Not an actual incident, Amy. Just her
Circus "comeback" where she (and a team of image managers sucking her humanity dry for the sake of any money they can squeeze out of her) tries to reverse the
Blackout club standards back to her
Crossroads and
Toxic glory-days. She can't pull off a "mature woman" routine, no matter how bad her fans want it to be possible. Just look at all the trash she's surrounded with in the "If U Seek Amy" video. She's not leaving the slouch and slum days behind her.
Her attempt at a ballad is laughable. No other word for it. I like "Out from Under," I won't lie. For 2 reasons.
1- I have no stake in seeing Britney Spears' crawl around in any of her messy career states. So, the clear desperation in her
Circus incarnation matters nothing to me when judging the tracks.
2- it's a good track, regardless of the artist it's produced for. But it'd be better without Britney. Not because of her now-dusty star quality or any of the baggage in her personal life. But because she doesn't have the voice to pull off any soul in even her highest notes. Or the humanity to mean those words. She's become too mechanical. Too artificial. It's become too obvious that she's only able to fool her fans and no one else into thinking she's "come back." She used to be a pop star. Now she won't even end up being relevant if she doesn't embrace the hard-knocks of fame or return some of the fire she's gotten, like she did very well on "Piece of Me."
Before she can prove she's a woman who's moved on, she needs to admit she was a mess. Not pretend it all never happened, and that she's new, fresh, and clean now. This new phase of her career is catchy, but awkward to dance to.
I already have all her B-Sides and such, but this boxset is too cool to pass up.
I am SO getting that!!! 