Clint Black @ The PNE

I came cause a few of my friends from Surrey were making the trek out here. I am very picky about my country. There needs to be some sort of pop eminent to the music for me to appreciate it beyond a well written lyric. Clint black is so traditional country sounding that for someone like myself it was distracting to the point of preference isolation. Country shows rarely make it out to the city. Most major country artists play Alberta and skip BC unless they’re playing Abbotsford. When a major show does hit the city like Blake Shelton it’s an instant sell out since most of the people South of Surrey are hungry for their country. Sadly the numbers inside the amphitheater were paper thin. Those that were inside didn’t seem into it. They were more interested in their spare ribs. I could tell that this bothered Clint as he seemed as though he wanted to be anywhere but on stage to a lack luster crowd. To me the music is all the same. I appreciate his art of storytelling which is what drew me out with friends to begin with. Clint seemed disconnected from his band, no stage chemistry.