March 04, 2004

Britney on tour

The NY Times has a review of Britney's latest tour. Some salient quotes:

[Everytime] was the only song that she appeared to sing unaccompanied by backing tapes. At least she crooned the beginning of the song that way before the recorded support kicked in.

When Kelis, the singer who was Ms. Spears's opening act, sang her hit "Milkshake," she was audibly winded after just a few dance moves. Ms. Spears executed even more calisthenic routines throughout most of her numbers, and rarely could the slightest puff or pant be heard in the vocals. Further evidence that the microphone was not on came when she brushed loose strands of hair off the mouthpiece, and the sound of the motion could not be heard in the arena.

But I think my favorite quote is this one:

it was also one of the weakest concept shows since U2's PopMart tour. The staging highlight was "Shadow," in which Ms. Spears was raised over the stage in a swing, sitting at the crest of an immense, M-shaped blue ribbon, with performers twirling in the fabric. With her dance-driven Top 40 pop sounding out of date, at least she's already prepared for tenure in the casinos."

Not that I was ever planning on seeing Britney perform anyway....

Posted by Casper at March 4, 2004 02:54 PM
Comments

Will you at least watch Britney perform on her Showtime special so we can read your review?

Posted by: someone at March 4, 2004 04:15 PM

I hadn't particularly planned to do so, but I suppose I can now. It just wouldn't do to disappoint my fans</light sarcasm>.

Posted by: Casper at March 4, 2004 04:21 PM

Your fan will be waiting in anticipation for your review.

Posted by: someone at March 4, 2004 04:23 PM