. ▁And ▁that ▁was ▁just ▁her ▁opening ▁number ." ▁ ▁The ▁article ▁was ▁expanded , ▁claim ing ▁" her ▁vocal ▁work outs ▁are ▁all ▁about ▁per fection ▁— ▁and ▁without ▁a ▁hint ▁Auto - T uning ▁in ▁sight ▁— ▁she ▁succeed s ▁at ▁letting ▁her ▁human ▁side ▁come ▁through ▁in ▁the ▁spaces ▁between ▁songs . ▁ ▁That ▁gave ▁some ▁tang ible ▁ball ast ▁to ▁the ▁often ▁over b low n ▁arrang ements ▁that ▁typ ify ▁her ▁middle - of - the - road ▁pop ▁songs . ▁The ▁album ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁tour ▁draw s ▁its ▁name ▁does ▁indeed ▁take ▁a ▁few ▁ch ances ▁— sty list ically , ▁placing ▁her ▁in ▁harder - h itting ▁rock ▁settings ▁than ▁she , ▁or ▁her ▁fans , ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁to . ▁And ▁she ▁included ▁a ▁health y ▁do se ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁songs , ▁p ump ed ▁up ▁by ▁her ▁raz or - sharp ▁band ▁and ▁three ▁sing ers , ▁who ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁eight ▁d anc ers ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁night ' s ▁biggest ▁numbers ." ▁ ▁Like ▁in ▁the ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁Billboard ▁article , ▁the ▁soul ▁covers ▁were ▁not ▁appreciated . ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Rod man ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁wrote ▁posit ively , ▁" There ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁dear th ▁of ▁stim ulation , ▁be ▁it ▁her ▁own ▁cost ume ▁changes , ▁the ▁intr icate ▁light ing , ▁the ▁video ▁imag ery , ▁or ▁her ▁cadre ▁of ▁d anc ers , ▁deployed ▁jud ici ously . ▁ ▁It ' s ▁a