Christina Aguilera knocks 'em dead on her Back to Basics Tour stop in New York City.
Christina Aguilera has always been known as the tiny girl with the big voice. She's been hearing that all her life. In a way her voice has been what has set her apart from her peers, yet at the same time it's also been a point of criticism for people who claim she over sings. When compared to her arch rival Britney Spears, many people often say Christina has the voice while Britney has the stage presence. However, after Friday night's sold out concert at Madison Square Garden, it's clear to anyone with five senses that comparison is null and void.…
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26 - kelly
oops in my comment up there i mean maddona needs to retire sry.
27 - Lizzy
Gee. Take a lesson from Britney, Madonna, Beyonce, J.lo and etc? With the exception of Madonna who actually has the sense of switching up in the last couple of decades she's been singing/performing, the rest of them sound, look, and perform the way they sounded, looked, and performed when they first started. It kinda seems people are bashing Christina, not because they're really critiquing her, but because they're all Britney fans and want to hold on to this "feud" that's supposedly going on between the two stars. If the case were different, I don't really think they'd care to read reviews and leave nasty comments.
28 - Cameron
Ok, lets just get this straight.
Whether you love or hate Christina, everyone knows she can sing.
Don't even try & bring up the arguement that she can't sing.
I don't like Mariah Carey but i know she has an amazing voice & i'm not ever gona argue against that.
And for those of you that say she can't dance, she's not there to dance, she's there to sing. [Edited]
And another point, all you people that are critising Christina ... why are you even watching her ??
Why don't you go on to some other internt site & watch an artist you actually like.
Pssh.
29 - Clara
Stop hating on christina! Why do people feel like they can judge others when they can't sing lick? I LOVE CHRISTINA. END OF FREAKING STORY.
30 - mw
Screaming? - Nonsense. Christina has the best voice in the business. Her range, and exactness of notes is unmatched by anyone. :)
31 - toni r
stop hating! I am not a christina fan but however.... she has a good voice. not great! she does scream all the time. I would like to hear a few different notes come out of her mouth occasionally. she is very pretty and built like a brick s*** house, so dont hate!!
32 - ted
I'm not a fan. She thinks she can sing much better than she actually can. I don't know what her obsession is with the 1940's, but there is a reason we don't hear that music anymore.....cause no one wants to hear it.
33 - ted
Plus I heard she sh!t her a$$ on stage. Any truth to that?
34 - 3rdworldhustla
Have you ever thought that a persons voice can wear out from time to time with sudden weather and climate changes...It may have been between lip-sync adn cancellation
35 - Demian
You all Madonna fans know that Madonna's just a bitch with a little of imagination. She can't sing, she can't act she can't dance she just did her career in base of sex. That's the only thing she can sell. If at least she had some talent, she would be respectable. Aaaaaaand as you know all that you're just jealous of Christina, cause she got real talent. Period...
36 - trip zzz
She sh!t her a$$.
37 - trip zzz
She has to lip-sync cause she crapped her pants. Candyman might be the worst song I've ever heard. I heard she tried to perform it right after she sh!t her a$$.
38 - trip zzz
Name one popular song she has where she isn't talking about f#cking a guy or sucking off a guy. Poppin her cherry, droppin her panties, talking about guys with big c0cks, yeah, they sang like that alot in th 40's. She is a skank.
39 - Gary
I can't believe what I just read. Are there that many negative, sour-minded, and hate-filled people out there? GET A LIFE, DEADBEATS!!! If you can't think of anything good to say about two of the brightest entertainers in the business, Christina Aguilera and Madonna, why not try and write about someone you can praise.
Christina puts on a great show, so I hope she stays around as long as Madonna, whose audiences have been walking away with a happy feeling for over two decades. As far as Madonna being copied by Christina, why not? She does a good job of it, and who better to emulate than the Queen of sex on stage? Also, anyone not aroused by the performance of either of these two probably has sexual repression issues, and that's more serious than their grumpy attitude.
