Friday, September 20, 2019

Review: Lara Fabian 50

Inna has been a long-time fan of Lara Fabian, a Canadian singer with a beautiful voice. When Lara decided to visit San Jose on her 50 World Tour (a celebration of her 50th birthday).



The Laura Fabian Setlist was as follows:
1. Adagio @Info[Italian version]
2. Alleluia 
@Set[Acte 1 - Passion]
3. Croire @Info[Extrait]
4. J'ai zappé / Leila
5. Tu t'en vas
6. Take Me Home, Country Roads 
7. Perdere l'amore 
@Set[Acte 2 - Ascension]
8. La différence
9. Si tu m'aimes
10. Je suis malade
11. Saisir le jour 
@Set[Acte 3 - Transformation]
12. J'y crois encore
13. Aimer déjà / Parce que tu pars / Immortelle
14. Tu es mon autre / Sur un prélude de Bach
15. Lyubov pokhozhaya na son [Russian version]
16. Je suis à toi
17. I Will Love Again 
@Set[Acte 4 - Emancipation]
18.Par amour
19. Humana
20. Je t'aime


Laura Fabian Report Card

Overall: 2 out of 5 (one of the worst pop concerts, but better than Shakira)

Positives
  • Laura has an excellent singing voice and has the potential for a beautiful concert
  • The concert started on time (unlike Shakira)
  • I really liked "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Adagio," and "Je T'aime"
  • The acoustics at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts were quite respectable
  • The concert was not overwhelmingly loud (unlike most pop concerts tend to be)
Negatives
  • Laura had practically no band - where are the drummers, bass players, guitar players? Drumming and bass were being rendered by a drum machine. It sounded so amateurish.
  • A Grand Piano would have sounded much better for most slow ballads and songs than an electronic synthesizer.
  • For faster, up-tempo songs, dancers would have been preferred to entertain and engage the audience.
  • I would have preferred more English-speaking songs
  • Special effects were kind of cheesy
  • The three chorus girls did not show much enthusiasm 
  • The concert felt like it had low-energy

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