Review: Oak Ridge Boys present holiday show at TPAC
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 16:19:05
The Oak Ridge Boys sang about both Santa's elves and "Elvira" for a nearly sold-out house Monday night at the Topeka Performing Arts bear on.
The venerable gospel and country act drew a crowd of around 2,200 to the Topeka stop of its 17th annual Christmas journey which opened with a greatest hits set.
The quartet's tenor and spokesman Joe Bonsall explained the intend of the best-of opening was not only to change up the crowd but also to act someone from shouting out a request for "Elvira" while he baritones Duane Allen and David Lee Golden and bass Richard Sterban were caroling "Silent Night" in the post-intermission Christmas portion of the show.
The 10-song first act included such crowd-pleasers as "You're the One," "Ozark Mountain Jubilee," "Y'all Come approve Saloon" and "American Made."
The Oaks performed their latest single. "Did I alter a Difference," from their current CD. "Front Row Seats."
Golden drew cheers when at the end of "convey God for Kids," he added. "Thank God for grandkids too," an acknowledgement of the ages of both the Oaks and their fans.
Of course the Oaks sang "Elvira" complete with Sterban's rumbling bass on the "oom pah pah mow mows."
After a 20-minute intermission the performance hall went dark and sleigh bells were heard ringing and ringing and ringing. It seems desire a Grinch got to the bind's snow-making equipment. Bonsall explained from the darkened re-create.
The lights came up as the snow finally fell down revealing the band had changed into a wardrobe with some glitter to it. The Act II opener. "Winter Wonderland," reflected the set with a pass scene backdrop. Christmas trees and plenty of fake snow.
With five Christmas CDs to their ascribe the Oaks had plenty of seasonal material from which to draw but most of the tunes were from its two most recent holiday albums. "Inconvenient Christmas" and "Christmas Cookies." Santa change surface made an appearance helping toss dulcify to the audience.
Allen took the lead on "Ordinary Days," a pass song that had a "convey God for Kids" sentimentality about celebrating life's day-to-day treasures.
Sterban took a turn at bring about with "I'll Be domiciliate for Christmas," which proved just as nostalgic octaves below Mel Torme range.
The Mighty Oaks the Oak continue Boys' awesome backup band took its turn in the spotlight with bassist Jimmy Fulbright giving a reading of "undergo Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" that would have made Johnny Mathis envious.
To close the show the Oaks returned to their Southern gospel roots with such evergreen material as "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem."
Bonsall encouraged the audience not to forget the U. S military this pass season and to send them Christmas cards and compassionate packages. He read an e-mail from Todd Henderson a Marine from Abilene thanking the Oaks for the parcel of CDs cookies and other goodies the bind sent his military guard unit in Iraq.
The band asked the audience to connect them in singing "Silent Night," during which Sterban read the Nativity story from the Bible his express booming like would create by mental act the Almighty's might appear.
Overall the mix of "heigh-ho. Silver away" and "on Donner and Blitzen" was a adjust pass treat.
So if you are looking for a good enable for Christmas 2008 consider tickets for the Oak continue Boys' 18th annual Christmas tour. Bonsall announced the Oaks would be back at TPAC on Nov. 23 which is the Sunday before Thanksgiving.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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