hey everyone!
On Sunday, I was lucky to go to Joe's acoustic show in Camberley, and it was out of this world!
I started writing my review a few days ago and i'm finishing it off now, here is what I have so far, i'll post up the rest as soon as I can!
Hey all! Here is my review of Joe’s acoustic gig in Camberley! Hope you all enjoy!
My Sunday morning began at about half 9 when me and a group of friends left my flat. I’d had a few friends over to stay for the weekend, and it was mine and my friend Justin’s job to get them safely back to Paddington and Kings Cross.
Megan had text me the day before and told me that there was a bike ride on so some of the bus routes were disrupted, but we should be able to get to the train station ok.
As we left mine, it was chucking it down! we jumped on a bus, only to find that it wasn’t going to the station and neither were any other buses.
So me and 3 friends had to do a 20 minute walk to the station. Now, that doesn’t sound like a lot, but when there’s 4 of you who can’t see a thing, when it’s pouring it down with rain and you’re all carrying bags or cases, it’s rather difficult! The rain was coming down so hard, there were so many puddles!
Where i’d not been expecting this, I hadn’t bought a change of clothes and within seconds the rain was soaking through my mac.
Eventually after long last we reached the station.
I felt so sorry for Brodie my guide dog, i’ve never seen him so wet! I was starting to get worried that either myself or him would get ill as i’d be in the same clothes all day until after the show.
Me and Justin whizzed round London dropping our friends off and then we collected my friend Chessie from Paddington.
From then we went to Waterloo and met up with Megan on the train. She’s so lovely! Her and Chessie got on really well! It was so weird, not seeing Hannah around. She’d not long got back from Florida so unfortunately couldn’t make the show.
We changed at Ascot and got another train to Camberley.
Eventually we arrived and Megan decided to have a look on her phone to try and find where the venue was. We had a bit of trouble as she didn’t have much signal, but eventually we made it.
We sat outside at a little cafe which was shut and talked for a bit. I listened to see if I could hear any familiar voices and sure enough, I heard Ian. He came over to us and introduced us to Donna who is lovely!
I think Taylor and Courtney were around but unfortunately we didn’t get to meet them.
After a while, Sparky and her dad arrived and we all followed the crowd round to the stage door to try and get a chance of meeting Joe. There were lots of fans round there.
We waited for around an hour and then we went and got something to eat. It sounded like Joe was doing his soundcheck and we were all really hungry.
We were a bit sad that Joe hadn’t came out as we really wanted Chessie to get to meet him as she’d never met him before.
We went to an Italian restaurant which was lovely and we all had a pizza and a drink.
We didn’t leave until 7, so had a bit of a rush to get back to the venue. Sparky’s dad then decided that he needed the loo, and we’d forgot to get the tickets off him, so we were a bit panicked that we’d miss the start of the show, but to our relief, he wasn’t too long.
We were row AA, right at the front. Megan was row C as she’d booked later than us, but Sparky’s dad said to her, sit with your friends and i’ll take your seat in row C, so I thought that was lovely! We were surrounded by Joe fans, who were so warm, welcoming and friendly! Ping, MaryLou, Queenie, and lots of others, I really hope i’ve not missed anyone out! I was sat on the end, Chessie was next to me, Sparky was next to her and Megan was next to Sparky.
One thing that I noticed about this venue, was how cold it was! You’ll hear in my recording that joe comments on that as well, it was really cold!
Brodie had a lot of space to ly down next to me, but he was too busy trying to get attention off everyone that was behind us, so sorry if he annoyed any of you!
I was so excited and just wanted the show to start! as Chessie is a musician and singer herself, I was interested what her reaction would be to Joe especially as she’s not seen him since the X Factor Tour!
All of a sudden, Ross began to play and the show was underway!
Joe introduced the show while Ross was playing, he explained that it was his first show back after being off for a whole month.
There was just Joe, Ross on keyboard and Alewin on guitar.
I absolutely loved What have I done! No overproduction, just Joe’s vocals with some lovely reverb on them, and a piano! I know I normally say it doesn’t bother me where I sit, but on this occasion, I was so glad we were front row! Both me and Chessie agreed, that at points in the show, you could, a little bit, hear Joe’s voice without the microphone, and he was just incredible!
The first song made Chessie cry, she said that that’s the kind of song that she would write, and she really relates to it.
I was so pleased that she liked Joe, she said he was a million times better than what she expected, she was just expecting the same Joe from the X Factor Tour 2010, but what a change in him!
I had goosebumps by the end of this and was almost crying myself!
The next song Joe said that he’d not sang acoustically since the promo of his Wide Awake album, it was Ambitions!
