Live Tracks - Nelly Furtado

December 17th, 2007 - by Eddie

Albums, Reviews

There’s Furtado, reaching for the sky and showing off her hairless pit on her recently released live album “Loose - The Concert,” a recording of her New York City concert at some point this year.

The album came out like three weeks ago and I’m just getting around to talking about it now. Why? Because I’m lazy. Well, that and maybe I’m just Nellied out at this point.

Furtado has given us various personalities over the years: she seemed destined for the one-hit wonder pop pile with “I’m Like A Bird” and was almost forgotten thanks to her uneven and strange second album “Folklore.”

And last year, we were privy to the hip-hop side of Furtado on the appropriately named album “Loose,” which highlighted the magic of Timberland with a side of Furtdao music-video-sluttiness.

But here, on this live album, we get yet another side of Furtado: lame seque-er (I don’t care if it’s not a word).

“I was just thinking, why do good things come to an end?” (pause) “Just kidding! It’s the name of the song! It ain’t over yet! Woo!”

Man, that even looks lamer when it’s written on the screen. From there, she erupted into “All Good Things (Come to an End).”

Want more? She tells everyone to “Put your wings up!” during the annoying bird song.

But I’m nit-picking. I didn’t listen to the album to hear Furtado talk to the crowd. I listened to it to hear her sing and because I didn’t make the Vampire Weekend concert this weekend and needed something to do. Sadly, I didn’t have the DVD of the concert, so I was forced to imagine the “come hither” looks she threw out to crowd.

And with thoughts like that, you can warm yourself up on snowy, ice-ridden nights. Even when you have to endure Furtado cheering herself on during the show.

Track Listing:
Afraid
Say it Right
Do It
Wait for You
Showtime
All Good Things (Come to an End)
I’m Like a Bird
Glow
No Hay Igua!
Promiscuous
Maneater