David Archuleta @ Q92.9’s Fall Q-Ball Think Pink
Altar Bar, Pittsburgh
SETLIST
01 Something ‘Bout Love
02 My Hands
03 Elevator
04 Angels
05 Crush
EXTRA: Backstage w/ David
PERFORMANCE VIDS
01 SBL HD thanks to 8throwcenter
01 SBL thanks to frogsxforever
02 MY HANDS HD thanks to 8throwcenter
02 MY HANDS HD thanks to niceprtty
02 MY HANDS thanks to frogsxforever
02 MY HANDS partial thanks to quadigirl
03 ELEVATOR HD thanks to 8throwcenter
03 ELEVATOR thanks to quadigirl
03 ELEVATOR thanks to frogsxforever
03 ELEVATOR – community singing portion thanks to niceprtty
04 ANGELS HD thanks to 8throwcenter
04 ANGELS thanks to frogsxforever
05 CRUSH HD thanks to 8throwcenter
05 CRUSH HD UPCLOSE thanks to quadigirl
05 CRUSH UPCLOSE thanks cristobalite4126 & quadigirl
05 CRUSH thanks to bugs1940
05 CRUSH thanks to frogsxforever
EXTRA
DA Backstage at Fall-Q thanks to bugs1940
DA M&G at Fall-Q thanks to myfavforever
DA Slideshow at Fall-Q
PHOTOS
01 Q-Fall Photos of David from Q92.9
02 David’s M&G Photos from Q92.9
03 wpxi.com slideshow on Pittsburgh Concert
04 Thanks to @whereyoulie
05 Thanks to @niceprtty
06 Thanks to AndreaFOD
Pittsburgh PIX!
thanks to @whereyoulie
http://yfrog.com/e4pr7j
thanks to @niceprtty
http://twitter.com/niceprtty
thanks to AndreaFOD
http://twitpic.com/2z64vc
Angels (WOW) thanks to 8throwcenter (I’ll let JR move this into the article above)
I know that this is such a serious & heavenly song but I cannot help but notice, David is truly growing up to be a very fine looking young man.
Just sayin….
JR: yup, truly fine! 😉
My Hands (acoustic) from 8throwcenter
My goodness! That is such a deliiiiiiiiiiiicious rendition of My Hands.
R&B Archuleta -- that really should be the next era
Another Review from THE HEIGHTS
Archuleta Razzling And Dazzling Ears
By Charlotte Parish
Billy Fynn has a point when he says that life is all about the “razzle-dazzle.” It seems like every artist has their gimmick, usually involving auto-tune, and pop music is moving away from the natural sound each artist can create and orchestrate, instead trusting synthesizers and computers to make a song. David Archuleta, though, fits more within the smooth sound of the Chicago jazz era, rather than this new synthetic pop. The trademark sound he perfected on American Idol comes out clearly again on Archuleta’s sophomore album, The Other Side of David. His voice is always pitch perfect, and cannot be better described than easy listening. All of his songs are soft on the ear, melodic, and reliant on simple harmonies that showcase his spectacular vocals.
There is not a whole lot of growth in style from Archuleta’s first, self-titled album, although many more of the tracks fall on the bouncy side, rather than the slow, lyrical tracks that dominated his first album. This is a sound that Archuleta has completely laid monopoly to, and brings out once again in “Falling Stars.” But it’s the tracks on which he finally breaks the mold that Archuleta really shines. “Elevator” calls to mind the sound of Train’s most recent album, whimsical and sunny with a nonsensical pre-chorus that keeps anyone from taking this song seriously. Archuleta should continue in this vein in order to gather back some of his older fans. He comes up with another great track in “Look Around,” on which he continues to play with different sounds. Employing instruments outsideof his familiar piano and acoustic combination without trying so hard to be different, these songs both hint at the untapped talent that a change in styles can bring out of Archuleta.
Maintaining his good, wholesome-kid-from-the-neighborhood image, none of Archuleta’s songs are racy or particularly melancholy. In fact, “Things Are Gonna Get Better” could be the next version of “Kumbaya My Lord” with its inspirational, let’s-get-along lyrics, ” Life is gonna get better, yeah we’re gonna be fine / And I know there’s hope /…With a little bit of love, we can see the light.” This song features a heavy gospel influence, including a background chorus and rhythmic clapping. However, the track falls just shy of corny, and no one feeling grumpy should listen to this extremely optimistic track. It is truly like that early morning, peppy person you unfortunately meet before you’ve had your coffee.
The other trap that Archuleta falls into on occasion is the sticky, syrup pop that gives “Something ‘Bout Love” a trite and horribly Bieber feeling (please shudder in unison). Also, there is an awkward moment in “Stomping on Roses,” as the guitar intro is strangely similar to one in a Kelly Clarkson song. While it makes sense for Archuleta to channel the most successful former Idol in his genre, he needs a different enough sound that listeners will not confuse the two. The youthful Archuleta already got enough comments already from Simon about his sounding like a female.
Still, Archuleta does end the album on an upswing – both “My Kind of Perfect” and “The Day After Tomorrow” are sweet combinations of garage band lyrics about that high school sweetheart and refined power vocals. This is what defined Archuleta’s original claim to fame: his ability to be genuine and youthful while controlling his voice with the skill of a much older performer. But, no matter how lovely his voice is, this album does not have the selling power of other current pop stars. Archuleta is too bland for most not in the tween girl demographic, although he seems to have a good grip on that market.
Am I the only one confused at 1st read w/ this review?
03 ELEVATOR HD thanks to 8throwcenter
05 CRUSH HD thanks to 8throwcenter
Sneaking in during the day to listen to My Hands, just one more time (hee hee). That is one hot performance. His voice last night was great on all the songs.
Dang… that VOICE! Gah! It still gives me the chills when he reaches those high notes (not the falsetto).
01 SBL HD thanks to 8throwcenter
David Backstage thanks to bugs1940
Crush from bugs1940
The completes the Pittsburgh TourPage. Will add more vids as they come 🙂
More vids added to the Pittsburgh TourPage
This is a slideshow of the event
Thanks to 8throwcenter for allowing me to use her taping of My Hands as background music for it 🙂
More photos added to the Pittsburgh TourPage
01 Q-Fall Photos of David from Q92.9
02 David’s M&G Photos from Q92.9