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Celeb News: 'Disinterested' Rihanna SLAMMED by Australian Media
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I actually like the crotch grabbing and most of her bad ass attitude, but I'd never pay to see her disinterested ass live. I'm glad I haven't been tempted enough to waste the money on tickets for when she comes.
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How to put fans offside 101: arrive 35 minutes late, don't play a bona fide hit until 11 songs deep and then perform some of your biggest songs as a medley. Oh, and share most of the singing with your backing vocalists.
Despite following these rules to a fault, Barbadian pop babe Robyn Rihanna Fenty still won over most of the 13,000-strong crowd at Perth Arena for the first Australian date of her Diamonds World Tour.
Perhaps the fans were distracted by the busy, booming sound, eye-popping costumes (highlights: hip-high white boots, booty-hugging long red skirt) and almost continuous crotch slapping, twerking and other provocative moves.
To be fair, Ri-Ri's sexually charged performance was never as salacious as Miley Cyrus and there was nothing that Michael Jackson didn't do to his netherland on stage. Speaking of Jacko, the six backing dancers recalled sister Janet's Rhythm Nation era.
And the hits, when they finally came, were mammoth. The 25-year-old's best song, Umbrella, sparked a singalong that nearly opened the arena's roof during the third of four acts, plus an encore of mega-hits Stay and Diamonds, both from latest album Unapologetic.
The final segment featured medleys, including one which melded We Found Love, the dirty S&M, towering Only Girl (In the World) and Don't Stop the Music - four songs that have combined sales of more than one million copies in Australia alone.
That's a luxury that only a pop superstar such as Rihanna can afford. She's been involved in a jaw-dropping 24 hits that have sold platinum or more in this country, a run that started only eight years ago with her debut single Pon de Replay (Bajan Creole for "play it again").
Speaking of Barbados, Rihanna seemed most at ease rolling through the five-song second act of reggae numbers better suited to her patois. This featured the first No. 1 of Tuesday night in the rowdy Rude Boy.
The singer - well, part-time singer - was joined by two backing vocalists and a muscular rock quartet featuring lead guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, formerly of Boston rockers Extreme and ex-husband of Baby Animals singer Suze DeMarchi.
This was the first time Rihanna had kicked off a tour in Perth, previous visits in 2008 (with then boyfriend Chris Brown) and 2011 finished at Burswood Dome.
"This was the perfect way to start the tour," she said during one of the brief audience interactions. "You guys are top f...ing notch."
Wish we could say the same about her. Rihanna isn't the best live singer (that's Beyonce) or best dancer (Beyonce, too), and she doesn't have the best production (Lady Gaga). She's prolific but not as hard working as Kylie, Pink or Dolly.
But Tuesday night was not the worst show Perth has seen, far from it. That honour goes to Britney Spears' disaster at the Dome in 2009. While Rihanna did not shine bright like a diamond, the show was no lump of coal.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/ent...tour-in-perth/
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Originally posted by DG1
How to put fans offside 101: arrive 35 minutes late, don't play a bona fide hit until 11 songs deep and then perform some of your biggest songs as a medley. Oh, and share most of the singing with your backing vocalists.
Despite following these rules to a fault, Barbadian pop babe Robyn Rihanna Fenty still won over most of the 13,000-strong crowd at Perth Arena for the first Australian date of her Diamonds World Tour.
Perhaps the fans were distracted by the busy, booming sound, eye-popping costumes (highlights: hip-high white boots, booty-hugging long red skirt) and almost continuous crotch slapping, twerking and other provocative moves.
To be fair, Ri-Ri's sexually charged performance was never as salacious as Miley Cyrus and there was nothing that Michael Jackson didn't do to his netherland on stage. Speaking of Jacko, the six backing dancers recalled sister Janet's Rhythm Nation era.
And the hits, when they finally came, were mammoth. The 25-year-old's best song, Umbrella, sparked a singalong that nearly opened the arena's roof during the third of four acts, plus an encore of mega-hits Stay and Diamonds, both from latest album Unapologetic.
The final segment featured medleys, including one which melded We Found Love, the dirty S&M, towering Only Girl (In the World) and Don't Stop the Music - four songs that have combined sales of more than one million copies in Australia alone.
That's a luxury that only a pop superstar such as Rihanna can afford. She's been involved in a jaw-dropping 24 hits that have sold platinum or more in this country, a run that started only eight years ago with her debut single Pon de Replay (Bajan Creole for "play it again").
Speaking of Barbados, Rihanna seemed most at ease rolling through the five-song second act of reggae numbers better suited to her patois. This featured the first No. 1 of Tuesday night in the rowdy Rude Boy.
The singer - well, part-time singer - was joined by two backing vocalists and a muscular rock quartet featuring lead guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, formerly of Boston rockers Extreme and ex-husband of Baby Animals singer Suze DeMarchi.
This was the first time Rihanna had kicked off a tour in Perth, previous visits in 2008 (with then boyfriend Chris Brown) and 2011 finished at Burswood Dome.
"This was the perfect way to start the tour," she said during one of the brief audience interactions. "You guys are top f...ing notch."
Wish we could say the same about her. Rihanna isn't the best live singer (that's Beyonce) or best dancer (Beyonce, too), and she doesn't have the best production (Lady Gaga). She's prolific but not as hard working as Kylie, Pink or Dolly.
But Tuesday night was not the worst show Perth has seen, far from it. That honour goes to Britney Spears' disaster at the Dome in 2009. While Rihanna did not shine bright like a diamond, the show was no lump of coal.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/ent...tour-in-perth/ |
FIND A HOBBY. YOU'RE TOO INVESTED.
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Originally posted by DG1
How to put fans offside 101: arrive 35 minutes late, don't play a bona fide hit until 11 songs deep and then perform some of your biggest songs as a medley. Oh, and share most of the singing with your backing vocalists.
