Date: February 26, 2008

Hari Senin kmrn boleh dibilang hari yang cukup berkesan buat gue. Salah satu hari yang tidak akan terlupakan.
Soalnya dulu pas zaman sekolah dari SD ampe SMA gue suka ama Backstreet Boys, dan akhirnya sekarang kesampean juga ketemu mereka.

Berawal dari postingan yang didapat dari Sony BMG kalo bisa ikut kuis meet ‘n greet with Backstreet Boys, gue nyoba ikutan. Meski gak terlalu ngarep menang, apalagi tau kuis itu udah pas hari2 terakhir menjelang kedatangan mereka ke Indo, dan soalnya yang ikutan pasti banyak, jawabannya juga pasti bagus2, dan kalo gue menang, apa boleh gue ke Jakarta?

Tapi tanpa disangka, Jumat siang mengirim, malamnya langsung ditelepon, katanya gue bisa ketemu BSB. Wuihh.. seneng donk pastinya. Yang selama ini cuma bisa dengerin lagu2 mereka ato nonton di TV/VCD, skrg bisa liat langsung. Kelar interview sebentar dan saat gue blm confirm kalo gue bisa dateng, gue tanya apa boleh bawa temen. Trs katanya boleh.
Selesai ditelpon, langsung gue ajak temen2 gue yang gue tau mereka suka ama BSB juga. Wah, mereka girang banget..
Mulai deh mikirin soal nyari travel bareng buat ke Jakartanya. Sedikit harus cepat juga krn acaranya hari Senin.
Krn sudah malam, obrolan pun akan dilanjutkan bsk.

Minggu-nya, gue confirm ke orang Sony BMG kalo gue bisa dateng, sekaligus nanya lagi bener gak kalo boleh bawa temen. Tapi ternyata oh ternyata, tidak boleh. Gue sempet DEG! untuk sepersekian detik, kaget! Apalagi udah ngajak bbrp temen gue.
Dgn berat hati gue bilang ke temen gue kalo ternyata mereka gak boleh ikut. Tp syukurlah ortu gue sendiri mau nganterin ke Jakarta. Thank you so much!

Senin-nya, dr pagi langsung ke Jakarta. Jujur, baru sekali ini gue pergi ke Jakarta pagi2 jam 7 lewat jalan tol, macetnya minta ampun! Kalo biasa 2 jam udah nyampe. Skrg ampe 3 jam.
Jalan2 ke Senayan City dan Plasa Senayan, ngabisin waktu sebelum ke JCC jam 4.30.

The concert ticket that I got

Waktupun tiba, gue sampe di JCC. Ternyata sudah banyak yg ngantri, mau dapet first row. Calo juga banyak, yg jualan tiket maupun kaos BSB.
Gue ketemu ama orang Sony BMG, Mas Nabil. Syukurlah, semuanya berjalan lancar.
Gue kenalan ama bbrp orang disana, dan seneng juga bisa ketemu teman di radio OZ yg dulu sering kirim2an imel, Claudia Lengkey.

Nunggu ampe jam 5, kita disuruh ngantri dan dibagi ke bbrp grup. Maklum, yg bisa meet ‘n greet banyak banget. Ada sekitar 40-an orang lebih gitu.. Dr berbagai kota, radio2, pihak label, dll. Lalu masuklah kita ke dalam. Dan oh! Akhirnya, ngeliat juga Backstreet Boys asli dgn mata kepala sendiri. Senangnya. Buru2 ngeluarin kamera. Meski katanya gak boleh motret, tp karena ngeliat yg laen pada motret2, ya udah gue ikutan aja.

Awal2nya, kita asyik2an ngeliatin mereka lagi breafing, rehearsing, dan ada yg teriak2 manggil nama2 mereka.
Terus mereka nyapa kita,”Hello, Jakarta!”. Dan mulai nanya, mau nyanyiin lagu apa. Kontan saja, kita pada teriak2 nyebutin judul2 lagu BSB. Gue gak ngerti kenapa kok gue malah sekenceng2nya nyebut Backstreet’s Back. Gak mungkin gitu mereka mau nyanyi lagu itu. Harusnya lagu2 baru dr album baru mereka. Mereka sempet nyanyi 2-3 baris dr 1-2 lagu, More Than That gitu? Ama I Still. Langsung deh semuanya pada bersorak-sorai. Terus mereka mulai nyanyi lagu full ‘Helpless When She Smiles’. Langsung deh kita semua pada teriak2 gak jelas. Hahaha… Kedengerannya mungkin katro emang. Tp itu bener2 refleks abis. Begitu juga pas mereka nyanyi ‘Incomplete’ dan ‘Inconsolable’, wah langsung deh pada nyanyi bareng2 semua.