40 - xtinas number one fan
christina is one of the best singers in the world. she doesnt screm gosh what do u pepole think u are talking about screming is what they do in rock bands shes just rasing her vosie. if you dont like singers rasing there vosie then u mustnt like fergie because she rasied her vosie in the song shut up or amy-lee who we all know is knowen for her powerful vosie and thats all that xtina has is a powerful vose and most of all shes a powerful women who stands up for what she belives in
41 - jess
um excuse me, anybody who thinks christina screams is pretty pathetic, christina has the most amazing voice on this earth. no 1 could even come close to her grace. so if u think that u could match up to her, then f**kin try! goodluck
oh and she is definatley not a slut or skank.
she is beautiful and the most amazing woman on this planet. and if u think im wrong, im willing to fight over it, so call me.
42 - jane doe
it really pisses off the haters to see christina doing so well and baldy looking like a pathetic retard still clinging to the lollita image.
britney just comes off pathetic.
maddona gave britney the kiss of DEATH
CHRISTINA SOLD OUT vegas,choke on it haters!!!
she's has been christened the GODMOTHER OF SOUL, LAST YEAR SHE WAS NAMED THE FEMALE EQIVALENT OF PRINCE!
and thats a high honor ..prince gives her props
43 - jane doe
BRUTAL HONESTY!!!
44 - Amy
well shes the one worth 60mil with her belting or screeching voice. so its got to say something abt it, theres an overweigh of people wholike her then dislike how she sings and how she performs.
45 - danity kane's #1 fan
i am very upset at this review for only one reason! how dare you insult danity kane? this is their first tour! they are still learning! next time think before you write! i went to both shows in NY just to see danity kane.. i had floor seats both times! and gess wat PCD AND CHRISTINA both were lip-synching!! was danity kane? NO! because danity kane is the ONLY girl group that can SING and DANCE and what u said was wrong! I am very hurt! have u ever met them? NO!! i have! they are the sweetest girls on this planet!!! they are so dedicated and they love their fans! so next time please re-check urself! and fyi nicole can NOT sing 4 her life! now if u put ANY and i mean ANY girl in danity kane up against nicole vocally .. ull see how rong u are!
46 - Captain Tsubasa
Christina Aguilera is the only pop star for whom I'd take a break from Alternative as a refresher. I never did like her at the start till I saw her Stripped Live Tour at Wimbley.
She is the only pop star among her contemperories that knows wht live music is all about. I once viewed Britney Spears Live from Las Vagas, and I must say that it was a horror show next to Christina's Stripped tour.
And yeah, it seems like just one chap with different names that posts multiple bad posts about Christina without even knowing the facts, since he's still loyal to Poor Britney (who should have been one of the stupid girls depicted in Pinks songs). If I'm not mistaken, this loser goes around the internet trying to throw mud at every Christina forum , Including Amazon reviews.
Christina will be dominating the pop industry for decades longer than some teeny bopper pop diva fans out there would want her to, so I'm sure she has gotten used to laugh off at such candy assed winging.
47 - Matty
I have personally seen the concert and well i think its the best concert i have ever been to...Yes we all know britney, beyonce madonna can dance etc...But Christina can dance...lets face it...If you put all the stars in one room and listened to the voice...you would say Christina Rocks...Now stop dissin her ppl...You wastin your own time..Shes ace and well if she was rubbish she wouldnt be doing as well ash she is so fuck you all! Christina rocks and she is the best in the worl!
48 - candyman
christina aguilera has 6 grammy awards including the ones she won for the latin grammys..I think she wouldnt be recieving such awards if shes not a great performer. she recieved standing ovation in the grammys twice for lady marmalade and its a mans mans mans world. I think thats already enough to consider her as a great artist compared to her other rivals. whatever nasty things u say about her,, she's here to stay,, she's not going anywhere..and she doesnt give a shit and a fcuk to all her negative raves...so all u have to do is to just shut the fcuk up and live with it. coz u have no choice...or if ur that desperate to hate christina then go kill urself. end of discussion.
