憶蓮 Live 07 (2008) - 林憶蓮
Sandy Lam has been very generous to us eager music fans. Between 2000 and 2007, Sandy has entertained us with 4 sets of concerts. 2002 was a fan favourite with many hit singles performed. 2004 was a collaboration with Anthony Lun and the Hong Kong Orchestra providing a classy affair. 2005 was to coincide the release of her first full length Cantonese album in ten year, “Original Colour”. With this latest concert, there’s no coinciding new album release. Held in mid-November last year, it’s almost a personal indulgence from Sandy. Comprising of pre-dominantly album cuts, with a few hits thrown in between, it’s not a mainstream project that Sandy is taking us on and quite a daring move, as well. With such an extensive catalogue, who is to know what is to be expected?
Sandy’s vocals are top notch in this series of concerts; all 25 tracks are brilliantly performed. The set is ballad heavy, and there are no fast medleys incorporated, unlike her previous three concerts. If anything, she closes the concert with a lyric less track called “Incomplete” where it’s just Sandy humming. Despite being ballad heavy, Sandy does offer a lot of variety in terms of content and delivery style. While some songs are performed to perfection that it rivals the studio versions, others are re-arranged to provoke a fresh sense of adaptation.
For those who are after the hits, thrown into the mix are “Cry”, “Chicago Story”, “Lonely Shooting Stars”, “Rush, Rush”, “Feeling Perfect” & “End”. The thing about this live concert is that it’s almost like listening to a new album, as most of these album cuts, we tend to not pay as much attention to, as the plugged singles.
This concert is really more thought provoking than to get your blood pumping as Sandy takes you on a journey to explore the depths of all your sensory pleasures. With the tag line of “come as U are, be who U are”, one can’t help but feel that with this concert, Sandy really has nothing left to prove, but this collection of songs, is what she enjoys singing most and is the concert where she feels most at home. You'll be guaranteed to be thinking of the performances, long after the concert has finished.
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