忍者＋藝妓＝Drowned World Tour？
這是我一筆友寫的，是有關於他去紐約看女王秀情形,here it goes:
寄件者: "Steven Thai" <mrthai2000@hotmail.com>
Drowned World Tour
As I arrived Madison Square around 7:30pm. You can really feel the
excitment, Even though there wasn't any elaborting decoration(I expected
to have big pictures of her hanging outside like Earl Court in London).It
was just a simple big electric light sign as what they would have for any
football or basket ball game, saying blah blah...present MADONNA.That's
what they have outside and people were taking picture of the front arena.
I saw some people dressing up in different era of Madonna's look.But not
as many as I was hoping for.
Usually, there is an opening act before the main show, She didn't have one
this time. At around 8:40pm, the light went off, you starting hearing
synthesizer started blasting and people dressed in punk style(black
shirts,and pants, with black skirt over pants) started coming out to each
corner of the stage striking a couple of poses than went to their section. I
thought they were dancers, but they turned out to be musicians. Then, smoke
started coming out, before you know it Madonna rised in the smoke from
underneath the stage. Of course, by this time, people were screaming like crazy
.And I was one of them. I couldn't have it, the excitment was over whelming.
She was wearing black and White checker top and black/white plaid skirt
over a pair of black pants. She opened the show with "Drowned World", her
voice was very smooth and strong, she made this song into a vulnerable and
personal. The opening was one of the very memorable moment for me, I have
been singing this song ever since I saw the concert.
Follow by "Impressive Instant", that was when the dancer came out with gas
mask on their faces looking like out of space creatures dancing around M.
At one point, M let herself fall so they could catch her and carry her to
another platform. The mood was dark and futuristic. I thought the
choreography of this was a bit busy and messy for me. It was hard for me
to follow. Plus, this song has never been my favorite.
Next, was "Candy Perfume Girl", she starting playing guitar in this, I
thought it was very cool, a new thing that she is doing, and it goes well
with her. Very classic Rock n Roll chic a la Courtney Love.
Than followed by "Beautiful Stranger", that's when Niki and Donna came
out. Niki was wearing a mohawk hairdo, and Donna's hair was tied in knots of
balls that looked really cool too. There were stairs and the stage which
allow them to danced and grinded on the poles and in the cage with the Mod
screen back ground similar to the BS video. I was singing along with this
song. It was a fun and the energy reminded me of some of her previous
concert performances with her back up singers.
When "Ray of Light" came up, I got crazy again and so did the audience.
Eventhough there was a lot of seem to be free style dancing like the end
of the video. Her voice was very strong throughout the whole song. Come to
think of it, this is also another high light of this segment. I did a lot
of yelling and singing along. So far, it was amazing. This is the end of
first part of the concert. Now, she left the stage to change her costume.
While she was back stage changing they started playing the "Paradise, Not
For Me" video. The huge screen was centered at the middle of a the stage
which was lid in red light. In the video, Madonna has on a traditional
kimono, hair same as "Nothing Really Matter", the video showed her
applying on make up, close up of her face singing and posing in Japanese poses,
then images of her walking on the street with a maid following behind her.The
whole video was inspired by "Memoire of the Geisha". It's much more
beautiful than Nothing Really Matter. The images was so minimum with some
digital affect. While the video was playing, the center of the stage was
decorated with a big tree with only branches. On the branches, there were
4-6 male dancers wearing nothing but flesh tone loin cloth(like underwear),
suspending themself up side down in a ball as they were silk cacoon moving
slowly dangling on the branches. Can you imagined how beautiful that look.
It was such a visual feast, so many element to see, my eyes were wondering
all around.
Then come to "Nobody's Perfect", somehow her long sleeves were removed and
have left were black kimono with long gloves with red flaps attached to
the gloves as they were sleeve. She portrayed a woman who have been abused,
got her braid cut off by this guy who is also trying to execute her.This
song was performed almost sparse with hardy any music, her voice was changed
with vocoder that made it sounded weird but still very good.It's DWT version
of "Oh Father" in Blonde Ambition Tour. Only her and the dancer in this
performance.
