Member Review: Chris Brown

BPD member TPine writes:

Chris Brown's already lived a lifetime of achievements and less flattering headlines, but through it all, he's endured to the point of being one of the brightest stars of the R&B, pop and hip-hop scenes.

On this stop of The F.A.M.E. Tour, the all around entertainer proved his popularity is not only surviving but realigning with a massive spectacle that certainly took cues from the "King of Pop." Though he has a long way to go before eclipsing that late great influence, Brown has no trouble keeping the contemporary company of Usher, Ne-Yo or Robin Thicke.

Besides the double-decker stage, a live backing band, fleet of dancers and loads of blinding lights, the singer/part time rapper switched up styles with regularity, from the beat blaster "Say It With Me," to the robust R&B of "Wall To Wall," the smooth soul jam "She Ain't You" and the down and dirty grinder "Deuces." Regardless of the format, his slick choreography took center spotlight, which accompanied by a slew of outfit changes that ranged between military garb to formalwear, hinted he's trying to adapt a classier attitude.

Yet even with some extra sophistication, Brown still knew how to throw a party, with call and response cuts like and "Yeah 3x" and "Beautiful People". Though the reaction to his full-throttled set was nothing short of frenzied, the newly redeemed star seemed fairly humble throughout the 90 minute performance, which suggests that all's been forgiven and perhaps even forgotten thanks to an unhindered ability to throw a captivating concert.

It didn't hurt that the opening act cast featured several favorites, with direct support coming from rapper T-Pain and his circus-like cast of over the top hip-hop characters. Former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland also demonstrated a new found R&B edge, though a brief, overly beat-driven set failed to highlight her past vocal dynamite. Tyga was even shorter with just a few quick cuts, but offered a promising glimpse of rap and hip-hop's future, also serving as a welcome warm-up to the like-minded marathon.

Had one helluva good time.

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F.A.M.E. Tour of Chris Brown

In what is probably one of the last major tours to include amphiheatres this year, Chris Brown begins an outing next month stretching to the end of October.
Touring in support of his fourth studio album, F.A.M.E, you can see Chris + show-openers T-Pain, Kelly Rowland and Tyga at these US venues:
Wed 09/14/11 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Fri 09/16/11 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat 09/17/11 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Sun 09/18/11 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Wed 09/21/11 Cleveland, OH Cleveland St. University
Fri 09/23/11 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sat 09/24/11 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis
Sun 09/25/11 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Wed 09/28/11 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Fri 09/30/11 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sat 10/01/11 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Sun 10/02/11 Mayfield, KY Lakewood Amphitheatre
Fri 10/07/11 Tampa, FL 1-800 Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
Sat 10/08/11 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun 10/09/11 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Wed 10/12/11 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Fri 10/14/11 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
Sat 10/15/11 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
Sun 10/16/11 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Tue 10/18/11 Phoenix, AZ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
Thu 10/20/11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Sat 10/22/11 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord
Sun 10/23/11 Wheatland, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Wed 10/26/11 Memphis, TN FedExForum
Fri 10/28/11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Sat 10/29/11 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
Sun 10/30/11 Hartford, CT XL Center

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