Last night my wife and I had the privilege to see a 2009 dual grammy winning artist perform in Dallas. With very little fanfare Adele performed at the Granada. I remember when I first heard her velvet voice and thinking to myself "watch this girl".
The show did not disappoint.
"The Script" from Dublin opened the show with a thirty minute set, and thank god that's all it was. They performed well and appeared to have fun but I'm just not a fan of their music. In particular they performed a song called "Rusty Halo"...which, as I mentioned to the wife, sounded as if it were from a bad action movie that went straight to DVD. Ah visions of Lou Gossett Jr.....Iron Eagle V!!!!!!
Anyway….
After waiting about forty-five minutes for the sound crew to figure out the technical issues with the main microphone...Adele finally took the stage. Her skittish walk turned to a quick jog to get to the front of the stage. As she approached the microphone the diverse crowd wailed, causing her to blush and throw a shoulder up in the air and duck away. Finally squaring to the audience, she grinned from ear to ear with what looked like pure enthusiasm.
I was in awe of how someone so young could carry herself so well, given her recent success. She seemed very appreciative of the crowd's praise, sheepish at times to acknowledge that everyone was there to hear her.
One disappointment was the small crowd that had not heard of her until the grammys. In particular the wife and I had the pleasure of standing next to a pair of older couples in their 60's. One woman dancing way too close to us (who had more plastic surgery than Joan Rivers) even made the comment that she had never heard of her. The only reason I say this was a disappointment was because I bought my tickets long before the grammys and I fear that someone who really wanted to see the performance didn't get to because of this drunken mess of a high maintenance mall rat ended up buying the last of the tickets (the show sold out quickly after the grammys).
That being said we didn't let that interrupt us enjoying Adele.
While she belted out her songs she would try to pause and waive to almost everyone in the audience....literally. She would let out this beaming smile and waive...and then....move to the person one seat over. Between her willingness to engage the audience on such a personal level and her humble body language...it just made for a nice show. This girl truly appreciates the gift she has and the adoration placed on her.
The performance was flawless and clearly underestimated by many, but I considered it a treat. With all the train wrecks and huge productions on tour...this show was just the reassurance in music that I needed.
The show did not disappoint.
"The Script" from Dublin opened the show with a thirty minute set, and thank god that's all it was. They performed well and appeared to have fun but I'm just not a fan of their music. In particular they performed a song called "Rusty Halo"...which, as I mentioned to the wife, sounded as if it were from a bad action movie that went straight to DVD. Ah visions of Lou Gossett Jr.....Iron Eagle V!!!!!!
Anyway….
After waiting about forty-five minutes for the sound crew to figure out the technical issues with the main microphone...Adele finally took the stage. Her skittish walk turned to a quick jog to get to the front of the stage. As she approached the microphone the diverse crowd wailed, causing her to blush and throw a shoulder up in the air and duck away. Finally squaring to the audience, she grinned from ear to ear with what looked like pure enthusiasm.
I was in awe of how someone so young could carry herself so well, given her recent success. She seemed very appreciative of the crowd's praise, sheepish at times to acknowledge that everyone was there to hear her.
One disappointment was the small crowd that had not heard of her until the grammys. In particular the wife and I had the pleasure of standing next to a pair of older couples in their 60's. One woman dancing way too close to us (who had more plastic surgery than Joan Rivers) even made the comment that she had never heard of her. The only reason I say this was a disappointment was because I bought my tickets long before the grammys and I fear that someone who really wanted to see the performance didn't get to because of this drunken mess of a high maintenance mall rat ended up buying the last of the tickets (the show sold out quickly after the grammys).
That being said we didn't let that interrupt us enjoying Adele.
While she belted out her songs she would try to pause and waive to almost everyone in the audience....literally. She would let out this beaming smile and waive...and then....move to the person one seat over. Between her willingness to engage the audience on such a personal level and her humble body language...it just made for a nice show. This girl truly appreciates the gift she has and the adoration placed on her.
The performance was flawless and clearly underestimated by many, but I considered it a treat. With all the train wrecks and huge productions on tour...this show was just the reassurance in music that I needed.