Part one of Mer Girl was next, I think Madonna was sitting some where by
the tree singing this. Then, she disappeared for a quick costume change into
a red Ninja outfit which allow her to move around easier. As music switch
to "Sky fit Heaven", this song also got remixed with a Japaneseque drum beat
added into it. This is when the dancer start doing Karate move as Madonna
leaped and twirl up the air from wire while fighting and chasing the bad
guy. It was obvious that the Queen who always jumped on the latest and
newest trend was inpiration by watching "Crouching Tiger".Yes, it was an
ass kicking choreography. (For a Chinese person, we are not new to this
type of stunt. It must have been very impressive for the American). I
have to say it was pretty cool eventhough I am not a big fan of Martial Art.
Mer Girl Two return, she pull a rifle and fire a shot that was play by this
Asia(may be a Thai dancer, doing all these exotic Bali/Thai type of move
of throughout the Mer Girl song. I think he was probably the inner demon).
Part II of the show ended showing a Japanese animated video of a girl
being raped by bad guys while playing the remixed music of WIFLFAG.
Here is my review for Part III - Country Western Segment.
I have to admit after the second act. I pretty ran out of energy scream
and tired from standing. She opened with "I Deserve It". The lyric was very
well writtin, but it wasn't my favorite. She played guitar and sat on
some rock playing that song. I decided to sit down as well. One thing I
noticed was that she was smiling finally.
"Don't tell Me" followed. She danced with her dancers pretty much as the
music video. The stage was decorated like a barn with a big showing a
horse running.
"Human Nature" was a good song after "DTM", since they have similar beat.
This is one of my favorite video. In the concert, it also has similar
choreagraphy, but this time cow boy theme with rope instead of S&M. black
leather. "She suddenly becomes more approachable it seems as she talks to
the audience, she dances, she sings, line dancing. Audience goes crazy".
I think this is the song she rode on the mechanical bull.
"Oh Dear Daddy", I wish she sing one of her old hit rather than this silly
song, I believe she came up with. She also talked and told joke with a
souther accent. It was her more friendly moment I supposed. But I
thought
it was the weakest part. If everything were perfect, it might not be that
great because it didn't give me a change to make some criticism. right?
"Secret", her voice sounded a bit off beat to my ear for some reason. She
stood at the center of the stage playing guitar while singing this
beautiful
song. She pull it off quite well. However, I prefer the original hip hop
version rather than this folky rendition.
I was so happy to hear her sing "you'll See" instead of "gone". She sang
"Gone" at during the European part of the tour. Anyhow, I love "You'll
See", and she sang it so beautifully.
Act IIII opened with dancer dancing to the music of "Don't Cry for Me
Argentina". It was such a teaser, people were really hoping that she
would sing just a couple verses of that song. But it was purely instrument.
I forgot how did she appear on the stage, but she was wearing the bare
back Gaultier shirt dress and a pair of pin stripe trouser. Her hair was
pulled back in Evita-esque style. She sang WIFLFAG in the spanish. I much
prefer the English version. However, the Spanish version went well with the
whole theme. Here, Madonna re-interpret the meaning of this song by presenting
all female dancer dressed in 1930s lesbian style dancing with each other.
They all have short hair, wore men's trouser with white tank top and
suspender. I thought it was really cool. I am this number probably got
Ingrid hot and bother. hee hee.
La Ista Bonita, very spanish like. Madonna sang and played the guitar.
She pretty much just took around with her dancers, nikki and Donna in a semi
circle watching one guy flamingo danced. It reminded me of something you
would see at a street corner in South America or Spain. Very raw and
ethnic feeling.
Then, she went back in and changed. Came out with a black tank that say
"Mother" at front and back say "F*cker", long fur coat and red fedora sing
"Holiday". By the time, the entire audience went NUT! Even the most
conservative people(her hold fans) got up and dance and scream while she
was performing this classic hit of her. At the end pf the song. She throw
the fedora to the audience.
She went back in to change again, then came out singing "MUSIC". It was a
good performance, but I have seen this song performed on different shows
for a few times. So, I wasn't as thrill as some other people. Time went by
so fast, before you knew it. The show was over.
--
Hey MS.Madonna
Put a record on
I wanna dance with my baby
When the music starts
I never wanna stop
It’s gonna drive me crazy
--
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