It was one glorious David Archuleta tonight at San Jose! He owned the stage, he owned the crowd, he was unstoppable!
No question about it, the tour is the right thing for him to do, or he is doing it right. OMG, I am so excited and proud of him.

OMG OMG OMG!!!

I believe that David has built up his reputation or image with Demi’s fans already. My reasoning? KSM asked the audience something like whether they were ready for David, or Demi. I sure felt that the level of applause or screaming for David was as loud as that for Demi!

And people were on their feet from song #1, Touch My Hand. The crowd stretched their arms up high, swaying to the music most of the time. Even with slower songs like You Can, the audience was intense and attentive. You could see it in their body movement and feel it in the air. The band did a great job and all songs sounded energetic and fitting to Demi’s crowd.

And Zero Gravity was HUGE with the crowd. They loved it so much! Literally everyone was jumping, bouncing. I looked around. It was so overwhelming. It was totally breath taking.

And David was gorgeous tonight. (dawn, his hair looked great.) When he first appeared, I almost screamed: No plaid tonight??? He looked so attractive with a not too long shirt and a skinny tie. Oh, his voice, no matter how loud the crowd was, his voice soared through, clear like a bell. His movement was so fluid, with such grace. His connection with the songs and the audience was so precise, OMG. David has become a world class performer.

I had watched quite a few videos on this Demi Tour, thanks to JR and other TDCers. But, seeing him live is a TOTALLY different ball game. He was amazing beyond words! If he has yet to come to your town, by all means go, and get a closer seat. You have to experience the same joy that I did tonight. (liser, you can tell that I had a great time, right?)

I agree that during this tour, David is practicing and perfecting his performance skill. The tour is still on going but the results are already showing. I saw him at Reno and I saw him at Salt Lake City. He was great. I had a terrific time then. But tonight, he was amazing.

His expression, his eyes, his pointing, his gliding, or flying, from one side of the stage to another, his singing, his voice, his changing up the songs, his every move, was so natural and so smooth. If the songs in his album sound the same, his live performance brings unique character to each song. His sheer confidence, oh my, am I drunk over something tonight? Unlike after the last two concerts, this time I felt no withdrawal. I only felt joy and pride.

Yes, next album. An edgier one. (BTW, I also love Let Me Go and Desperate.) Just let David choose. David knows. David is ready to rule. I have no doubt.

(Combining and reposting from the journaling thread, per instruction of our dear jr!)