Katy gets rave reviews at David Lynch's Meditation Benefit Concert

[Serendipity 7,821]

 

 

The evening's final performance, an unusual set of re-orchestrated Perry hits, showed the diverse appeal of Lynch's foundation. Throughout the pop singer's five-song set, the audience up front remained seated, clapped politely and took the occasional cellphone pic, while the crowd in the balconies cheered loudly. 

The singer, who wore a pale pink gown, opened the set with a slightly down-tempo, emotional rendition of "Roar" that ended with her stretching out her arm with a finger raised. The orchestra then struck a haunting balance with a hip-hop drumbeat as they kicked into what became a space-y version of "Teenage Dream." After telling the crowd about what a gift transcendental meditation had been to her, she sang "Wide Awake" and "Dark Horse," the latter of which found her striking poses with violinist Margot, who improvised on the tune's melody for a solo. Perry's set ended with four pale-pink ballerinas tiptoeing out to a lush, harp-adorned take on "Firework." With each "oh-oh-oh," the dancers turned their bodies to the music. By the time Perry took her bows, the audience up front stood for an ovation.

 

 

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[Blade 5,603]

good for ha. her vocals here are good wow.

 

EDIT: never mind...... they are okay.

[ShockPop 7,747]

Literally just saying what happened. Hardly a rave review. The videos explain why it wasn't worthy of rave reviews.

[Mobster 14,604]

The violines playing Dark Horse 

Not a big fan of the original, but this orchestral version will be on repeat 

[Hola Soraya 4,350]

Wow... her voice sounds really good here! 

[Sugarfall 3,723]

Vocal queen, Firework was beautiful.

[aquariumlust 115]

Good for her for trying live orchestration, the vocals though....

[Serendipity 7,821]

I just discovered Dark horse completely all over again 

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

I liked the orchestra but her vocals are ok...

[Whispering 18,865]

Um...that's not a rave review. That's someone trying to describe everything about the performance OTHER THAN the vocals! Lol

Speaking of vocals, they were off key and all over the place, but that's pretty much to be expected with KP. 

[Mister Gaga 22,031]

Her vocals have been improving since the Super Bowl, but they're still a bit flat. Keep working katy! 

[Prismatic 4,789]

The singer, who wore a pale pink gown, opened the set with a slightly down-tempo, emotional rendition of "Roar" that ended with her stretching out her arm with a finger raised. The orchestra then struck a haunting balance with a hip-hop drumbeat as they kicked into what became a space-y version of "Teenage Dream." After telling the crowd about what a gift transcendental meditation had been to her, she sang "Wide Awake" and "Dark Horse," the latter of which found her striking poses with violinist Margot, who improvised on the tune's melody for a solo. Perry's set ended with four pale-pink ballerinas tiptoeing out to a lush, harp-adorned take on "Firework." With each "oh-oh-oh," the dancers turned their bodies to the music. By the time Perry took her bows, the audience up front stood for an ovation.

 

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-sting-stun-at-david-lynchs-meditation-benefit-concert-20151105

I am so here for her to include orchestra sounding in her next album or single. I am totally here for a dark fairy tale era.

 

[arthurhmangum 4,408]

 

[Red 94,493]

I never knew an orchestra would fit this song so much  

[PartySick 144,829]

Looks like pale pink dresses and Rolling Stone praise are the new thing