Bazzi gave us a Cosmic gig that was Bazz-ing with the energy of stars.
With syncopated transitions and variegated textures, no one would have guessed that the very talented person in front of us was only 21-years old.ย
Singer-songwriter Andrew Bazzi, better known as โBazziโ, lit up the Star Theatre in Singapore on Wednesday night (17 July 2019) into a cascading blanket of effulgent emotions and colours that covered us completely.
Gathering at the stalls, the crowd was hyped right from the start of โParadiseโ โ a scene that was intimate as it was Bazz-ing! Singing 18 songs that lasted an hour, fans were dancing, jamming and melding into the sounds that exploded throughout the gig โ accentuated even further by four screens behind him and the use of smoke pyrotechnics that lit up each time the beat in his songs dropped. It was clear that we wanted more!
Challenging us to further vibe up the atmosphere, Bazzi said this, โI have a challenge for you guys tonight!โ
โIf you guys know the songs, please sing out loud with me,โ he continued. The charming artist also melted many Singaporeansโ hearts that night when he said how much he loved the country.ย
โIโve only been here for about 10 hours, but can I just say that you guys are my favourite city. Do you think I can live here?โ he asked. โGot ERP!โ shouted a fan cheekily, referring to Singaporeโs ever increasing road tax. Indeed, Wednesday evening was as โBeautifulโ both texturally and tonally as the song itself.
Popular hits that got the crowd moving even more were โBeautifulโ, โMineโ, โGoneโ, โAloneโ and โMyselfโ, with Bazziโs masterly riffs in โAloneโ blowing everyoneโs minds! Serenading us with some covers too, namely Maroon 5โs โSunday Morningโ, Drakeโs โHold On, Iโm Going Homeโ and Usherโs โThere Goes My Babyโ, the young singer also joked about how he was โbadโ at them.ย
โItโs not really a cover if you donโt f*** it up right?โ he said. To speak of Bazziโs vocals would be to call it part smooth, part incandescent, part energetic and part vibrant – like the state of reaction within exploding balls of gas in the silhouette of a twilight sky.ย
In fact, very much like his album cover โCosmicโ too! Precious moments include fans shining their mobile phone lights during โBeautifulโ, the beautiful chorus of audience vocals during โMineโ, and when Bazzi sang a birthday song for someone in the audience.ย
For me, I loved the energy in โMyselfโ which was teeming with both smooth vocals, dancing and timely smoke pyrotechnics! Bazziโs R&B, soulful and Hip Hop textures made it like a club, and everything about the atmosphere was ripe โ dancing and all! And for everyone else who did not come! Wellโฆ you missed out! It was a Bazz-ing gig!
