Britney Spears holed up in Perth hotel after concert shame

News.com.au /Sunday Telegraph ^ | 11/7/2009 | Rebekah Devlin

[Saije]

BRITNEY Spears was holed up in a Perth hotel yesterday as the row over her lip-synching concerts threatened to derail her Australian tour, The Sunday Telegraph reports.

Fans walked out after only three songs at Perth's Burswood Dome on Friday, upset by her lacklustre performance.

[NoPrisoners]

I think it was the Hollywood culture of hedonism. A culture of perfection would probably be a good thing if Hollywood had one.

Depends on how one looks at it (pardon the pun). Hedonism goes along with it, but the emphasis seems to be on the perception of perfection. Remember Billy Crystal's song "You Look Marvelous"?

Darling, I got to tell you something
And I don't say this to everybody
You look marvelous
Absolutely marvelous

You know, my dear
My father used to say to me
Nando, don't be a schnook
It's not how you feel
It's how you look

He was marvelous but you, darling
You look marvelous
Absolutely marvelous

Yeah, it doesn't matter how you feel, it's how you look. Consider the anorexic supermodels...

[Hildy]

wrong pop tart...that was Jessica Simpson’s sister, Ashley.

[Atchafalaya]

Blame it on the rain...

[Isabel C.]

I need photos to determine innocence or guilt.

What the heck are you talking about?

[Allegra]

[iowamark]

All of the MTV dance acts lip sync: Madonna, Miley Cyrus. It is hard to believe that anyone could be surprised by it.

[Joe Boucher]

Ya opay good money to see crap like the whore Ms. Spears, ya get what ya deserve.

[eyedigress]

Pig latin isnay snot dellowed a.

[Joe Boucher]

Hang on I need coffee.

[eyedigress]

I mastered pig latin 103 and got kicked out of 104! Oh Well!

[eyedigress]

Since your the last folk I’ve talked to this morning, You would not believe the bucks out back. WOW!

[SamAdams76]

I didn't see the "hiccup" you described in that B-52s video but the song did sound exactly as it does on the record which suggests that they were lip-synching the whole thing.

I think that lip-synching goes on way more than we think and for the most part, it is a total waste of money to see a pop concert these days. I remember getting ripped off really badly on a Pink Floyd concert some 15 years ago. It was basically like listening to my own CD while watching some really old bald-headed men putter with some instruments onstage during a laser light show.

Ironically, many of the performers who do insist upon authenticity in their concerts often have their performances panned by reviewers (i.e. Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Neil Young). People have come to expect that "slick, studio-quality" sound when going to concerts.

[niteowl77]

Ironically, many of the performers who do insist upon authenticity in their concerts often have their performances panned by reviewers (i.e. Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Neil Young).

"Live music are better."

[MinuteGal]

"Speaking as a therapist, and considering the meds she must be on, I think it a minor miracle she's able to perform at at all. The Hollywood drive for perfection certainly contributed to her mental health issues, so ya'll might want to cut her some slack".

Speaking as a rational person, I consider any performer who's medicated to the point her product is affected and who still sells over-priced concert tickets to the unwary to be a scam artist and a thief.

Why should we cut this conniving mental case any slack at all?

I hope you never have to have a brain operation by a surgeon who's all medically drugged up but insists on performing and charging you for it, to boot. You may want to cut him some slack, also, but who knows what he'll cut on YOU!

Leni

[Yorlik803]

That is why Country Music is so popular. The singers seem, at least, they are real people.

[MinuteGal]

Agreed.

Good point.

Leni

[NoPrisoners]

Speaking as a rational person

A personal attack? Implying that I am not a rational person? Why, because I'm a therapist, or because my thoughts aren't in accord with yours in this matter?

I hope you never have to have a brain operation by a surgeon who's all medically drugged up but insists on performing and charging you for it, to boot. You may want to cut him some slack, also, but who knows what he'll cut on YOU!

A red herring, MinuteGal. She's a singer, my dear, NOT a brain surgeon.

I'm always interested in the motivations behind those who try to elevate themselves by slapping someone else down. You must feel awfully insecure and inferior. Send me a freepmail and we can discuss this further. Office rates do apply though.

[Mr. Blonde]

She hangs upside down at one point. It would take a lot of skill to be able to sing in that condition.

I knew a lot of girls who went to see her when she came through town. I don’t think any of them were under the illusion that she was actually singing. They went to watch all the dancing and be reminded of middle school.

[MinuteGal]

No personal attack intended....but if the shoe fits.....

Leni

[NoPrisoners]

but if the shoe fits.....

I always got along better with the politicians in Cook County versus DuPage County. Both were just as corrupt, but Cook County politicians had a lot more class.