Selena Gomez’s Austin show less a ‘Revival,’ more a struggle for survival.
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A shaky performance of “Same Old Love” launched the S.S. Revival Tour out into choppy waters, Gomez teetering between wobbly crooning and the world’s most restless shampoo commercial. Every other sound in the overwhelming mix — backup singers, robo-beats, misguided skittering — swallowed her voice on the should-be ballsy “Come and Get It,” and the singer never swam back up for air. By the time “Sober” rolled around, you couldn’t help but feel sad that the giddy kids in the crowd were met so listlessly.
“Good For You”? Out of breath instead of breathless. “Love You Like a Love Song”? Tedious like a 99-cent T-Mobile ringtone. “Survivors”? Of the concert, sure. Delightfully weird and sexy single “Hands To Myself”? Bob Fosse’s hell, a troupe of badly bowler-hatted dancers dragging Gomez across the stage in the most wrongheaded production of “Cabaret” ever. She didn’t even sing the line “I mean I could, but why would I want to?” — which in the studio version of the song is a cheeky zinger worthy of karaoke hollers — and instead dropped out to let the audience sing it, which really only works if the energy in the room is above “politely watching a recital.”
most of the people i know that went to her Houston date loved it & thought she did really good. critics dont mean **** especially when it comes to a tour. as long as its doing well & the fans are enjoying themselves, that's all that matters
I just got a hunch about ha Revival tour. I'm surprised she ain't gettin more dragged given the recent deaths that have been happening. Bitch be like Revival? This is my revival? Bitch this is my death, y ain't u singing about me
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