Catching gigs and concerts at Esplanade inevitably means having a drink and an early dinner at Barossa. Well, the food's pretty okay. The pizzas are always fun to share. I really don't mind its fish and chips. A tiny glass of beer fits into the stomach fine.
While some people went for the premiere of Salt tonight, the rest of us went to watch Corinne Bailey Rae in concert. She's a great singer. Talented and an absolute natural on stage. Her band was solidly competent. The vocals were strong and the harmonies were really good. To many in the audience, the 80 minutes were totally enjoyable.
Honestly, I'm not so much into soul and funk. It's quite a different set of audience. Tonight, people dressed 'up' for it and many ladies carried shawls. Accordingly, very few cameras were whipped out because the majority obeyed Esplanade's 'no photography' rule. I could grab some photos. But I didn't bother to. Nobody stood up, of course. I shrank deeper and deeper into the seat till at one point, I literally fell asleep.
Ummmmm......this is really not my kind of music.
4 comments:
haha, didn't expect that last line.
zzz... :P
i guess it really really isn't your kind of scene, although i am surprised that the soul and funk crowd would be more dressed up and were shawl carriers :)
i don't really get her music either. more of a one album wonder?
tuti: heh.
sinlady: not at all. it was a very dressed up crowd. i almost thought i was watching a classical concert.
wigglybits: not at all, she's very very talented. not that much presence on stage, but very charming. i hope she won't be a one albumb wonder. she might return to her indie soul rock roots though. people who like pop and sentimental might better appreciate her genre of music.
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