Happy Birthday, Britney Jean
Britney Jean Spears turned 27 today. It's hard to believe she's been a pop sensation for 10 years now: her hit, "...Baby One More Time" topped the charts in January of '99.
No doubt, if you have a television, a radio, or a internet access, you probably know that her new album, Circus, releases today. It's hard to escape the hype machine. Even underground-artist-friendly NPR aired a blip about it this morning. I read this review of it last night, and it pretty much mirrored the opinion I had of her new documentary that MTV aired on Sunday night (I haven't heard the album yet): not enough juice! I guess I wanted to see the dirty bits. A little bit of crazy. But Spears appeared reflective about her past tumultuous year, slightly downtrodden, and altogether composed. Even had me feeling sorry for her. Everyone interviewed had glowing things to say about her. Even Madonna waxed poetic about Britney's talents. Yawn. It made for slightly boring television, but, it left me with the impression that Ms. Spears may truly be poised to take back the helm of pop princessdom.
Have you heard the album? Seen the documentary? What are your thoughts? Is Britney still relevant?
--Renata Sadunas
Chris Mahan on December 02, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Yeah, I listened to the album. It's pretty good, as albums go these days.
My favorite song is Out From Under. Feels very personal.
I'll most likely buy it.
Renata Sadunas on December 02, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Please elaborate moe. Why is she irrelevant?
moe on December 02, 2008 at 11:47 AM
she's completely IRrelevant