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Celeb News: "Rihanna wasn't worth the wait." - Boston Globe
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"Rihanna wasn't worth the wait." - Boston Globe
Well the Boston Globe has unleashed their scathing review of Rihanna's show here last night.
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She wasn’t worth the wait. And I mean that on two accounts. Rihanna was originally supposed to play the TD Garden in early March but had to cancel because of laryngitis. Fair enough.
When she returned Monday night, to another sold-out crowd of close to 14,500 people, it should have been spectacular. Instead, she took the stage around 10:30 p.m., 90 minutes after her scheduled set time. Rapper A$AP Rocky, her opening act, was a no-show because he was sick, leaving a DJ to fill three hours of silence.
Adding insult to injury? There was no announcement about the delays, or even a tweet from the artist, and certainly no apology at any point.
The crowd responded the best they could: with a round of boos. Even when the house lights went down, the cheers and jeers rose up in unison. That’s not how you want to begin your rescheduled concert.
All that drama aside, Rihanna gave a listless performance that hinged more on come-hither stares, coy smiles, a self-awareness that bordered on smug. Song titles reflected her overall state of mind: “Numb,” “Cockiness (Love It),” “Rockstar 101.” When she pulled her microphone away, you could still hear every word thanks to the backing tracks. She was half-hearted.
Nor was there any vision in the set design. Overhead screens rarely showed anything more than close-ups of our star. It was interesting to imagine what kind of mischief her friend Katy Perry could have had with a song like “S&M,” Rihanna’s delicious ode to, um, tough love.
Ballads, at least, are still her strong suit, the moments when Rihanna forgets the flash and burrows into a song’s sentiment. She sang an entire block of them, including “Love the Way You Lie” and “Hate That I Love You,” and her way with melancholy was on full display. She dedicated the closing “Diamonds” to Boston, acknowledging its strong spirit in the wake of the Marathon bombings.
She tried to hit hard in the last stretch with some of her biggest hits – “We Found Love,” “Only Girl (in the World),” “Don’t Stop the Music” – but it was too late. By then it was simply a mad dash to the finish line, just one more twirl and hair toss before she could recede into the shadows.
She seemed oblivious to all of this, of course. After the show, she expressed her love for Boston on Twitter, when really she should have copied and pasted the message she posted after her March postponement: “I’m hurt that I let you down.”
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/musi...kWL/story.html
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Nor the admission ticket.
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Song titles reflected her overall state of mind: “Numb,” “Cockiness (Love It),” “Rockstar 101.” When she pulled her microphone away, you could still hear every word thanks to the backing tracks. She was half-hearted.
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Song titles reflected her overall state of mind: “Numb,” “Cockiness (Love It),” “Rockstar 101.” When she pulled her microphone away, you could still hear every word thanks to the backing tracks. She was half-hearted.
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Mess.
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I feel sorry for all those people who wasted their money.
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Rihanna gave a listless performance that hinged more on come-hither stares, coy smiles, a self-awareness that bordered on smug.
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I already said this. This is how she performs.
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Ballads, at least, are still her strong suit, the moments when Rihanna forgets the flash and burrows into a song’s sentiment. She sang an entire block of them, including “Love the Way You Lie” and “Hate That I Love You,” and her way with melancholy was on full display. She dedicated the closing “Diamonds” to Boston, acknowledging its strong spirit in the wake of the Marathon bombings.
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Effortless and conscious.
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the truth
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Originally posted by Percivalx
I feel sorry for all those people who wasted their money.
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I think a refund would be fair
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Song titles reflected her overall state of mind: “Numb,” “Cockiness (Love It),” “Rockstar 101.” When she pulled her microphone away, you could still hear every word thanks to the backing tracks. She was half-hearted.
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nothing but the truth. Horrible performer!!
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Originally posted by Percivalx
I feel sorry for all those people who wasted their money.
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Nobody forced them to use their money on Rihanna tickets.
Regardless of her being late or not, the majority of the crowd still had a great time. Where are the articles and tweets for that?
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That's just disrespectful to the fans.
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Love Rih but I wouldn't attend any of her live concerts. If I'm going to pay $100 for a ticket, I want an out-of-this-world show. Not something "decent" or "okay".
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I saw her in DC. She was on time and it wasn't worth it either. She's horrible live.
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Nnnnnnn, that's harsh lol, she's never been one of the top performers though so it's understandable.
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I went to the Barclays Center show on Sunday. Never seen such a dead crowd at a concert before, much less for a star of her stature.
And yeah, she's not a performer, but I had fun after a few drinks.
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10:30PM?! sdbyifghfklfhkf
She coulda hit the MET like I said.
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