Sunday, November 23, 2008

Journey Of Soul



There are a lot of singers that well, um sing. But there are only a handful that SANG! Anthony Hamilton is one of the selected few that falls into the elite handful. I have always been a fan of his voice and charisma that he exudes on his records and stage. So last night I had the chance to see him in concert. This was the first time I've seen him in a few years and I was not disappointed at the least. What I like about Anthony is that he is a real dude. The kind of cat that you could run into on the humble at the gas station and talk to him for hours. You would look at your watch and be like damn, I've been chatting it up with dude for 2 hours. That realness is what makes him a star in many regards. He has laced "us" the fan for many years with his music with the southern anthem "Comin' Where I'm From" to the classic ode to his lady love "Charlene" to one of my favorites "Do You Feel Me". This dude has such a diverse audience and I think that speaks volumes for an artists. It shows that he/she is not pigeon-holed to one particular crowd.

Anthony came out ready to perform and he did just that. He feed off the energy of the crowd and did things I never seen him do on stage...dance! My man was feeling it for sure. He rocked a silver satin-like jacket,a fresh cap and a shirt and tie. He looked like a little dancing dime! LOL. But he did his thing nonetheless. He ran through a list of old and of course the new. I really was feeling the new tracks he displayed last night. The title track from his new album "The Point Of It All" is a cut and dry classic Hamilton track. It is soothing and pulls you in with his lyrics. The album drops on December 16th and this one album you need to cop! I know the term stocking stuffer is over used but not this time. For an artist who has shown grit and determination since the start of his career in the 90's, he is the epitome of hard work pays off. It was a pleasure seeing him do his thing giving us a taste of ballads to his raucous rock performance to eye-opening dance moves. You can tell this is a good time in life for Anthony and I'm glad he is deciding to share!

Check out some performance footage: Well you will have to wait for the performances. There is something with video upload. Damn!!!