BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!! I was asked by a few folks for a review of this show since they weren't able to make it... I know it's not nearly as good as being there, but I hope you enjoy reading about what a great show it really was!! Now... onto it!

The PRE-show events didn't 'zactly play out as hoped... However, it was not a catastrophe, as we still managed to arrive prior to Zac's set, and even before Byron Green's (who opened up the show that night)... I had exchanged emails with a couple who said they'd be attending from Chattanooga, so during the time before Zac started his set, I scanned the audience to see if I could pick them out. I had narrowed it down to a possible 2 or 3 couples... and I was right.  I'm so glad to see Zac getting all the support that he does get, even when it involves a 3 hour (or more) drive. A big shout out to Lamar and Debi for making the trip! I'm so glad you came down! It was great meeting you!
 
Anyway, Zac's first song was "Life Is a Highway" most recently made popular again by Rascal Flatts... followed by the Keith Urban cover "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me". Zac covers both songs extremely well, but seems to excel at every Keith Urban song I've heard him perform. Next, he introduced a new song to us all, called "Lie To Me". This song will have the ladies melting at his feet... extremely sexy with sultry vocals and music that matches and sets the mood. The lyrics show a vulnerability that draws you in and you find yourself just getting lost in the song until its over before you realize it. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite songs of his!
 
His next song was the first track on his current album, the lively "Lonely Town", followed by another Keith Urban cover "Better Half". I stand by my earlier assessment of his Urban-esque prowess... The next 3 songs were album cuts, starting out with a great "Get Your Love On", followed by "Never Been Loved", which, no matter how many times I hear that song, I never get sick of it... whether it's being performed live or listening to it on the album. It really is an amazing song of the discovery of real love and the vulnerability it brings upon you.  To kick things into high gear, Zac next chose to rock his own album cut of "Memphis Women". 
 
His next song was another cover, "All Right Now", which kept the crowd going in the same high octane energy generated from the stage the song before, only to have things calmed down with his most popular song to this point in his career, "If It Wasn't For The Whiskey".  He followed that up with another album track, "Anything But Love", which got the crowd involved and moving again.  He slowed it down for one more song when he covered his 3rd Keith Urban song of the night, "Tonight I Wanna Cry". I think Keith himself would be impressed with how well Zac pulls off his music... Both of them share a gift of being not only great vocalists, but great musicians.
 
No country music concert or show is ever TRULY a country show without a great drinking song, and Zac didn't leave the audience hanging. He ROCKED the house with a very funky "Gotta Quit Drinking" that had a driving beat that got even more people up and on their feet until the dancefloor had no more room. "Easy Like Sunday Morning" slowed things down just long enough for Zac to share the spotlight with his "keyboardist au jus", Marty Lewis. Marty played two songs, both covers, and was amazing as well! His 10 minutes in the spotlight involved the Big and Rich hit "Save A Horse..." and the classic "Highway To Hell". Marty's got the right kinda voice and stage attitude to pull both of those songs off convincingly. If you don't know who Marty is, check out his MySpace page at www.myspace.com/martylewis.
 
Zac did one more cover, "Supersticious", which was funky and fun and unfortunately his last song of the evening... He let his bass player, Steve Vickery close out the night with "Life In The Fast Lane" and sadly, that was the end.  Big sis, Angela, and James LeBlanc would be on shortly to conclude the show and the evening.
 
Zac's show was one of his best, but I think the highlight for me was getting to hear a new song (and managing to get a video of it, as well) and meeting more fans. The video of "Lie To Me" is already uploaded both to my personal MySpace page (www.myspace.com/samara_elaine) and to the fan website on the videos page (www.zachackerfans.com).  Check it out and see what you think! I think you'll fall in love with Zac all over again!