Erykah Badu Show

Awwww what a delight to see. Erykah came to perform at the DAR and it was such a treat to finally get to see her. She was there with The Roots. I don't own any cd's of this group and I only know one song of theirs. I was sitting there thinking they had a very similar sound to Go-Go. So I could listen and groove to them while they were on stage. They had this one guy on stage who had a mic also. His job was to come in here and there with a "uh" and "yeah". You know what I am talking about. I think the show would have been better without him. He wasn't needed in my opinion. They had a guitarist who put a pretty good portion of the show too. He was so tiny and petite. He was all over that stage when it was his turn to shine. So all in all, I was entertained a bit. They kept my attention for the time they needed to. Will I go out and get their cd, not likely but they were ok to listen to.

Now the main event star came out with her little outfit on. It was like a strapless, layered, balloon dress in black with black tights and black high heeled ankle boots. She wore a head piece in black. Just those little hats our grandparents wore that were small and fit just on the crown of your head. She comes out sashaying about the stage. She sang most of her new songs off the current cd. I for one love the new cd. You have to get past the superfuturistic sounds and skits that come on before each track. It's about the words. You have to listen to what she is saying. The beats that go along with the tracks are on point too. It definitely is a new Erykah, a different Erykah, but still Erykah, LOL. She hit a few old songs but I noticed she went more along the slow, chill route. She didn't hit but maybe two of her fast fast paced songs. She is a great performer and I will go see her again with no hesitation. She rocked the joint. Then she thanked DC and left the stage. I figured she would come back on but left anyway. There was a chick next to me with so much freakin' perfume on that my sinus were on fire. So I don't think I could have stayed even if I wanted to. I got word from friend that Erykah came back on and did another three songs. Well, I'll know next time.