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May 4, 2007
Britney Spears (aka The M+M's) @ House of Blues, 5/3
Something miraculous happened last night at the House of Blues last night when Britney Spears made her return to an LA stage.
Actually several miraculous things happened last night on the Sunset Strip that I cannot remember happening in my long history of seeing live music in LA.
The first thing was, people paid hard-earned money for tickets (about $100 face value for a pair after all was said and done - more if you got them off eBay or a scalper) for a performance that would only last 15-18 minutes from a performer who chews gum as she lipsyncs.
And they ate it up.
LA is notorious for having dead audience who sit back and clap politely but never really get into it. Seriously, when was the last time you heard of an altercation at an LA concert? They're rare birds.
We've seen it all, and if we haven't we'll see it soon.
But tell me the last time you were in a building in LA where nobody had a cell phone.
No one.
Because Britney still has a few pounds of momma weight on her, and because these three Southern California House of Blues gigs really were post-maternity, post-rehab, post-K-Fed warm-ups, the artist terms were no cameras and no cell phones and of course she got her way.
And it was amazing. People actually talked to each other, and danced, and drank, and smiled, and were able to focus up.
Here in LA we all see people texting and using their cell phones constantly - while they drive, while they skateboard, while they please their lovers - we are attached to our phones. And for the two hours from the time the doors opened to the time we were reunited with our technology several hundred Los Angelenos were free to enjoy the here and now and it was as liberating as donning a wig and dancing around to songs MTV has played for us time and time again.
How did Brit dance? Eh. How did she look? Eh. How did we like it? We loved it.
There was an energy in that place like we've not experienced in a very long time. It was the beginning of a new beginning. A celebration that our little knucklehead had made it through a troubling time in her life. And a reminder that Britney Spears isn't a full-time gossip magazine cover girl, shes an entertainer. Sorta.
Whatever she is, she belongs on stage and it was very nice to have her back there. Because when you think about all that she'd been through, she's lucky to be a) alive b) not in jail c) not in rehab d) not making more babies with Kevin.
Excellent reasons to wave your hands like you just don't care.
AP file photo of Britney when she had hair
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Good grief. Give the girl a break about her weight. I bet your wife doesn't look like her. Regarding her fake-singing, this isn't new news, folks. This is the first time she's performed in almost 3 years so of course she isn't gonna be spot on.
Try stepping into her shoes, dude. You're just an entertainment writer. She's an ENTERTAINER. You don't have to life your life in a fishbowl.
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i think you miss the point Chris
its her job to lipsync
its my job to tell you about it.
and if a woman wants to wear nothing but a bra and a skirt, its my job to tell you what it looked like.
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This is why I could never feel bad for her. Eventually she would come back and everyone would gush about how brave and strong she was for going back to doing her job, which is nothing but lip-synching and dancing around to bad music. Well la-dee-da.
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who am I to harsh on someone's joy? I was going to write a comment on how britney has no talent, and is a total creation of US Weekly, that the only reason people go and pretend to themselves that they are having fun is because she is a media creation and you feel like you 'know' her.
But after actually reading your review, that would be pretty stupid, because as you said, people had fun! Anyone who can inspire that, talent or not, has got to be doing something right.
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So... if we prohibit cellphones and digicams in live shows, maybe we (Angelenos) would be a more fun audience? Yeah, I can definitely believe that. We would actually have to interact with one another on a common ground, which is rare as we usually have mobile gadgetry distracting and our automotive vehicles shieldng us in the streets, from believing the person working those things are actually human.
I like this idea.
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Such a sad, sad state of affairs... $100.00 tickets, total lip-synching, 12 minute concerts. Excuse me if I don't share your enthusiasm.
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trust me, riskychanges, on paper it looks exactly how you described it
thats why im actually glad i went, and why i called it a miraculous show.
it doesnt make sense, but everyone was totally excited before, during, and after the show. even though on paper we should have been rioting.
instead we laughed and danced and really had a great time. i dont understand it either other than to say Britney really is something special.
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wow! i want to believe it, but i'm still skeptical. i wanted to believe lohan's comeback too when she was on the cover of GQ, but it seems like there is still ways for her to go. if she does that lesbo scene in that movie though, then you know she'll be singing some cool j "don't call it a comeback."
when britney shaved her head i was telling a friend, what if she makes a comeback. i mean she is still young, she is constantly at the top of peoples searches on websites, and remember when she came out with all those sexy music videos. oh man. dudes will forget about all the bad things if she comes out with one of those videos. i can hear it now, "yeah i know she shaved her head and went ballistic with an umbrella, but dude did you see that new video?"
but really. do you really think she can do it?? i'll admit, i'm leaning towards her comeback though.
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She is going to do it. it'll take a few performances to iron out the kinks and to grab and re-energize some new fans--but she will totally kick ass. wait till the producers get a hold of the tracks....all the hype... the remixes... it'll be just like before... some hated her but the majority will love her. if she can put out 2 solid albums there will be no stopping this girl. c'mon if people (albeit outside the U.S.) can still swoon over M.J. (the pop icon not the b-ball star) then B.Spears has got my bet. —BLOG GANG
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The question is: panties or no panties?
Dude, I bet your wife doesn't look like her. (Is that good or bad?)
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If I couldn't bring a camera into a show, I might not go. My camera is generally my date and my only friend. Who would I talk to?
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Mal,
a beautiful thong
how do i know? she did a move where her teeny tiny skirt rose up as she raised her arms, giving the crowd a
nice
long
stare at her ass
to which they cheered for unanimously.
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thats disgusting. she is nothing more than a cheap strip show. she should get out of mainstream music and move to the strip clubs and stop being an example to our daughters. did it occur to you that the atmosphere was on account of no cellphones etc? it makes a huge difference to a persons spirit. maybe brit was not responsible for the good energy as you think. im not rooting for britney at all shes a desperate attention seeker whos just in for the fame/glory and $$$$. you watch, some real talent will emerge soon and she will only fade away. britney is totally overated.
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britney is very nice. im glad shes comeback. realy happy. i hope she'll make new song. i really love to hear from her. shes the best ever
in the whole wide world.