ROTC Chicago Review
5-28-05 @ d Chicago Theatrethis pretty much sums up how i feel bout d champs 
alt='worship' /> alt='worship' /> alt='worship' /> d show ROCKED!!!! gling gling ng champs :thumbs: i guess it was pretty much d same as d Pinoy Idols show, as another poster noted...but here's my comments on each champ...
Raymond Manalo...he's gettin better as a singer, although theres still a lot of room 4 improvement, vocally that is...but his stage presence was great, his interaction with d audience was pretty good...he only sang like 1 solo song tho...d show could've gone on without him...but i guess any exposure is good 4 him
Sheryn...although naiirita tlaga ako sa babaeng 'to, u cant deny na magaling sya kumanta...not only is she a good singer, she connects with d audience really well...she's rili funny...she sang a medley of her hit songs plus her winning song dun sa asian song fest where she won...
Xtian...i guess he rili is d "Kilabot ng Kolehiyala" of this generation...all d girls went gaga over him...jus like our teen princess, d audience loves him...i've alwayz been a fan of his voice, iba ksi from d other male opm singers...ive read sum writeups saying that it's better 2 listen to him on cd rather than hear him sing live, but i say those writers r wrong...there's sumthin bout his voice that jus makes u go WOW...he sang SO ITS YOU, then a medley of his hit songs(d way u look at me,hands 2 heaven, etc) awesome singer
Shin...this gurl's really got d voice...last year she almost blew out d sound system singing her Sharon Medley here, hitting those oh sooo very high notes of hers...n this year she still brought it...singing FROM D START n Dont Cry Out Loud...she;s got d stage presence, she jus needs 2 interact with d audience more, unlike d other champs hu were joking n interacting with d audience, shin basically jus read her spiels straight off d teleprompter
Frenchie...like raymond, she didnt get as much solo exposure as d rest...1 tnk she sang only one song"if i aint got u"...she's rili funi tho
Baste...wat can i say, mark is DA MAN!!! like sarah n xtian, he's an all around performer, he really clicked with d audience...ndi sya nagpatalo ke xtian, he knows how 2 work d crowd...he gave a great rendition of IKAW ANG LAHAT SA AKIN
now for DUN DUN DUN our...teen princess, miss Sarah Geronimo...d best tlaga, she had d most stage time outta all d champs, which she rightfully deserved...everyone was just in awe of seeing her perform...her voice was in tip top shape, everybody loves sarah :thumbs: was glad 2 see na ndi nalimit ung stage time nya...
Now 4 d Highlights of d nite...
-Xtian n Shin's duet of SAY THAT U LUV ME...ang taas taas ng boses nila, they blended really well, like mac n sarah, they really compliment each other...kakatawa si xtian, kilig tlaga sya wen he got 2 kiss shin on d cheek hehe he jumping up n down
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-Mark n Sarah's duet of LET THE LOVE BEGIN(another kyla duet :thumbs: ) sarah can sing like celine,xtina,alicia keys, n even...KYLA!?! she really sounded jus like Kyla during that song, i was like WHOA!!! ndi tlaga ako magsasawa kung magduet na magduet si mark n sarah...sana one duet every album hehe
-Novelty Medley - they changed it up a bit...it was kyut wen d girls sang that D'BODIES song, n then IN or OUT ni sandara
-Sarah's Hit Songs Medley...her voice was really powerful here...esp sa end, she raised up d ending to 4ever's Not Enuf...SUPER GLING!!! like last year where she raised up d ending to 2 LUV U MORE...this really was d showstopper of d night
-Teleserye Medley(d guyz) - they each gave justice 2 each of their songs...esp baste n xtian :thumbs:
-Divas Medley - this another showstopper...sheryn n frenchie r gud, but sori 2 say, it was all about sarah n shin during this medley...wen shin sang NEVER TOO FAR ni mariah, SHIEEEEEET i almost jumped outta my seat wen she did her whistle sa ending... alt='worship' /> alt='worship' /> alt='worship' /> sarah was equally good singing HERO, but she really did well with ONE MOMENT IN TIME, first time ko narinig ke sarah un, as usual they saved d best 4 last with sarah :thumbs:
-FINALE(Go the Distance, A Moment Like This, I Believe) i thnk Xtian should record Go the Distance on a future album, his voice;s jus perfect 4 it...Sarah as usual was good with A Moment Like This, n then everyone sang I Believe 2gether(at last ndi nagsapaw si Sheryn dito)
lemme take a deep breathe, whew, ang dami kong tinype hehe...final thoughts, sarah did better here than in d original Pinoy Idols concert staged sa Araneta, cuz prang pagod pa ung boses ni sarah dun, but here her voice was jus perfect, exceeded my expectations eh cuz i though she woulda been kinda pagod from d long trip...can't wait 4 them 2 come back next year
one more thng, hopefully 4 d rest of d tour, they have sum time 2 sign autographs after d show, i guess d show lasted a lil longer than expected so they couldnt hold an autograph session anymore, which left a lot of ppl pretty ticked...sum complained becuz of d cd prices($20 bucks per cd, kinda expensive huh) being sooo high that d least they could've gotten was an autograph with d cd, etc...i know it wasnt d champs fault tho...
