Rascal Flatts Concert Review

Rascal Flatts is in the genre of country music; although it is debatable. It is a pop band in country clothing. Rascal Flatts consists of three band members and a five piece backing band. The concert lasted 2 hours to a sold out crowd. Rascal Flatts tends to use the same harmonies for each of there up pace songs. On the hand there harmonies sound the same as slow songs also; they just bring the song down an octave. Although many of their songs are slow to mid-tempo numbers about love and relationships, they're also the biggest hits. The trio had an explosive opening complete with fireworks, and the audience stayed on their feet the entire night.

One of my favorite things about Rascal Flatts is there lead singers ability to raise his octave and lower it throughout the same song. His voice acts like the instrument that gives all the other instruments harmony. When you are able to combine the harmony from the lead singer with the tempo that the drum keeps beating you are given a beautiful melody that is hard not to tap your toes too. Rascal Flatts also used the steel guitar for a few of their songs. A steel guitar is a guitar that is held horizontal with the strings facing upwards. It was really interesting to see this guitar being played so well. The steel guitar provides what I call the twangy country sound. It is a very unique sound that was great to hear.

Some of the best instrumental parts actually came from the band that was not front and center. The violin that is used to maintain melody and a beautiful sound was great to listen to. It was the pitch that is used to create the melodies that made me enjoy the violin so much. You also had back up guitar and banjo on some songs.

Much like other bands the backup band actually seems to have more talent at playing instruments then the actual band has. At times this seemed like the case to me with Rascal Flatts. While Rascal Flatts played the main parts of the song and entertained the crowd, the backup band quietly kept the melody on point. One of my favorite parts of the concert came when I heard the final song played, called "Life is a Highway". This song first stood out only because of the catchy beat. About halfway through the song there was an amazing guitar solo. The harmonic of this part could not have been better. In the Harmonic the tempo was taken upbeat and never came back down.

In conclusion you can call Rascal Flatts any genre you want. However you will soon find out that they have catchy melodies that will stay in your head for days. There up temp melodic sounds are exciting and easy to understand. Therefore I would recommend them to anyone.