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| - I really wanted to like this show. I knew nothing of the guy, but it was my first time at Cleopatra's Barge, and I liked the setting. It's very intimate and darkly lighted. Really a great setting for some jazzy, bluesy performances.
So what went wrong? To start, the routine just felt forced and flat. It was obvious that he'd done this countless times in the past, and honestly, I felt he needed the 'improvised' drinks to make it through the show. There were some comedy bits that were funny, but Goss came across overly cocky and arrogant at times. Thinking about it more, they were probably plants in the audience for at least one of the sets.
Goss has a great voice, I think. Maybe? Here's what happened (twice): Goss was belting out a really long note and moved the mic away from his mouth about two feet, but the vocals never quieted. Whoops. Auto-tuning magic! And once you see that, it's hard not to just call it lip-syncing, even if there's some kind of blend going on.
Overall, it was just an OK show. The cover of Hotel California wasn't very good, and this is coming from a guy who's never disliked a cover of that song. Not the level of quality I was expecting.
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