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These girls had Bieber Fever, and they didn't want to be cured.
They cheered on the 19-year-old, who kicked off his Wednesday night concert with the high energy, electro-flavored songs "All Around the World" and "Take You." There were pyrotechnics bursting to match the tracks' sparkle, fan-made signs in every row and lights beaming from the cellphones capturing pictures and video. Bieber didn't have to move and the arena would still have been in a frenzy.
The pop star took advantage of that during his 90-minute concert. During the opening up-tempo numbers, he seemed to be lip syncing and his sluggish, lazy dancing didn't match the oomph of the beats. Bieber was far better when he slowed things down, singing on grooves or mid-tempo tunes. But the multiplatinum singer is part of a group of contemporary acts who have a plethora of hits, but have not yet learned how to fully command onstage and truly connect with an audience.
Bieber phoned in a good amount during his show; at some moments, he even
appeared bored. He was clocking in -- another day, another sold-out concert
(Wednesday was Bieber's second night at Prudential). When performing the hit "Beauty and a Beat," he couldn't keep up with his
background dancers. He was lip syncing again -- much like a number of today's
pop stars when trying to keep up with decent choreography. Though talented,
Bieber isn't as good as Chris Brown, who also appears to lip sync but dances
with clarity, precision and edge. During "She Don't Like the Lights," Bieber
barely moved to the track's futuristic beat (maybe it was the leather
tights?)
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