What surprised me about Nelly last night was how beautiful her voice really was! I actually thought she had a very thin voice like Paula Abdul's - but no - her voice is strong, clear, melodic and expressive. She showed her vocal prowess last night through an almost acapella arrangement for 'Try' - and although the song did not become a hit here - when she sang it last night, the audience just clapped and cheered for her! I did too!
I also loved her live version of her latest song, Parking Lot! It actually sounded more cute live than on what I hear in the mp3! Too bad I did not take a video of it!
Yes, she also sang I'm Like A Bird- which was the only song most people knew she sang - but she altered the arrangement a bit so the audience wasn't able to sing along well with her. A Tagalog version of the chorus was also sung during the show and the lead singer of the band Gracenote, Eunice did it! That girl has a beautiful voice - and she held her own very well with Nelly!
I loved the dance part of her show where she did an R&B montage of the hits she did with Timbaland - Promiscuous, Morning After and Give it to Me - along with No Hay Igual and some other songs which I wasn't quite familiar with. When she did LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem, the audience was already very receptive and were dancing along with her too!
I now understand why the Grammy voters gave her the award for Best Pop Vocal Female for I'm Like A Bird. She really has the vocal chops to deserve a Grammy!
