greta Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/02/04/energetic_mika_erupts_in_colorful_glitz/ If energetic glee, unironic thumping disco beats, and unshakable melodies were valued commodities in the current US musical mainstream then Mika's stock would be as prized as that of someone like John Mayer. That it isn't mattered not a whit to the 2,800 able-voiced members of the audience that packed the Orpheum Theatre Friday night to champion and nearly drown out the Beirut-born, London-bred pop singer, whose debut album "Life in Cartoon Motion" has become an international hit. From the liberating opener "Relax (Take it Easy)" to the world's-best-birthday-party meets new-year's-celebration giddiness of closer "Lollipop" Mika proved as tireless a performer as he is a gifted melody-maker. The diverse crowd matched the booty-moving, call-and-response rhapsody of the singer-songwriter and his five-person band from start to finish, gamely responding, even when Mika called in an increasingly cartoonish, yet impressively tuneful falsetto. The theatrical proceedings - like the zaftig go-go gals hoofing it up during "Big Girl (You are Beautiful)" and later falling snow, manic trash can drum solos, giant puppets, blow-up dolls and headdresses - mixed camp and rock concert glitz but never obscured the songs or Mika's sincerity in delivering them. A throbbing, revved-up cover of Eurythmics' "Missionary Man" augmented album tracks like the bouncing "Grace Kelly" and new similarly candy-coated tunes. Whether pounding on his keyboard while banging his curly head of teen heartthrob-worthy locks or shimmying across the stage to piercing shrieks - a shirtless interlude predictably raised the decibels - Mika was clearly enjoying himself. He crowed about the upgrade in venue size since his last visit to the Hub and basked in the adoring response to "Billy Brown," a song concerning a man's questions over his sexual identity that Mika was told by his record label would never fly in the United States. The night climaxed in an explosion of multicolored confetti, streamers and balloons in arena-size portions with the band dressed up in furry animal costumes dancing onstage with what seemed like half the audience who left with cotton candy-sated smiles like kids departing the circus. © Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoppappop Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 don't you have anything else to do young lady ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindemfc Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 thanks, again:naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greta Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 don't you have anything else to do young lady ??? I'm a copy-paste obsessive compulsive:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoJenic Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 It's like I'm reliving the night all over again. "That it isn't mattered not a whit to the 2,800 able-voiced members of the audience that packed the Orpheum Theatre Friday night to champion and nearly drown out the Beirut-born, London-bred pop singer, whose debut album "Life in Cartoon Motion" has become an international hit." I think we were successful at times. All that jumping, screaming and singing. I want to do it all over again and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessa Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 You know that I wanted to post this article too !!you're fast ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 don't you have anything else to do young lady ??? Great post, thank you http://www.brits.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backflip_76 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 From the liberating opener "Relax (Take it Easy)" to the world's-best-birthday-party meets new-year's-celebration giddiness of closer "Lollipop" Mika proved as tireless a performer as he is a gifted melody-maker. The night climaxed in an explosion of multicolored confetti, streamers and balloons in arena-size portions with the band dressed up in furry animal costumes dancing onstage with what seemed like half the audience who left with cotton candy-sated smiles like kids departing the circus. Love those two lines Thanks for sharing this, Greta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 great review! thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xBillyBrownx Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 wow! i wana noe where you find this stuff hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenie Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Grazie Gre! But now..GO TO STUDY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giulietta Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 don't you have anything else to do young lady ??? Grazie Gre! But now..GO TO STUDY! everybody tells her this... in vain.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Who's for boycotting all greta's threads so that she gets the message?? Naah I like reading the reviews and I must have an inferior version of Google cause I can never find them Great review this one anyway, thanks greta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunkygal Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/02/04/energetic_mika_erupts_in_colorful_glitz/ If energetic glee, unironic thumping disco beats, and unshakable melodies were valued commodities in the current US musical mainstream then Mika's stock would be as prized as that of someone like John Mayer. That it isn't mattered not a whit to the 2,800 able-voiced members of the audience that packed the Orpheum Theatre Friday night to champion and nearly drown out the Beirut-born, London-bred pop singer, whose debut album "Life in Cartoon Motion" has become an international hit. From the liberating opener "Relax (Take it Easy)" to the world's-best-birthday-party meets new-year's-celebration giddiness of closer "Lollipop" Mika proved as tireless a performer as he is a gifted melody-maker. The diverse crowd matched the booty-moving, call-and-response rhapsody of the singer-songwriter and his five-person band from start to finish, gamely responding, even when Mika called in an increasingly cartoonish, yet impressively tuneful falsetto. The theatrical proceedings - like the zaftig go-go gals hoofing it up during "Big Girl (You are Beautiful)" and later falling snow, manic trash can drum solos, giant puppets, blow-up dolls and headdresses - mixed camp and rock concert glitz but never obscured the songs or Mika's sincerity in delivering them. A throbbing, revved-up cover of Eurythmics' "Missionary Man" augmented album tracks like the bouncing "Grace Kelly" and new similarly candy-coated tunes. Whether pounding on his keyboard while banging his curly head of teen heartthrob-worthy locks or shimmying across the stage to piercing shrieks - a shirtless interlude predictably raised the decibels - Mika was clearly enjoying himself. He crowed about the upgrade in venue size since his last visit to the Hub and basked in the adoring response to "Billy Brown," a song concerning a man's questions over his sexual identity that Mika was told by his record label would never fly in the United States. The night climaxed in an explosion of multicolored confetti, streamers and balloons in arena-size portions with the band dressed up in furry animal costumes dancing onstage with what seemed like half the audience who left with cotton candy-sated smiles like kids departing the circus. © Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. thanks.......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhsofamous Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Thanks for posting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Very nice article! Thanks for posting:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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