Hannah Tomlin, Daily Vidette Reporter
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As the members took stage, the big screens featured each member walking out in boxing robes, each with a different color around the edges. Simultaneously, a photograph was shown of each member with miscellaneous information next to it, as though they were athletes.
Jessica Collier, freshman elementary education major, has been a fan of the Backstreet Boys since she first heard them. She was wearing a black T-shirt that said, "As long as he loves me" on the front and "A.J." on the back. Collier had two friends who were wearing shirts that said, "He's got it going on" with "Nick" on the back and "Helpless when he smiles" with "B-Rock" on the back.
When asked how she feels about Kevin Richardson recently leaving the band, Collier said, "It's okay. I would have rather it been Brian."
Sans Kevin, bSb entered a boxing ring set up on the stage and acted as though they were fighting while they danced and simultaneously sang bSb top hit, "Larger Than Life." A silver bSb emblem shimmered in the background of the stage.
For the next song, they quickly switched into black leather jackets. Ironically, A.J. McLean was wearing a black, sleeveless Black Sabbath shirt for the next few songs and Brian Littrell was wearing a sleeveless Black Queen Tour '73 shirt. This was only the first of several clothing changes.
For most of the show, McLean bore the resemblance of a rocker, sporting many tattoos and wearing eyeliner and black fingernail polish on every nail except the pinky finger, which was red. Most of the other band members have maintained their original, boyish image.
From the interesting wardrobe to the seductive dance moves, the performance was simply bSb. Most of the songs sounded exactly as they did on the radio around 10 years ago, with catchy lyrics and an upbeat sound.
For another song, the boys were sitting at a card table pretending to play poker and drink liquor while they sang, "Show me the Meaning." Before they started to sing, one of them asked, "Did you see all of those sexy girls out there tonight?" This provoked extremely high-pitched shrieks from the highly feminine audience.
Not everyone who enjoyed the show was female, though. Scott Alvarado and Jake Richards, both students at Streator Township High School, were very pleased as well.
"I loved it. I thought it was exhilarating. I could feel it in my blood. You've got to feel it in your heart or it's not going to be there, " Alvarado said.
"It makes you relive your youth. I loved it before, and I still love it," Richards said.
Littrell played the title track from his recent contemporary Christian solo album, "Welcome Home (You)." This "story of his life" was accompanied by an acoustic guitar, which gave the song a different style than what is usually associated with bSb.
Sarah Croteau, a 21 year-old Backstreet Boys fan, decided to attend the show on Friday after seeing a sign outside.
Croteau was excited to finally see the Backstreet Boys in concert.
"It's just too bad they had to lose a member before I could see them. I don't think they'll ever be as popular as they were, but I think they'll be able to hold out for a few more years," Croteau said.
Some other hits played by the Backstreet Boys included "I Want It That Way," "More Than That," "Incomplete," "Backstreets Back," and "Shape of My Heart."
Girlicious opened for the Backstreet Boys, but only played a handful of songs. The singers, dressed in tight black spandex pants and belly shirts, had a similar sound to Destiny's Child, and impressed the audience with their quick, synchronized dance movements.
SOURCE: Daily Vidette
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