No-show Bo

It's been a frustrating time for Bo Bice fans ever since he nearly won American Idol. On top of his loss were tour detours after he broke his foot onstage in New Hampshire and later needed emergency intestinal surgery after he collapsed backstage in Vegas. He emerged just in time to play AI's last gig in Syracuse. (I witnessed that surprise — he was fantastic, really rocked the house once he tossed aside his cane.)
Then came his AI-produced album The Real Thing. It wasn't awful. The production was way beyond his self-produced CDs. But it wasn't Bo. A telling sign was the fact that Web polls showed his fans' fave song on the album was Valley of Angels, one of the few he wrote. The powers that be initially wanted to keep his Sugarmoney bandmates out of sight. In other words, they were trying to undo that Muscle Shoals sound that is truly authentic Bo Bice.
I was very sorry to just learn Bo had to undergo yet another round of intestinal surgery. Geesh, poor guy. Here's hoping he makes a full recovery this time and can go on to record that one album we're all waiting for. It'll be bluesy, soulful, Whipping Post-ish rockin' good. And yeah, Sugarmoney will be in the studio AND on tour with him.
Hold on Bo, don't let them chances pass you by! God bless.
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