Yahoo! Music:
Quote:Lana Del Rey's brief career has actually been controversial and troubled from the start. After getting signed to Interscope last October, gracing the covers of magazines like Billboard and Interview Russia, and getting signed to Next Model Management, a backlash among skeptics was inevitable. Bloggers doubted her authenticity, critics' patience for her soon wore razor-thin, and her shoddy "SNL" performance pushed many fence-sitters right back into the haters' camp. It seems that whatever Del Rey manages to accomplish, her online haters are always waiting for her to falter.
...It's a shame that Lana's stint took such a wrong turn on "SNL," as the singer already has some excellent live performances under her belt--on live major television included. Backed by a beautiful string quartet and grand piano, her appearance on the British late-night show "Later... with Jools Holland" last October was a prime display of her actual talent.
While "Jools Holland" is a big show in the U.K., appearing on "SNL" was much more of a make-or-break opportunity for the hyped American singer. "SNL" has long showcased the biggest and buzziest acts in music, and has served as one of the top exposure slots on television for musicians. It's understandable that Lana choked under that kind of pressure. But if "American Idol" has taught us anything, it's that looks and talent won't take any singer very far if that singer doesn't have the guts to back it up. So ultimately, if Del Rey can't cut it on" SNL," her career progression could be drastically stunted, before her first album is even out.
http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/heard/lana-...18052.html
There are more than 4,000 comments to that story. I only skimmed the first twenty or so, but it seems most people say the performance wasn't technically bad even but it was not enthralling.
