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Book Review: "Britney - Inside The Dream" by Steve Dennis |
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What Makes Britney Britney?
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Written by Karen
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December 12, 2009 |
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This is the third full-scale biography of Britney Spears, following Larry Getlen’s heartless “Britney: not that innocent”, published in 2003 and Sean Smith’s rather more affectionate “Britney: the biography”, from 2005. Smith also wrote a long and kindhearted chapter about her in his biography of Justin Timberlake. The world still awaits an autobiography, although such a work could leave the reader feeling less enlghtened at the end than at the beginning.
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A Rabbi, a Dead Superstar and Mystery |
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What Makes Britney Britney?
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Written by Karen
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October 5, 2009 |
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A lot of Britney fans have been somewhat flummoxed by Michael Jackson’s reported remark to Rabbi Schmuley Boteach that "I don't believe that she'll have any great longevity in the public eye because she doesn't understand the power of mystery." Nobody knows quite what he meant by “great longevity”. Obviously there are those who assume he is going to be proved right (because he WAS Michael Jackson, after all, and therefore superhuman in his opinions as well as his performing ability), and that he meant she wouldn’t have a 30-year career like Madonna, etc. etc.
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In Depth (new series): Heaven on Earth |
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The In-Depth Series
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Written by Karen
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September 16, 2009 |
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It’s hard to see how “Radar” and “Gimme More” have much in common. And “Heaven on Earth” is at pretty much the opposite end of the pop spectrum from “Piece of Me”, “Freakshow” and “Toy Soldier”. I find it strange that so many fans base their high regard for “Blackout” on the grounds that it’s “all of a piece” and has a “consistent style” throughout. In fact, the only thing that’s consistent is that none of the songs are ballads.
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In Depth (new series): Break The Ice |
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The In-Depth Series
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Written by Karen
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August 19, 2009 |
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“Break The Ice” is short and deceptively simple. Some people might try to dismiss it as “bubblegum pop”, but this is to disregard its sheer quality. If you listen with any attention, each time you hear it you'll notice things you hadn’t noticed before. Some songs are impactful at first, but you soon feel that you're done with them and don't really want to hear them again. "Break The Ice" can take a lot of listens and that never happens - I know because it took ME a lot of listens to write this analysis. So...how was the track constructed to give it such hidden depths?
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