Kansas City, MO AI Live! Show – Day 2 – Spritely’s Recap

By On 08/31/2008 · 7 Comments · In Uncategorized

Not a Recap, exactly–read Spritely’s impressions of the Idol concert, below. More on the Kansas City concert here.

First of all, may I just say that not enough has been written about David Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s shoulders. More on that later.

This was my first Idol concert. The last concert I went to was Muse. My favorite concert of all time was Bruce Springsteen. This gives you some context. I will admit that during a lot of the first half, I glanced around at all the children and thought, what the hell am I doing at a Starter Concert for Pre-Teens? It looked like the training bra of concerts.

But I was there for David Cook. If he hadnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been performing, I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have gone. The other idols are adorable kids who worked their asses off on that stage, but I have to be honest. Besides the songs in Cookieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s set, there was only one other moment that made me think, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I would have come just to hear this one song, alone.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  More on that later.

More Recap After the JUMP…

Because I have so much respect and fondness for all of them, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not going to criticize. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll stick to mentioning what were the high points for me. If I exclude your favorite, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s meant as no criticism. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just that some à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“spokeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to me, and some didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t, though they clearly were hits with other people in the audience.

And speaking of the audience, wow. Just holy wow. Pure, packed love in a glass box, that was the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., tonight. As David Cook said, we made him proud. Awww!

Now hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s my highlight reel:

I actually really liked Kristy Leeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s first song, and I have to tell you a funny. When she sang the USA song, not many people stood up until she made the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“get upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  gesture with her arms and then the whole floor obediently stood, though the rest of us mostly sat. My friend looked at the people on the floor and turned to me, laughed, and said, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“They do know they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have to stand up, right?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I loved Michael. My friend loved Michael. We didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want him to stop singing.

Brooke surprised me so much. I hadnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t been impressed with her on the show, but she was awesome tonight, in my opinion. She owned that stage and sang with confidence and joy. I loved à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Let It Be,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and I really loved à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Yellow,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which I had never heard before. I always think that if a singer that you didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t expect to like that much sings a song you donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know and still manages to make you love it, that is talent, baby. She was great, imo.

Jason knocked my socks off and won a new fan in me. He has so much more confidence on the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“realà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  stage than he ever did on Idol, and his voice was just beautiful. His was the only set ( besides Cookieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s) where I liked all the songs.

Now comes the one song that for the first time made me think, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m glad I came, just for this.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  It was Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Angels.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  It was stunning and I felt lucky to hear it live. I also loved his second song. I was impressed by how handsome, serious, and intense he looked as he performed. He sold me on those two songs. During his set, I thought I could hear the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“coldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  I his voiceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’and he coughed onceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’but it didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t affect my enjoyment of him at all, and I say this as someone who was not a fan during the show. I can tell, though, that Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to have to pick and choose from his music, because some of his arrangements donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t ring my bells. But now Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m happy to know that some of them will.

Broad, wide, meaty. And those are just the shoulders of the man coming up from below. Then thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the hair, the face, the rest of the body, the modest bling, the bit of guy liner, THE VOICE, the smiles, the personality, the humor, the humility, the laughing delight at being in Kansas City, singing to a ROARING, on-our-feet, devoted crowd of people who adore him. It was an honor to be there. Others will tell you what he said and how he said it, but really, I just need to absorb it for a day or so. He was fabulous, he was grateful, he couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t stop laughing, couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t stop saying thank you, and it was just. . .wonderful. I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have missed his performance for the world, and now I CANà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢T WAIT FOR HIS SOLO TOUR!

 
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  • IGetCranked

    I already commented on an earlier thread but wanted to come back just to show my appreciation! :)

  • cookcricket

    Spritely, thank you for sharing your experience at the concert! I am one who enjoys personal touches and experiences! DC will always (I believe) be my favorite AI!!!! I hadn’t planned on watching AI8, but we probably will as a family. I told my husband that David Heart…. well, I intended to say that DC would always be that first AI in my heart, but I guess had a freudian slip.

    My second favorite has always been Jason! I’m so glad you enjoyed his set so much.

  • spritely

    You’re so nice, IGetCranked. :) And for that, you get a prize! I don’t think anybody has mentioned that any time any of the idols mentioned to the crowd that it was Cook’s hometown–or even just said his name–the crowd cheered and clapped. Apparently, they all went to have barbeque while they were there, and I’d be so curious to find out which bbq place he recommended to them. Brooke said she loved the cornbread. :)

    When DC came out wearing his blue Royals shirt, at first he unbuttoned it, which prompted cheers, of course, so he gave us a mischievous look. I know we were all thinking striptease. :) When he turned around and opened the shirt wide, I didn’t realize–until I read it here–that he did that to show his name on the back of it. I thought it was part of the “tease,” and probably it was also that.

    And here’s a random thing. . .on our way out I overheard a woman say that her cousin was the man who bought KLC’s horse! I don’t know if that was true, but. . .random.

    A PDSTM bit. . .MJ and Ramiele did a little boxing thing that the crowd liked.

  • spritely

    “David Heart.” lol. What a sweet slip o’ the tongue, cookcricket. And, yeah, Jason impressed the heck out of me. It didn’t even matter that he wasn’t so comfortable when he tried to talk, lol. The main thing is that he WAS really comfortable when he sang, and he sang beautifully.

    G’night, all!

  • IGetCranked

    . Apparently, they all went to have barbeque while they were there, and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be so curious to find out which bbq place he recommended to them.

    Oh oh Just last week on yahoo, there was an article about best resteraunts to go to and it had a BBQ place in KC listed! I bet that was the one. Tmr, I’ll have to do a search for nosiness sake.

  • Barbariba

    Jason impressed the heck out of me too. I’ve read some places that he mumbled so badly you couldn’t understand him, but at the show I attended I understood everything he said. His voice was just , to put it simply, beautiful. And I’m saying this as a HUGE David Cook fan. I’m so glad all these young artists were on AI this past season. Each one in their own right were/are amazing and I hope they all have the career they want and deserve. It looks like I’ll be spending some hard earned cash on quite a few albums in the near future.

  • Grammie Kari

    One thing about this season’s tour is that almost everyone is enjoying each performer, while still cheering for their favorite(s). This may be a hard act to follow for Season 8. Another thing (not that it should matter), but this is a good looking group. Talent looks good time. WOW!

    Glad to hear David C. got a wonderful welcome home! So pleased that Jason is just getting better and better with each city. I can’t wait until her tours.