"Cries for help come in many different forms. For Britney Spears, it was shaving her head or going out on the town with no underpants. For her fans, it’s waiting for three hours to listen to their heroine appear to lip-sync her way through 15 minutes of music.
If her show Tuesday night at the House of Blues in San Diego had been some sort of psychiatric triage, I would have instructed the therapists to work on the fans first. Britney’s last concert tour was in 2004. She has indicated recently that she hoped to return to the stage. She followed through on that threat by performing a tiny handful of old favorites while strutting a few post-Federlinian steps and then bailing.
Patrons shelled out up to $125 per ticket for the hush-hush event, which received lots of speculative word-of-mouth advertising on the Internet and radio. Some fans griped, but it seems most gushed. It is those in the latter group who dearly need to reassess their lives.
Have standards in pop music become this pathetic? A better question might be: Are some fans so obsessed with celebrity that music isn’t even an issue anymore?
Britney's sad and desperate attention grab is at the very core of Britney’s success is her music. When you reach great heights of celebrity and wealth and you show such disregard for what got you there, then the plummet to the refuse pile of washed-up losers is a quick and dramatic one.
Britney’s show at the House of Blues in San Diego wasn’t a first step on her climb back to respectability in the ranks of pop stars. It was a sad and desperate ploy for attention. When a singer lip-syncs through 15 minutes of music after making her fans wait three hours, the message is, “I don’t give a damn about you or the music.This is about me. Worship me again.”
Christina Aguilera has respect for the music. Whether you like her or not, she explores new musical territory and behaves as though she intends to be in this for the long haul. Madonna would not have hung around this long if she spit on her fans and gave them anything less than their money’s worth in concerts and on CDs.
But with Britney, it’s all about the trappings of success. It’s about a giant portion of sizzle and a scrap of steak. It’s about an immature craving to be the most popular girl at school.
Britney’s show Tuesday was advertised on the marquee as “The M&Ms,” and that act is scheduled to appear in two other House of Blues venues this week, in Anaheim and West Hollywood. Perhaps word will get out and potential victims will opt to skip a show that lasts 15 minutes and requires three hours of waiting."
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7 comments:
i love britney too, and i wish she would come back. but i think it's too late. pathetic attempt at reentering the work force. she is no where near the calibur as christina aguilera like he mentioned.
I don't understand how going out without underwear is a "cry for help", come on people. I think many of us have gone out sans underwear, the only difference is there is 100 photographers capturing our every move. Jessica Simpson was almost without underwear for a performance until her stylist came up with a pair seconds before she went on stage.
As far as the head shaving, no one and I mean NO ONE, understands what this girl goes thru on a daily basis. If anyone of us had to deal with that we might eventually fall off the deep end too. I love Britney and I love her music, so what if she lip syncs? No one can dance like that and still sound amazing, so which would you rather have, a concert that has good dancing and bad singing or a good concert where half is real singing and the other half is lip syncing and YES even Christina A. has lipsynced herself. Just ask her Madison Square Garden crowd. The truth is her music has a great sound and a good beat that makes you want to get up and dance.
I ABSOLUTELY COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH THE PERSONS COMMENT ABOVE! F*** MSNBC AND ALL THE BRITNEY HATERS!!! LOVE YA BRIT BRIT!!!
First off MSNBC can "Get F****d"! Second of all Anonymous can "Get F****d"! They don't know what they are talking about. Most of the time when people take that much time to put down someone it only means that they are jealous! All true Britney fans know that she is all about the performance. When she wants to sit down and sing a slow song that's when she actually sings cause it's about the words and music. When its time to get up and shake your ass and entertain the fans, then that's exactly what she does. She's known for her shows and dancing. Nothings new there. When they talk of Christina and Madonna, yeah the are great artists but in 20 more years EVERYONE will remember the true Princess of Pop! TEAM BRITNEY
i love how everytime someone has a different opinion they are told to "get f*#4ed! mature!
Well I love Britt and more power to her on the come back. I support all she is trying to do and wish her nothing but success!
-shelly
Well I love Britt and more power to her on the come back. I support all she is trying to do and wish her nothing but success!
-shelly
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