Before starting “The Barricades of Heaven,” a song about growing up off 1996’s Looking East, Browne said “So many memories come back to me, and not the typical ones.” He recalled playing a supermarket grand opening and admiring a girl singer in one of the bands. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s vocal huskiness added a heightened gravitas to the catalog material.īrowne’s tight seven-piece band included regular recording or touring associates Greg Leisz (lap steel, pedal steel, guitar), Val McCallum (guitar), Mauricio Lewak (drums) and Bob Glaub (bass). Everything kicked off with an easygoing rendition of “Somebody’s Baby,” Browne’s 1982 Top 10 pop hit from the Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack. Keeping with the “An Evening With” theme and being in relatively close proximity to Fullerton, where he went to high school, Browne, 73, reminisced about teenage exploits, formative days as a performer and more throughout the evening. The thoroughly satisfying, career spanning set ran nearly three hours. 3 for a sold-out gig at the Pacific Amphitheatre. Currently touring in support of 2021’s solid Grammy-nominated album Downhill from Everywhere, Browne arrived in Costa Mesa, Calif. The enduring quality of his music has led to studio and concert collaborations with younger artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Dawes and Nickel Creek’s Sara and Sean Watkins. ![]() For the past 50+ years, Jackson Browne has written songs about personal reflection, love, loss and political awareness with a depth that stands apart from others who came to prominence during the early-to-mid 1970s singer/songwriter boom.
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