Hearing Local Talent Perform Leaves Critic With A Song in His
Heart
by Bob Angelone for the Shore Herald
July, 1999
BELMAR - With considerably less than a
song in my heart, I went to see Nicole D’Angelo at Amici’s Restaurant in
Belmar (Formerly Jack Baker’s Lobster Shanty).
But when I left, my heart was filled with song and music.
D’Angelo’s
singing is great, but her musical talent on the instruments she played was more
than impressive. Her range of
musical instruments is enhanced by having personally recorded complete
orchestral or backup music onto floppy disks (sequencing) which play in her
keyboard. By playing the guitar,
harmonica, and keyboard during her performance with added backup music, she
sounds like a complete musical group, whether a three piece combo or a full
symphonic orchestra. With all that
said, I need to describe her singing talent.
Close
your eyes when you listen to her singing. You
will soon lose yourself in the moment and not know who is actually singing.
No matter if it’s Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” or Celene Dion’s
“My Heart Will Go On,” you will get the distinct impression that it is the
original performer.
The
truth is that since I was a little kid and grew out of the Sunday afternoon
clown at the restaurant we frequented on Long Island, N.Y., I’ve had little
use for restaurant entertainers. D’Angelo
has changed my mind. As I sat there
opposite her Dad, I could see the glow of pride on his face and it was well
deserved.
D’Angelo’s
transition from piano to harmonica to guitar was amazingly smooth.
Her ability to go from songs like “La Bamba” to “Summertime” was
also quite extraordinary.
She is the most unbelievable entertainer I have ever seen
in my life and can’t understand why she isn’t already famous.
D’Angelo
appears Tuesday nights at Amici’s Family Style restaurant. Go in for a cool drink or a meal and enjoy her performances
from 6-10p.m. She takes audience
requests from a booklet showing her exhaustive repertoire.
You
can book D’Angelo for your special event or party by calling her agent
Rosemary at (732) 280-1499. Nicole
D’Angelo -- she’s “Unforgettable!”
