As I already stated, right after the concert, “Vau!”. That was a good one.
First of all. He had a big band on the stage! Actual real big band – consisting real human musicians with real instruments. How cool is that? I find it awesome. Piano! Contrabass! Saxophone!
Second of all. What a laugh! I felt really sorry for all the people at the concert who don’t speak English. They missed the best parts of this show. There is no need for flashy show – big screens, dancers, fireworks. A good performer with good sense of humor does the trick. You may think that all of it is written and rehearsed. May be, but he mastered it with an easygoing charm.
Music. What is there to say? If I wouldn’t like Michael Bublé’s songs and singing I wouldn’t have bought the ticket. He is good and his voice carries. There was one performance that was above else – the closing song in the end. He performed the “Song for You” a capella. No band and no microphone. Yes, you read it right – he just stood on a stage and sang it without any technical accessories. A man and his voice. The hall was quiet, oh so quiet.
I will definitely go and see him again if he ever comes around this side of the world again. His show resonants with me – simple, fun and professional.
I like where Saku Suurhall is situated for me in Tallinn. No need for a car. I can walk there with really small effort (3 km) and the walk back suits me even better. I like to quietly let the emotions settle before I return to everyday odds and ends.
On a side note. I am a happy person. I have no problem going anywhere alone – concert, travel, party, bar etc. I enjoy my lonely drift. I wonder why people always make such a big deal out of “alone”?
I think this a good place (as any) to tell the story of how I found Michael Bublé for myself. It was … 2004 (? I guess. It had to be as his single “Home” was not yet out and I was living in Mustamäe). Anyway, I was home sick and aimlessly clicking through TV channels. Some movie started – “Totally Blond“. Not worth watching if you ask me, but the music and the voice of the singer captivated me. This critic got it exactly how it is – “the film is a “fairly disastrous romantic comedy”, but Bublé’s music, written by Van Slee, helps redeem it, as does the generally likable cast”. In the middle of the movie I was already searching the internet about who the hell is singing and why I don’t know anything about him? To my surprise – yes, the “actor” in the movie was singing himself and not just lip acting. An actual Canadian singer Michael Bublé. I was hooked since then.
Next: Norah Jones. Tickets already acquired.
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