Monday, April 05, 1999
Flashy antics dazzle young 'NSync fans
BY ROBERT MIHALEK
Enquirer contributor
Good news. During their concert on Saturday at the Firstar Center, Lance, one of the five members of 'NSync, confirmed that “God must have spent a little more time on you, Cincinnati.”
The boisterous crowd agreed, saluting the band in one of many ear-piercing cheers, as the group wooed its way through the song by the same title, minus the “Cincinnati.”
Indeed, there may be nothing louder than an arena full of 'NSync fans. Certainly they had plenty to cheer about Saturday when this hot hip-hop boy band from Florida sang, danced and pumped their hips through an entertaining hour and 20 minute show.
Since most of their audience is of a younger generation reared on television, 'NSync has the necessary flash to appease their fans' needs. Their show is clearly about more than just singing: a campy dance routine that featured the quintet in neon Power Ranger-esque outfits; pyrotechnics; extravagant, syncopated dance steps; and a large on-stage video screen which would display either live action footage or prerecorded music videos. In fact, one song was an entire music video.
At one point, four video montages were shown that gave a watered down history lesson of the last four decades, which were followed up by a song from each decade. There were the tacky and very stereotypical Afros three of the group members wore during what was supposedly a “tribute” to the Jackson 5 for the 1970s, and in representing the '60s, a cover of “That Thing You Do” from the 1996
Tom Hanks movie about music in that decade.
But “history” aside, 'NSync was entertaining with its dancing, harmonies and energized hip hop. Unfortunately, the sound was terribly muddy, making it difficult to fully understand the words. But with an audience squealing at your every move, who needs a top-notch sound system?
To give them credit, 'NSync puts on a fun show and fulfills the cute boy-group prophecy that every new generation needs.
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