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| - Saw this show this morning ... everything every reviewer has said here still holds true.
Unlike the others, I am NOT a hardcore CeeLo fan. i certainly know who he is, but when I saw him in the Danger Mouse collaboration days, warning bells went off ... he seemed more like a studio and production guy than a live act.
And he is.
To get a feel for the way CeeLo is presenting, imagine Britney Spears tour highlights, done on 1/10th the budget and no band. Visually and psychologically, that's what you're getting.
I could write pages about this, but it's not worth the effort ... Instead I give you this.
Downsides in rough order:
* Blatant hardcore advertising of a vodka. Signs outside the venue, glowing unavoidable signs in the venue, repeated CeeLo voice-overs telling you to drink said vodka before the show starts. And, as if that wasn't bad enough already, the show stops to toast people in the expensive seats with said vodka. Right. In the middle. Of the show.
* There is no performing band of any type. CeeLo doesn't play any instruments himself. This isn't Loberace, this is KaraLoke.
* The show started very late. So even though I was holding a midnight ticket, things didn't start until after 01:00. I wasn't out until after 02:30. I'm a night owl, but even THAT feels late.
* The show is a mishmash concept that doesn't hold together. If you think of it as a dream, it's not a very good dream. CeeLo needs to learn that when you're on the Vegas strip (and conjuring images of its biggest-grossing live performer), you're running with the biggest of dogs in entertainment ... you need to step up your game in the city of entertainment or you'll get stepped on.
* Repeated blatant sexuality references to the raw sex appeal and freak of CeeLo. For me, thinking of CeeLo and sex is like thinking of my grandma and sex.
* Super-vigilant crowd monitors who were ejecting people for pictures. The man is watching you.
* CeeLo's vocal range and style isn't wide enough to cover all the songs he attempts.
The good news:
* The dancers are fabulous (if not overly frenetic). Really good.
* THE thing that keeps this show from one-star territory is the end. The final three songs are Goodie Mob, Gnarls Barkley, and a CeeLo song. Very, very clearly this is what the crowd's been waiting for, so they BURST with enthusiasm at the thought that they haven't just been completely jacked to the tune of $150 a pair. It's not a strong ending, it's an excellent ending. If the entire show was even half this strong, it would be the best thing going in Vegas.
Should you see the show? No.
What if you insist? Show up an hour late. You may not miss anything anyway, and if you do, you'll still get to see the good part.
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