to review the concert quickly, i have to admit that i was "ok" about him before this, as i did like his songs but i was unsure about his ability to perform live.... however, once the show started, i was completely SOLD.
we managed to get seats (me, shir, fishy, mui) right behind Joey Yung, Soler, Fama, and this famous taiwanese singer and his friend (i forget the name yet again, even though shir shir tried her best to remind me.. haha), which was great because they were so enthusiastic! khalil also spent most of his time on our side, which made it even better :D
the whole concert was dedicated to his latest cd, timeless, which is a cover of some older songs by various artists. he also managed to sing most of his last two albums, PLUS a song off of his first album as well! he managed to sing the ENTIRE time, stopping only for a few seconds for water, or to say a few words of intro for the next song, and also for the two encores towards the end. i have never, ever heard any singer attempt that previously and i was floored.. his voice was amazing, his improv for each song amazing, and his ability to play electric guitar, acoustic guitar, grand piano, keyboard/synth, drums, AND DANCE (for our show only) really, really just.. well.. killed it for me. he's amazing!
and in the beginning, i was wondering why his voice was a little '沙' when he spoke, but he spoke very little in his 'charming' cantonese (as english is his first language, mandarin second and cantonese third) XD no wonder! he sang the entire 3-4 hrs XD;;
anyway, the best part came at the end.. when in the second encore (i believe they only had one encore for the other shows?), he came out... to dance to billie jean!!! he sang and danced and did the trademark MOONWALK.. it was amazing!!! i was so hyped, we forgot to take a picture! it was definitely the climax of the whole concert... the whole hat, gloves, sparkling shirt, suit, plus shiny socks that were all ala the late Michael Jackson! it was absolutely AMAZING.. haha we were all cheering and dancing and it just went wild.. he was dancing so crazily that he lost his glasses after the song ended and the security guys had to search for it XD!
then at the very end, he also sang another tribute song to MJ and the concert was over... he told us that this section he rehearsed not too long ago, as he said he'd dance if he was able to have one more added concert night on the 29th, which was also MJ's birthday! it wasn't part of the previous nights' shows :D
we captured a few pics (i didn't bring a cam, mui did) and i wish i brought it afterall because he was so close to us the whole time. i made it a point to rush over and shake his hand when he passed by because he was amazingly talented XD
electric acoustic guitar:
grand piano~
electric guitar :D
a picture of the stage :D
looking back, the stage was more reminiscent of those jazz concerts? like.. it does move or change but.... it was perfect for his type of show ~highly recommended to see~! i have a newfound respect for him :D
current mood:
enjoyed the concert~ :D glad i saw it with you guys!!
