Simply Memorable

Music has always been a companion to me. It might sound ridiculous but whatever feeling or problem I have, nothing works better in helping me go through it than listening to songs that caters to them. And all these feelings, love, joy, excitement and euphoria came as a single overwhelming avalanche to me last night during Alicia Keys' concert.

Me along with my friends Alma Fe and Junie waited for two hours chatting and eating burgers before Alicia Keys finally took the stage. That's prior to Luke Mijares and Duncan Ramos' opening acts, which to me won't be that excruciating if I'm not too excited for Alicia Keys. Then at 10:15, my heroine Alicia Keys emerged and sang her heart out to our delights.

True that the venue was quite small (it was suppose to be held outside SMX, but they transferred the venue inside) and there were few people, but that made the concert much intimate and personal. It worked to our advantage for we get to see her closer even though we only have general admission tickets. How about that for luck.

I was too dumbfounded when she started the show for it couldn't sank in my thick skull that I am indeed watching her perform live. My friends and I was shouting at the top of our lungs as Alicia sang her household hits You Don't Know my Name, Karma and No One. The highlight for me was when she sang my most fave song Diary remixed with the song Tender Love. I couldn't help but cry! Seriously! I've been listening to that song on my ipod and on the internet for so many times that I can't believe I'm hearing it live! And it was so sincerely sang. Even my friend Junie can't help crying when she heard her fave song Like You'll Never See me Again. All performances were so soulful and intimate that you'll forget that everything from venue, stage and production was simple. Cause you won't need those. All you need is Alicia and her piano.

And as everything must come to an end, so did the concert. I know that she wouldn't end the concert without singing If I Ain't Got You so we stood by even though people were coming out. And what a perfect encore for a great concert that was. She really made the most out of the night. I couldn't ask for a better performance. The only regret that I have is that I didn't settle for the Php 900 ticket. For it would have been more worth wile.

This will definitely be one of the best highlights of my entire life. And I will relive it over and over again. . .

XOXO

Jerome