GUEST POST TIME! Third Time Around: Kelly's "My December" An Icy-Hot Experience

Unless you are just coming to the blog, you are well aware of the presence of the fantastic Nick McCarvel in my life.  Friends for almost four years now, our relationship was solidified this summer as he spent a few months in the city working for Tennis Magazine.  Nick is a journalism major at Seattle University and he is an absolutely fantastic writer.  When he emailed me about posting a review of the Kelly Clarkson concert he attended this past Monday, I jumped at the chance.  Regardless of what you think of Clarkson, take a minute to read Nick's wonderfully written review!  Enjoy! 

Third Time Around: Kelly’s My December an Icy-Hot Experience
Nick McCarvel

Junior year in high school was when I finally hit my stride: I left the pimples behind (mostly), started thinking about college (constantly) and finally came out to my family (gradually).

It was the same year in college that I felt like I knew what I was about: a journalism student (read “writer”), advocate of communal living (read “cheap”) and lover of poppy beats (read “Kelly Clarkson”).

So last night, when I attended my third Kelly concert – my junior experience in the School of Kelly – it was no surprise that I finally felt at home with the pop diva.

For those of you who have never experienced a Kelly Clarkson concert, they are a sight to be seen. Forget the screaming teenagers who you see on TRL, or the gay queens that indulge in the techno re-mixes of Kelly’s stuff; Kelly attracts a fan base diverse in sex, age, race, scene and style.

Though Clarkson has taken a recent beating in the media for her not-so-successful junior album, My December, the petite Texan was stunning as usual in her live on-stage performance at the comfy Paramount Theatre in Seattle.

Her opening number “One Minute,” with its elementary, but angry lyrics certainly got me hooked. I was partly expecting a half-full auditorium full of the Kelly crazies, people like Stefani, who liken Kelly to a goddess.

Much the contrary: the Kelly Trains were out in force. The packed place stood the entire concert, waving cell phone, glow sticks and cameras toward the original American Idol. Here’s a sample of the Kelly Trains of the night:

“We Made Shirts With Numbers on the Back!” Kelly Train

"My Girlfriend Made Me Come...I Don't Even Know Who Kelly Clarkson Is" Kelly Train

"I Can't Wait to Tell My Homeroom Friends About the Concert!" Kelly Train

"Kelly Is Therapeutic for My Unborn Baby" Kelly Train

The Paramount crowd jammed with Kelly from the first beat, and though the rocker got louder and larger cheers for her hits like “Since You Been Gone” and “Behind These Hazel Eyes,” Clarkson showed her voice hasn’t slipped a step with incredible acoustic ballads like “Sober” and “Maybe.”

Perhaps it was the two rum and cokes in my system, or the fact that I just was loving my Kelly too much, but Clarkson seemed more on her game than I had ever seen her. Perhaps she feels more at home in the smaller, more intimate venues like the Paramount than she did when she performed to crowds of over 10,000 on her last nationwide tour.

My friend and I Cassie took turns providing the microphone for one another as the couple to the right of us (think “Yuppie Suburban Couple Kelly Train”) rolled their eyes at our antics. I rotated between taking pictures, recording video, sending “OMG I’M AT KELLY!” texts and leaving obnoxious I-know-you-can’t-actually-hear-this-but-I-called-anyway voicemails for the entire set. While Kelly bounced around every inch of the stage in a shiny, purple top, Cassie and I couldn’t help but wonder a little: has our girl gained weight?

Regardless of any weight gain – Kelly always looks good – the concert was a smashing success. Though Kelly was on stage for only an hour or so, the crowd left energized and upbeat. There’s no doubt that the various Kelly Trains look forward to Kelly’s fourth album, rumored to be due out sometime in 2008. I, however, might argue that like me, Kelly’s third effort was just as good as any – especially live.

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