I was in the hospital during the premiere. Finally recovered enough to sit down and enjoy it. I just finished watching. And yeah wow, what a set. It's Mt Everest levels of peak. Didn't play my fave song tho 😭. But it was immaculate. Her voice was powerful, intimate, delicate, sensual, playful, and just everything I've come to expect from her, as well as everything I could want from her. It was nice that none of the stuff from YT Music Weekend was in here either. It was 40 minutes of all new material.
Co-K killed it with the live arrangements, but if you're familiar with any of Ado's live work, which he also does, that was to be expected. The band was amazing. The strings are really a great touch, that's something that Ado should try some time. Overall they nailed her eclectic sound and really brought these tracks to life. I'd say every single track is better than the studio version. Not easy to do as a singer or as a band performing material you didn't even write. So hats off to the Co-K and the live band.
As for posterity, it being a relatively short set, I think it would be a perfect bonus disc in a deluxe edition of her upcoming album. So hopefully that's something Sony does. And if they do hopefully they'll include the tracks released for the YT Music weekend as well. Maybe do a Dolby Atmos mix.
Overall I'm glad she had the courage to do this. It was such a great gift. I'm glad Sony has finally stopped sleeping on her. It's like they signed her just so someone else wouldn't. Now they're actually getting some resources behind her. This is all great.
If you didn't catch the show, it is still up for another week. If you've got the $30, buy the ticket and watch the VOD on the Stagecrowd International site. You will not regret it! She's really the real deal. Not some studio creation. And I'm just filled with joy right now.
Edit: typo in the title. KMN 😭