Yes, Beyoncé has a little tricep jelly, and during "Flaws and All" she seized it without shame.
Jay-Z's boo may have been rocking extensions that went on for days as she opened with "Crazy in Love." The Texas native may have been wriggling in harem pants that exposed the rock-hard abs of fantasy as she writhed to "Beautiful Liar." And the former Destiny's Child leader may have spent the whole two-hour affair singing with a voice enviously kissed by the gods of both soul and control, but Beyoncé is also smart enough to occasionally knock down the wall between star and fan with humor and heart.
"The Beyoncé Experience" -- as it is so dubbed like some kind of a concert theme-park ride -- was an elaborate affair. It was part Vegas review, part hard-edged rock concert, part sweaty funk and soul revival, part diva concert-hall performance, and almost all fun to watch as the singer threw herself into the various settings and costumes. (Loved the floor-length gown, not so much the tinfoil mini.)
The songs off her second solo album, "B'Day," got plenty of attention, but a lengthy mid-set Destiny's Child medley got the most love. The crowd bounced to an expertly choreographed and arranged string of nine songs from "Independent Women" to "Bills, Bills, Bills" to "Soldier."
The singer also indulged her cinematic side, nicking the cellblock tango conceit from "Chicago" as an intro to her fierce lament "Ring the Alarm."
She shed some real tears during "Flaws," no less impressive for their calculation, and copped some moves from Marilyn Monroe for a jaunt through "Dreamgirls."
