I’ve been a huge fan of Rascal Flatts since high school. When they released God Bless the Broken Road, I about burned a whole in the CD listening to that tune (kids, just Google “compact discs”). And once YouTube was a thing, I probably accounted for about 500 listens of Rascal’s live performance of the tune:
During Carrie Underwood’s season of American Idol, she did a medley of songs with the band, finishing with God Bless the Broken Road. Their voices blended so beautifully! Check it out if you haven’t seen this:
When doing live sets of music, I love to open with God Bless the Broken Road because it’s a “picky” song that warms my fingers up and gets the calluses activated, and I also put it in a key that’s super comfortable to sing. I mean sure, I’d give my left eyebrow to have the super-power tenor chops of Gary LeVox. But the more I play live, the more I’m ok with molding a song into something that works for me, rather than beating myself up and comparing my version to the original.
I’m still looking for gigs in the Twin Cities metro area, so if you know any where my vibe might be a fit, please let me know!
Thanks,
-Brian
