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Critics and Celebs Praise Frank Ocean's VMA Performance
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Frank Ocean, sporting his trademark headband, brought “Thinkin’ Bout You," one of the unlikeliest hits of 2012, to the MTV Video Music Awards stage Thursday. This is a song that's all vocals, and delicate vocals at that.
Ocean's words seemed to disappear in the pauses between the softly strummed acoustic guitar, and credit MTV for playing to Ocean's strengths. As much as his debut, "Channel Orange," experiments with electronics, this is old-school soul music with just a nip of a modern sheen.
The setting was that of a backyard fire, although the giant, "Lost"-like crystals obscured any sense of time and place. No matter, as the closeups were all on Ocean, and as he shifted from graceful singing to wavering falsetto, it was never less than riveting.
This was an awards show embracing an exciting young artist and letting that artist have the floor. Look for Ocean's momentum to continue to pick up, as he'll appear on "Saturday Night Live" next week.
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,7579689.story
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watch frank ocean steal this whole show. I'm dead
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Maxwell:
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Too many respectful words to @MRFRANKOCEAN who slayed it totally tnite #VMA
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He tweeted the wrong person.
Kreayshawn
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Just cried via @frank_ocean performance!
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Tyler The Creator
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OFF TOP YOU DIDNT NEED ALL THAT EARTH WIND N FIRE AVATAR **** YOU HAD BEHIND YOU *****, GOOD **** AYYYE!
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Zoe Saldana
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Still thinking about Frank Ocean's performance last nite @MTV #vmas. Frank, you are a remarkable artist. - ZS
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Channel Orange is on iTunes and hopefully (if Def Jam sends more copies out) in a store near you NOW.
More Reviews:
"In what was almost a surreal moment, Frank Ocean’s live performance was of studio quality."
http://www.examiner.com/node/52513986
"Ocean’s heartfelt vocal performance reminded the audience why he is considered one of the biggest talents in popular music right now."
http://popcrush.com/frank-ocean-2012...u-performance/
"...Frank Ocean brought the show to a standstill with little more than the power of his voice. I don’t want to oversell it, but Ocean again proves he’s a force to be reckoned with..."
http://www.underthegunreview.net/201...u-at-the-vmas/
"Frank Ocean proved he’s the real deal at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.Standing out among his fellow performers, Ocean sang a stripped-down version of his hit song 'Thinking About You.'"
http://celebrity-gossip.net/frank-oc...-awards-718646
"Ocean can toggle between a falsetto as wispy as smoke and a full voice firm as a handshake, and he did so on the VMAs, furthering his reputation as one of the most impeccable singers in contemporary R&B...It was moving, it was accomplished, and it was brave."
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/musi...s_2012_fr.html
"The performance was a show-stopper at the MTV Video Music Awards..."
http://www.inquisitr.com/323584/fran...efMLg2ibbRs.99
"Frank Ocean wowed with a somber, moonlit version of his song 'Thinking About You.'"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...=entertainment
"Ocean...shifted from graceful singing to wavering falsetto, it was never less than riveting."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,7579689.story
"The performances were the saving grace at this year's VMAs, which included a powerful turn by Frank Ocean..."
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz25lMkwnuc
"HIGH: Frank Ocean had not just the most understated performance of the evening, but the best—shades of Adele last year."
http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/awards/...031612644.html
"The nimble singer, whose massive year was every bit as groundbreaking as it was inspirational, delivered a beautiful, albeit restrained, version of 'Thinkin Bout You.'"
