It was country. But it was also rock. The band Lonestar has sold ten and a half million albums since their start in the early 1990s and have achieved ten, Top 10 albums. Their country/rock concert at the Canyon Club Friday Night November 21, was packed with fans. I was one of the many and, when the lights went down, I was not disappointed.

The band consists of Cody Collins (Lead Singer), Dean Sams (Keyboards), Michael Britt (Lead Guitar), and Keech Rainwater (Drums). They played sixteen songs plus an encore. Hits included: “Amazed,” “I’m Already There,” “Walking in Memphis,” “Tell Her,” “What About Now?,” “No News,” and a bunch of other Lonestar hits from the past.

They played all my favorite hits, as well as three songs from their new album, The Future -- “Let Me Love You,” “You’re the Reason Why,” and “Live, Life, and Love.” I really enjoyed them to be honest. The album comes out in the first quarter of 2009 and I’m going to preorder it off Amazon. It’s only a six song CD instead of the usual ten or eleven, so the six songs will be perfect. The goal was to make the songs radio hits. You can listen to “Let Me Love You” on the Official Lonestar Website. I think “You’re the Reason Why” is going to be the next “Amazed.” It’s a slower, love song. It’s pretty cute. I liked it.

When I look through the notes I took at the concert, one thing that kept appearing was how impressed I was with Cody Collins. (Pictured Left) Cody is not the original singer of Lonestar, so I was curious as how he would sing Lonestar songs from previous albums. To be honest, I like Cody’s singing better that Richie McDonald’s.