MANILA, Philippines — It was an unlikely song choice to cover, particularly because the original was madly belted out by one of rock history’s most troubled geniuses. But Miley Cyrus, a heroine among today’s teens, turned her seemingly odd take on Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” the most interesting number during her concert at the MOA grounds June 17.
Yes, there was “The Climb” and “Forgiveness and Love” that provided the requisite positive vibe the crowd of mostly young girls needed on such a night. Yet her cover of the rock hit that propelled grunge music to mainstream acclaim turned the late Kurt Cobain into a rock god overnight for the teens in attendance.
Earlier in the concert, she sang Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock And Roll” which became a hit in the ’80s. “Rockers like Joan Jett made it possible for me,” she implied during the presscon just before her very first concert in Manila.
Watching Miley live (via Futuretainment production) was a way to re-evaluate her as an act. The way she handled and carried herself with class on stage proved she had all the right to grow up the way she wants to. So what if she bares her tummy most of the time? At least she’s not some malnourished-looking chick many celebrity girls her age are, overdoing thin and sexy. Her visual appeal seems to say she’s just who she is.
And that’s a fresh way to suit up for role-model-mode.
Credit goes to her for knowing how to reach out to fans. That she more than once went to the extreme right of the stage to go nearer the people in that area was big proof of that. The impact was spectacular, with her attracting standing and thrilled fans on that particular side like a magnet to iron filings.
“Everything starts with a dream,” she encouraged her Filipino fans whom she thanked many times for being there with her. She often said the word “amazing” to address the audience. For those chanting her name after her final song “The Climb,” en route to the expected encore numbers, that was how she delivered her act.
Some standout numbers were her performances of “Can’t Be Tamed,” “Stay,” “Cherry Bomb,” “My Heart Beats For Love” and her rendition of another ’90s super hit “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.”
Such is Miley’s charisma. One moment, she’s almost preachy, the next moment, she’d be sexy.
Creidt: YUGEL LOSORATA
Yes, there was “The Climb” and “Forgiveness and Love” that provided the requisite positive vibe the crowd of mostly young girls needed on such a night. Yet her cover of the rock hit that propelled grunge music to mainstream acclaim turned the late Kurt Cobain into a rock god overnight for the teens in attendance.
Earlier in the concert, she sang Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock And Roll” which became a hit in the ’80s. “Rockers like Joan Jett made it possible for me,” she implied during the presscon just before her very first concert in Manila.
Watching Miley live (via Futuretainment production) was a way to re-evaluate her as an act. The way she handled and carried herself with class on stage proved she had all the right to grow up the way she wants to. So what if she bares her tummy most of the time? At least she’s not some malnourished-looking chick many celebrity girls her age are, overdoing thin and sexy. Her visual appeal seems to say she’s just who she is.
And that’s a fresh way to suit up for role-model-mode.
Credit goes to her for knowing how to reach out to fans. That she more than once went to the extreme right of the stage to go nearer the people in that area was big proof of that. The impact was spectacular, with her attracting standing and thrilled fans on that particular side like a magnet to iron filings.
“Everything starts with a dream,” she encouraged her Filipino fans whom she thanked many times for being there with her. She often said the word “amazing” to address the audience. For those chanting her name after her final song “The Climb,” en route to the expected encore numbers, that was how she delivered her act.
Some standout numbers were her performances of “Can’t Be Tamed,” “Stay,” “Cherry Bomb,” “My Heart Beats For Love” and her rendition of another ’90s super hit “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.”
Such is Miley’s charisma. One moment, she’s almost preachy, the next moment, she’d be sexy.
