Ne-Yo shows the strength of his neo-flashback dance in The Town

Symbol of nostalgia for the 2000s (yes, they already exist), the singer tries to make up for himself on stage because of the nonsense he said outside

People aged 40 and older may be alarmed when someone 25 or younger says this Ne-Yo It’s nostalgic, that Ne-Yo reminds us of childhood, that Ne-Yo is an uncle. This sort of neo-nostalgia or post-flashback, a desire that we have not for the artists of the 70s or 80s, as we are used to hearing, but for the sounds of the 2000s, is a clear sign of something non-negotiable : time passes and the indifference of some can become the more emotional nostalgia of others.

Whether Ne-Yo will be erased by the years or by what he said off stage, we don’t know. His show at The One this Thursday 7 brought many young people aged 25 and under to tears Miss Independent, She knows and especially, So sickthe latest old pop songs.

He is an artist who explodes from the beginning and puts the audience in his hands from the first song. The One’s sound came through with chest-shaking bass, and Roberto Medina’s advanced audio towers showed their service. Even those who were far away heard a clean sound, as if they were right next to the artist.

But The One’s track has a bad flaw. The huge house blend (the space where Globo’s audio, lighting and cameramen are located) was set up right in the center of the audience, in order to create a large blind corner. At all shows there are at least 300 people without a view on the stage, so that spectators who have not paid for tickets can watch them on TV.

Ne-Yo’s nostalgic dance, surrounded by three exuberant dancers, reaches a climax of sorts with Miss Independent. And from then on, it’s only uphill. She knowsa soulful rap, it seems to prepare R&B sexylove (it would be yours Let’s do it?) and everything grows until it arrives So sicka song that he himself defines as a classic.

In fact, it’s the most important song of his life, and many lives there. So sick it was on his first album, released in 2006, when he was 27 and wanted to prove he could be more than a collaborator for other careers. Subsequently he explored the universe of rap, R & B and soul (all with a mole in front, which prevents us from thinking about Run-DMC, Otis Redding OR Wilson Picketnone of this is part of the neo-flashback).

So sick it’s used strangely and boldly in the middle of the show, which makes you think there are other bigger stakes at stake until the end. But he doesn’t change course and, obviously, calls the Brazilian girls in the audience to dance next to him after saying their names and which cities they come from.

A dance competition then begins, letting each person perform a solo and then putting it to a popular vote. Number 3 wins. Okay, it’s part of the show. And so Ne-Yo continues, convinced of his place among the “classics”, as he reiterates.

Ne-Yo has been saying strange things for some time now. By participating in a podcast, he took a stand on the sexuality of others. “You can identify as a goldfish if you want, I don’t care. It’s none of my business. It becomes my business when you try to get me to play with you. I won’t call you a goldfish.”His speech went awry and he apologized. If you don’t preserve the emotional memory that you start to create in the hearts of your fans, it could become a trauma.

Source: Terra

Earl

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