Time: 7:30pm
Location: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Kaki: ZXL
Rating: 4.5 stars
Language: Chinese and Cantonese
Sypnosis:
Jacky Cheung Half Century Tour is one of the most-anticipated musical experiences of the year, as Jacky’s live show is renowned for his incredibly high-energy theatrical presentation of graphics, sets and visual elements, all conceptualized by Jacky Cheung himself. He has been repeatedly breaking records with his current world tour. From the opening show at the Shanghai Exhibition Center at the end of last year to the recently concluded concerts, he has already performed more than 50 gigs.
張學友 Half Century Tour （世紀演唱會）是今年最備受注目的樂壇盛事之一。張學友的現場表演是以他精彩而又充滿活力地呈現戲劇化的圖畫、設置和視覺元素而聞名，所有概念來自於張學友本人。他目前的世界巡迴演唱會曾多次打破紀錄。從去年年底在上海展覽中心舉行的開場秀到最近結束的演唱會，他已經表演了超過五十場演出。
Review:
Well, what do you know, the intended partner I had was ms BN... who unfortunately, due to work, had to give up her tickets. So Ms ZXL was the lucky recipient of a $170 ticket! :) Well, I did get a free ride out of it, so I can't complain.
So, back to the concert, it was great! It was almost a display of athleticism from a man who has hit the half century mark. I am not sure if it was meant to, but since the audience seems to be made up of my age group, the thirty-somethings, it actually left me feeling ashamed of how painfully unfit I was in comparison.
Still, his voice was really really smooth, some parts I thought I detected an occasional crack, but seriously, after that amount of dancing, it is amazing that he could even continue to sing! I would be bent double trying to get my breath back!
I also have to admit that he lost me the first part of the performance, not that I wasn't involved, but as I didn't know the songs >< But the dancing and musical like storyline kept me engaged. But of course, I lost my head and just drank in all the old songs that he sang... and I just felt so nostalgic about my youth suddenly and how life has just gone back in the blink of an eye.
One moment, I was in secondary school, training hard at badminton, trying not to be last in class, feeling unfounded angst about the many things in life (as teenagers are apt to be), and finding solace in music during commuting time, with friends in class, at night in bed... wondering about what life has in store for me...
The next moment, I am all grown up, feeling angst about the youth that has flown by me, trying to live for the moment, as I realize there is no point in looking past, or to the future, as the moment is now. (while balancing that with planning for the future)... and all that while he was singing.. I almost felt like he was singing my life story...
The power of a long-staying musician, is that his music has really accompanied you through the many trials and tribulations of life. Even now, when a particular song comes on, and if that song was the one that accompanied me through a particularly poignant stage in life... the emotions and memories of that point would come flooding back...
Music.. is very powerful. That the man can still bring out such emotions after such a long period of time.. is testament to his depth as a musician and his staying power.
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