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________ 7_ A&E Hearing loss, hotties accompany ’N Sync show WedNEsdAy, M arc I i 6, 2002 TN e CL ac I camas P rìnt ELENA BORYSKA Sports Editor way, Ginuwine, no matter how famous you are, repeatedly humping the stage isn’t cool. The concert experience of Despite this complaint, I must the year, possibly even the admit that some of his dance decade, came to Portland on moves were pretty cool. Okay, Sun., March 3. On the open so only one of them ing night of the second leg of was. He had his danc ‘N Sync’s “Celebrity” tour, ers and backup sing thousands of pre-teen girls ers make a sort-of hu dragged their parents to the man car, which he Rose Garden for a night filled rode on while bounc with singing, dancing and a ing along to the beat. whole lot of screaming. Other than that, I was To open the show for at pretty disappointed least the beginning part of this in his whole perfor tour, ‘N Sync brought in none mance. other than the r&b/hip-hop After Ginuwine fi sensation, nally Ginuwine. While g o t he did a great off job of doing the I found myself what show stage, adding to the openers are sup the posed to do, real insane level of which is get the show noise filling the crowd ready for b e - the headlining Rose Garden." gan. act, I’m not sure T o if Ginuwine was start things the best choice off, the guys for ‘N Sync to from ‘N Sync choose as a touring mate. sang the feel-good “Do Your I mean, who was he trying Thing.” I don’t think I will to turn on, the thousands of ever be able recover from the twelve-year-olds, or their 40- hearing damage caused by the year-old mothers? And by the sound that filled the building when Justin Timberlake’s face was first flashed up on the big screen. I do admit though, that when I first saw the guys slowly rise from the middle of the stage, I found myself add play of pyrotechnics, lights and amazing dance moves. One of the highlights of the two-hour show was when the ‘N Sync guys came out in some nifty retro suits and did a ing to the insane level of noise filling the Rose Garden. Once that song was over, they launched into their ever-popu lar hits “Bye, Bye, Bye” and “It’s Gonna Be Me.” After that, the rest of the songs flowed smoothly into an awesome dis Beatles/Motown medley. A special catwalk was lowered and allowed the guys to walk about 20 feet above the perimeter of the fans with really close lower-level seats, all the while singing such classics as “Hey, Jude,” “Twist and Shout” and “My Girl.” ‘N Sync also remixed some of their older songs just for the tour, one of the most impressive being a blues version of “Tearing up My Heart,” which was definitely a crowd favorite. The energy never stopped for even a moment, but ‘N Sync did slow things down a couple times. During the slow ballad, “God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You,” I only saw one girl who was crying. But that might have had something to do with the fact that I couldn’t take my eyes off the smoking-hot Lance Bass long enough to look around at the crowd. After a short encore, which in cluded the singles, “Gone” and current radio hit, “Girlfriend,” the guys said good-bye with the energizing “Pop,” which brought du wn the house and further in creased my hearing damage. All in all, this was the great est, most amazing concert that I have ever had the pleasure of going to. My ears are still ring ing and my throat is still a little raw, but this show has con vinced me that nobody knows how to shake their booty like the guys of ‘N Sync do. To reach Elena Boryska e-mail MightyMouse030@hotmail.com or drop by B-104. A musical debut that calls for patience ELENA BORYSKA Sports Editor Have you ever heard a band who kind of sounded like an other band, who sounded like another one, and so on? Well, that is what The Calling’s de but CD, “Camino Palmero” is like. With their “almost-rock” music, thought-provoking lyr ics and the intense lead vo cals of Alex Band, The Calling comes across sounding a whole lot like Lifehouse, which in turn sounds like Creed, which also sounds a little like Pearl Jam. It makes an interesting mix, and one that actually turned out pretty well. The single “Wherever You Will Go” was what first con vinced me to plunk down the cash to buy this CD, but most of the remaining songs as sured me that my money had been well spent. In the open ing “Unstoppable,” Band’s rich voice sings about having one night with that special someone, when together they would be, of course, unstop pable. The mildly sensual lyr ics include a part about drink ing wine, which is pretty funny since Band is 20 years old and looks all of 12. A must hear on “Camino Palmero” is the revenge-ori ented “Adrienne.” The whole feel of this song is very smooth and is a lot like a boy- band-kiss-off song minus the boy band, and comes out sounding pretty cool. Another song on this CD that can’t be skipped is the ultra-funky “Just That Good.” Imagine this: a mix of Lifehouse and Matchbox Twenty thrown to gether for your listening plea- "All of the songs had a tendency to sound amazingly similar. sure. That’s how good “Just that good” is. They also know how to ad dress some serious issues. In “We’re Forgiven,” the band sings about people who ig nore the helpless but still think that they are good people and will be forgiven. They paint a sad portrait of some people who feel that their time on earth has been nothing but a curse, and encourage listeners to help the not-so-fortunate because it could be them need ing help someday. There is also the apprecia tive. “Thank You,” with the message that each day is a blessing, and “Stigmatized,” where judging homosexuality is condemned. These slow songs are less fun than the rest of the CD, but bring up im portant issues to think about. I must admit that when I first listened to-this CD, I wasn’t so sure that I liked it. All of the songs had a tendency to sound amazingly similar. But after listening to it a couple times through, I was able to differentiate between the songs, and it began to grow on me. Now, if you are one of those people out there who doesn’t enjoy the whole "this band sounds like that band" thing, I wouldn’t recommend “Camino Palmero.” And if you expect the rest of the CD to sound like “Wherever You Will Go,” don’t be surprised when it doesn’t. The bottom line here: if you are really itching for a good CD and are willing to take a big chance on these guys, The Calling may be for you. To reach Elena Boryska e-mail MightyMouse030@hotmail.com or drop by B-104. The Calling Camino Palmero Track list: .. "Unstoppable" 2. "Nothing's Changed" 3. "Wherever You Will Go" 4. "Could It Be Any Harder" 5. "Final Answer" 6. "Adrienne" 7. "We're Fotgiven" 8.. "Things Don't Always Turn Out That Way" 9. "Just That Good" 10. "Thank You" 11. "Stigmatized"
