the past weeks i had the chance to see two female singers. first is vanessa carlton, live at ayala town center in alabang. ‘quite close from home, and considering it’s free, i grabbed the chance. she doesn’t have a new album really (latest is heroes and thieves from october last year), and she sang couple songs from all previous albums. the crowd of course were more familiar with some of her hits from her debut album..songs like a thousand miles, ordinary day, and pretty baby.
it was literally a concert for free because she performed for a total of a bit more than an hour, excellent piano skills of course!. it started right on time, and even though i didn’t get a free seat (just standing along the railings), i still enjoyed the show and took a couple of pics.
next show, and more recent, is local pop alternative rock singer kitchie nadal. the most common fault that people find with her songs is that they’re so overplayed. well, personally, i find no fault in that. true that some might regard such cliche music as cheap or probably banal, and the tunes being so catchy. however, her songs are respectable in its own genre and is simply being embraced by the community at large. it was my first time to see her perform live, and she’s really amazing (and cute. haha). her vocals equals just like what’s in her cd’s and she’s so modest and completely unhaughty to her viewers that she even went around and reach out to those who weren’t able to get inside the railing. as for my case, i was able to get in, and sat at the very front middle position! haha. there’s no entrance fee, but you have to show a receipt from any shop in pavilion mall amounting to 500 pesos. before the show, me and my mom grab a quick bite at chowking (but still not enough to reach 500), and since i don’t intend to buy anything, we just pick a receipt from a table nearby. still insufficient, we walked around and saw another receipt and then went to the venue and tried to haggle with the show crew, to which she allowed us to get in (still lacking about 30 pesos). we were the first to get in, imagine, the show won’t start in another one and a half hour!! kitchie’s no prima donna as well, she went out on the stage about an hour before the proper show and practice on some of her guitar riffs right in wide view of shoppers and bystanders. as compared to other artists’ show, i think the venue was not so much busy. probably a bit because the last time she promoted an album was back in 2004, and being away for around 4 years is a long time.
initially, she sang songs from her new album, and then the crowd became more fervent when she sang old popular hits like same ground, huwag na huwag mong sasabihin, and bulong. the show ended with album signing and i even bothered to bring ‘drama queen tv’ EP so she could sign it as well. and of course, some pictures with her. haha
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