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Through, a George Michael original from Patience , is a beautiful song to open the album with and it’s as if it should have always included an orchestra for this live performance trumps the original recording. The strummed introduction, intermingled with vocals and subtle symphonic elements, sets the tone for the entire album and subsequent performances. The setlist of the premiere concert on 22 August 2011 at State Opera House – Prague, Czech Republic. [5] Sullivan, Caroline (13 March 2014). "George Michael: Symphonica review – 'Glides through songs like a pop swan' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 October 2014. Cowboys And Angels is another George Michael original from Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1. It’s a nice classical meets jazz-styled tune, but it’s the worst song on Symphonica for Michael’s vocal sibilance is far too prominent. Thankfully, the sibilance isn’t a detracting element on the original studio recording, so the song can still be thoroughly enjoyed via that release.

A "Songs from the Last Century Tour", with most of the songs that appear on Symphonica, was planned around the release of its album, [ citation needed] but the idea was shelved until after the hugely well received and successful 25 Live tour.

You’ve Changed is what I consider to be the perfect closer and, again, I feel the label got the sequencing right when they closed the HFPA Blu-ray Audio version and vinyl releases with this beautiful jazz number as it is reflective and also compels me to listen to the album again. Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 31 March 2014. Symphonica (also promoted as Symphonica: The Orchestral Tour) was an orchestral concert tour by George Michael and his last tour. The singer performed the songs mainly from Songs from the Last Century and Patience albums as well as some cover versions in new arrangements. Closer to the end of the intermission a mix of different Michael's songs including "A Different Corner", "Older" and "John and Elvis Are Dead" was played with some light effects.

From 19 September concert at Budapest Sportaréna Michael performed Elton John's song " Idol" replacing "It Doesn't Really Matter". [8] The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is an absolute classic and this live recording represents one of the very best interpretations of the song I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. George Michael unveils new single 'Let Her Down Easy' music video – Music News". Digital Spy. 4 February 2014 . Retrieved 17 March 2014. On 25 November it was announced that all further concerts in 2011 had been cancelled due to ill health. [3] Eventually it took longer time for George to recover thus all concerts postponed and scheduled for April and May would be postponed to October and November 2012. On 9 October concert in Manchester, Michael finished the concert with the song "I Remember You" instead of "White Light" and performed " Star People" and " F.E.A.R" by Ian Brown.From 3 September concert at Forum Copenhagen Michael performed the song " Understand" replacing "You and I". [6]

iTunes Music – Symphonica by George Michael". iTunes Store. 25 June 1963 . Retrieved 17 March 2014. The only aspect that I wish they had worked on a little more would have been the reduction of sibilance in Michael’s vocals. Michael’s vocal has always had a tadof sibilance, so I look upon it as artistic expression at this stage, but on a couple of the songs, it’s quite pronounced and temporarily takes you out of an otherwise relaxed experience. One More Try was originally released on Michael’s highly successful debut solo album Faith and it’s a George Michael classic that remains as fresh today as the day it was written and recorded. This live rendition honours the original studio release perfectly and the addition of the symphonic orchestra is complementary and therefore takes nothing away from the original.

On 16 September concert in Birmingham Michael finished the concert with the song "I Remember You" instead of "White Light" Sheffield, Rob (18 March 2014). "George Michael Symphonica". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 20 October 2014. From 14 November concert at Prague O 2Arena Michael performed the song " The Recluse" replacing "Kissing a Fool". [9] Feeling Good is a nice song, we all know that, but do we really need another version of it once we’ve had era-defining attempts by the likes of Michelle McManus, Pussycat Dolls and John Barrowman? The answer is no. But where Symphonica truly works and stretches itself is with the less obvious covers such as the delicate re-working of Terence Trent D’Arby’s Let Her Down Easy, which fits perfectly with the album’s feel of nostalgia tinged with regret, and, on the deluxe version only, a fairly faithful but perfectly conceived version of Rufus Wainwright’s Going to a Town. His voice still sounds amazing Feeling Good is epic! George Michael performs this tune masterfully. That said, I still consider Nina Simone’s version to be the pinnacle recording of this classic song.

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