Name one? How about I take up the whole board and name them? I'll give you one that not even the critics could deny because they were in concert together.....ALICIA KEYS!!!!! This woman had the audience on their feet, singing with her and did so without the backing track. Practically everyone that left the show was surprised that Alicia really was a better performer. People realized that Beyonce was basically back up dancers, backing tracks, videos, pyrotechnics, etc. Hell, Janet, Britney, and Madonna put on a better show with those distractions. Beyonce needs those distractions because when it's just her people are saying, "Is that it?" Yeah buddy that's it. The whole damn place had been had. Alicia Keys isn't smoke and mirrors dressed up in momma's makeup. The girl is the TRUTH!
When Beyonce can stand in front of an audience and hold their attention without the back-up dancers and distractions ala, Whitney, Mariah, Aretha, Celine, Barbara.....hell, even Deborah Cox for that matter; then she will have accomplished something. That old jack up the amps and reverb the mic trick doesn't cut it for someone in the know.
And Marquise, I'm not losing sleep over these posts, but I'm pretty sure you are. I'm enjoying myself too much knowing that another street teamer has just been handed their you know what. Goodnight! :) xoxoxo
Updated On: 2/16/05 at 12:35 AM