Alabama - older, but better
by NerdKing on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 4 out of 5For the first concert in years, it was great. They sang the classic Alabama songs. Could have stayed all night
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With their 40th anniversary at hand in 2013, legendary country band Alabama embarked on their first tour in more than a decade and released an officially endorsed tribute album titled "Alabama and Friends." The album features current country stars covering some of Alabama's country-rock classics -- including Kenny Chesney on "Lady Down on Love," Jason Aldean on "Tennessee River," Luke Bryan on "Love in the First Degree," and the Eli Young Band on "The Closer You Get" -- along with two new Alabama songs. It was a fitting tribute for the most successful band in country music history, which logged 34 singles that topped Billboard's country singles chart between 1980 and 2011 and has sold more than 75 million albums. The band's core remains the same as when it was founded in 1969, when they were known as Wildcountry: Randy Owen (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), his cousin Teddy Gentry (bass), and another cousin, Jeff Cook (lead guitar, keyboards, fiddle). By 1973, the trio had decided to pursue music full time and they signed their first record deal -- and changed their name to The Alabama Band at the label's request -- in 1977. By the '80s, the band had hit its stride, moving huge numbers of concert tickets and filling their trophy cases with multiple Grammy, CMA and ACM awards.
Setlists
- -The Star-Spangled Banner (John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key cover)
- 1.Tennessee River
- 2.If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
- 3.The Closer You Get
- 4.Sad Lookin' Moon
- 5.Forever's as Far as I'll Go
- 6.When We Make Love
- 7.Song of the South
- 8.Love in the First Degree (Followed by Vicki's story)
- 9.Angels Among Us
- 10.Can't Keep a Good Man Down (With band introductions)
- 11.Orange Blossom Special (Rouse Brothers cover)
- 12.Born Country
- 13.Old Flame
- 14.Five O'Clock 500
- 15."You've Got" the Touch
- 16.She and I
- 17.40 Hour Week
- 18.Roll On
- 19.Take Me Down
- 20.Dixieland Delight / Will the Circle Be Unbroken / Dixieland Delight
- 21.Mountain Music ((Encore))
- 1.Tennessee River
- 2.If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
- 3.The Closer You Get
- 4.Sad Lookin' Moon
- 5.Forever's as Far as I'll Go
- 6.When We Make Love
- 7.Song of the South
- 8.Love in the First Degree
- 9.Angels Among Us
- 10.Can't Keep a Good Man Down
- 11.Orange Blossom Special (Rouse Brothers cover)
- 12.Why Lady Why
- 13.Born Country
- 14.Old Flame
- 15.Five O'Clock 500
- 16.Once Upon a Lifetime
- 17.She and I
- 18.40 Hour Week
- 19.Roll On
- 20.Take Me Down
- 21.Dixieland Delight / Will the Circle Be Unbroken / Dixieland Delight
- 22.I'm in a Hurry
- 23.Mountain Music
- 1.The Closer You Get
- 2.When We Make Love
- 3.Love in the First Degree
- 4.Angels Among Us
- 5.Old Flame
- 6.She and I
- 7.Take Me Down
- 8.I'm in a Hurry (and Don't Know Why)
- 9.Mountain Music
- 1.Tennessee River
- 2.If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
- 3.The Closer You Get
- 4.Sad Lookin' Moon
- 5.Forever's as Far as I'll Go
- 6.When We Make Love
- 7.Song of the South
- 8.Love in the First Degree (Jason Roller on vocals)
- 9.Angels Among Us
- 10.Can't Keep a Good Man Down
- 11.Orange Blossom Special (Rouse Brothers cover) (Megan Mullins Owen on vocals)
- 12.Born Country
- 13.Old Flame
- 14.Five O'Clock 500
- 15.Once Upon a Lifetime
- 16.She and I
- 17.Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')
- 18.Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
- 19.Take Me Down (Tommy Harden on vocals)
- 20.Dixieland Delight / Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Dixieland Delight
Encore
- 21.I'm in a Hurry (and Don't Know Why)
- 22.Mountain Music (with Mark Herndon on drums. He last played drums with Alabama on October 16, 2004)
- 1.Tennessee River
- 2.If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
- 3.The Closer You Get
- 4.Sad Lookin' Moon
- 5.Forever's as Far as I'll Go
- 6.When We Make Love
- 7.Song of the South
- 8.Love in the First Degree (Jason Roller on vocals)
- 9.Angels Among Us
- 10.Can't Keep a Good Man Down
- 11.Orange Blossom Special (Rouse Brothers cover) (Megan Mullins Owen on vocals)
- 12.Old Flame
- 13.Born Country
- 14.Five O'Clock 500
- 15."You've Got" the Touch (Gordon Mote on vocals)
- 16.She and I
- 17.40 Hour Week
- 18.Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
- 19.Take Me Down (Tommy Harden on vocals)
- 20.Dixieland Delight / Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Dixieland Delight
Encore
- 21.Mountain Music
wonderful
by lgrei on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 5 out of 5ALABAMA Wow Such a good concert Stage was set up so we could really see. Had a B L A S T
Randy can still sing
by comettow on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 2 out of 5The concert was VERY SHORT! Alabama played for 1 hour and 11 minutes, came back for one song. Concert was over and the lights came on 1 hour and 17 minutes after the first song started. Stage was packed up before we could get out of the hall Nice to hear the old songs, but way to short for the money. Seating was like a large gym. We will not be back for any show at Winstar.
