Word: songe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lest you think that in their old age R.E.M. may show signs of slowing down, think again. New song "The Great Beyond" from the upcoming Andy Kaufman movie Man On The Moon rang with sheer cinematic beauty and youthful optimism. Early '90s tracks like "Find The River" and "Sweetness Follows" were brooding, tear-inducing and gorgeous. And their positively manic and explosive finale of "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" had more energy than a bawitdaba and a nookie combined...
...ignore) the innocence of a dream. Because on Tuesday night, Sept. 21st at exactly 8:35 PM in the Fleet Center, my dream came true when the Backstreet Boys exploded onstage in galactic gear on flying skateboards, pelvic thrusting and grinding their way into my heart. Like their opening song, my vision of them became "larger than life...
...avalanche, as the boys emerged from the sky (they might as well been "gods" descending from the heavens to their shrieking fans) amidst smoke, light and thundering fireworks to the opening score of Star Wars. They followed their "Larger Than Life" opening with other Millennium debut material, each song displaying a harder and edgier sound than their older hits. Likewise, the choreographed dancing and effects were red-hot. The entire scene was mass hysteria--an electric visual thrill that ignited even the most bitter skeptic. Whoever thought the Backstreet Boys could be passionate...
...presence by serenading the audience with classic hits like "Quit Playing Games With My Heart," "As Long As You Love Me" and "I'll Never Break Your Heart." At one point in the show, the boys brought up five mother-daughter couples and dedicated "The Perfect Fan" (a new song Brian wrote about his mother) to each mom present there with her daughter. Being the softie that I am, I cried. I actually didn't stop crying until I got home. More about that later...
...couldn't help but to wave and furiously proclaim my undying devotion. And then it happened--he looked at me. At me! (I wanted to make a last ditch run to the bathroom to check my hair and makeup....) If he hadn't been in the middle of his song, I'm pretty sure he would have proposed marriage. He waved, smiled and threw the teddy bear that he happened to be holding in his hand. I caught the teddy bear. My life was complete...