49 - Mandy
I saw Christina live, and for the people who haven't yet seen her and are criticizing don't deserve to at all. So what if she lip-syncs a few songs? For god's sake, she has to sing about 15 songs, day after day. Her voice will strain if she doesn't, just like Mariah's has.
It's no doubt that Christina can sing. Just listen to 3:19 - 3:22 in Soar.
I think it's pathetic that the same haters keep coming back to see if there's more bad news on Christina. It's immature & childish, and they're always saying she can't sing. Seriously, can you haters sing?
I highly doubt you'll be as good as Xtina is.
50 - Sawyer
First of all... When you are a singer, sometimes you're just gonna have to lip-sync! There isn't an artist in the WORLD who hasn't because they were sick or going hoarse or simply trying to preserve their their voice... So let that one go.
Second of all... She does not scream, she has volume to her voice. Have you people ever listened to Etta James, Aretha Franklin, or Natalie Cole? Did THEY scream? No, they're power houses. Just because she refuses to make herself sound like everyone else, doesn't mean she can't sing. And for her dancing, it wasn't that bad. Sure, she doesn't dance as much as Britney or J-Lo, but that's not the focus of her concert... It's her VOICE. The fact is, every artist in the world has modeled themselves after someone they idolized growing up, they just had to make sure not to BECOME them. And as for calling her "unoriginal"... THERE IS NO ORIGINALITY LEFT!! Everything has been DONE... The key is to take the ideas already out there and make them into your OWN, which Christina does spectacularly.
Last of all, I agree with a few previous comments... If you're not a fan, why are you keeping up with her? Do you realy feel so bad about yourself that you have to seek out others to criticize so that you can make yourself feel better? I think some people are jealous and hate it that they will never sound like her. Then there are the people who simply don't like her genre of music and, in that case, won't understand or like it.
In a way, I am partial because I think Christina is a light in the dark when it comes to the music we have now days but I don't always agree with her choices or some of the things she's said in the past. The thing is, she's human... The only difference is that her mistakes are in the public eye while ours aren't. The point is, she is DEFINATELY a talented woman and it's truly tragic that there are people who don't know a real set of pipes when they her them.
51 - Rogue
If it weren't for Madonna Christina would have no one to copy from.
Saying she has taken 'inspiration' from Madonna is putting it mildly. It's like she has studied her life and career and is now just ripping Madonna off.
52 - Nicole
i went to her toronto concer(back to basics)and it was amazing. that girl can sing! ive been a fan since her first album adn she hasnt let me down yet. i was so pumped at he rconcert i still get goosebumps thinking of it!it would be nice if there were mroe real singers out there
53 - kitk kat
reli dont even try and say she cant sing cos shes fucking amazing, how many singers can hold notes as long as hers in keep on singin my song and mercy on me and sound amazing nd look reli pretty like all the time. If you actually bothered to listen to her album you would hear her sing in different ways which shows she is way more talented than like madona and mariah who sing in the same way all the time. so reli shut up shes fit
54 - Hectix
I love Christina, just like I Love Madonna. They are two different artists! Just like both have strengths and weaknesses! They are just people!
As a music major it is about time that we have someone like Christina Aguilera Making some music finally worth listening to instead of the hip hop/rap/crap Nonsense!!!!
As for her music not being played! UM Yeah it is being played!
55 - Xtina fan
Christina is a hell of an artist...and you're right..she doesn't compare to Madonna and Mariah...because she's better than them. She truly is the voice of this generation. She doesn't scream, belt, or screech...Who the hell do you think she is?.Jessica Simpson?? Now THERE's a girls who screams.
56 - brooke jane
apparently those who say that christina's singin is bad is deaf..these people doesnt know what real music is..why the hell do u tink xtina wud stay in the industry if she sucks in the singing/performing part..
57 - Jarvs
Hi, my friend bought me the Christina Aguilera Back to Basics Live and Down Under DVD and after finishing watching it about 10 minutes ago, I feel like commenting on it.
I'm not really a fan or a hater, I do like some of her recordings. She has a good range, a really strong voice etc. but I am certain that some members of the audience’s ears were bleeding during this ‘performance’! I have a headache! Christina oversings? More like OVERKILLS.
