Last night, jimmybuffett surfed into the Moody Center for a show awash in escapist wistfulness, retrospective nostalgia, and a healthy tide of catharsis after being sidelined by the pandemic. The 2.5 hour set even included a few surprises.
This year set up as celebratory for Jimmy Buffett, with the songwriter marking his 75th birthday and, perhaps more importantly for his legion of Parrothead fans, the 50th anniversary of the troubadour landing in Key West and launching a lifestyle that stands among the most valuable in music history.
The home video footage that opened the show set the tone, capturing Buffett in those pivotal early Seventies years discovering his beach vibe, a journey in which the progressive country music scene of Austin played a pivotal role. Jerry Jeff Walker’s son Django emerged as emissary for his late father, who is responsible for first hipping Buffett to both Key West and the Texas Hill Country, and performed his own “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Boat” and joined the encore finale of “Sangria Wine.
The biggest disappointment that dragged the entire show, though, was the apparent afterthought given to the production. No one expects Buffett to take on the Moody Center like Justin Bieber, but the cheesy stage setup looked on par with an “Under the Sea” themed senior prom, and the video screen was more a detriment than accentuation of the show.
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