Anzuzu Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hi! I just found this review of Mika's London gigs. ____________________________ March 2, 2010 Mika at the Apollo, London W6 David Sinclair ***** Just three years ago Mika was the anointed one. Second only to Amy Winehouse in the bestseller list of 2007, his first album, Life in Cartoon Motion, was a hit around the world, selling more than five million copies. The follow-up last year, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, repeated the formula — a little too closely, perhaps — and has not fared nearly as well. These days the continuous hysterical search for the Next Big Thing means that mainstream stars are discarded as soon as they become the Last Big Thing. But Mika will always be a star in his own head. And the ardour of his hardcore fans certainly showed no sign of cooling at the first of two unapologetically brash shows at the Apollo. It began with a clanging school bell and a splash of white light that was like cold water on the face at the start of the day. On stage a “boy” sat at a school desk scrawling and scraping away on an exercise book, while drawings and doodles appeared on a giant notebook that served as a backdrop for the whole show. Goodness knows what it all meant, or for that matter what was represented by the procession of Mardi Gras-type dancers in grotesque headdresses who appeared now and then. For despite these and other attempts at schoolboy symbolism, a Mika show is not the time or place for deep thought. Bounding on in a skinny penguin jacket and even skinnier black jeans, the 26-year-old singer pranced and pouted his way through the opening song, Rain, while describing a similar arc of activity with his shrill falsetto voice. Going into full Freddie Mercury mode for Big Girl (You Are Beautiful), he thrust his chest out and declared his appreciation of the fuller female form while dodging a giant inflatable woman’s leg, which achieved a rather startling tumescence as the song progressed. Stuck in the Middle began with Mika playing an upright piano and leading the way through a complicated stretch of harmony-scat singing. It ended with him dancing on top of the piano, playing a “trumpet” solo (with his voice through his hands), all part of a ceaseless merry-go-round of vaudevillian activity that entertained and distracted attention — although not completely — from any shortcomings in the songs. There was apparently a technical problem with the band’s equipment, which would have gone unnoticed if Mika had not been at pains to point it out. But like everything in this gaudy production, the issue was quickly skated over as they went tumbling into the grand finale of Grace Kelly and Lollipop. A wave of dancers, balloons, stilt-walkers, a giant inflatable doll and an explosion of confetti and streamers was unleashed as the ensemble went for the finish line. It was like being part of a Jim Carrey movie, albeit without the jokes. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article7045597.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaring Simpson Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Some people have no idea, do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkly1 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 yeah I saw this report about an hour or so ago but didn't wanna post it cos I didnt like it haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbyyy Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Stilt Walkers?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzuzu Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 It was like being part of a Jim Carrey movie, albeit without the jokes. This guy obviously has no sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Pity he saw the first one with all the glitches. It was a great show, but tonight was on another level because everything worked Who cares about journalists ayway - they are all sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punky1989 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I loved last nights show 28th feb didnt even realised had electical glitches until my support worker Hayley told later on I was too busy dancing and screamng Mikas name I got abit carried away with excitment I enjoyed the show better than Manchester one and that was good too but had more fun in Londons one glad to see Mika still loves to spend time with his fans nice to see that not changed after 3 years still kind and polite love the way he speaks nice n gentle even Hayley was impressed how nice he is to talk to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Are you f*cking kidding? The person gave it 3/5...so...why not post what you thought was good about it, since you thought it wasn't a complete shambles even though that's the image you put across in your review? Idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shine Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hi! I just found this review of Mika's London gigs. ____________________________ March 2, 2010 Mika at the Apollo, London W6 David Sinclair ***** Just three years ago Mika was the anointed one. Second only to Amy Winehouse in the bestseller list of 2007, his first album, Life in Cartoon Motion, was a hit around the world, selling more than five million copies. The follow-up last year, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, repeated the formula — a little too closely, perhaps — and has not fared nearly as well. These days the continuous hysterical search for the Next Big Thing means that mainstream stars are discarded as soon as they become the Last Big Thing. But Mika will always be a star in his own head. And the ardour of his hardcore fans certainly showed no sign of cooling at the first of two unapologetically brash shows at the Apollo. It began with a clanging school bell and a splash of white light that was like cold