if you know me well, you are impressed). One day Ryan is going to be someone's Willis Alan Ramsey or Woody Guthrie. Maybe Noah's. If you get the chance to see him play or even just to shake his hand and say "hi" take it. It will be worth your investment.
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