ICONS: Human Nature
Human Nature at Imperial Palace, Las Vegas. Image from http://www.humannaturelasvegas.com/home.html.
When Barry Gordy founded Motown on April 14, 1960, I bet there were 2 things he didn’t anticipate:
- First, the music all the Motown artists created would have such a huge impact on the entire world
- Second, the fact that in 2011 four white guys from Australia would be the “Ultimate Celebration” in Motown sound and vetted by none other than Smokey Robinson himself
For anyone that has seen the show, Human Nature is an intense, high energy, musical orgy of Motown music that is – for the lack of a better word – unfreakingbelievable.
Based on all the reviews that I had seen around town, I came to the show expecting something “pretty good”. What I saw was something I would watch over and over again, given the opportunity.
What started as a group of four Aussie teenagers singing in their parents’ backyard quickly became one of the most successful bands coming out of Australia:
- Multi-platinum albums
- Opening for acts like Celine Dion and Michael Jackson
- #1 songs on the Australian charts
Only recently have they been getting notoriety in the United States with the Human Nature show at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas.
Why have they received such amazing reviews?
It’s because they are incredible performers and have unbelievable vocal talent. The range of Motown songs they can sing vary from “My Girl” to “Stop in the name of love”.
Shit, the show was so good I bought their CD and had them sign it after the show. I have never done that before in my life.
Check out a video of Uptight (Everything’s Alright) here:
You can also check out Get Ready with Smokey Robinson here:
So you’re probably asking why we considered Human Nature to be ESM Icons? We’ve got a couple of reasons:
- They’re incredible performers – they can sing, dance and do Motown justice
- They’re the most successful band to ever come out of Australia
- They’ve got style
Not just any style. They’ve got OG, well put together, old-school Vegas style.
Luigi in line to get autographs from Human Nature at the Imperial Palace after the show. It was that good.
I’m not sure if they’ve got a stylist or if they pick their clothes themselves, but all four outfits they wore during the show were winners:
- Black tux with red lining and a ruffled shirt (yeah, ruffled – made me reconsider my opinion on those)
- Black tux pants, black shirt (no tie) and white tux jacket with black piping
- Black tux pants, skinny tie and blue tux jacket with black satin lapels
- Black tux pants, skinny tie, grey tux jacket with black satin lapels and pink lining (an pink pocket square to match)
Loads of talent and well-dressed? Why wouldn’t they be ESM style icons?
For more information about Human Nature at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas, you can check out their official site at http://www.humannaturelasvegas.com/home.html.
And go see their show the next time you are in Vegas. Worth. Every. Penny.
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