—The Concert – Whiskey Myers—
What bands come to mind when you think of Southern Rock?
“Lynyrd Skynard” comes to my mind.
“Molly Hatchet,” “The Marshall Tucker Band,” and “The Allman Brothers” also come to mind.
If I sat here and thought, I could probably list Fifty “Southern Rock” Bands.
Oh, “The Eagles.” I have to include them.
Nobody “New” comes to my mind, though.
Every Southern rock band that I can name was before my time.
Like I said, nobody “New” comes to mind. —At least to me.
My “Unc!” had been telling me about the band “Whiskey Myers.”
He says they’re a modern Southern Rock Band. —And this was something I had to see and hear for myself.
Everyone in the “Suite Seats” was Psyched and ready to hear them.
Except for me, everyone in our Suite had come to see “Whiskey Myers.” I had come to see both “Whiskey Myers” and “Hank Williams Jr.”
The lights lowered.
The place erupted in Cheers and Clapping.
Phone Cameras lit up the place.
The Band took the Stage.
I had only heard three of their Hit Songs. Outside of that, I knew nothing about them.
The Band themselves say that they play Country, Rock and Roll, and Blues.
I’ve always believed you could tell how good a Band is by their Live Show.
Look at Pink Floyd. A lot goes into making one of their Albums.
One might think it’s impossible for Pink Floyd to play “Darkside Of The Moon” live on Stage.
But they pull it off.
Whiskey Myers looked Solid when they took the Stage.
Made up of six members, they each had their piece of real estate on the Stage and knew where their real estate was.
They waved to the fans and walked over to their piece of the Stage.
There is one Guitarist on the left, one on the right, and the Lead Singer in the middle.
A Bass Player, a Drummer, and a Percussionist are behind the first three.
The Singer also plays the Guitar and Harmonica.
The Percussionist also plays the Keys. I’ll also add that you must watch the Percussionist during the Songs. He gets into it.
As they played, fans around the arena sang along, Cheered, and Clapped.
Cellphone Screens lit up the place.
Remember, “Whiskey Myers” was the Opening Act for “Hank Williams Jr.”
Normally, the audience doesn’t know enough about the “Opening Act” to sing along. That was not the case here, though.
During the show, the Band stopped more than once and let the audience sing the Song. And the Song they Sang. The audience knew the songs—they knew every word.
Most of the crowd appeared to have come to the BJCC just to see Whiskey Myers.
Nobody on the Stage tried to “Steal the Spotlight.”
Both Guitarists played Rhythm and Lead Guitar. Most of their songs had a lead guitar part, which is important to me as a guitar player myself.
The Guitarists shared the Lead many times.
Sometimes, one Guitarist played the low end of the Lead while the other played the high end.
Sometimes, one Guitarist stops playing the Lead, and the other Guitarist jumps right in and starts playing the Lead.
It was something to see.
They played as one unit. One entity. One “thing.”
— A Band.
When Whiskey Myers takes the Stage, they know their part.
They each know their place on the Stage.
No one tries to outshine the others.
And it was good to see.
After Whiskey Myers finished the show, the lights came back on, and the Band waved to the fans.
The person next to me in the Suite said, “That was the show. That’s what everyone came to see. Anything after that is just Icing on the Cake.”
I then heard, “They’re a Modern Day Lynyrd Skynyrd.”
I agreed and said, “They shouldn’t be the ‘Opening Act.'”
