That said, one of the beauties of a live vocal performance is that you often get a refreshingly different and more authentic sound to that filtered through a recording studio. Throughout the album, both old and new songs are updated with new arrangements. Such unapologetic emotionally, coupled with callbacks to Smith’s past achievements, comes across as a subtle but bold middle finger to those who keep loudly wishing that they’d shut up and go away (such trolls were particularly rowdy after the singer came out as non-binary in 2019). This album is a mixture of songs from Love Goes – such as hits ‘Diamonds’ and ‘Dancing With A Stranger’ – and earlier successes like ‘Lay Me Down’. It is unapologetic in its sentimentality – a sentiment clearly influenced by the track selection. Love Goes: Live At Abbey Road Studios is no exception. Throughout their career, Sam Smith has held little back in their cataloguing of love, loss, and heartbreak. True, the live-streamed performance itself was reportedly plagued with technical difficulties, souring the experience for many, but the show effectively outlives these setbacks by evolving into the subsequent live album, Love Goes: Live At Abbey Road Studios. Sam Smith was already set to be remembered as one of the defining artists to serenade Generation Z and their appearance at Abbey Road further cements this. And in 2020, they played host to that year’s only live concert by Sam Smith, meant to fill the Covid-induced void left by the touring that should have accompanied their third studio album Love Goes. From The Beatles and Aretha Franklin to Adele and Lady Gaga, this iconic studio has hosted all manners of pop royalty. Anyone with any sort of interest in music has probably heard of Abbey Road.
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