Rihanna already has two new records on the shelves, but will come towards the end of 2012 with a registration of a concert from the period surrounding her album Loud (2010). However, this is not the only curious thing about this DVD. Where it should bang live, it seems as if the audience in the O2 Arena in London is listening to a CD. Perhaps the band has been instructed not to play the music too
… loud so as not to drown out the singer. From a vocal point of view, the Barbadian, who doesn't waste any time, opens with her biggest hit Only Girl (In The World), which is anything but fresh. Apart from the impurities, she too often makes herself comfortable by pointing the microphone at the audience. Rihanna falls short as a performer and emphasizes sex to compensate. If she ain't profaning the floor, then she is groping herself or frolicking across the stage like a cat in heat. Performing is an art in itself, it shows. (GL)more