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李武军 发表于 2011-6-21 07:47

Whitney Houston Flop 惠特尼·休斯顿个唱不尽如人意

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[color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px][p=21, 2, left]Fans have waited 11 years and [b]put up with[/b] three postponements of the concert, but the American singer Whitney Houston finally returned to the UK stage last night.[/p][p=21, 2, left]But Whitney's [b]comeback gig[/b] on British soil [b]prompted a mixed response[/b]from the fans who had looked forward to her return for so long, with one concert-goer describing it as "the biggest [b][url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=sham]sham[/url]bles[/b] I've ever experienced".[/p][p=21, 2, left]Although other fans described the 46-year-old [b]diva[/b]'s performance as "brilliant", many more were frustrated by [b]technical hitches [/b]such as Whitney's [b]head mic[/b] breaking and a 15-minute costume change that[b]drew boos [/b]from the restless audience.[/p][p=21, 2, left]It seems that the years of [b]drug addiction [/b]and her [b]rocky marriage[/b] to the singer Bobby Brown have [b]taken their toll[/b] on the performer.[/p][float=right][img=226,170]http://www.24en.com/d/file/bbc/bbc2/2010-04-15/b3f95a5746669a2cbe720aa5d6bc2fc3.jpg[/img][p=30, 2, left]Some Whitney fans were disappointed by her performance[/p][/float]

[p=21, 2, left]So while her voice managed to [b]hold out[/b], her lack of stamina meant that the show was constantly interrupted for her to [b]catch her breath[/b] with water breaks and[b]bantering[/b] with the audience.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"Throughout the show, her breathing was an issue. Two[b]numbers[/b] in and Whitney was[b]panting[/b]," said Colin Paterson, the BBC entertainment reporter who attended the gig.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The concert had been [b]put off[/b] three times due to the singer suffering from an [b]upper respiratory infection[/b], which had in turn [b]fuelled rumours [/b]inthe pressthat Whitney had returned to a lifestyle of drug and alcohol abuse.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Whitney denied those stories, dismissing them as "ridiculous".[/p][p=21, 2, left]Speaking to the press upon entering the UK last week she said of the press rumours: "At this point I just don't respond. I don't even read it."[/p][p=21, 2, left]"I'm doing what I love to do, which is singing. And the best part is seeing all of my fans around the world," she added.[/p][p=21, 2, left]With a [b]sell-out tour[/b] ahead of her, she may need to improve her performances to ensure the fans continue to love her for years to come.[/p][/size][/font][/color]

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