What a dreadful, horrible, sneery review. Quite frankly it was the best concert I've ever been to by her - and possibly the best of all time by anyone, bar none. The atmosphere was utterly electric from start to finish and it really felt like she was massively enjoying it and completely feeding off how much the crowd was loving it too. Every song felt like a complete triumph - even the ones that I hadn't been all that excited about (relatively speaking!) seeing the setlist were completely raised to a new level. In fact, I still can't quite put into words how brilliant it was. I've been on a complete high all day, and watching the videos back this evening and looking at my pictures has brought the whole thing rushing back enormously. I was there with a group of friends and the group pictures we took after it was over, completely grinning from ear to ear, tell their own story. The over excitable texts at 11:30 this morning continuing to rave about it do the same.
What was so fantastic about it, is that it was absolutely attention commanding, all the way from start to finish. With a small band, no costume changes, no sets, just her, for 2 hours non-stop, there wasn't a single moment of boredom. And the sheer rush of the highlights (and there were dozens!) was really, really incredible.
I really can't complain about the setlist, because, as she herself said, there were so many tracks they could have picked, that stuff clearly had to fall by the wayside. And it really didn't matter to be honest if a particular favourite wasn't there. You knew what was there had been carefully balanced between the stuff she liked, the stuff the fans wanted - and the song her Dad wanted her to sing
And that in itself summed the whole thing up perfectly - the whole thing was an enormous thank you, in the best possible way, in both directions.
This sounds like an unhinged loon review, but it really was an amazing, amazing night. The feeling hasn't worn off yet and I hope it doesn't for a good while yet.
What was so fantastic about it, is that it was absolutely attention commanding, all the way from start to finish. With a small band, no costume changes, no sets, just her, for 2 hours non-stop, there wasn't a single moment of boredom. And the sheer rush of the highlights (and there were dozens!) was really, really incredible.
I really can't complain about the setlist, because, as she herself said, there were so many tracks they could have picked, that stuff clearly had to fall by the wayside. And it really didn't matter to be honest if a particular favourite wasn't there. You knew what was there had been carefully balanced between the stuff she liked, the stuff the fans wanted - and the song her Dad wanted her to sing
And that in itself summed the whole thing up perfectly - the whole thing was an enormous thank you, in the best possible way, in both directions.This sounds like an unhinged loon review, but it really was an amazing, amazing night. The feeling hasn't worn off yet and I hope it doesn't for a good while yet.
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