The first time anyone listens to Amos Lee it pretty obvious to know what genre of music he falls into. Folk with a little bit of country. When you really dive deep into his music and see his live performance you begin to see so much more. You can feel the R&B when you get goose bumps from his soulful voice. It happens when you hear more of the fast paces rock in song like “Scamps”. All this can ONLY be understood by attending a live Amos Lee concert.
The folk rock loving people of Seattle came out to the Paramount Theatre Monday night to witness just this. A scurfy-beared man named Amos Lee.
Backed up by a full band I was a little worried his band would over power all that is great about just Amos Lee. But it never did for a second. Only complimenting his soulful vocals, give him that little extra speed for those faster songs, and a great beat when he was just singing. With plenty of ballads and solo songs it was great to hear just Amos and his guitar.
Not only is Amos Lee a great performer he knew how to entertain the crowd in between each song. Weather it was a story or a small comment about the city there was laughing or cheers even when he was not singing. Of course he mentioned the Seahawks Super Bowl win. Cheers so loud he actually had to tell the crowd to shut up multiple time so he could tell the rest of his story. What got the greatest cheers was his comment about missing the Seattle Sonics who moved to Oklahoma in 2008. Being able to connect with the crowd on that level was a great thing to see an artist from Philly understand.
Currently touring the US on his spring tour this blusy folk rocker is bring everything to the table. On songs like ‘Bottom’ it’s easy to see him turn to a place where he feels most comfortable and not even notice anyone in the room. He was in his element and every could see that in the way he held each note and let out real emotion into each song. His influences coming to the surface helped connect the crowd to his personal process of writing each song. Reflecting on a song inspire by a friend who got divorced and struggles he went through. Amos Lee added the story has a happy ending. After the song was released his friend was much happier now that he had a song he could use to get the girls. So everything workout for the best for his San Francisco based friend.
Be sure to catch Amos Lee when he comes to your town this Spring. Lee is an passionate performer with some of the best folk rock blue touring the States right now.
Set List
WINDOWS
SCAMPS
BOTTOM
LOOSE TIGHT
CHILL
DRESSER
SOLO
SUPPLY
JESUS
COLOR
FAT BOTTOM
MAN WHO WANTS YOU
WONT LET ME GO
THINKING ABOUT YOU
SWEET PEA
FLOWER
MOSROS
STREET CORNER
NIGHT TRAIN
