Comments on: Britney Spears: To Some It Was Like Watching The Fat Elvis http://themoderatevoice.com/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Mon, 28 May 2012 03:58:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Britney Spears » Blog Archive » Britney Spears: To Some It Was Like Watching The Fat Elvis http://themoderatevoice.com/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/comment-page-1/#comment-98512 Britney Spears » Blog Archive » Britney Spears: To Some It Was Like Watching The Fat Elvis Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:01:27 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/#comment-98512 [...] Deana wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBrittney Spears bombed bigtime on MTV. Click on those links but here’sa full quote from Times Online: At least she should have plenty of spare time to look after the kids. Britney Spears’s long-awaited career relaunch at last night’s … [...] [...] Deana wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBrittney Spears bombed bigtime on MTV. Click on those links but here’sa full quote from Times Online: At least she should have plenty of spare time to look after the kids. Britney Spears’s long-awaited career relaunch at last night’s … [...]

]]> By: Lit3Bolt http://themoderatevoice.com/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/comment-page-1/#comment-97999 Lit3Bolt Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:33:01 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/#comment-97999 I'm agreeing with above. What were you expecting, exactly? Have you compared and contrased previous performances? If so, congrats, but it seems she is exactly the sum of her products, as in, white trash elevated beyond its level. I know Brittney. We are the exact same age. Same birthday. And yet I know I will be happier, more satisfied, and more enthralled with life than she will ever be. How's that for a win? I’m agreeing with above. What were you expecting, exactly? Have you compared and contrased previous performances? If so, congrats, but it seems she is exactly the sum of her products, as in, white trash elevated beyond its level.

I know Brittney. We are the exact same age. Same birthday. And yet I know I will be happier, more satisfied, and more enthralled with life than she will ever be.

How’s that for a win?

]]> By: Lynx http://themoderatevoice.com/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/comment-page-1/#comment-97945 Lynx Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:08:53 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/#comment-97945 LL, the "fat elvis" wasn't meant literally. The implication isn't that Britney is fat (I don't know if she is, I've succesfully avoided seeing any of her for years now) but that she is burnt out, an artist insisting well past retirement time. My only disagreement is that I don't think Britney was ever a real artist, while Elvis actually was. LL, the “fat elvis” wasn’t meant literally. The implication isn’t that Britney is fat (I don’t know if she is, I’ve succesfully avoided seeing any of her for years now) but that she is burnt out, an artist insisting well past retirement time. My only disagreement is that I don’t think Britney was ever a real artist, while Elvis actually was.

]]> By: LL http://themoderatevoice.com/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/comment-page-1/#comment-97943 LL Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:59:44 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/#comment-97943 I agree with T-Steel about today's horrendous musical "artists". There is not a shred of talent amongst them. I didn't watch the MTV awards nor will I ever, and I am not a fan of any current "artist" that the music industry foists upon us. I will continue to stick to classic rock no matter how old it gets. I agree with T-Steel about today’s horrendous musical “artists”. There is not a shred of talent amongst them. I didn’t watch the MTV awards nor will I ever, and I am not a fan of any current “artist” that the music industry foists upon us. I will continue to stick to classic rock no matter how old it gets.

]]> By: LL http://themoderatevoice.com/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/comment-page-1/#comment-97942 LL Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:52:40 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/#comment-97942 I don't see her as fat though. I guess these days any woman who doesn't appear anorexic is considered "fat". I don’t see her as fat though. I guess these days any woman who doesn’t appear anorexic is considered “fat”.

]]> By: T-Steel http://themoderatevoice.com/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/comment-page-1/#comment-97941 T-Steel Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:47:22 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15041/to-some-it-was-like-watching-the-fat-elvis/#comment-97941 I watched some of the awards and saw her performance. My first thought, as I watched her flounder, was: <em>She really wasn't talented in the first place.</em> I've played keyboards for 23 years. And I've played live many many times. If you have the "chops" then you can pull off a solid performance or better all the time. Brittany Spears is part of the "studio fabricated" generation or musical artists. Computerized pitch controls, overuse of effects, etc is par for the course these days. I'm not shocked at all at her flame out. I watched some of the awards and saw her performance. My first thought, as I watched her flounder, was:

She really wasn’t talented in the first place.

I’ve played keyboards for 23 years. And I’ve played live many many times. If you have the “chops” then you can pull off a solid performance or better all the time. Brittany Spears is part of the “studio fabricated” generation or musical artists. Computerized pitch controls, overuse of effects, etc is par for the course these days.

I’m not shocked at all at her flame out.

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