Spirited tunes enchant crowd By Eugene Bowen Daily Arts Writer Nobody in their right mind would attend a Tracy Chapman concert expecting to be greeted with outstanding vocals. Yet, what pushes her music beyond the work of mere mortals is the amazing spirit that propels her songs. More than 1,000 people got to embrace this spirit first-hand Monday night as Chapman graced Ann Arbor's Michigan Theater with her presence. On her albums Tracy Chapman sings songs with meaning.
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She brings the feelings that surround these various life experiences to a head in her music, recreating emotions so real one can only shudder in amazement. At Monday night's concert, Chapman gave the audience a good taste of her music's variety. Much of her performance centered about failed, painful relationships. Each of these songs chronicles the hurt that can come from a relationship when one is so blinded by love for the other, he or she forgets about the importance of self-love. These people, and their victims, are all too real.