They sure grow up quick, don’t they? Less than two years ago, Miley Cyrus appeared at the Oracle Arena in Oakland and played the part of her Disney Channel alter-ego Hannah Montana. She smiled as she bounced about the stage, singing happy tunes that delighted pigtailed little girls and comforted their minivan-driving chauffeurs (aka, parents).
Artistically speaking, however, it was more of a mixed bag. She tried mighty hard to prove that she’s all grown up – wearing racy outfits while she worked the microphone like a graduate of Rock Star 101 – and some of her efforts were convincing. At other times, she came across like a run-of-the-mill plastic pop star, which is something that even detractors wouldn’t have called Hannah Montana.
Admittedly, Cyrus is in a tough spot – the human embodiment of the Britney Spears’ song “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman.” Her fans are rooting for her to succeed, and go from Disney Radio staple to the regular pop charts, but, more than anything else, they still want her to be Hannah.