special shout out 2 Lester(not sure if ur gona read this) thanx sooooooo much dude...altho we were never formally introduced, im mark n jessa's kuya...d 2 kids were rili sad wen they couldnt get their stuff signed(i was pretty sad too hehehe) soo thanx soo much 4 gettin our cds n posters signed 4 us...we had 2 run rite after u gave us our signed stuff, cuz a lot of ppl were kinda hating on us, jealous lng cuz u hooked us up hehe, sori na lng 2 them...thanx a bunch
alt='worship' /> alt='worship' /> alt='worship' /> d show ROCKED!!!! gling gling ng champs :thumbs: i guess it was pretty much d same as d Pinoy Idols show, as another poster noted...but here's my comments on each champ...Raymond Manalo...he's gettin better as a singer, although theres still a lot of room 4 improvement, vocally that is...but his stage presence was great, his interaction with d audience was pretty good...he only sang like 1 solo song tho...d show could've gone on without him...but i guess any exposure is good 4 him
Sheryn...although naiirita tlaga ako sa babaeng 'to, u cant deny na magaling sya kumanta...not only is she a good singer, she connects with d audience really well...she's rili funny...she sang a medley of her hit songs plus her winning song dun sa asian song fest where she won...
Xtian...i guess he rili is d "Kilabot ng Kolehiyala" of this generation...all d girls went gaga over him...jus like our teen princess, d audience loves him...i've alwayz been a fan of his voice, iba ksi from d other male opm singers...ive read sum writeups saying that it's better 2 listen to him on cd rather than hear him sing live, but i say those writers r wrong...there's sumthin bout his voice that jus makes u go WOW...he sang SO ITS YOU, then a medley of his hit songs(d way u look at me,hands 2 heaven, etc) awesome singer
Shin...this gurl's really got d voice...last year she almost blew out d sound system singing her Sharon Medley here, hitting those oh sooo very high notes of hers...n this year she still brought it...singing FROM D START n Dont Cry Out Loud...she;s got d stage presence, she jus needs 2 interact with d audience more, unlike d other champs hu were joking n interacting with d audience, shin basically jus read her spiels straight off d teleprompter
Frenchie...like raymond, she didnt get as much solo exposure as d rest...1 tnk she sang only one song"if i aint got u"...she's rili funi tho
Baste...wat can i say, mark is DA MAN!!! like sarah n xtian, he's an all around performer, he really clicked with d audience...ndi sya nagpatalo ke xtian, he knows how 2 work d crowd...he gave a great rendition of IKAW ANG LAHAT SA AKIN
now for DUN DUN DUN our...teen princess, miss Sarah Geronimo...d best tlaga, she had d most stage time outta all d champs, which she rightfully deserved...everyone was just in awe of seeing her perform...her voice was in tip top shape, everybody loves sarah :thumbs: was glad 2 see na ndi nalimit ung stage time nya...
Now 4 d Highlights of d nite...
