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Mariah Carey shines at the Palace
Pop, hip-hop and R&B diva Mariah Carey performed her first-ever Detroit concert Saturday
night, and proved to a crowd of more than 13,000 fans that it was well worth the wait.
Carey's 90-minute concert featured wall-to-wall hits from nearly every era of her career
(unsurprisingly, her disappointing "Glitter" and "Charmbracelet" CDs were overlooked
entirely), and aside from a number of tacky wardrobe choices and abbreviated versions of
some of her hits, the show was pretty close to magical.
Carey is not a dancer like Janet Jackson, nor is her stage show as elaborate or
metaphorical as Madonna's. Carey's strength is her voice, and that amazing, soaring
instrument was what took center stage Saturday night - there was no lip-syncing to be had
- and it towered in songs such as the gospel-flavored "Fly Like a Bird" and her first-ever
hit, "Vision of Love".
Carey - who took the stage wearing a black bikini-type number, accented by a flowing sheer
cape and with black stilettos on her feet - was joined on stage by a band, three backup
singers, a half-dozen dancers and a smattering of well-placed wind machines. She opened
with "It's Like That", the opening track from her 2005 career-resuscitating "The
Emancipation of Mimi" CD, and assertively rolled through a number of hits such as "My All",
"Shake It Off" and "Fantasy".
She made room for a number of spontaneous moments in the show, reacting to a fan holding
up a fan asking for her to sing "Melt Away" by belting out the song's chorus a capella,
and even took time to plug her "Mimi" lip gloss on stage by applying it between songs.
"I can't wait until you review this, 'She was so ridiculous she pulled out her lip gloss
on stage,' and I don't really care!" she said.
Carey's curvy body was in full display Saturday, as she slipped into a number of
skin-baring gowns which featured more slits than fabric. Though her choice of attire may
earn her a spot on Mr. Blackwell's worst-dressed list, she was confident in her body and
that confidence shone through in her performance.
(The Detroit News)
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