Aiken for some Clay

OK, bad puns aside, I had to let everyone know about my Clay Aiken concert experience. Saturday night I got the opportunity to see the crooner in action at the Greek Theatre in Hollywood. While I'm not particularly a 'fan' of the singer, I have to admit he put on an enjoyable show! He's a self-proclaimed slow song singer - that's what he does - sing slow songs. The most enjoyable parts of the show were when he did his tribute to TV theme songs and his attempt at 'being cool', where he tried to sing fast songs from 'somewhat' current artists. Another highlight were the two awesome background singers. Both black women who tore up the stage with their wonderful voices. Clay was smart enough to let each of them have their own moment in the spotlight and sing a song for us - without Clay! It's great to see a 'star' that's not afraid to let other wonderful talent shine as well. Footnote to Clay - Michael Jackson isn't exactly considered 'cool' these days, so singing TWO of his songs just goes to show how actually uncool you are - but then you did warn us you weren't cool. Otherwise an enjoyable evening!
--By Rex Hoss