-Xtian n Shin's duet of SAY THAT U LUV ME...ang taas taas ng boses nila, they blended really well, like mac n sarah, they really compliment each other...kakatawa si xtian, kilig tlaga sya wen he got 2 kiss shin on d cheek hehe he jumping up n down
alt=':D' />-Mark n Sarah's duet of LET THE LOVE BEGIN(another kyla duet :thumbs: ) sarah can sing like celine,xtina,alicia keys, n even...KYLA!?! she really sounded jus like Kyla during that song, i was like WHOA!!! ndi tlaga ako magsasawa kung magduet na magduet si mark n sarah...sana one duet every album hehe
-Novelty Medley - they changed it up a bit...it was kyut wen d girls sang that D'BODIES song, n then IN or OUT ni sandara
-Sarah's Hit Songs Medley...her voice was really powerful here...esp sa end, she raised up d ending to 4ever's Not Enuf...SUPER GLING!!! like last year where she raised up d ending to 2 LUV U MORE...this really was d showstopper of d night
-Teleserye Medley(d guyz) - they each gave justice 2 each of their songs...esp baste n xtian :thumbs:
-Divas Medley - this another showstopper...sheryn n frenchie r gud, but sori 2 say, it was all about sarah n shin during this medley...wen shin sang NEVER TOO FAR ni mariah, SHIEEEEEET i almost jumped outta my seat wen she did her whistle sa ending...
alt='worship' /> alt='worship' /> alt='worship' /> sarah was equally good singing HERO, but she really did well with ONE MOMENT IN TIME, first time ko narinig ke sarah un, as usual they saved d best 4 last with sarah :thumbs:-FINALE(Go the Distance, A Moment Like This, I Believe) i thnk Xtian should record Go the Distance on a future album, his voice;s jus perfect 4 it...Sarah as usual was good with A Moment Like This, n then everyone sang I Believe 2gether(at last ndi nagsapaw si Sheryn dito)
lemme take a deep breathe, whew, ang dami kong tinype hehe...final thoughts, sarah did better here than in d original Pinoy Idols concert staged sa Araneta, cuz prang pagod pa ung boses ni sarah dun, but here her voice was jus perfect, exceeded my expectations eh cuz i though she woulda been kinda pagod from d long trip...can't wait 4 them 2 come back next year
one more thng, hopefully 4 d rest of d tour, they have sum time 2 sign autographs after d show, i guess d show lasted a lil longer than expected so they couldnt hold an autograph session anymore, which left a lot of ppl pretty ticked...sum complained becuz of d cd prices($20 bucks per cd, kinda expensive huh) being sooo high that d least they could've gotten was an autograph with d cd, etc...i know it wasnt d champs fault tho...
special shout out 2 Lester(not sure if ur gona read this) thanx sooooooo much dude...altho we were never formally introduced, im mark n jessa's kuya...d 2 kids were rili sad wen they couldnt get their stuff signed(i was pretty sad too hehehe) soo thanx soo much 4 gettin our cds n posters signed 4 us...we had 2 run rite after u gave us our signed stuff, cuz a lot of ppl were kinda hating on us, jealous lng cuz u hooked us up hehe, sori na lng 2 them...thanx a bunch
Comments
hehe.. sana may video tayo ng medley ni sarah, haay,, how i wish nasa condition rin yung voice nya nung original Pinoy Idols.. gusto ko talaga marining yung one moment in time nya eh..
i guess kc di sanay ang mga americano sa filipino concert..kc ang filipino concert runs overtime to give the audience their ticket's worth..iba lang talaga ang mga pinoy.
miko do you happen to know when the champs left the building? kc people were waiting at the alley where all the cars were. i actually stayed a couple minutes but then i heard the promoter tell us that they already left because they were going to a party hosted for them..i guess a last day party since they were going to cali next.
oh yeah i forgot to add that the most accomodating of the fans was xtian and sarah. talagang bumaba pa sila ng stage for us. pero hats of to sarah kc kahit na di nya halos nakanta yung "lumingon ka lang" she made her fans happy kc everyone who went up to her got a kiss and a close up photo with her. she was so nice kc she did that, that moment was so funny kc she stayed more than 1 or 2 mins with the audience before she got onstage to finish the song. and after that she got tired and she sang two of my fave songs which was "can this be love" where she was sitting on the stairs kc daw she got tired, i don't think so kc her voice was so perfect..tapos she sang "you don't know me" i absolutely love that song and i was so happy she sang it! she dedicated the song to the producer of the concert.
well that't it pinabilib talaga ako si sarah..it's my first time seeing her ever..she wowed me because she really is a SUPERSTAR and i loved every one of her performance especially her medley of songs which she just gave me goosebumps listening to her.
i took lots of pics..i could've taken more vids but i just wanted to watch the performances talaga..my mom kept reminding me to use the digicam everytime i got caught up by the champs.
