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Usher at the Tabernacle
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PHOTO CREDIT: Raymond Hagans
The last time an Usher concert was in town it was four years ago, at Philips Arena, and it was a great show.
Last night when the Usher tour stopped in Atlanta it was at the far-smaller Tabernacle, and not only was it a great show, but it was great Usher.
In his 14 years in the music business (believe it or not) Atlanta’s 30-year-old R&B superstar has enjoyed quite the ascent. “And with that success, there’s been some distance,” the five-time Grammy winner conceded before his performance. “I want to get back and do something more intimate. A more personal ‘Thank you’.”
So Monday evening the heavily-female audience at his “Ladies Only” concert were close enough they could untie and tie his shoes, he joked. But what was particularly remarkable about his near-sold out, 90-minute set, was that Usher was just as accessible, and giving.
The singing and dancing phenom reached waaay back, and into, his five-album catalog, performing rarities such as first solo hit “Think of You” and album tracks “Seduction” and “Bad Girl”; songs he was merely featured on like “Lovers and Friends” (with Lil Jon and Ludacris) and “I Need A Girl” (with Diddy); and bits of songs he just seemed to like, such as Prince’s “Do Me Baby” and “Adore”, Stevie Wonder’s “Rocket Love”, OutKast’s “Prototype”, John Legend’s “Green Light” and T.I.’s “Whatever You Like”.
“I didn’t bring you all the way here just to look at me,” the elegantly-attired Usher told a crowd that included Grammy winner Johnta Austin, rapper-actor Bow Wow, choreographer-turned-record label power Devyne Stephens and V-103’s Wanda Smith. “I told y’all I was going to give you a show!”
If you were there, do you think Usher achieved that goal? Feel it was worth the $100-plus ticket price?
Comments
By Joy
November 12, 2008 9:02 PM | Link to this
Yes, it was totally worth the 100 bucks!! I woulda paid more had i know he would be soooo close to us! I know that I will never be that close to him again. I wish that I could attend another show, but there aren’t any close!!
By Joy
November 12, 2008 9:03 PM | Link to this
Yes, it was totally worth the 100 bucks!! I woulda paid more had i know he would be soooo close to us! I know that I will never be that close to him again. I wish that I could attend another show, but there aren’t any close!!
By AN
November 13, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this
Usher is so real and genuine. His talent is unbelieveable! He is beautiful inside and DEFINITELY outside and I am grateful that I got the chance to see him perform. I don’t usually go to concerts but this was worth it. Thank you Usher.