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Article: Jumbled Foxx Versatility doesn't suit Jamie Foxx in HP Pavilion concert
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- April 17, 2007
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THERE WERE many problems with Jamie Foxx's performance last
weekend at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. The biggest, however, is
that the two personas he presented -- the potty-mouthed comedian and
the serious slow-jam R&B crooner -- don't mix well.
As a rebuttal, the 39-year-old star would surely counter with his
impressive resume, which includes a long track record of comedic
success, notably as a cast member on TV's "In Living Color," and his
chart-topping soul CD, 2005's "Unpredictable."
But that argument doesn't take into account the element of
timing. Most fans wouldn't watch an episode of "In Living Color" and
listen to "Unpredictable" in the same sitting. Yet, that's
essentially what ...