From MJ's site:

A fan's perspective:
(MJ is great at getting her posters to recap the performances); this was a very positive one:

"I was at the Long Island 8/16 show. Hated the set. So cheap. Well, everyone knows the drill so I won't waste effort on recapping the well-rehearsed and oft-repeated moments. Mandisa was strong and preachy. Ace was so very pretty. IMO, he is a more effective presence on the jumbotron than the stage. When he sang Father Figure, he approached downstage left to the very edge of the stage much to the excited fans' delight in the first few rows. I saw a father lift his daughter onto his shoulders during that moment like a bizarre offering ripe with irony. Mmm. That was weird. He sounded nasal and sharp-pitched occasionally but he commanded the Maroon Five number with a more assured vocal. Lisa was sweet-voiced and played with the enthusiasm of a participant in a high school performing arts senior showcase. Paris hooted through her lower register which bottomed out from time to time. She ordered the crows to "get up" like a ROTC candidate and performed a strange Broadway musical Chicago meets Hip Hop street performer routine complete with fedora and chair. Bucky loped around amiably and performed an amiable, slightly underwhelming rendition of Drift Away which had an arrangement heavy on keyboard not guitar. It sounded like Rodeo Muzak. His speaking was unintelligible to the NY audience. Then came the Greased Up Hickler duet. Can you yodle "Gooooofy"? Pickler belted her songs on the sharp side of the note every time she pushed her voice and tried to vamp but landed up telling stories about looking for a monument of the "big Apple". I noticed that the canned background vocals do no one favors and it's a bit distracting.

The second half improves considerably. Chris roars with a high-octane Zep number. The crowd roars back. The band plays loud. Everything is amped up, the lightshow is blazing and he gets the flames in the background too, just like on tv. This is stadium rock and stays at the same level of stadium rock. And now the show doesn't feel as karaoke. He's got a powerful presence, the wallet chain, the stomping, and it's all good. Elliott shows up for the best duet of the night. He is wearing a t-shirt that has the words Funky White Boy on it. He is relaxed, boyish and charming. The stage lights are not as gymnastic and frantic, the band hits a light groove and suddently the vocals are the highlight and focus during this set. Elliott's voice is limber and nuanced. I've noticed the canned background vocals are more muted during the second half or maybe the singers are generally stronger. Elliot sings Trouble and one thinks, "This voice is first-rate." And then he nimbly skips in response to the applause and invites the boys to join him. They blend nicely and it's all so nice while the Jumbotron shows Kat waving to the crowd from the back seat of a limo.....

Girls number. Yawn. Cheesy.

Taylor enters and the parents and kids cheer and they're gonna party. It becomes a slumber party for the whole family and no wants to sleep. They want to dance. Taylor performs like it's a revival and he's the pied-piper. He even plays the harmonica in a pitch higher than a piccolo. It's crazy. He's dancing and the light show is on again. For someone who is so outwardly showy in his movements and performing, he's a very introverted performer. It's like the more frenetic the performance, the more internal his involvement with everything around him. His voice is strong and he works the songs at mid-range to keep it belting strong. This is not subtle music-making. He dedicates Do I Make You Proud to the troops and the song is a let down because the song itself is a let down. Yuck.

The idols join for more cheeze-tastic group numbers and I'm zooming out the stadium because driving on Long Island is a nightmare."

Thanks for the recap ohioguy. Hey how did E move on NTM?

Wow! Fabulous review for Elliott. He is sounding so in his element, and people are loving him. Thank you for posting this here.

WOW, NO ONE TELLS IT LIKE YOU, OHIOGUY! THANKS FOR THE REVIEW.

thanks for that post ohioguy........love hearing good nah great things about elliot..... :ilikeit:

Great review!!!!

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Edit- Ooopps...that is not the smilie I meant to use. Don't know why I keep clicking on that one. This is what I meant:

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Excellent review! :) I don't even know what else to say...

From what I gather, Elliott has toned down moving around the stage on NTM, and is dancing more with the song.

(note that this wasn't my review, in case anyone thinks that...but a review from another fan who gave props to the E-Man that I wanted to share).

Here's another review:

I have to say, i am DEFINITELY much more of a taylor/elliott fan now than i was before. I have always like them, but now i consider myself a fan. I'm still a Kat fan too, but i'm spreading my love among those 3 now.

Elliott's voice is SO phenomenal. He didn't really put on a "show" the way Taylor does, but I could have easily just sat and listened to him sing all night. he was adorable. My friend said she wanted to put him in her pocket and take him home.

and Taylor is just incredible to watch on stage. he channeled a lot of Mick Jagger-more so than James Brown-and played tambourine, harmonica, and guitar really well. i was pretty surprised. my friend made an interesting point that "taylor would have never won if he wasn't such a huge dork." she meant it as a compliment though, saying that Taylor didn't care about the way he looked on stage, he just did his thing. we were both very impressed.

after the misery that was the first half my friend said in a sarcastic way, "thanks a lot for taking me to this." but by the end, she said she, "thoroughly enjoyed it." and said that chris, taylor, ace, and elliott should have just done the whole show.

and for you E fans, he was getting VERY funky during "living in America" and was dancing around quite a bit. it was adorable.

They ALSO state that Claudette got MORE applause than Bucky, Mandisa, and Lisa combined.... Long Island loved the E-Man!!

I've now decided Elliott and Claudette should do a television sitcom. People love her, too.
Now, a sitcom....that's exposure.

'But, mom, I don't want to move...."

"Elliott, I love you...now get the hell out!" LOL

Have him move across the street, a la "Raymond"...dang, I could write the thing myself....

thanks for all the details. Sounds like Elliott is really coming into his own on this tour. Lol at your friend who wanted to put Elliott in her pocket and take him home. It's probably a good idea I don't have tickets to go see him when he comes to Pittsburgh, because i would seriously try to snatch him up and run. :D :wub:

I THINK YOU SHOULD WRITE A SITCOM FOR THOSE TWO. IT WOULD BE HILARIOUS!

Yeah - it could be a Jewish family instead of an Italian family and you could call it...wait for it..."Everybody Loves Elliott!"

I agree. Best review I've read yet. It was very descriptive and lacked the every present OMG's. Thanks Ohioguy.

I also like the sitcom scenario. FUUUUNNNNNNNY.

I was thinking the same thing, Linda!! LOL

Again, I'm getting e-mails thinking these are MY reviews.

They are NOT. I just wanted to share other's perspectives.

:goodpost: EVERYBODY LOVES ELLIOTT sounds likehoney !!!

claudette is the funniest ... lady I've heard for a long time. I cant forget what she said about pple paying more than a 1000 $ for the AI concert ticket; " I wouldnt pay that even to meet g.od"! I fond that hilarious!

Wasnt' that the title of the TV guide article?

Good review for E. I love hearing positive reviews. :)

Love that review, thanks ohioguy for posting it here for us. :)

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Great idea!!