Retirement is a good thing!
by blazehead on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 1 out of 5Alabama went out on top and should have stayed that way! Songs were same good songs but delivery lacked luster. Concert ended after 45 min And the tickets were 100.00 a piece so it was not worth the money. Even if it was a 2 hour concert it wouldn't have been worth the money. Again I say when you go out on top stay that way and enjoy your money.
Alabama Still Great
by TequilaShotTexan on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 5 out of 5What a great concert. Even though Randy said he had some difficulty dealing with the cold weather at the time, his voice still came through!
Alabama @ Winstar
by Rickbrent on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 4 out of 5Alabama was great as expected....BUT concert was very short. 1:15 is not enough bang for the buck for that kind of ticket price.
Alabama still sounds good
by Anonymous on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 3 out of 5I was disappointed with the length of the concert.(only hour and fifteen minutes)
Alabama at Winstar Casino
by Phil77 on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 4 out of 5Be sure to be on time, the concert started exactly at 8:00 with no opening act. The concert was good but Randy threw out his voice part way through. He was able to finish the set list but they only did one song for the encore. The entire performance lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. Still a great concert where you know all of the songs.
Alabama still rock!!!
by dallastexan on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 5 out of 5Great Concert and venue I would attend here again.
Alabama Kings
by Bamafan22 on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 5 out of 5Legendary performers in a memorable show. About an hour and a half show at the Global Events Center at Winstar Casino. Just to see Randy, Teddy, and Jeff still ripping through their hits was awesome. The guys looked great and sounded as great as ever. Randy was a little sick but fought through his cold and finished the show. He said he was surprised at how many people showed up to see them and the crowd was unexpected.
- by Anonymous on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 5 out of 5
OH MY GOODNESS, it was great, they are wonderful. So glad I went
Alabama was way to short
by RHJ1948 on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 3 out of 5Randy said he was losing his voice so I spent over $ 200 for 1 hour of music. Not a good value. If they were going to give that short of show they should have rescheduled.
- by pamkbm on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 5 out of 5
I have missed hearing Alabama and they are just as awesome now as the last time I saw them. I hope they return to Oklahoma!!
Alabama at Winstar
by Gottahaveafiddle on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 5 out of 5Awesome performance even with Randy's voice issues. Worth the price of the ticket and the travel. Would definitely go again.
- by Anonymous on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 4 out of 5
Concert quality and venue was great, but was hoping that the show would have been a little bit longer.
- by letdownintx on 2/13/12Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort - ThackervilleRating: 3 out of 5
It was a great concert excepet Randy Owen was losing his voice he said and had a struggle singing. The concert started at 8:00 and by 8:30 he told us he wasn't sure he was going to make it thorugh the show and he was sorry but he would do his best. They were only on stage about 40 more minutes and about 10 after 9 they left the stage. They came back for one encore song and all was said and done by 9:15/20. To have paid nearly $100 a ticket I was a little disappointed in the length of the show and the lack of songs they sang. I realize he talked to us a lot to not strain his voice, but it would have been better to have had more songs & longer show.
Always loved Alabama, Always will
by TxElmo on 2/12/12Winstar Casino, event center - ThackervilleRating: 4 out of 5Last night we saw Alabama at the Winstar Casino in Oklahoma. It was everything I wanted it to be. When you go to a reunion concert, you want to hear the old stuff. You want them to sound the way they used to... Ala\bama did not disappoint. Randy Owen sounds like the Randy Owen we remember. Jeff and Teddy are there as more than just backup. The crowd was a little older, of course we were young back then, not now. Randy seemed a little winded every once in a while but not while he sang, only in between songs. He also seemed genuinely humbled that the place was sold out and packed. He put on such a good show, he pushed his voice to the max but if he hadn't said anything I don't think anyone would have noticed. Jeff sang one song that I've got to find a recording of. It was great. There is no way one concert set and an encore could even come close to covering all of their old hits, tht's ok, we're just glad their back.
Country music rules
by clawed on 12/18/11MGM Grand Hotel - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5Going to this show is like attending 10 concerts. Every performance was great. There is nothing like a live show. And I got to see it all over again when it replayed on tv ,
ACA Awards
by Lilsug on 12/10/11MGM Grand Hotel - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5Fantastic Show; great acts and time was used wisely
American Country Awards
by Protemgirl on 12/9/11MGM Grand Hotel - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5The Show was great!!! I would recommend it to everyone!!! This was my first time and I would go again.