Having a great voice is one thing, but being a great performer is another. She is a good recording artist. As an entertainer and a live performer I was horrified! I didn't know she could be so out of touch with the audience? In music/art/dance it is well known the concept of light and shade/contrast,/peaks and valleys. It's what draws the audience in, and creates varying levels of tension in a piece. This concert had barely any light and shade, if not none at all. It made watching this unbearable. I flicked through about 10 of the songs - the only song 1 watched in it's entirety was "Ain't No Other Man" - only because it was the first song, otherwise I had no interest in that one either.
In regards to the Britney versus Christina, they are two completey different performers/vocalists and as such have different strengths and weaknesses. They started off performing together so it is interesting to compare them.
Christina, obviously has a better voice by TECHNICAL standards. This doesn't make her live vocal performances enjoyable though. She has a better recording voice then Britney. Christina isn't a good dancer. Britney is a very strong dancer. I feel like Britney is more believable as a performer. She has an appeal about her that Christina does not have (based on the days of Britney’s pre mental and emotional breakdown). She has the X-factor, Christina has the ‘Y?’-Factor.
In place of charm, Christina’s aura comes off as tacky, conceited and as put on as her make up looked. I know Britney nowadays comes off as being wacky and a bit crazy, but in her heyday she was the it girl " Christina never was, even with a ‘better’ voice.
This concert was just TOO much. Christina put too much effort solely into her voice " a considerable effort for someone of such small stature " but it kind of reminded me of that archetypal female character in horror movies or TV shows who gives a unbearably loud shriek for 1 minute and no one can bare to listen as they are deafened. It was hyperactive " I couldn’t relax, I couldn’t enjoy her voice " she doesn’t allow the audience to enjoy it. It was a complete shout-fest. The only thing enjoyable was the props and the stage effects. But that is completely unrelated to Ms. Aguilera herself. After watching this I suddenly feel like I could never listen to her again. 0/10
58 - beyonce is the best!
christina is good and she has got a great voice. she just needs to lay off the screeching coz it gets irritatin! BUT as 4 mariah carey and that hoe madonna they are shite. madonna cant sing 4 shit shes a slag! mariah carey has amzin songs! she just needs to dress more appropriate in her videos! and 'danity kanes #1 fan' no disrespect to u but erm Destinys Child absolutly destroy danity kane in everyfin! LETS ALL FACE IT BEYONCE IS THE BEST EVER!!! END OF!
59 - Lauren
For those that say she "screams". You are lying. One who screams would be Kelly Clarkson or Fantasia. Christina Aguilera is a powerhouse and one of the best singers to walk on planet earth. She is quite possibly the best singer in the world right now and her stage pressence is phenominal.
60 - Mode
Christina Aguilera is better than Mariah Carey and Beyonce, as well as, Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson. Mariah sings in head voice and has bad control. Beyonce uses too much vibrato. Leona Lewis screeches worse than any singer and cannot control her notes. Jennifer Hudson lost it when she sang God Bless America. Just youtube that performance. That is distastrous. Amy Lee and Kelly Clarkson are not even worthy of being compared and Britney Spears sounds like a cat. She is an entertainer, but not an artist like Aguilera. She is also a huge has been. The only people Aguilera has competition with are Celine Dion, Patty LaBelle, Floor Jansen, Tarja Turunen, the old Whitney Houston, Yolanda Adams, Joss Stone, and Lauryn Hill.
61 - Diddy
Britney Spears is not more believable as a performer. She lipsyncs and is wt.
62 - Just Me
I like younger version of Chritina (Gene in the bottle) Christina has a very unique singing style but most of the time she's really over singing with the high notes, don't need for it. Mariah can easy hits high and even higher at any notes and anytime....but she won't do that. This is a screaming contest. My only advice for her is to keep it to a limit with the unnessary high pitch with her songs. peace!
63 - TakeItEasy
I really think she's amazing!!!!
i watched the show and was truuuuly touching!!!! don't know why but i reaaaaally enjoy her screaming )))))