KATIE MELUA A Moment Of Madness 01/04/2011 Cologne

[MasterHomebrew]

I have to say that it was not the best I have seen from Katie but I feel that Katie is trying to express herself to a point that she is not just a singer but maybe she wants to participate in a Broadway theater situation.

[borjomiwater]

I love Kate! She is Georgian!!!

[HoraceScope]

I'd like to put emphasis on the fact that out of the songs I filmed that night, these two are the ones I considered good. I have two or three other videos that are pretty good but the songs are just awful.

[dancelife170688]

I respectfully disagree. She is a great singer and songwriter and she puts her whole soul in a song. Now, speaking of Yoav, he is really annoying after two songs.

[HoraceScope]

@dancelife170688 In a classically trained sense Katie certainly has the skills, but instead of catering "safe" songs to her audience she should get creative and do something unexpected. I bet she's dying to, but cannot due to commitments. As for Yoav, I agree his act is not made for large arenas. He appeared to be a bit restricted by intimidation... I’ve seen him in very small clubs where the awesomeness of his act becomes apparent. A one man juke box, pantomime and incredible lyricist.

[ndmushroom1]

I do agree, however, that with a voice like that she should dare experiment a little more!

[HoraceScope]

@ndmushroom1 Exactly! Not just with a voice like that. She could be her own band. She could venture into new genres stretching her artistry a bit. Free herself of all expectations and do what she really wants. If you really enjoy what you're doing, you don't get exhausted by it and have to cancel tours. ;-)

[ndmushroom1]

Recently seen her in BXL. Yoav is amazing ( he sounds like trance on an acoustic guitar), Katie... She's got a great voice, and she didn't seem bored to be there, and her songs were a lot more uplifting than her old ballads (btw I don't agree with your description of them as "poopoo"). The problem was, IMO, that both the organizers and the fans still perceived her as a vocal jazz artist: playing more uptempo songs to a crowd of fans with an average age of 40, all sitting down, kinda ruins it :)

[grint34]

I think its very good and she is enjoying herself. So, don't understand what you mean.

[HoraceScope]

@grint34 To me it is very apparent that Katie doesn't enjoy herself one bit. The saddest face in show business. Not surprising she had to cancel this leg of the tour before. I bet if she wasn't pushed into doing what she does by people around her, she would do something entirely different musically.

[ronaldmeijernunspeet]

You aren't a Katie Melua fan, that's for sure. Thanx for the video anyway.

I was in the audience that evening in Cologne. I wasn't there for YOAV, but his act was OK. A bit boring after the 3-rd song in my opinion.

Katie was outstanding. A very good performance. I was emotionaly touched by a number of songs. Katie solo in I Cried For You was one of those moments.