Doing the rehearsal

Yang paling banyak gaya itu Nick Carter, mike-nya dijadiin gitar dan pas nyanyi terakhir, suaranya digetarin entah bagaimana dan melengking, lama banget, ampe Howie nyamperin dan narik kulit tenggorokannya sambil ketawa. Mungkin maksudnya biar berenti dan menjaga suara. Gawat donk kalo ampe suaranya abis (meski rasanya gak mungkin) gara2 nyanyi kayak gitu.

Sementara yang paling down to earth itu Brian. Soalnya di paling rajin nyapa kita2 dan pasang sejuta senyum. Asli deh, ramah banget!

Selesai nyanyi2, masuk ke sesi tanya jawab fans. Yg pertama Brian. Ada yg nanya gimana mereka bisa bertahan dan apa dia punya album solo. Lalu dijawab Brian.
Yg kedua ada yg nanya ke Nick Carter. Gue lupa pertanyaannya apa. Apa menyangkut solo album juga ya? *lupa* Lalu dijawab.
Yg ketiga, gue beruntung bisa dapet giliran, tp pas dapetnya Howie. Sempet bingung juga krn gue gak siap2 mau nanya apa.

Akhirnya, tadinya gue mau nanya, karena Brian dan Nick udah punya album solo, bagaimana dgn Howie dan AJ selama masa itu? Maen film ato tetep berkarier dlm musik ato apa..
Tp gue gak tau knp, yg keluar dr mulut gue malah,”After Brian and Nick record eh, released a solo album, what about Howie and AJ do?” (atau kurang lebih seperti itu). Alhasil mereka jadinya salah nangkep.
Brian langsung nyeletuk,”Wow, that’s a tough question”, sambil gue dlm hati mikir, tough dr mananya?
Terus Nick ikutan nyeletuk,”It seems that you want all of us to have a solo album.”
Gue mau ngoreksi pertanyaan, tp mike-nya udah keburu diambil ama manager-nya BSB ato entah siapa yg cewek itu.

Lalu Howie pun menjawab pertanyaan panjang lebar yg lagi2 hanya tertangkap oleh gue, dia sedang berencana bikin album solo dgn tipe2 Spanish-English. Lalu gue tanya soal MySpace (yg pertama dia kira “my son”), trs gue koreksi maksudnya apa dia naro di MySpace, lalu dia menjawab entah apa, hahaha… Asli da… gue gak tau apa kemampuan bahasa Inggris gue yg menurun apa suara mereka yg kecil dlm menjawab pertanyaan sehingga gue gak ngerti yg dia omongin, blm lagi ditambah teriakan orang2 di blkg,”Friendster, Friendster, jangan MySpace.”
Kelar Howie ngejawab, diikuti dgn Nick Carter yg untuk kesekian kalinya gue gak ngerti sepatah katapun yg dia ucapkan, juga dgn sikapnya yg…. maaf, songong… (semoga gue cuma salah sangka saja)
Yah, akhirnya dia ngomong apa, gue cuma bisa senyum2 kaku. Gak ada yg bisa nerjemahin buat gue.
Lepas dr itu pertanyaan buat AJ. Tp krn jauh, gue gak merhatiin.

Selesai sesi tanya jawab, ceritanya masuklah ke yg namanya beneran meet ‘n greet. Tapi apa yang terjadi?
Ternyata gak ada yg namanya ketemuan perorangan dan tidak ada pembagian tanda tangan. Fotopun harus dari kamera merekanya, dilarang dr kamera kita sendiri. Langsung deh ada yg nyeletuk,”Pelit ah.” “Sombong”. Dan laen sebagainya.
Biarpun begitu, seneng gak seneng, tetep dijalanin. So, kita ngantri buat difoto per grup saja kayak ngantri sembako.

Brian, the friendliest one!