Despite following these rules to a fault, Barbadian pop babe Robyn Rihanna Fenty still won over most of the 13,000-strong crowd at Perth Arena for the first Australian date of her Diamonds World Tour.
Perhaps the fans were distracted by the busy, booming sound, eye-popping costumes (highlights: hip-high white boots, booty-hugging long red skirt) and almost continuous crotch slapping, twerking and other provocative moves.
To be fair, Ri-Ri's sexually charged performance was never as salacious as Miley Cyrus and there was nothing that Michael Jackson didn't do to his netherland on stage. Speaking of Jacko, the six backing dancers recalled sister Janet's Rhythm Nation era.
And the hits, when they finally came, were mammoth. The 25-year-old's best song, Umbrella, sparked a singalong that nearly opened the arena's roof during the third of four acts, plus an encore of mega-hits Stay and Diamonds, both from latest album Unapologetic.
The final segment featured medleys, including one which melded We Found Love, the dirty S&M, towering Only Girl (In the World) and Don't Stop the Music - four songs that have combined sales of more than one million copies in Australia alone.
That's a luxury that only a pop superstar such as Rihanna can afford. She's been involved in a jaw-dropping 24 hits that have sold platinum or more in this country, a run that started only eight years ago with her debut single Pon de Replay (Bajan Creole for "play it again").
Speaking of Barbados, Rihanna seemed most at ease rolling through the five-song second act of reggae numbers better suited to her patois. This featured the first No. 1 of Tuesday night in the rowdy Rude Boy.
The singer - well, part-time singer - was joined by two backing vocalists and a muscular rock quartet featuring lead guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, formerly of Boston rockers Extreme and ex-husband of Baby Animals singer Suze DeMarchi.
This was the first time Rihanna had kicked off a tour in Perth, previous visits in 2008 (with then boyfriend Chris Brown) and 2011 finished at Burswood Dome.
"This was the perfect way to start the tour," she said during one of the brief audience interactions. "You guys are top f...ing notch."
Wish we could say the same about her. Rihanna isn't the best live singer (that's Beyonce) or best dancer (Beyonce, too), and she doesn't have the best production (Lady Gaga). She's prolific but not as hard working as Kylie, Pink or Dolly.
But Tuesday night was not the worst show Perth has seen, far from it. That honour goes to Britney Spears' disaster at the Dome in 2009. While Rihanna did not shine bright like a diamond, the show was no lump of coal.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/ent...tour-in-perth/ |
I mean what kinda universal dragging?
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How could Rihanna do this?
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Just straight up backhanded compliments and flat out shade throughout. Australia is ruthless. 
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But the question is, was it sold out/successful?
If so, she got their coins and that is all that matters 
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All the positive parts are unbolded and the negative parts are highlighted.
The definition of pressed. A mess.
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Sounds like the typical Rihanna concert experience.
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I hate to say this, but I totally agree with you.
Rihanna is DISINTERESTED in the major part of what she does, talking about shows and concerts.
I mean, she doesn't even sing the chorus.
She has to rest, following lessons and try again.
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The Britney shade 
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Superstar Rihanna booed after taking to Adelaide Entertainment Centre stage 1 hour and 20mins late
TAKING to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre stage more than an hour and 20 minutes late, Rihanna had some serious making up to do when it came to her loyal fans.
When the lights finally went down — she was booed.
When she finally took to stage in Adelaide, Rihanna made up for lost time, launching into a blistering set.
While the first half-hour of the set was peppered with her more unknown and newer songs her pumping dance moves and stage presence bolstered the crowd before she moved into some of her most-loved hits, rewarding her patient fans who had waited oh so long.
Earlier, the entertainment starved capacity crowd made do during the international pop star’s absence by allowing a bold blonde member of the crowd to entertain the masses from her seat in the stalls as the minutes stretched by.
When the Barbadian singer’s absence crossed into the 45 minute mark the poor fans even resorted to a spirited Mexican wave around the arena but it seemed no amount of effort could bring Rihanna to the stage.
When nearly an hour hit the aforementioned blonde audience member engaged in a dance off with a fellow audience member at least allowing the exasperated crowd some form of entertainment, despite its tawdry nature.
And then when Rihanna’s absence surpassed an hour the spirited crowd decided if you can’t beat them, join them — the masses started jumping from their seats turning the planned pop concert into a dance concert. Men stripped off their shirts, women gyrated and all laughed along as the action started to be beamed into the big screens — and still Rihanna was nowhere to be seen.
Plagued by poor reviews, taking to the stage late and rumours of performing drunk on stage in Perth the pint sized singer appeared disinterested in reversing her good girl gone bad image for her second show of the 2013 Aussie tour.
But forget about her, hats off to Adelaide, you sure know how to party — even when the main event lets you down.
- See more at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news....0cVnPX5a.dpuf
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Really, don't you know what do these reviews stand for? A person with his own opinion, with his own tastes stated as a fact (maybe concerted with others before) writes something to get his cheque. The first reviewer doesn't even know what songs Rihanna performs, which of them are singles, he doesn't know what happens during the show... or, at least, how much time does it take to prepare for it - but, yes, as we all know, the time gates are opened is already the time to begin the concert 
So, why should his "opinion" be trustworthy for us?.. Why bother us (navy) with such publications? We don't really care. It's hive's business to find these reviews out carefully, waste their time on it, anything to ensure themselves... 
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OMG that Australia Yahoo article was filled with dragging and shade.
At least they admire Gaga's production.
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These reviews Australia is dragging ha.
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These reviews are ****ing shady
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These Aussie journalists could teach the rest of the world a few things about reading because
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mess! australia said no ma'am
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