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"Timbaland’s on wrong side of tracks"
By Lauren Carter / Review
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - Added 3d 24h ago
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BostonHerald.ComIf Timbaland was as good at staging live shows as he is at crafting beats, Tuesday’s performance wouldn’t have been such a bizarre mess.
From his anticlimactic entrance to his long overdue exit from the House of Blues stage 100 minutes later, the superproducer and rapper was caught between dual roles and pulled off neither.
Timbaland is known more for his wildly inventive beats than his solo work. So his choice to spend the majority of his set performing rave-ready solo material while neglecting some of his most memorable beats was highly questionable. It also didn’t help that Timbaland in the spotlight is more awkward than exciting.
In an effort to offset his monotone sing-rap drone and barely-there stage presence, he called on digital guests, including Jet and JoJo, who appeared via giant digital screen for “Timothy Where Have You Been.” Keri Hilson materialized digitally for the hit “The Way
Not only did beefy, giant-armed Tim spend much of his set indulging in second-rate solo material, but he often rolled out tedious extended versions of songs. He too briefly launched into what he should have been doing the whole time: running through innovative production work for artists such as Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Aaliyah, Missy Elliott and Justin Timberlake.
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The show was further weighed down by subpar guests - Haze, D.O.E. and Timbaland’s brother Sebastian, who doubled as an opening act, lip-syncing his way through unfamiliar songs. The only bright spots were snippets of hit songs from other artists and a surprise appearance from Petey Pablo, who performed “Raise Up.”
Honor Society’s opening set was the most musically sound portion of the show. With a charismatic, catchy brand of rock laced with r&b and new wave, it could pass for a less screamworthy version of the Jonas Brothers.TIMBALAND, with SEBASTIAN and HONOR SOCIETY at the House of Blues, Tuesday night.
