I would like to apologize in advance, this recap will probably be too long for some of you, but I am also writing on behalf of Liza (Azilros) too. So this is a recap and review from two members of the Nutini household.
The Atlanta trip was such a quick decision to make. After all, we are talking about Paolo Nutini here, and he is always worth it. Never mind that it was our third Paolo gig in a month, not including the others that we also go to.
We flew out of Chicago without any incidents which is atypical for every trip I make. I am known for mishaps and missteps, but this time, everything was smooth, including the arrival in Atlanta.
We took a taxi downtown to our hotel, it was a short trip. From the hotel, we could see the Tabernacle. Great, it was just a hop, skip and a jump away. The front desk said that they had a lot of guests who were there for PABLO NATONI...heheheh! I'm like, "Who??" It was quite fun to correct her, she was laughing about it. We decided to freshen up before hopping, skipping and jumping to the venue and of course, a line was already forming. We saw Michelle, Betsy and Cindy standing by the bus and of course, warm hugs and introductions followed. Great to see you ladies! Michelle and Betsy, who would've known that we would meet again?
I felt that I don't need to talk about all the other things that happened because you were all there. But we all signed the scrapbook that I considered a labor of love. I wanted for Paolo to receive it himself so we asked Malky if he could possibly get Paolo, and he did, what a sweetheart.
We then saw Paolo behind the bus about to come over but he retreated. Maybe he thought that we would all ask for autographs or pictures, but the plan was just for me to hand it to him maybe explain it to him a little. Bummer! I thought I was going to find a way to give it to him that night. I ended up holding the darn thing along with my two cameras and an audio recorder, (heheheh) during the whole concert. And it was an 89 page book, it was cumbersome and weighty. Suffice to say, I was able to hand the scrapbook to Malky after the show and he assured me repeatedly that he would make sure that Paolo gets it. I took a sigh of relief.
The concert was beyond rocking, it was QUAKING! The floors inside the venue were vibrating as the people were convulsing to each songs that Paolo and the boys were playing. It was the best audience, in my opinion. Very polite and patient (more than I was) since we waited a long time before Serena came out. She did her set really well as usual, and because of that last performance, I decided to purchase her CD. Sarah was great too, her bassist Danny, kinda' made it all fun for me. He had little ticks and jerks while performing that reminded me of this artist that I am also supporting. I found it funny how he seemed like he was asleep while standing there waiting for the bass part of the song. LOL! It was so funny. All in all Paolo's supporting acts delivered the goods. We all know that Serena joined Sarah for a jam session towards the end of Sarah's set. That was cool.
The lights dimmed after what seemed like hours of intermission. By this time, my legs were like jelly, but Paolo was about to grace the stage, makes you forget the pains. The Rocky theme song came on and I was like, "Yo! Adrianne!" LOL! One by one, they came out, and boy, I can't tell you how awesome the feeling was to see them about to play to us, for the last time on this tour...**wiping tears away...**
The audience sing along was cool to me, I know some of you don't like that. But that pretty much shows Paolo's impact on his audience and how phenomenal the whole album was. Serena came out and surprised Paolo during Last Request, it was great and Serena just blew me away. Her voice was amazing, Paolo even thought so. The covers are amazing too, gosh! Only Paolo Nutini and his band can deliver classics the way they do. It's edgy and yet true to form, soulful! Paolo opened with Alloway Grove and ended with, you guessed it, our favorite stoner's anthem, "Funky Cigarette!"
While people who watch videos and audio recordings of Paolo's performances see how cool and captivating the boys are on stage, they can never experience the pure electricity that comes over you when you are actually THERE! So, if you listen to my vids and audios, I am usually possessed by something, yeah.... I am always sounding like I just had an O------range!!
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