ok this is really the end of my summary. i can still remember the concert kc eh. its still fresh on my mind.
glad u guyz liked my review, it shows how much i rili enjoyed d show
sana sumone was able 2 record sarah's hit songs medley...iba tlaga ung 4evers not enuf nya...cuz toward d end, she had d band extend d song a lil, pra makaadlib sya, then with the final line of d song..."4ever's not enuf 4 me, to loooove, you(*slight pause)........SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! biritan to d max tlaga
SarApple...yea, i rili enjoyed her ONE MOMENT IN TIME, she rili milked those birits, gling tlaga
hey babyjhamz, glad 2 hear u enjoyed d show too [img]https://sarahgeronimo.com/uploads/ipb/style_emoticons/legacy/smile.gif yea, everyone was waiting by d alley coz thats where the champs where gona exit to get to their van...not sure what time they left coz after me, my brother, n our friend got our stuff signed(THANX AGAIN LESTER, UR D MAN!!! :thumbs: ) we ran, coz we felt bad that everyone didnt get 2 get their stuff signed, sum ppl were even yellling at us, saying its not fair, etc...i suggest that next time, jus 2 make sure u get 2 see them n take pix n get auto's n stuff, go to one of d meet n greets scheduled, coz its 4 sure that ur gona see them in person...hope u can post ur pix, n vids if u took any[/img]
Sarah was still outstanding in my book and all were excellent singers ('lang
binatbat yang mga American Idol pretenders IMO) but the show itself? I did not
get to see Pinoy Idols so perhaps I was expecting something different from what
I usually see them do on tv.I wasn't too crazy with thier opening number; their
80's medley was pretty lame imo (Sheryn did sound like Cindy Lauper LOL; I like
sarah's dancing but they could have chosen another song; and may I ask who
chose Billy Jean for Sarah? that song was about a boy getting a girl pregnant
for Pete's sake!)
What do you do to set yourself apart from a group of excellent vocalists? Be a
singer AND entertainer.Don't just stand there and scream your tonsils out and
Gawd forbid,sound like you're just reading your spiels.In this regard, I
found Sheryn Regis could liven up an audience as well as rouse them with her
singing. She is such a ham; her's was one of the livelier portion of the concert
IMO. I was also surprised that i liked Raymond Manalo's live singing
voice. Philippines is definitely NOT lacking with male balladeers. My friend and
I kept telling each other Frenchie should have sang more songs; she really
sounded like a natural RandB/Afro-American singer. Mark and Christian were
consistent vocally (though i liked their songs last year better; ugh i'm
reapeting myself here)Rachel was consistent with her belting.
And Sarah. At one time, i didn't know who i wanted to "smack"; Sarah for
being too nice to fans who took pics during her singing OR the fans who had
the temerity to take pics during her singing. People at our back were grumbling
"go on with the SINGING puh-leease". Buti na lang, she sang my favorite
portions of Broken Vow, did NOT belt "You Don't know Me" and was
stupendous with her medley. Sooooo, I forgave her after THAT. And kenkay
talaga as she told the whole crowd her bra kept falling out of place LOL
(several times she just turned her back and nonchalantly pulled up "the bra")
After this point, all i can remember was the Diva medley (Gawd! more biritan)
Novelty medley- really nothing new. This portion, and some others really
made me wish they get another director/scrptwriter next time. And if there's
a next time, can they bring Sarah's solo concert here ? please?
and I think..THEY WILL BE BRINGING SARAH'S SOLO CONCERT HERE IN THE US..so let's be patient.....hehehehehe.......can't wait for that day to arrive!!
I would like to COMMEnt ON THE WHISTLING ek ek.....
I do agree its overated....and i heard na nakaksira yan ng BOSES...everytime people listens to MARIAH WHISTLE..it irritates the heck out of them..AND CHOOSE TO TURN OFF THE RADIO rather than listening to the EAR PIERCING SOUND....ako napapangiwi din me....promise....I would appreciate it if THEY DON'T DO THAT..ahahahah....at ang reaction ng mga tao...HUH??!! ANO YUN?? hahahha..baka naipit?? ahhahaha.....
thanks for the REVIEW ATE BLINK and for your comments....I WAS ACTUALLY MORE INTERESTED SA SASABIHIN MO ABOUT SARAH...MAPA NEGA MAN O POSITIVE....
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