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Destiny’s Child
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Neither rain, nor lackluster opening acts, nor a less-than-capacity audience could keep top female R&B trio Destiny’s Child from their long-expected farewell stop at Philips Arena Friday night.
A farewell — if this tour truly is that — that was hard to find problems with.
That is, if you don’t count R&B singer Amerie, who in her short-shorts had to be hoping people focused on her model-like legs rather than her missed notes. Or the better-selling support act, R&B singer Mario, who drew as much applause when he left the stage to his dancers as he did when he performed his huge single “Let Me Love You� � with just over a half-tank of singing power.
The first 35 minutes of the nearly two-hour show featured a hit parade, roaring from opener “Say My Name” to “Independent Women, Pt. 1,” to “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Soldier” — with special guest rappers T.I. and Lil Wayne. With only four original albums to its credit, it’s easy to minimize the kind of impact this group has had in its seven years as recording artists. Until you hear the tunes back to back to back.
Then Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Roland and Michelle Williams moved on to a round of solo performances, each remarkable for either the visuals, the vocals, or both. Rowland did her No. 1 hit with rapper Nelly titled “Dilemma,â€? surely inadvertently reminding the heavily female crowd that all she basically contributed to that song was the hook. Williams gave an outstanding performance of her gospel hit “Do You Know.â€? But after Knowles’ riveting rendition of “Dangerously In Love 2,” there could be no doubt as to who will stand in the spotlight if and when this rare example of class, strength and sisterhood goes its separate ways, again.
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