
Greetings everyone!!
I had the pleasure (or displeasure, depending on how you look at it, hah!) of attending Miley Cyrus’ Gypsy Heart Tour at the Acer Area in Sydney early last week.
Miley has had her share of controversies. And despite her tunes being damn catchy (you all know the lyrics to [Party In The U.S.A.], admit it!) she is not the greatest singer in the world!! I always felt she would be more suited for country music, not pop/rock.
However…
Miley wants to be a rocker chick!
And she somewhat proved herself in that respect, I must say!
Wearing leather chaps and a diamond studded bra, she took the stage to the horror of many moms in the audience (heh!), who I believe were expecting Hannah Montana.
Miley is so desperate to prove she is “grown up” and a hardcore rock chick, that one almost forgets that just last year she was the Disney poster child for abstinence. She gyrated, hair flipped, and used brief foul language throughout her show.
That being said, Miley, having disappeared most of last year, has clearly
taken singing lessons! The girl has got mad pipes!!! While she screamed
her way through some of the pop numbers, she BLEW ME AWAY with the
mid-tempo tracks and ballads. And alright, I was particularly impressed
with [The Climb] and her rendition of [Every Rose Has Its Thorn].
Speaking of covers, she did quite a handful of them!
In addition to the one mentioned above, she also did a Joan Jett medley consisting of [I Love Rock 'N Roll], [Cherry Bomb], and [Bad Reputation]. All of which she hit out of the park. However, the one cover she should have left alone was Nirvana’s [Smells Like Teen Spirit], which she yelled her way through. Granted… it was not as bad as it could have been, but Kurt Cobain is definitely turning in his grave.
Having said that, the mothers in the audience all lost their shit when Miley sang some stuff they actually knew. It is nice that parents who were dragged along with their kids enjoyed themselves too!
All in all, Miley has definitely grown on me as a singer and a performer, I had a great time. She can hold her own on stage! However, she should tone down her sexual antics on stage.
She just turned 18!
And she ain’t no Britney mother f*ckin’ Spears!