First, the good: I REALLY liked the idea of the "Onyx Hotel" theme. The costumes were awesome, the sets were amazing. I love the dancing for "The Hookup" - very tribal and different from most of her concerts.
Now, the bad, the very bad, the horrid and the atrocious: Of course, she lip-syncs. We all know this, so don't say "Oh, no she doesn't - it's a backing track." Neh eh. This was VERY obvious, especially to someone who's listened to her songs more than once and can recognize the exact sound of her voice from them. At some points, she "sang" over a back vocal instead of the "main" vocal, and then she'd have a look like "Oops! not supposed to do that!" and start "Singing" to the main vocal again.
The two songs she DOES sing, Every time and Shadow, really shouldn't have been. Another reviewer said she sang 5 songs, but you can tell that she remade the backing tracks for a handful of her songs so they sounded more "Real". At several points, Britney struggles to keep up with it, often forgetting to "sing".
Back to the two songs that she actually sang. Her singing is atrocious - now, before you say I'm being a Brit-Basher, I'd like to point out that the few times she actually sings in her career, I quite enjoy. Just watch and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Usually, dancing is Britney's strong suit. Not the case here. Her dancing is weak, as though she's about to collapse from exhaustion, even when it's clear that she's not singing, and she sure as heck isn't dancing enough to wear herself out THAT early in the concert.
The "host" - annoying as all-hell. Rude and completely obscene to the "plant" in the audience. There's no way a real audience member would allow herself to be humiliated like that and not file suit.
As with most Britney concerts, she's very confused about who to appeal to. The concert, as I said, is awkwardly sexual at times, but then at others has a very "pre-teen" vibe, such as "talking" with the dancers about who's hot and "joking around".
Nothing wrong with it, but this concert is very "Sex". Not sexy, at least not to me. Very much about "the sex". I usually find overdoses of sex nauseating, as was the case here. During "Breathe On Me", she gets into very awkward positions with a male dancer and makes out with him on-stage. Such is the case with "Touch of My Hand". Obviously, she is not naked, simply wearing a nude-colored suit with rhinestones on it. Not sexy at all, though I'm sure the average 13-17 yr old will get into it, if you know what I mean. Although, not to burst your bubble, but during "TOMH" the camera doesn't get close enough to Britney to imagine something's there. Sorry guys. OH! But her male dancers totally fondle themselves and "go crazy" humping beds, so have at it. =P Overall, should be a shoe-in with the hardcore Brit addicts. For the rest of us who love her music, but hate her latest antics and attitude, it's only worth watching once.
I only gave it a 3/10 - and that 3 was only because the sets and costumes were so good.
Now, the bad, the very bad, the horrid and the atrocious: Of course, she lip-syncs. We all know this, so don't say "Oh, no she doesn't - it's a backing track." Neh eh. This was VERY obvious, especially to someone who's listened to her songs more than once and can recognize the exact sound of her voice from them. At some points, she "sang" over a back vocal instead of the "main" vocal, and then she'd have a look like "Oops! not supposed to do that!" and start "Singing" to the main vocal again.
The two songs she DOES sing, Every time and Shadow, really shouldn't have been. Another reviewer said she sang 5 songs, but you can tell that she remade the backing tracks for a handful of her songs so they sounded more "Real". At several points, Britney struggles to keep up with it, often forgetting to "sing".
Back to the two songs that she actually sang. Her singing is atrocious - now, before you say I'm being a Brit-Basher, I'd like to point out that the few times she actually sings in her career, I quite enjoy. Just watch and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Usually, dancing is Britney's strong suit. Not the case here. Her dancing is weak, as though she's about to collapse from exhaustion, even when it's clear that she's not singing, and she sure as heck isn't dancing enough to wear herself out THAT early in the concert.
The "host" - annoying as all-hell. Rude and completely obscene to the "plant" in the audience. There's no way a real audience member would allow herself to be humiliated like that and not file suit.
As with most Britney concerts, she's very confused about who to appeal to. The concert, as I said, is awkwardly sexual at times, but then at others has a very "pre-teen" vibe, such as "talking" with the dancers about who's hot and "joking around".
Nothing wrong with it, but this concert is very "Sex". Not sexy, at least not to me. Very much about "the sex". I usually find overdoses of sex nauseating, as was the case here. During "Breathe On Me", she gets into very awkward positions with a male dancer and makes out with him on-stage. Such is the case with "Touch of My Hand". Obviously, she is not naked, simply wearing a nude-colored suit with rhinestones on it. Not sexy at all, though I'm sure the average 13-17 yr old will get into it, if you know what I mean. Although, not to burst your bubble, but during "TOMH" the camera doesn't get close enough to Britney to imagine something's there. Sorry guys. OH! But her male dancers totally fondle themselves and "go crazy" humping beds, so have at it. =P Overall, should be a shoe-in with the hardcore Brit addicts. For the rest of us who love her music, but hate her latest antics and attitude, it's only worth watching once.
I only gave it a 3/10 - and that 3 was only because the sets and costumes were so good.