| Concert Review of Michael Buble at HP Pavilion At San Jose on Sat May 03, 2008 |
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| Sat May 03, 2008 |
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| Bay Area News Group |
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| Concert review: Buble holds his own among singing greats PERFORMER WORKS HARD TO BUILD BOND WITH AUDIENCE IN S.J. By Jim Harrington Bay Area News Group If Tony Bennett is the reigning king of the Great American Songbook, then Michael Buble is its crown prince. That's a lot to rest on the shoulders of a 32-year-old vocalist, one who has only three full-length studio albums under his belt. But Buble lived up to that designation during his concert on Saturday night at San Jose's HP Pavilion. He opened his 100-minute set by jazzing up fellow Canadian Leonard Cohen's "I'm Your Man," an appropriate choice since, in 2008, Buble is definitely "the people's choice." Jazz aficionados might say that other singers have better chops - and they'd be right - but to truly follow in the footsteps of Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, a performer must also achieve mass popularity. That's something that Buble has done in spades. He's nothing less than a phenomenon - a young man who sings like Sinatra, sells concert tickets like Springsteen and moves records like Mariah. Remember the sensation that Harry Connick Jr. caused with the "Harry Met Sally" soundtrack back in 1989? Good. Now, multiply it tenfold and you get Buble's current spot in the marketplace. His latest CD, "Call Me Irresponsible," hit No. 1 on the Billboard Album Chart shortly after being released last May. Equally impressive is the fact that Buble is now a legitimate arena act, able to draw some 10,000 fans to HP. Fortunately, those eye-popping numbers are matched, even surpassed, by Buble's prowess on stage. He's taken his nightclub shtick and found a way to bring it into arenas, with amazingly little lost in translation.. |
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| I'm a has-been Jazz musician, but know a good sound when I hear it. Having just returned from the New Orleans Jazz Fest, my tastebuds for music are a little high strung. At any rate, I thought his band was very tight, complimenting the satin, sexy quality of this voice perfectly. I did have some difficulty getting over the fact that his band was streamlined. I would like to see one more trombone and maybe another sax - maybe a soprano or another tenor. It just did not have the fullness that I expect, having grown up listening to bands like Stan Kenton, LA and NY studio bands and performing lead and section parts in various bands in the 70's and 80's. Call me a purist. It's still a far cry from the digital bands that put many good musicians out of business in the 80's. I commend Michael for bringing the Big Band sound back to life. Nothing compares to the live sound of real instruments! Michael has a good sense of humor, too. I enjoyed the laugh and the good music. I wish the concert was a little longer. I would have like to hear Moondance and Quondo. My dream is to hear him with K.D. Lang, but the audience would be too strange. |
| After hearing Michael Bublé thank the crowd at the HP Pavilion for spending their hard earned cash on his concert, you would think he would have the decency to perform sober. But no such luck Saturday night. His rendering of most songs during the 90 minute show was un-caring and flip. Even his "lights down, heartfelt" version of "Always On My Mind" was sloppy and listless. On the other hand, his backup band was hot, tight and stellar. Despite his messiness, it would have been nice if he included a few more of his hit songs, including Moon Dance and Quando (and a live Nelly Furtado collaboration might have excused his behavior). Unlike the throngs of those who feel he can do no wrong, some of whom even chose to share their underwear with him, I was hoping to be swept-away by this modern day Frank Sinatra. Unfortunately, the live performance similarities ended with the underwear. While Frank and his cronies publicly extolled their partying, they were all business when they sang to a live audience. On Saturday night, Michael misplaced his mentor’s priorities. |
| I have to agree with the reviewer who thought Michael Buble might have been drunk at the May 3rd concert - just a little too much Kettle One. He slurred his lyrics and his timing on some songs seemed very indifferent. While the tone of his voice is wonderful, the live performance certainly lacked the beauty of his recordings. It seemed like a short, kind of haphazard concert and he didn't sing a lot of his crowd favorite numbers. Overall, I think I'll stick to listening to him on CD rather than in person. |
| just wondering what was the matter with Michael on Saturday night? It seemed out of character for him. |
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