She also swears like a sailor on stage, with a feisty sense of humor that probably puts her closer to Billy Joel’s camp, as profanely funny classic-rock storytellers go. Bareilles is not going to fill his Beatle-boots, but if you go for that kind of classicism, you won’t find any pop performer under 40 who better exemplifies the full-package tradition: phenomenal voice, serious multi-instrumental chops, and the ability to write what sound like instant standards.
the night after Paul McCartney put on a superior stadium show that was probably attended by a good chunk of her sold-out amphitheater audience. The singer was exhibiting a bit of courage herself, just by playing L.A. By the time she ended the main part of her set with it Monday, it felt like the gospel song we all needed to hear. But having seen how “Brave” has taken on a life of its own over the past year as a real flag-waver for underdog causes, I’m far less inclined to devalue it. When The Blessed Unrest first came out, I confess, I found “Brave” and “I Wanna Be Like Me” to be a little too message-y for their own good, and a cut below her more confessional material. Even if she’d skipped that dedication, though, the Greek still would have been the optimal landing point for any melancholics on Monday, since her current tour is about as close as you’re going to get to a secular healing service.īareilles’ most recent album, 2013’s The Blessed Unrest, included its share of downbeat moments but also found the performer trying on a new role, as a singer of outrightly inspirational anthems, several of which were cornerstones of Monday’s show. “This is my darkest hour,” she sang, in the middle of what was unmistakably her show’s darkest four and a half minutes.
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