Word: rocke
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...line outside the Paradise did not look happy. The masses that arrived to hear the pop-driven sounds of the overplayed radio hit "Inside Out" would not be hearing any Top 40 rock that night. Headliner Eve6 was flaking, apologetically citing the illness of lead singer and bassist Max Collins as their reason for the sudden cancellation. But the show must go on, especially when Nick Carter and the WBCN crew are broadcasting the concert live. So Marvelous3 was bumped up to the headliner and lived up to the title and much more in a truly incredible live show experience...
...going to be easy with an unforgiving, suddenly betrayed crowd, as the other opener Stretch Princess found out. An obscure pop rock band out of Britain with a new self-titled record release, SP hit the stage first in the typically boring fashion of opening bands. They invariably touted their new album and their appearance on the She's All That soundtrack with their opening song "Sugar" to a thoroughly unimpressed crowd. Lead singer Jo Lloyd constituted the only bright spot in the repetitious repertoire with her wispy vocals, but the crowd's only reaction was the occasional crude whistling...
Although drummer Slug flooded the club with adrenaline-filled beats and Fincher's bass remained integral to every song throughout the set, their role was minimal compared to the unavoidable, enthralling and unique stage personality of Walker. At first, Walker just appears to be a very strange and eccentric rock star, but it soon becomes apparent that his twisted, emotional facial expressions are part of his wonderfully energetic stage performance. The crowd went quiet when he started whimpering a sad story about walking in on his mother with a gun in his hand. He then hilariously broke the silence with...
...people in the gondola -- two Poles, seven Germans, five Belgians, three Italians, two Austrians and one Dutch. Conviction could have put Ashby behind bars for life. The initial reaction of the families of the victims in the courtroom was shock -- a sensation that will also soon rock observers and politicians across the Atlantic. ?Expect total outrage,? says TIME Rome correspondent Greg Burke...
Later that night I watch my favorite action movie, The Rock, and order room service massage therapy. I call my mother and tell her I'm staying in California if I can get immunity...