petra
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Post by petra on Feb 15, 2012 18:43:23 GMT 1
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Post by hi74 on Feb 15, 2012 19:15:43 GMT 1
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Post by puma on Feb 15, 2012 19:18:41 GMT 1
When MJ passed in 2009, I told myself that I’d do anything to see my favorite artists perform live. Since then, I’ve had a pretty good run. Prince, Sade, et al. Then another one of my favorites passed - Whitney Houston - and I made the same promise. Last night, I saw Lauryn Hill for the third time. And I’m still a bit hungover from it. Brace yourself; this is about to be a sorta concert review. I was honestly expecting the same show I saw in 1999 at Universal Amphitheater and in 2011 at Rock the Bells. Except that her voice was even more matured, and she probably wouldn’t bring out Nas to do “If I Ruled the World”. But I mean, how many times can you change up the Miseducation album, right? Apparently you can rearrange the whole damn thing and make a two hour concert out of it. That’s what she did last night. In one word, I’d say it was amazing. I couldn’t figure out what song was playing until she sang, and while the people next to me were complaining about how “When It Hurts So Bad” didn’t sound like the original, I reveled in the fact that an album released in 1998 was still so relevant. As much as Lauryn hasn’t been in the public eye, she has. She’s been deemed cray, a one hit wonder, blah blah blah. I’m not a music snob by any means, but I am a music lover and I know this: when an album and the voice that accompanies it can warrant the same feelings after 14 years, then it’s gotta be good. Miseducation is one of the best albums to have come out in my lifetime (credible source: me). After yesterday, I heard it differently, and the songs I know so well offered a whole new meaning. I do hope she comes out with a new album, though. I’ll even take a legit recording of everything I heard last night. chicharonadventures.com/blog/entry/lauryn/    |
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Post by Yoshi on Feb 15, 2012 20:05:54 GMT 1
disappointed You're not the only one. |
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Post by puma on Feb 15, 2012 20:35:54 GMT 1
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Post by puma on Feb 15, 2012 23:15:09 GMT 1
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Post by dee267 on Feb 16, 2012 2:53:44 GMT 1
Lauryn Hill plays it cool February 15, 2012 | 5:24 pm The singer takes her time warming up to the Palladium crowd, but finally lets loose. “Aren't you tired of losing our people?” Lauryn Hill asked the sold-out crowd just before singing her last song of the night. “I am.”
“Love your artists,” she continued. “When they falter, hold them accountable. But love them. People are now showing Whitney Houston the love and respect she should have received throughout her career — through all of it.” Given the constant drubbing she's taken over the years — from the media and from disgruntled fans — it was easy to see that Hill's words were drawn from experience and weren't simply meant to apply to the recently deceased diva. The commentary was also notable because it marked the first and only time all Tuesday night that Hill engaged the crowd with anything like banter or conversation. The first half of her 90-minute Valentine's evening concert at the Hollywood Palladium was marked by steely professionalism. She and her tightly rehearsed band seemed to press fast-forward as they raced through tunes from her Grammy-winning 1998 solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” at breakneck pace. Trim and gorgeous, wearing a long, flowing black skirt, heavy jacket (that was never removed) and shiny metallic blouse, she initially gave off the effect of being a butterfly in a glass container, wings fluttering energetically but never breeching the protective barrier she'd erected between herself and her fans. There was a cool detachment that prevented the show from really catching fire, though every song was met with thunderous applause. Radio hits and fan favorites alike — “Everything Is Everything,” “Final Hour,” “Forgive Them Father,” “The Sweetest Thing,” “When It Hurts So Bad,” an interminable “To Zion” — were given overhauled arrangements that upped their tempos, resulting in speed-reggae grooves and rapid-fire rapping. There was little space for real human emotion to come through the constricted grooves, and the performances seemed largely perfunctory. The new soundscapes also seemed to mask her voice. Though her voice is huskier, now, it was often lovely — but noticeably less pliant, and clearly less up to the task of sustaining sung notes. This was glaringly evident during the “Miseducation” hit, “Ex-Factor.” In general, many of the verses of her songs were sort of yelled/semi-sung, though occasionally there were brief passages that she belted with some power, providing a bittersweet reminder of her past vocal glory. Curiously, the breath control that was so shaky when she sang was near impeccable when she rapped, and at those moments that it was clear she remains without peer among female rappers. Her performance of “Lost Ones” saw her go into the zone, nailing every syllable she spat and sending the crowd into a frenzy. But it was really only during the second half of the show, which she devoted to Fugees classics — “Ready or Not,” “How Many Mics,” “Fu Gee La,” “Killing Me Softly” — that she broke through the glass and connected with the crowd, stalking the stage with mic in hand, doing her patented Lauryn dance moves, and truly vibing. The show was then elevated to a whole other level that was, in moments, transcendent. “I'm in transition, still,” she said just before closing her set with “Doo Wop (That Thing),” her biggest pop hit to date. “Be patient with me. New is coming.” And with that, the place was turned into a roiling mosh of bodies jumping up and down, singing along, and remembering the time when Lauryn Hill ruled the world. latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/02/lauryn-hill-plays-it-cool-.html |
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Post by Essence on Feb 16, 2012 5:16:11 GMT 1
"Be patient with me. New is coming."  Could she be anymore vague? New what? Is it new music, new outfit, new re-arrangements -  I'm sorry, but after hearing that same train of talk for the past 5 years ("It's coming"...."we'll see"..."maybe"..."possibly"), I'm gonna need a little something more than that to get my hopes up high. And on another note, the show seemed like it went fantastic. |
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Post by hi74 on Feb 16, 2012 8:44:40 GMT 1
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Post by hi74 on Feb 16, 2012 9:58:38 GMT 1
turn ligth down low
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Post by ladona on Feb 16, 2012 17:32:33 GMT 1
"Be patient with me. New is coming." Could she be anymore vague? New what? Is it new music, new outfit, new re-arrangements - I'm sorry, but after hearing that same train of talk for the past 5 years ("It's coming"...."we'll see"..."maybe"..."possibly"), I'm gonna need a little something more than that to get my hopes up high. And on another note, the show seemed like it went fantastic. Just relax, sweetie. It really is going to be alright. Busy yourself while you wait  |
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Post by puma on Feb 16, 2012 22:32:01 GMT 1
Everything is Everything
Killing Me Softly (Remix)
Superstar
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Post by Moderator on Feb 17, 2012 10:36:46 GMT 1
"Be patient with me. New is coming." Could she be anymore vague? New what? Is it new music, new outfit, new re-arrangements - I'm sorry, but after hearing that same train of talk for the past 5 years ("It's coming"...."we'll see"..."maybe"..."possibly"), I'm gonna need a little something more than that to get my hopes up high. And on another note, the show seemed like it went fantastic. Just relax, sweetie. It really is going to be alright. Busy yourself while you wait Patience is a virtue. Let us exercise our patience and we will be all the better from it. |
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Post by puma on Feb 17, 2012 21:40:57 GMT 1
Ex-Factor
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Could she be anymore vague? New what? Is it new music, new outfit, new re-arrangements - 
I'm sorry, but after hearing that same train of talk for the past 5 years ("It's coming"...."we'll see"..."maybe"..."possibly"), I'm gonna need a little something more than that to get my hopes up high. And on another note, the show seemed like it went fantastic. 
