The music powerhouse will kick off the tour, produced by Live Nation, on September 25 and travel to 22 cities, performing at many of North America’s most intimate venues including two dates at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, two dates at The Chicago Theatre, and stops in Boston, Oakland, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and more.Īmerican Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, May 14 at 10 AM local time through Thursday, May 17 at 10 PM local time. Christina's knack for oversinging pops up on a few songs, but she's come a long way since Stripped.Photo: Courtesy of Live Nation Entertainment The first intro was pointless, but Enter the Circus would've been perfect in it's place. Now to the not so good things, the double disc should've been cut down to one. The first disc does a great job of mixing vintage soul with a modern twist and the second is more organic with live instrumentation. Good things first, this album is a winner. The Tim Burton sounding The Right Man isn't bad, but I don't care for all the dramatics. Christina's powerhouse vocals are brought down to just above a murmur on Save Me From Myself, a song thanking her husband for sticking with her through thick and thin. I definitely agree Christina was channeling Fiona Apple on that one. Hurt is a BIG ballad lamenting the death of an estranged loved one and Mercy On Me is a merciful plead to be forgiven by God. I Got Trouble authentically replicates 20s blues, sounding like a song Shug Avery from The Color Purple would belt out. The 40s swinger Candyman walks a fine line between campy and raunchy ("He's a one stop shop that makes the panties drop") and the cheeky Nasty Naughty Boy teases men to "sip upon my champagne" and "give you a little taste of the sugar below my waist". Chrissy, no more ego trips!ĭisc 2 opens with a circus theme and the Broadway-esque Welcome. The Dedication to the Fans interlude starts out sweet with phone messages thanking Christina for helping them through tough times, but then turns into a "you're the best artist ever" worship service.
Dirrty is looking to stay in the game for the long haul. "Still got that freak in me!" The storm ridin' Here To Stay is a declaration that Ms. Immature? Yes, but it sounds excellent! The scratchy On Our Way and sublime Without You offer more hubby love, but Xtina lets everybody know that marriage hasn't put her skankiness to rest on the cleverly arranged Still Dirrty. We all know what the F really stands for in FUSS, a short brush off to Chrissy's former collaborator Scott Storch. I'm Ok on the Stripped album confronted the abuse Christina and her mom suffered from her dad, but Oh Mother is a piano driven dedication to her mother's strength and courage. The blazing Slow Down Baby finds Christina telling an arrogant guy to back off because she's taken. The doo wop shuffler Understand uses a great sample of an old blues singer, but I can't place the name. She name checks her influences on Back In The Day and assures her guy that he's the only one she needs on Ain't No Other Man. Marital love gets the spotlight, but it's never overboard. Backed by a feverish choir, Christina praises the Lord for bringing her hubby into her life and takes "gettin' down" to a higher level. The self absorbed intro is annoying ("There will never be another Christina Aguilera"), but all is forgiven on the high octane Makes Me Wanna Pray. Everything from the packaging to her donning red lipstick and a retro hairstyle makes that clear. She wanted to show her appreciation to those performers by creating Back To Basics. King's classic The Thrill Is Gone at a local talent show. She sang along to her grandmother's old records of jazz/blues artists like Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Otis Redding and even performed B.B. While also listening to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as a little girl, Christina's influences reach even further back in time. Where to go from there? Back to the Roaring 20s of course.
She started out as the bubbly blonde teen who proved she wasn't just another weak voiced pop starlet and then shifted gears into the 20 something bad girl who flashed her body to anybody who looked. She never half steps when it comes to an image change.
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