I Am... Yours
The residency was deemed "an intimate encounter" as Beyoncé portrayed a more raw and uninhibited show versus her previous concert performances.I Am... Yours received positive response from music critics who praised the intimate performances and Beyoncé's vocals as well as the jazz, funk and orchestral arrangements of the songs.[3] According to Beyoncé, the show is an "unplugged" version of her normal concerts; she removed all the elaborate costumes and theatrics of her latest tour and performed with her band, Suga Mama, and a small team of dancers.[9][10][11] The stage contained wind machines, lasers, arena lighting, a teleprompter on the back[12] and a retro, mood-lit platform during the performances of the songs."[8] Beyoncé is accompanied by an orchestra[5] and her 18-member all-female band on stage "whose satin interpretations pump lush over pomp" according to Mike Ragogna of The Huffington Post.[13] The set list included performances of over thirty songs, both from Beyoncé's solo career and as part of the girl group Destiny's Child.[18] Beyoncé begins the second act by telling the story of her career, starting from when she was nine years old when she auditioned for the talent show Star Search to her then-latest album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008).[18] As the show draws to a close, Beyoncé performs "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"; she then exits the stage after thanking the audience for their presence.[13][18] "[...] beyond the customary thanks, introductions and shout-outs, Knowles' banter is thin on the ground – requests for the crowd to get up on their feet are answered, and the singer's patter is perfunctory rather than particularly tailored to this occasion.Mike Weatherford of the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote, "The spectacle rivals Celine Dion's 'A New Day' as the singer transforms from fragile soul to the rock warrior alter ego of her album title, I Am ... Sasha Fierce.commented: "Only Beyonce would think an 'intimate' theatre gig should include her massive all-girl band, an orchestra, lasers, dancers, costume changes and a wind machine to keep her hair blowing majestically.[4] Mike Diver of BBC Online reviewed the show positively and said, "this is an entirely second-guessable affair, each movement telegraphed and every realigned arrangement (bombast turned down, jazz and funk switched up) meeting the listener's expectations head on.[6][14][30] A one-minute trailer of the special was posted online on November 12, 2009;[31][32] it showed Beyoncé's during her I Am... Tour, behind-the-scenes footage including rehearsals, as well as personal videos.[37] In the United Kingdom, I Am... Yours was broadcast on Channel 4 on December 25, 2009, (Christmas Day morning),[38] following an hour-long documentary named Beyoncé: For The Record.Several videos of the live performances of "Halo", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "Scared of Lonely" were released at MTV Latin America in 2010 and 2011.[39] These videos were used to promote the album in Latin America and the television special "MTV World Stage: Beyoncé Live from Las Vegas".
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