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Post by ladona on Jan 16, 2011 2:37:39 GMT 1
"What I find interesting (and frustrating) is that 13 years later people are still coming to Lauryn Hill concerts expecting a regurgitated version of Miseducation. I am almost 100% positive these are the people who "stomped" out. That review was a complete exaggeration (and very mean spirited might I add)."
I knew it was a lie as soon as I read it. It didn't even read right. Grown folks don't stomp out of concerts. That's very childish. I am so tired of these bogus journalists and bloggers and their fake "well connected industry insider" information. I agree, that review was very mean spirited and written by someone who obviously does not like Lauryn Hill.
I'm glad honest people from this board were there so that the truth could be told. Thanks again for the great reviews.
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Post by ladona on Jan 16, 2011 3:25:32 GMT 1
If you guys look closely she takes something from an audience member! it's me!! She's looking at a pic of my tattoo! I'm happy for you. I can really feel your excitement about how much meeting Lauryn meant to you. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
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Post by pippip262 on Jan 16, 2011 3:52:46 GMT 1
@iadona yes it meant the world to me! always happy to share
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Post by hi74 on Jan 16, 2011 10:43:26 GMT 1
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Post by hi74 on Jan 16, 2011 10:46:48 GMT 1
Turn ligth
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Post by hi74 on Jan 17, 2011 19:42:10 GMT 1
Ex factor 2nde version
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Post by hi74 on Jan 17, 2011 19:47:49 GMT 1
You are my Benediction Ms.Lauryn Hill! ..
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Post by guest21 on Jan 18, 2011 8:01:00 GMT 1
@nylle23
I posted a quote from your review on perezhilton. I hope you don't mind. I knew he was going to pick up this lie and report it.
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Post by Nylle23 on Jan 18, 2011 17:29:13 GMT 1
No problem guest21! Something has to try to offset what seems to be an all out smear campaign against this woman. They're reporting she was 3 hours late in St. Louis. A fan cleared it up (45 min late) and people went right on complaining about her being 3 hours late. SMH. I don't get it. Wait...yes I do. Truth is always hated along with the people that represent it.
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Post by pippip262 on Jan 19, 2011 2:27:36 GMT 1
This vid is so funny! I was hollering at Lauryn "do what you do" and she heard me and asked me what I said! So surreal I'm cracking up while watching it! Hope I get to see her again!
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Post by puma on Feb 3, 2011 6:45:23 GMT 1
Iconic Lauryn Hill Takes Center Stage
Lauryn Hill arrived, as expected, close to the midnight hour to melt the remaining Atlanta ice during her live show at Center Stage. It was her first show in Atlanta in over a decade. “Atlanta, you’re so special, huh?” Hill asked as she graced the stage to cheers and hollers from the crowd with the DJ playing Mavado’s “I’m So Special.” To start the show, Hill, lead the crowd in a high-spirited rendition of Bob Marley’s “Forever Loving Jah.” Her voice would prove to be at it’s clearest during his moment, before it turned to its new raspy texture. Afterwards, she told the crowd that she would perform some classics, but warned that her and her band reworked them to make them more exciting. Everyone in the front nodded, cheered, and shouted in approval. “Atlanta, I say it’s funny how money changes situations,” Hill flowed rapidly to the new sped-up “Lost Ones.” It was a sharp contrast from Hill’s “Unplugged” session as she encouraged, to no one in particular, making the sound “bigger.” This reworking of her classics wasn’t for everyone, but a true Lauryn Hill fan would not be lost in the bigness of the band. Hill infused the Fugee’s hit “Manifest” into the “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” track, “When It Hurts So Bad.” She led the sold-out show in a heart-wrenching chorus all singing to the sound of “Ex-Factor.” She even surprisingly reworked the track, “Final Hour,” but noticeably missing were Hill’s staples such as “To Zion,” and “Everything is Everything.” After a slew of “Miseducation” hits, Hill asked if there were any Fugees fans and if she could take it back to some of their hits. I responded, “How Many Mics!” She looked at me and said, “Oh, you know that one?” I nodded. She turned to her band, smiled, wiped her forehead, and said, “Maybe you can sing along with me,” before she launched into the song. Hill then attached together a string of Fugee’s hits, including “Zealots,” “Fu-Gee-La”, and “Ready or Not,” speeding through them, eating, chewing, and then spitting out, both Wyclef and Pras’s lines. She ended the night with her encore songs, “Turn Your Lights Down Low,” “Killing Me Softly” and “Doo Wop (That Thing), which the audience sung in turns. If anyone was worried about Lauryn, then rest assured, they need not be. Hill was well worth the wait. Clad in high heels, long dazzling pants with a belted shirt, she bounced and punched in the air to an excited Atlanta crowd before graciously shaking hands, bowing, accepting gifts, and talking to the front row. During during a breakdown of “Ready or Not,” she embraced the crowd and said, “Atlanta, look at you. You found me. And I know I wasn’t around, but you still found me.” Yes, Ms. Hill, we still found you, and for a woman who taught us all about love on her debut solo album, she loved the Atlanta crowd like no other before. Joshua Moore Staff Writer j_moore20@yahoo.com
My favorite line in the article is : "It was a sharp contrast from Hill’s “Unplugged” session as she encouraged, to no one in particular, making the sound “bigger.” This reworking of her classics wasn’t for everyone, but a true Lauryn Hill fan would not be lost in the bigness of the band."
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Post by pippip262 on Feb 3, 2011 15:26:32 GMT 1
Hey Puma where did you get this I'd really like to get in touch with this guy because we were right beside each other the whole show and we were all jamming he was also in the front row with me. Pls let me know! Thanks a bunch!
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Post by puma on Feb 3, 2011 16:26:08 GMT 1
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