water on the face at the start of the day. On stage a “boy” sat at a school desk scrawling and scraping away on an exercise book, while drawings and doodles appeared on a giant notebook that served as a backdrop for the whole show. Goodness knows what it all meant, or for that matter what was represented by the procession of Mardi Gras-type dancers in grotesque headdresses who appeared now and then. For despite these and other attempts at schoolboy symbolism, a Mika show is not the time or place for deep thought. Bounding on in a skinny penguin jacket and even skinnier black jeans, the 26-year-old singer pranced and pouted his way through the opening song, Rain, while describing a similar arc of activity with his shrill falsetto voice. Going into full Freddie Mercury mode for Big Girl (You Are Beautiful), he thrust his chest out and declared his appreciation of the fuller female form while dodging a giant inflatable woman’s leg, which achieved a rather startling tumescence as the song progressed. Stuck in the Middle began with Mika playing an upright piano and leading the way through a complicated stretch of harmony-scat singing. It ended with him dancing on top of the piano, playing a “trumpet” solo (with his voice through his hands), all part of a ceaseless merry-go-round of vaudevillian activity that entertained and distracted attention — although not completely — from any shortcomings in the songs. There was apparently a technical problem with the band’s equipment, which would have gone unnoticed if Mika had not been at pains to point it out. But like everything in this gaudy production, the issue was quickly skated over as they went tumbling into the grand finale of Grace Kelly and Lollipop. A wave of dancers, balloons, stilt-walkers, a giant inflatable doll and an explosion of confetti and streamers was unleashed as the ensemble went for the finish line. It was like being part of a Jim Carrey movie, albeit without the jokes. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article7045597.ece Sad. And that was very mean. He hasn't even mentioned either of his new songs. Repeating only clichees about Mercury, Big Girls and stuff. Lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I've commented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 What I just DO NOT get with this review is this: he gave it 3 out of 5 stars, which isn't BAD. So...where is the praise? Where are the positive comments??We certainly know what he DIDN'T like, or understand. So what DID he appreciate, for it to be worth a score of 3 out of 5?? He may as well have given it 0 out of 5. ??? t4p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micafan Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Im not a violent person, but i actually want to punch this author in the head What a ba**ard!! His life must be so boring with that sort of outlook on life... "Dude, your perspective on life sucks!" I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! :wub2: I went BOTH nights!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Stupid person! I'll admit though that I wish TBWKTM had been the runnaway success that LICM was. Mika's second album is even better than the first imo, but the fact that TBWKTM hasn't done as well in the UK, just gives these stupid reviewers ammunition to shoot Mika down with! I was at Hammersmith on the 1st March! The show was beyond amazing and Mika's voice was unbelievably good! Just like in Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Sad. And that was very mean. He hasn't even mentioned either of his new songs. Repeating only clichees about Mercury, Big Girls and stuff. Lame. Yes, I picked up on that. How rude and how 2007 of him. What I just DO NOT get with this review is this: he gave it 3 out of 5 stars, which isn't BAD. So...where is the praise? Where are the positive comments??We certainly know what he DIDN'T like, or understand. So what DID he appreciate, for it to be worth a score of 3 out of 5?? He may as well have given it 0 out of 5. ??? t4p That's what I said! What a moose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 That's what I said! What a moose. Haha yes, I didn't read any of the other posts before posting my own comment (I was too incensed ), but then afterwards I read yours and saw you'd put the same thing. So it MUST be true . A moose? No, I suspect a moose has more intelligence and critical ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anzuzu Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Sad. And that was very mean. He hasn't even mentioned either of his new songs. Repeating only clichees about Mercury, Big Girls and stuff. Lame. Yeah! He mentioned only Rain and that comment was not-so-positive either… Are you f*cking kidding? The person gave it 3/5...so...why not post what you thought was good about it, since you thought it wasn't a complete shambles even though that's the image you put across in your review? Idiot. What I just DO NOT get with this review is this: he gave it 3 out of 5 stars, which isn't BAD. So...where is the praise? Where are the positive comments??We certainly know what he DIDN'T like, or understand. So what DID he appreciate, for it to be worth a score of 3 out of 5?? He may as well have given it 0 out of 5. ??? t4p Exactly. It’s really hard to get his stupid point. Maybe he's just the kind of reviewer who believes that it sounds clever if he criticizes everything... Well, it definitely doesn't. It's more than annoying when statements like "Mika show is not the time or place for deep thought" are coming from a person who doesn't seem to be the deepest thinker himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Exactly. It’s really hard to get his stupid point. Maybe he's just the kind of reviewer who believes that it sounds clever if he criticizes everything... Well, it definitely doesn't. It's more than annoying when statements