Brimming with confidence, great vocals and emotions to match, Kelly Clarkson blew away the audience at the Taj
The great voice is a given. Kelly Clarkson was the first American Idol champion and remains one of the top voices ever discovered on the show.
In concert, however, it is her confidence as a performer, and her skill with giving every ounce of emotion she has into her songs that stands out, every bit as much as her powerhouse vocals.
Opening her Oct. 10 Taj Mahal show in Atlantic City with the title track of her current album. “All I Ever Wanted,” Clarkson went on to present a 20 song show that showcased her versatility, from pop/dance grooves to exquisite heartbreak ballads, as well as her appreciation of other artists. After presenting a lovely mash-up of Alanis Morissette’s “That I Would Be Good” and Kings of Leon’s “Use Somebody,” she admitted she wished she had written the Morissette song. She also admitted that she loved doing covers. “After all, I was an American Idol.”
The audience was already there when she asked the crowd to sing along on such Clarkson classics as “Breakaway,” “Behind Their Hazel Eyes” and “Since U Been Gone.”
Asking if there were country music fans in the house, she delivered what she called “a more bluesy take” on Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight.” That blues sound was easily accomplished with the help of her 11-piece backing band including a horn section.
Other stand out moments included her cover of the Black Keys tune “Lies,” and the emotional wallop of the tunes “Because of You” and “Already Gone.”
Kelly Clarkson took her Idol opportunity and never looked back.
Kelly Clarkson just dropped her new album Stronger, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard album charts and has announced dates for the first leg of her North American Stronger Tour. That tour will be at the Trump Taj Mahal for its second date on January 15.
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1. Anonymous said... on Oct 13, 2009 at 10:21AM
“Im seeing Kelly in concert in Pensacola!! :D”
2. Chriss said... on Oct 14, 2009 at 08:46PM
“I saw Kelly at the Taj on Saturday, and she was amazing. That is the 3rd time I have seen her in concert, and she always blows me away. She is so talented and versatile. She is the best singer live I have ever heard. Her voice gives me chills.”
3. Kaine Rutherland said... on Oct 20, 2009 at 03:18AM
“Kelly Clarkson is an amazing singer but I think she is not her best, physically because she looks fat and not pretty as she was before.
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