For the people that read me on my Twitter, it is pretty obvious that I'm a concert lover. And although this year I'm not planning to go to many concerts like I did in recent years (unless they're for free, of course), I just started this year with one of my fave bands of the 90's: Jamiroquai. And let me tell you, what a perfect start!
For me, a fine 90's breed, this band summarizes everything that I loved back on those days. The first I heard from them was that awesome song and video "Virtual Insanity", a signature song from this group and a clear omission on the concert. However, since the first moment they got on stage, the magic was there and we got the chance to be transported back to that era where the alternative and popular collided, and many groups that were a fussion of many influences and genres came to life, Jamiroquai being one of the finest examples of this kind.
But one thing is for sure: the charismatic leader of the band, Jay Kay, has no longer the energy and the moves that were his trademark on videos like that of "Virtual..." or "Canned Heat". Which is not a bad thing, I mean, he's 40 and all, but in order to maintain the illusion, it would have been nice to watch them perform all his dance steps and acrobacies.
Another thing of this concert was how long were the performances of each song. Evidently, many hits were left behind, favoriting longer versions of such hits and songs that, according to this site, weren't performed prior to this tour. All in all, it was a great decision, and certainly the band has great musicians that put a nice and special touch in every song.
Definitely I was looking forward to this concert and I'm not disappointed by the result. And of course, that only can mean I'm obsessed with their music once again, so sue me if I reference it later on another posts I will make in the future.
And once again, please take a tour on my You Tube page, where I decidedly will put every single concert I will go for the rest of my life, only for your viewing pleasure. That's me, all giving spirit. Ha!
I totally agree with you!! I was thinking of going to this concert but I figured I only know a few songs and money is tight right now. And though I really love his dance craft, my favorite thing of this band is the voice and music so I'm sure they did not disappoint!! Happy to finally read your blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I only went because I won tickets to the show, literally at the last minute... So I wasn't expecting anything, but I went home pleasantly surprised... Glad you like the blog!
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