Keith Urban
Photo Credit: Alison Bonaguro
He only did three songs. But when you have the kind of charisma
Keith Urban has, sometimes
that's all it takes to whet everyone's appetite for what's to come. At his intimate show Monday (Nov. 8) at the Nashville's
Hard Rock Cafe, he played for an industry crowd of about 300. It was short but sweet. He even said at one point, "I wish we
could play all day." After thanking everyone, especially Capitol Records, his label for 13 years, he opened with his current
single
"Put You in a Song." He introduced it by saying, "I
love writing songs about the unattainable girl. Not about the guy who gets the girl but about the guy who wants to write about
the unattainable girl. Like the one in the back of the room." Then he switched out his guitar for a banjo and did a song off
his new album,
Get Closer, set for release on Nov. 16. And even though he didn't write the song, "Without You," the
lyrics seemed to reflect his world very vividly. About how the travelin', the singin', the fast cars and the guitars would
all mean nothing without you. He closed the little set by introducing his backers for the day -- Jerry Flowers on bass, Dann
Huff on guitar and Chris McHugh on drums -- and then dedicating his last song to the staff at Capitol Nashville. It was a
rousing and thoroughly entertaining reminder of Urban's debut country single from his 1997 album with his band, the Ranch.
"Walkin' the Country" may have only made it to No. 50 on the charts back then, but Monday in Nashville, it was a bona fide
hit.
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of Urban's performance in Nashville.
