Posted December 7, 200618 yr In an article in the LA Times entitled "How Britney Spears Could Shake Off a 'Toxic' Year," Jay Frank suggests that Britney Spears to use Mariah as a model of success. Resolution No. 2: "I will become the next Mariah Carey, not the new Michael Jackson. There's plenty of ways to approach a comeback, but not all of them are wise. "I think there will be ridiculous expectations on that first single no matter what she does," said Jay Frank, chief of programming for Yahoo Music. "So I think she just needs to get that single out and move on with life…. That would be better than trying to come back with some grandiose, full-blown album." Frank said the model should be Carey, who was written off and responded like the Rocky Balboa of divas. "She walked away, stayed low-profile and just worked really hard." Carey also embraced a leaner, contemporary hip-hop sound. The result: Grammy nominations and the second-best selling CD of 2005. What's the worst approach? Frank said Jackson's pattern of inflated and unfocused projects and haughty resistance to starting from scratch. "That," Frank said, "could be a disaster for Britney." Rick Dees, the venerable morning DJ now on Movin' 93-FM, said the audience's fascination with Spears was still potent but that it could easily flip into disdain. "She needs to be careful. I'd hate to think she's getting desperate. You wonder who's giving her advice." Her comeback is going to be excellent!
