Thursday 19 January 2012

Ellen - Better Than I Know Myself


Hot off the heels of the Leno performance comes the next stop on the promo rounds, Ellen. Keeping his look consistent but in a more casual daytime affair, Adam sticks with sober colours, very little makeup and only a bit of jewellery for sparkle.



The mix is so much better than on Leno with each sound being more distinct. The bass and guitar are more noticeable with Adam's vocals right where they should be. His voice is clear, mellifluous and less whispery. Listen to the velvety smooth sound of truth with that little bit of vibrato. I could drink it up all day. The harmonies are delightful and I'm definitely feeling the fire in this one. There's less holding back from the beginning which makes the hunger for the crescendo a little less desperate but when it does come, it's an impassioned, spine-tingling moment that gets a huge cheer from me.

In the short interview, Adam touches on the two different sounds and moods on Trespassing. He acknowledges his relationship and falling in love before being quizzed about the drunken shenanigans in Finland over the holidays. Respect to him that he doesn't shirk it but handles his response with class. As well as give our dirty minds 'juicing' to smirk about as a euphemism.

A successful appearance and another gem for the collection for this second performance of BTIKM. Within the space of a couple of days, I'm shocked at how much room for improvement Adam was able to demonstrate, but by now I really should know better.

4 comments:

  1. perfect write-up! you got it exactly right! Thanks for being an awesome source of Adam for all of us! ♥ @iam_janine

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    1. iam_janine, thanks! It was a pretty perfect performance! Looking forward to more.

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  2. You've done it again - my thoughts exactly that this was much better than the Leno performance! Daren't think about the other songs yet to be revealed following the reviews he's getting! Hurry up March!! (Denise)xxx

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    1. Denise, I reckon he seemed a lot more relaxed here. Probably something to do with getting that first performance out of the way. Plus I think he's very comfortable on Ellen, they seem to get on so well.

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