like "Mika show is not the time or place for deep thought" are coming from a person who doesn't seem to be the deepest thinker himself. yes I saw that and was like "are you f*cking kidding me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miro Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 He's a singer, songwriter and a performer.. why do they always forget to mention anything about his amazing voice, songs and his presence and charisma on stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodes100 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hi! I just found this review of Mika's London gigs. ____________________________ March 2, 2010 Mika at the Apollo, London W6 David Sinclair ***** Just three years ago Mika was the anointed one. Second only to Amy Winehouse in the bestseller list of 2007, his first album, Life in Cartoon Motion, was a hit around the world, selling more than five million copies. The follow-up last year, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, repeated the formula — a little too closely, perhaps — and has not fared nearly as well. These days the continuous hysterical search for the Next Big Thing means that mainstream stars are discarded as soon as they become the Last Big Thing. But Mika will always be a star in his own head. And the ardour of his hardcore fans certainly showed no sign of cooling at the first of two unapologetically brash shows at the Apollo. It began with a clanging school bell and a splash of white light that was like cold water on the face at the start of the day. On stage a “boy” sat at a school desk scrawling and scraping away on an exercise book, while drawings and doodles appeared on a giant notebook that served as a backdrop for the whole show. Goodness knows what it all meant, or for that matter what was represented by the procession of Mardi Gras-type dancers in grotesque headdresses who appeared now and then. For despite these and other attempts at schoolboy symbolism, a Mika show is not the time or place for deep thought. Bounding on in a skinny penguin jacket and even skinnier black jeans, the 26-year-old singer pranced and pouted his way through the opening song, Rain, while describing a similar arc of activity with his shrill falsetto voice. Going into full Freddie Mercury mode for Big Girl (You Are Beautiful), he thrust his chest out and declared his appreciation of the fuller female form while dodging a giant inflatable woman’s leg, which achieved a rather startling tumescence as the song progressed. Stuck in the Middle began with Mika playing an upright piano and leading the way through a complicated stretch of harmony-scat singing. It ended with him dancing on top of the piano, playing a “trumpet” solo (with his voice through his hands), all part of a ceaseless merry-go-round of vaudevillian activity that entertained and distracted attention — although not completely — from any shortcomings in the songs. There was apparently a technical problem with the band’s equipment, which would have gone unnoticed if Mika had not been at pains to point it out. But like everything in this gaudy production, the issue was quickly skated over as they went tumbling into the grand finale of Grace Kelly and Lollipop. A wave of dancers, balloons, stilt-walkers, a giant inflatable doll and an explosion of confetti and streamers was unleashed as the ensemble went for the finish line. It was like being part of a Jim Carrey movie, albeit without the jokes. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article7045597.ece I find David Sinclair's critique like a book without a story. I agree with my fellow MFCer, "Some people just don't get it" and "Are you F*cking kidding?" :roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I find David Sinclair's critique like a book without a story.I agree with my fellow MFCer, "Some people just don't get it" and "Are you F*cking kidding?" :roftl: Thanks for quoting me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 WHAT A MUPPET!!! No, sorry, that's actually an insult to The Muppets, who are clearly a lot more intelligent and articulate than this idiot. If he had bothered to read or listen to any press Mika had done, to promote the album, he'd have understood the concept of the show. But instead he resorted to the sort of lazy journalism, I expect to see from tabloids, not papers of such higher standards as The Times! My rating of this review: 0 stars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margaret1989 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I saw him in Leeds and loved it, he was really knackered but still gave a fab show!. That journalist obviously doesnt know a good show when he sees one:shocked::shocked::naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I saw him in Leeds and loved it, he was really knackered but still gave a fab show!. That journalist obviously doesnt know a good show when he sees one:shocked::shocked::naughty: hello margaret Welcome to the MFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 he can be whatever we name him, but he's a critic of the timesoline...this is worrying. why mika hasn't received good reviews after the gigs of the UK tour....or i missed them? he always got good reviews in the manchester paper, and i saw nothing. pls deny me if i'm wrong. this IS worrying. they cannot be ALL moroons, the critics i mean, and the papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 he can be whatever we name him, but he's a critic of the timesoline...this is worrying.why mika hasn't received good reviews after the gigs of the UK tour....or i missed them? he always got good reviews in the manchester paper, and i saw nothing. pls deny me if i'm wrong. this IS worrying. they cannot be ALL moroons, the critics i mean, and the papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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