Suds, Sex And Even A Little Song From Britney Spears

Neil Strauss of the New York Times reviewed Britney Spears opening night of her Hotel Onyx Tour Tuesday (March 2) in San Diego. Strauss writes, “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. The lip-synching was neither a surprise nor a concern, however, because Ms. Spears is a star built not for singing but for entertaining. Her show was more a theater-and-dance spectacle than an actual concert, with the staging equal parts Cirque de Soleil and the redeveloped Times Square.” Read more.