King Baby Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Britney Spears performs in Sacramento, California, June 16, 2011. Photograph by Chris Tuite for RollingStone.com Britney Spears is a dozen years into her career, and yet the kickoff of her Femme Fatale tour at the Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento last night managed to propel her forward. She's wisely focusing on the present – she sang nine songs from her latest album Femme Fatale and snagged Nicki Minaj as her opening act – while offering possibly her flashiest, fastest moving, and most entertaining production yet. Taking her entrance atop a moving platform in the first of many skimpy and sparkling Barbarella-esque outfits, Spears kicked off her performance with "Hold It Against Me." Flipping her massive blonde locks/weave/wig in what the Glee kids call "hairography," Spears shook what her hairdresser gave her while dancing hunks in policeman gear suggestively wielded truncheons around her. For "Up n’ Down," she and her female dancers reappeared in several cages made of poles, and were soon to be joined by the cops executing jungle gym acrobatics atop the cages. White satin fedoras and trench coats were donned for "3," and for "Piece of Me" she flew over the stage until the cops ripped off their shirts to reveal S&M bondage harnesses. Photos: Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour Kickoff It was that kind of show, and the largely female audience sprinkled with some enthusiastic guys liked it that way: Throughout her set, the screaming from the fans rarely relented. Just about every number offered a different a visual theme more over-the-top than the one before it. "Big Fat Bass" featured giant speaker cabinets with woofers circled by flashing, color-changing lights. Spears took her entrance during "How I Roll" in a car that resembled a pink Mini Cooper. The hood folded into steps that allowed Spears to walk over and down the car – one of many agile moves Spears executed without twisting an ankle. Her set was half over before she sang a track older than four years; this was "Boys (Remix)," followed by the sole slowie, "Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know," which she sang on a swing. Here her mike was clearly turned on, and the results confirmed why Spears typically relies on prerecorded vocals. Her surprise cover of Madonna’s early single "Burning Up" lacked Madge’s authority, but it did feature Spears straddling a giant glittering guitar 10 or so feet high and twice as long. Her encore of "Toxic" featured a booming Dance Dance Revolution-styled remix with Japanese kimonos and dancing ninjas to match while "Till the World Ends" included Minaj rapping via video — an odd choice, since she was likely still backstage. Britney Spears' Life in Photos: Her Rise, Fall and Comeback Minaj’s own set lacked Spears’s budget or sharp choreography. Instead, the rapper tottered around on lime green platform shoes that threatened to tip her balance. Although she’s styled as a dance-pop diva, Minaj did little dancing — or singing, or even live rapping. Like Spears, much of her vocals were clearly prerecorded, which got a little too obvious during "Monster." Obviously she doesn’t have Kanye West with her, but throughout even her part in the song she sat nearly immobile, not bothering to hold a mike or move her lips. Minaj clearly has stage presence, and the fact that fans cheered through abbreviated versions of her hits means that she’s doing something right by just showing up. But as a showcase for her considerable talents, her Thursday night performance lacked the commitment of her records. Surely the wild woman of "Did It On’em" can do better. Photos: Behind the Scenes of Britney Spears' Rolling Stone Cover Shoot But really, the night belonged to Britney: She managed to prove that she's still progressing as a showgirl. Not only that, she's doing it better than even diehard defenders would’ve predicted. At 29, the pop star whose career seemed in danger of ending just a couple years ago has shown that she's back – hopefully this time to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eli's_rhythm Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 F U for that title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Britney Spears performs in Sacramento, California, June 16, 2011. Photograph by Chris Tuite for RollingStone.com Britney Spears is a dozen years into her career, and yet the kickoff of her Femme Fatale tour at the Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento last night managed to propel her forward. She's wisely focusing on the present – she sang nine songs from her latest album Femme Fatale and snagged Nicki Minaj as her opening act – while offering possibly her flashiest, fastest moving, and most entertaining production yet. Taking her entrance atop a moving platform in the first of many skimpy and sparkling Barbarella-esque outfits, Spears kicked off her performance with "Hold It Against Me." Flipping her massive blonde locks/weave/wig in what the Glee kids call "hairography," Spears shook what her hairdresser gave her while dancing hunks in policeman gear suggestively wielded truncheons around her. For "Up n’ Down," she and her female dancers reappeared in several cages made of poles, and were soon to be joined by the cops executing jungle gym acrobatics atop the cages. White satin fedoras and trench coats were donned for "3," and for "Piece of Me" she flew over the stage until the cops ripped off their shirts to reveal S&M bondage harnesses. Photos: Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour Kickoff It was that kind of show, and the largely female audience sprinkled with some enthusiastic guys liked it that way: Throughout her set, the screaming from the fans rarely relented. Just about every number offered a different a visual theme more over-the-top than the one before it. "Big Fat Bass" featured giant speaker cabinets with woofers circled by flashing, color-changing lights. Spears took her entrance during "How I Roll" in a car that resembled a pink Mini Cooper. The hood folded into steps that allowed Spears to walk over and down the car – one of many agile moves Spears executed without twisting an ankle. Her set was half over before she sang a track older than four years; this was "Boys (Remix)," followed by the sole slowie, "Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know," which she sang on a swing. Here her mike was clearly turned on, and the results confirmed