I loved this arrangement so much! it was slowed down a bit, stripped back, I just really loved it! I apologise for my terrible singing by the way!
The next song was Feel The Fire. I enjoyed this one and liked the acoustic arrangement. Chessie said that if she had to pick a least favourite song of the evening, it would have been this one. She liked it, but not as much as the others.
Up next Joe did a bit of talking saying that he’d had such a fun month off, it was strange being back at work. The next song was Someone Wake Me Up. I was getting a bit worried that we weren’t gonna get any tracks from any other albums as we’d had loads from wide awake, but not to fear!
Again, this track in particular, I loved the stripped back arrangement of it! i always prefer the Wide Awake tracks when they’re performed live, because in my opinion, a lot of those album tracks are overproduced and could really do without all the auto tune!
As the audience were applauding, you can hear Chessie on my recording saying that he has the audience in the palm of his hands. That’s so true, he really does!
Justin, who isn’t a fan of Joe, said to me, i’ve got to give him credit, he does get an audience going! he’s also said that he might consider coming to a future show. He does want to give it a go, so he might see if he can come to Stevenage as i’m thinking about going to that one.
The next track was MayDay, and I loved the little introduction that Joe gave about this song!
I think this one really suited being an acoustic version, just like on the album. I know a lot of people like it with the band, but I do prefer the stripped back version.
The next song was Memory Of You. I was interested to hear this one acoustically, as I think the band make such a big impact on this. I absolutely loved Ross’s playing!
Joe was saying how he writes a lot about friendships or breakups and when he’s in the car and he’s had a breakup or a fall out with a friend and he hears a song that reminds him of that, he shouts at the rain! so that put an interesting image in my head! we’re all gonna be imagining Joe shouting at the rain in his car!
I loved the verses acoustically, but for me, the band were really missing in the chorus. It just sounded really weird for me! I’m not complaining, I loved it, but I prefer the rockier version.
Now Chessie on the other hand said to me afterwards that she’s not sure if she’d want to hear the version with the band, now she’s heard the acoustic version which she thought was beautiful, she thinks it’d sound really weird with the band. This was another one that she related too as it reminded her of a past friendship that she’d had. It made her cry a bit as well.
It really got to me, the part where Joe was singing, i’m hurting, i’m hurting, inside! He just seemed to put so much emotion into this song, wow! his long notes were incredible, his voice is just so beautiful, so pure!
On Sunday, I was lucky to go to Joe's acoustic show in Camberley, and it was out of this world!
I started writing my review a few days ago and i'm finishing it off now, here is what I have so far, i'll post up the rest as soon as I can!
Hey all! Here is my review of Joe’s acoustic gig in Camberley! Hope you all enjoy!
My Sunday morning began at about half 9 when me and a group of friends left my flat. I’d had a few friends over to stay for the weekend, and it was mine and my friend Justin’s job to get them safely back to Paddington and Kings Cross.
Megan had text me the day before and told me that there was a bike ride on so some of the bus routes were disrupted, but we should be able to get to the train station ok.
As we left mine, it was chucking it down! we jumped on a bus, only to find that it wasn’t going to the station and neither were any other buses.
So me and 3 friends had to do a 20 minute walk to the station. Now, that doesn’t sound like a lot, but when there’s 4 of you who can’t see a thing, when it’s pouring it down with rain and you’re all carrying bags or cases, it’s rather difficult! The rain was coming down so hard, there were so many puddles!
Where i’d not been expecting this, I hadn’t bought a change of clothes and within seconds the rain was soaking through my mac.
Eventually after long last we reached the station.
I felt so sorry for Brodie my guide dog, i’ve never seen him so wet! I was starting to get worried that either myself or him would get ill as i’d be in the same clothes all day until after the show.
Me and Justin whizzed round London dropping our friends off and then we collected my friend Chessie from Paddington.
From then we went to Waterloo and met up with Megan on the train. She’s so lovely! Her and Chessie got on really well! It was so weird, not seeing Hannah around. She’d not long got back from Florida so unfortunately couldn’t make the show.
We changed at Ascot and got another train to Camberley.
Eventually we arrived and Megan decided to have a look on her phone to try and find where the venue was. We had a bit of trouble as she didn’t have much signal, but eventually we made it.
We sat outside at a little cafe which was shut and talked for a bit. I listened to see if I could hear any familiar voices and sure enough, I heard Ian. He came over to us and introduced us to Donna who is lovely!
I think Taylor and Courtney were around but unfortunately we didn’t get to meet them.
After a while, Sparky and her dad arrived and we all followed the crowd round to the stage door to try and get a chance of meeting Joe. There were lots of fans round there.
We waited for around an hour and then we went and got something to eat. It sounded like Joe was doing his soundcheck and we were all really hungry.