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,6348785.story
"The space-camp-on-fire set was the only overstated thing on stage when the R&B wunderkind unfurled his spare falsetto ballad. Ocean's performance was a little bit Prince, a little bit D'Angelo, and a whole lot of his own quiet-storm charisma. B+"
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,2030...627757,00.html
"Frank Ocean delivered the night’s most moving performance with “Thinkin’ Bout You.” "
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...ab91_blog.html
"The musical highlight of this not-very-musical event was Frank Ocean's performance of Thinkin Bout You, where his sincere crooning managed to detract from the temperature-defying set that seemed to resurrect Survivor's tribal council."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/musi...?newsfeed=true
"The MTV Video Music Awards may have been a dud—except for this..."
http://www.out.com/entertainment/pop...OutComFeatures
"[The] R&B star exceeded...expectations with an intimate and beautifully art-directed performance of his Channel Orange lead-off track, 'Thinkin’ Bout You'."
http://idolator.com/6887631/frank-oc...bout-you-video
The somber version of the song showcased Ocean's stunning vocal range.
http://www.advocate.com/arts-enterta...ma-performance
"...Creating a perfectly magical moment. There were no frills and thrills with the performance, just Ocean's soaring vocals and an intensity that seemed to shut out everything around him."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/169...012-vmas.jhtml
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BEYONCÉ FRANK OCEAN
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he really did slay 
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What did he perform? Imma watch his performance when I get back home.
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9/6/2012, 11:16 PM
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He didn't slay. It was a decent performance. But definitely not a great debut VMA performance. Hopefully his debut Grammy performance will slay.
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Just put your lips together, baby, and blow;;
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Get that Grammy buzz.
Sammi is probably peeing in ha pants.
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I'm loving the pose in the picture 
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I thought it was a great performance, but why did they call them LOST crystals That had nothing to do with LOST.
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9/6/2012, 11:46 PM
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He sounded pretty terrible to me trying to hit those high notes 
I turned the channel.
Was not here for that.
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9/6/2012, 11:47 PM
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"In what was almost a surreal moment, Frank Ocean’s live performance was of studio quality."
http://www.examiner.com/node/52513986
"Ocean’s heartfelt vocal performance reminded the audience why he is considered one of the biggest talents in popular music right now."
http://popcrush.com/frank-ocean-2012...u-performance/
"...Frank Ocean brought the show to a standstill with little more than the power of his voice. I don’t want to oversell it, but Ocean again proves he’s a force to be reckoned with..."
http://www.underthegunreview.net/201...u-at-the-vmas/
"Frank Ocean proved he’s the real deal at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.Standing out among his fellow performers, Ocean sang a stripped-down version of his hit song 'Thinking About You.'"
http://celebrity-gossip.net/frank-oc...-awards-718646
"Ocean can toggle between a falsetto as wispy as smoke and a full voice firm as a handshake, and he did so on the VMAs, furthering his reputation as one of the most impeccable singers in contemporary R&B...It was moving, it was accomplished, and it was brave."
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/musi...s_2012_fr.html
"The performance was a show-stopper at the MTV Video Music Awards..."
http://www.inquisitr.com/323584/fran...efMLg2ibbRs.99
"Frank Ocean wowed with a somber, moonlit version of his song 'Thinking About You.'"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...=entertainment
"Ocean...shifted from graceful singing to wavering falsetto, it was never less than riveting."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,7579689.story
"The performances were the saving grace at this year's VMAs, which included a powerful turn by Frank Ocean..."
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...#ixzz25lMkwnuc
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He sounded pretty terrible to me trying to hit those high notes
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What? He actually hit them all just fine... 
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9/6/2012, 11:53 PM
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Am I seriously the only one on here who cringed and fell asleep during his whole performance?
The people I watched it with weren't impressed either
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It really was amazing. So glad he's getting all this praise..
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Am I seriously the only one on here who cringed and fell asleep during his whole performance?
The people I watched it with weren't impressed either |
Me!
Stopped watching after like 20 seconds.
I also thought he was a rapper.
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Am I seriously the only one on here who cringed and fell asleep during his whole performance?
The people I watched it with weren't impressed either |
#oop
But no I loved the performance it was flawless it was angelic like
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That performance was so boring imo. 
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He did those notes just fine, or at least how the actual record goes.
Listen to the audio version of the song, and Frank isn't technically proficient on it. It is how the song goes.
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