why Spears typically relies on prerecorded vocals. Her surprise cover of Madonna’s early single "Burning Up" lacked Madge’s authority, but it did feature Spears straddling a giant glittering guitar 10 or so feet high and twice as long. Her encore of "Toxic" featured a booming Dance Dance Revolution-styled remix with Japanese kimonos and dancing ninjas to match while "Till the World Ends" included Minaj rapping via video — an odd choice, since she was likely still backstage. GOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 She sounds great on Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know. And I don't know if this thread is supposed to be shade towards Britney but this review is really positive towards her show so I don't really get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'm convinced! You MUST have a muthafukin pager.Its just incredible how you ALWAYS pop up when it's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'm convinced! You MUST have a muthafukin pager.Its just incredible how you ALWAYS pop up when it's time. Are you over it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Are you over it yet? Are you over flippin out when someone speaks on Britney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Are you over flippin out when someone speaks on Britney? I didn't flip out. And it's funny how you highlight the one negative sentence in the whole glowing review. I'll comment when I feel like commenting, and trust me you guys are shading Britney on this forum 24/7 if I was ALWAYS in her defense I would be on this forum day and night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidfresh832 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 She sounds great on Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know. And I don't know if this thread is supposed to be shade towards Britney but this review is really positive towards her show so I don't really get it. How is that video supposed to be evidence of her "sounding great"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I didn't flip out. And it's funny how you highlight the one negative sentence in the whole glowing review. I'll comment when I feel like commenting, and trust me you guys are shading Britney on this forum 24/7 if I was ALWAYS in her defense I would be on this forum day and night. You can SLAVE yo ass over to Britneys site because she's NOT here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 How is that video supposed to be evidence of her "sounding great"? Whats foolish is that this thread was intended to make a fool of Nicki but the Brit stan ended up making a fool of Britney -strange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 You can SLAVE yo ass over to Britneys site because she's NOT here. She's not here yet we sit here talking about her in a a thread about her. Why don't you try making posts that are mature where we can have a nice conversation without your dramatics please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 She's not here yet we sit here talking about her in a a thread about her. Why don't you try making posts that are mature where we can have a nice conversation without your dramatics please. We talk about ALL artists. Britney is not the ONe and ONLY we speak on,you NUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 She sounds great on Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know. And I don't know if this thread is supposed to be shade towards Britney but this review is really positive towards her show so I don't really get it. Did you see the title of the thread? Its Shade towards Nicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 We talk about ALL artists. Britney is not the ONe and ONLY we speak on. What is your point? I didn't say she's the ONLY one you guys talk about but she is consistently on here and you act as if I am here talking about her all the time every time she is mentioned which is clearly not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 What is your point? I didn't say she's the ONLY one you guys talk about but she is consistently on here and you act as if I am here talking about her all the time every time she is mentioned which is clearly not true. The ONLY time you appear or have anything to say is when she's mentioned. You stay waiting in the wings. We dont need a Brit STAN patroling shit on here. If you stayed on her site you wouldn't have to worry about folks "talking about her". GET DA FUCK OVER IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Did you see the title of the thread? Its Shade towards Nicki Exactly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 The ONLY time you appear or have anything to say is when she's mentioned. You stay waiting in the wings. We dont need a Brit STAN patroling shit on here. If you stayed on her site you wouldn't have to worry about folks "talking about her". GET DA FUCK OVER IT! First of all, that's not true. Second of all, even if it was true- is there really an ISSUE with this? Can I not post on what I want to post on? It seems like YOU need to get THE FUCK OVER IT because everytime I post you are here commenting that I am always in a Britney thread. I truly cannot even understand why someone would be so angry that I post in Britney threads. You are the only one that seems pressed in here^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Did you see the title of the thread? Its Shade towards Nicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalQuin Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 -___- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 She sounds great on Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know. And I don't know if this thread is supposed to be shade towards Britney but this review is really positive towards her show so I don't really get it. Lawd, you're so delusional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalQuin Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Ehh I don't care for Nicki nor Brit. I just read this for fun's sake. Ah well. Moving on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Ehh I don't care for Nicki nor Brit. I just read this for fun's sake. Ah well. Moving on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.omner Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 As much as I love Britney, I don't think I could bare to see her live. DVD would probably be best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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