We were a bit sad that Joe hadn’t came out as we really wanted Chessie to get to meet him as she’d never met him before.
We went to an Italian restaurant which was lovely and we all had a pizza and a drink.
We didn’t leave until 7, so had a bit of a rush to get back to the venue. Sparky’s dad then decided that he needed the loo, and we’d forgot to get the tickets off him, so we were a bit panicked that we’d miss the start of the show, but to our relief, he wasn’t too long.
We were row AA, right at the front. Megan was row C as she’d booked later than us, but Sparky’s dad said to her, sit with your friends and i’ll take your seat in row C, so I thought that was lovely! We were surrounded by Joe fans, who were so warm, welcoming and friendly! Ping, MaryLou, Queenie, and lots of others, I really hope i’ve not missed anyone out! I was sat on the end, Chessie was next to me, Sparky was next to her and Megan was next to Sparky.
One thing that I noticed about this venue, was how cold it was! You’ll hear in my recording that joe comments on that as well, it was really cold!
Brodie had a lot of space to ly down next to me, but he was too busy trying to get attention off everyone that was behind us, so sorry if he annoyed any of you!
I was so excited and just wanted the show to start! as Chessie is a musician and singer herself, I was interested what her reaction would be to Joe especially as she’s not seen him since the X Factor Tour!
All of a sudden, Ross began to play and the show was underway!
Joe introduced the show while Ross was playing, he explained that it was his first show back after being off for a whole month.
There was just Joe, Ross on keyboard and Alewin on guitar.
I absolutely loved What have I done! No overproduction, just Joe’s vocals with some lovely reverb on them, and a piano! I know I normally say it doesn’t bother me where I sit, but on this occasion, I was so glad we were front row! Both me and Chessie agreed, that at points in the show, you could, a little bit, hear Joe’s voice without the microphone, and he was just incredible!
The first song made Chessie cry, she said that that’s the kind of song that she would write, and she really relates to it.
I was so pleased that she liked Joe, she said he was a million times better than what she expected, she was just expecting the same Joe from the X Factor Tour 2010, but what a change in him!
I had goosebumps by the end of this and was almost crying myself!
The next song Joe said that he’d not sang acoustically since the promo of his Wide Awake album, it was Ambitions!
I loved this arrangement so much! it was slowed down a bit, stripped back, I just really loved it! I apologise for my terrible singing by the way!
The next song was Feel The Fire. I enjoyed this one and liked the acoustic arrangement. Chessie said that if she had to pick a least favourite song of the evening, it would have been this one. She liked it, but not as much as the others.
Up next Joe did a bit of talking saying that he’d had such a fun month off, it was strange being back at work. The next song was Someone Wake Me Up. I was getting a bit worried that we weren’t gonna get any tracks from any other albums as we’d had loads from wide awake, but not to fear!
Again, this track in particular, I loved the stripped back arrangement of it! i always prefer the Wide Awake tracks when they’re performed live, because in my opinion, a lot of those album tracks are overproduced and could really do without all the auto tune!
As the audience were applauding, you can hear Chessie on my recording saying that he has the audience in the palm of his hands. That’s so true, he really does!
Justin, who isn’t a fan of Joe, said to me, i’ve got to give him credit, he does get an audience going! he’s also said that he might consider coming to a future show. He does want to give it a go, so he might see if he can come to Stevenage as i’m thinking about going to that one.
The next track was MayDay, and I loved the little introduction that Joe gave about this song!
I think this one really suited being an acoustic version, just like on the album. I know a lot of people like it with the band, but I do prefer the stripped back version.
The next song was Memory Of You. I was interested to hear this one acoustically, as I think the band make such a big impact on this. I absolutely loved Ross’s playing!
Joe was saying how he writes a lot about friendships or breakups and when he’s in the car and he’s had a breakup or a fall out with a friend and he hears a song that reminds him of that, he shouts at the rain! so that put an interesting image in my head! we’re all gonna be imagining Joe shouting at the rain in his car!
I loved the verses acoustically, but for me, the band were really missing in the chorus. It just sounded really weird for me! I’m not complaining, I loved it, but I prefer the rockier version.
Now Chessie on the other hand said to me afterwards that she’s not sure if she’d want to hear the version with the band, now she’s heard the acoustic version which she thought was beautiful, she thinks it’d sound really weird with the band. This was another one that she related too as it reminded her of a past friendship that she’d had. It made her cry a bit as well.
It really got to me, the part where Joe was singing, i’m hurting, i’m hurting, inside! He just seemed to put so much emotion into this song, wow! his long notes were incredible, his voice is just so beautiful, so pure!
