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2007.11.12
Amazing Sandy Lam Concert -- so Sandy!!!

"Come as you are, be what you are" is the theme of Sandy's concert this time. And this is indeed a concert that really puts 'MUSIC' to the centre of everything.
"Star Hall" is the venue that Sandy is holding her concert, the feeling was like going to the new convention centre at WanChai, but as the concert starts, I found that the music effect is much better than the other halls.
The stage set up is pretty simple and with a big white screen at the back , giving me a feeling of getting into an art centre or designer gallery. The visual of this concert is PERFECT, and combines with her angelic perfect voice and the great performance of the band and background vocal. This is just superb!!
This is a very very different concert compare to the other HK singers, which I would say is 'uncomparable'. Sandy did not say a single word other than 'Thank You' and throughout the whole concert she had only changed her outfit ONCE. Not a single dancer was hired but with her own movement in every single song I could just feel she had the total control of the show and she's just so sexy, charming and charismatic!
The concert had splitted into 2 halves, first half is more with jazz & blues; whereas the 2nd half will be more electronics like the fashion show music. Very cosmopolitan & metropolitan, which really coincides with Sandy's image since the very beginning. As everybody knows fans are crazy about her fast songs, and enjoyed her dancing a lot. The only dance beat song she sang that night was 'ƨΥ¹Ý¶Ú¿¹ÎÓ', we just went all crazy and stood up to dance and sing with her. The atmoshpere was just so perfect.
The selection of songs was really 'advanturous' as she claimed herself to be. 80% of the songs were never been sung in any previous concerts. And for the ones that had appeared in other previous concerts, she had given EVEYR SINGLE ONE of those songs with new arrangement and new feeling. 'ÁöºßÂ糹Ū½÷»Ò' was backed up with 6 different tracks of her own voices, which gives me goose bump and the new arrangment of 'Ó' had given me a big surprised and brand new feeling, and with the song 'Å·°á̵˥' I had got myself watery eyes. The last song that she sang was the opening song of her last album 'S/L', that was a song dedicated to her old friend Richard Lam Chun Keung. Her voice was so angelic with just 'LA~~~' throughout the song and it was indeed SOOOO touching!
The ONLY thing that I didn't think was necessary was the piano playing part, but I think as long as that's Sandy's own idea and she wanted to it, then I'm happy. In fact.. if the theme is 'TO BE WHAT YOU ARE', then I'm sure playing the piano is definitely her own willingness to do so.
Once again, the band was excellent, the drum/the base/2 grand pianos/cello/ violin/pipa/erhu/chinese flute/purcussion and the 3 background vocals were really with international standard. Excellent musicians, probably as my friend said, Patrick Lui was already the worse one in the whole band.
One thing that really amazed me was that there was a blonde girl in the background vocal, I was wondering how she could do the background vocal in cantonese?!? haha interesting!!
By reading the credits from on the 2nd last song, I found that the the visual effects, stage design, stage production, all these stuffs were recruited from Japan with Japanese professionals. Music director of course to be by Anthony Lun, but the band leader was Mac Chew whom had been doing Sandy's album for many years and I had already loved his composition and arrangment. '´¶ë´´°Èþ', 'ÌëÂÀüî' these 2 album were having Mac Chew highly involved and I really loved these 2 albums.
This concert is not for people who are having the same set of mind to see Andy Lau concert, no mainstream songs at all, no erotic dances (though I think her body movement on those jazzy/blues song were so sexy), no karaoke songs, no fashion show, no special guests. But it's something very inspiring and unforgetable.
I would say it's a 10/10 concert and it's really amazing and I'm so glad that Sandy had brought HK something so different and she really could be called DIVA.
All I wanna say is.. Sandy 你¹¥oÌî.. 你夠·¿!
P.S. The thing that really annoyed me was that people kept walking pass for washroom!! I really wanna kick them out from the hall
I quite agree with you that Sandy Lam's performance in her Concert 2007 is quite good. So I feel quite pity about the procedure of the whole concert.
I later understood that it is the feature of concert (Taiwanese style) that there is not a part of "encore". However, in HK, even in concerts of orchestra and Chinese orchestra, there is a part of encore. Therefore, it is a great courage for Sandy Lam to insisit in no encore in her concert. I know that Sandy Lam cried when facing the fans and understanding the request of encore. I am moved.
So, to carry out any reform or trials, courage is a must.
However, it may be better if Sandy Lam can have a brief welcome speech to the audience after singing 2 or 3 songs. She can also introduce some features of the concert. In this way, the audience can understand that this concert is not the same as those in Hung Hom Colliseum. Do you agree?
I later understood that it is the feature of concert (Taiwanese style) that there is not a part of "encore". However, in HK, even in concerts of orchestra and Chinese orchestra, there is a part of encore. Therefore, it is a great courage for Sandy Lam to insisit in no encore in her concert. I know that Sandy Lam cried when facing the fans and understanding the request of encore. I am moved.
So, to carry out any reform or trials, courage is a must.
However, it may be better if Sandy Lam can have a brief welcome speech to the audience after singing 2 or 3 songs. She can also introduce some features of the concert. In this way, the audience can understand that this concert is not the same as those in Hung Hom Colliseum. Do you agree?
2007/11/12 Mon 17:28 URL [ Edit ]
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hi °ì¸Ä¿Í, I agree with your suggestion of giving a welcoming speech, or i read some somwhere else that a 'CONCERT' like this should deserve a programme booklet, it's an artistic event instead of a pop concert. If a programme could be given then it would be perfect as Sandy can also write something about her feelings towards the concert and we as the audience can get to know more about why she choose a concept like this to be her 2007 concert. :>
soooooo agree with you here...it's one of the most daring SL music show i hv ever seen.
the fresh re-arrangement of each tracks kept me guessing all night and that was brilliant. the choice of songs is fantastic...i must say...just like walking down memory lanes...where was I then? but coupled with the new arrangement...i m here.
SL did indeed said something like ...this is a fresh concept and music show...just like how she intended during the show (when i was there).
the projections for each song are brilliant, really works. but i do like her playing the piano...singing Mong Liu. gosh! taking her time playing every note and getting the mood right.
Sandy sandy sandy...DIVA!!!!
cant wait for the dvd and cd release to relive the moment.
the fresh re-arrangement of each tracks kept me guessing all night and that was brilliant. the choice of songs is fantastic...i must say...just like walking down memory lanes...where was I then? but coupled with the new arrangement...i m here.
SL did indeed said something like ...this is a fresh concept and music show...just like how she intended during the show (when i was there).
the projections for each song are brilliant, really works. but i do like her playing the piano...singing Mong Liu. gosh! taking her time playing every note and getting the mood right.
Sandy sandy sandy...DIVA!!!!
cant wait for the dvd and cd release to relive the moment.
^C^
heard that CD/DVD/BLUE RAY DVD will be releasing before lunar new year!
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD!!!!!
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD!!!!!
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