Giliran gue tiba dan gue salamin mereka satu persatu. Jadi rasanya seperti bukan meet ‘n greet, tp kayak “meet ‘n shake hand” aja. Pertama ama AJ yg nanyain How are you dgn ramahnya. Ternyata dia baek juga ya.. Hahahahaha… Dan kalo diliat dr deket, wuiiihhhh… cakkeepp.. Hahaha.. Mulai deh..
Udah gitu Nick Carter yg cuma “Hi” doank. Berhubung gue terlanjur ‘ilfil’, jadi males juga, hehe.
Trs ke Howie, yg sama2 nanyain How are you-nya dgn senyumnya yg manis.
Dan terakhir Brian yg arrgghh… bikin hati meleleh
Krn barisan sudah penuh, gue cuma bisa foto di dpn. Gak tau hrs ngadep kamera yg mana krn banyak. Ya sudah, liat aja deh.. Dan cuma sekali lagi motretnya. Menyedihkan sekali. Selesai itu, kita disuruh pergi. Gue nyalamin Brian lagi sambil bilang “good luck for the concert”. Dengan senyuman super ramahnya, dia bilang “Thank you. Nice to meet you.”
Man, he’s like an angel! Kebanyakan pada setuju, Brian-lah yang paling ramah, tidak sombong, dan paling baik, dan selalu memasang jurus senyumnya. Always stay the same, Brian!

Selesai juga meet ‘n shake hand-nya. Sempet nyesel karena gak ngobrol dikit ama mereka krn terpaku pada aturan. Blm lagi, kalo denger2 cerita temen2 yang ketemu mereka yang ampe bisa ngobrol dan gak sekedar hanya salaman, wuihh.. sedih rasanya.. Tp apa mau dikata, nasi sudah menjadi bubur.
Apalagi gue gak bisa nonton konser mereka krn malam banget. Jam 8. Wuihh… Harus balik ke Bandung secepatnya.
They say, at least you meet them, right? Ya.. bener juga.

Tapi lepas dr kekecewaan yang didapat, tidak dapat dipungkiri kalau mereka punya karisma seorang bintang, yg meskipun kita2 dibuat kecewa oleh mereka, tapi kita tetep mengaguminya. Apalagi bila mengingat suara mereka yang ternyata memang TOP!
Selama ini terkadang kalo gue nonton live in concert mereka di TV, suaranya kok rasanya kurang bagus ya? Tp hari itu dengerin mereka nyanyi live, suara mereka bener2 bagus (semua personelnya, termasuk Howie yg boleh dikatakan jarang dapet giliran buat nyanyi dibandingkan Brian, Nick, dan AJ), dan berhasil membuat kita dgn refleksnya teriak2 krn saking kagumnya dan bertepuk tangan. Dan menyanyi bersama tanpa perlu disuruh. Pdhl itu cuma rehearsal, tp mereka tampil poll, sehingga kita menikmati performance mereka.

Gue berterima kasih banyak buat Sony BMG Indonesia atas kesempatannya dan hadiahnya dan Jesus for His blessing
Buat temen gue, Maya, yg udah ngebantu ngasih tau jalan ke JCC, thx juga.

Long overdue.
To keep it short, I was 15 again.
Starstruck badly, knees shaking..
Basically I didn’t want it to end.

Nick Carter

Howie D

AJ McLean

Brian Litrell

Cassy: “É claro que não podia deixar de comentar aqui o lançamento do CD This is Us dos Backstreet Boys, seria uma louca se não colocasse uma fotinho pelo menos. Dia 05 ou 06 de outubro é o lançamento, na próxima semana… agora vem a ansiedade da espera pra Tour passar pelo Brasil. Não tem jeito, fã eternamente !!!!!!!”

Preciso falar mais alguma coisa?

Os meninos da rua de trás (Backstreet Boys) já estão na terrinha da gandaia!Só que a banda está sem o meu preferido Kevin (GOSTOSO), agora só tem o Brian (o baixinho), A.J (ex-nóia), Nick (o cara-de-criança-boba) e Howie D (o feio).

o leite com pêra acabou com eles né…

PARA TUDO, acabei de lembrar que eu amava eles, sabia todas as músicas de cor e sabia dançar a coreografia de Thriller, ops, de Everybody (dá na mesma, quase, quase….)

Quando vi esse clipe, tenho que confessar que a minha vida mudou! Mas vou postar aki uma música que eu adorava! Vamos relembrar moçadinha linda?

Vale a pena ver essas barriguinhas saradas, pq vc NUNCA mais vai ver!

É, se passou um ano de Unbreakable, cd de inéditas do Backstreet Boys, parece que foi ontem que tudo estava fervendo e esperando pelo seu lançamento, espectativas, curiosidades, entre outros vários sentimentos de fãs, Unbreakable marcou minha entrada na equipe The Backstreet Boys.com.br, que tenho muito orgulho, por sempre trazer a verdade, e aceitar escutar as opiniões de cada membro que estava ativo no negócio, sempre procuramos trazer notícias verdadeiras, algumas especulações e tals…

Unbreakable é um álbum magnífico, com canções maravilhosas, mostrando o evolução do maior grupo vocal de todos os tempos, mesmo depois da saída de Kevin em 2006, mas tudo foi superado e evoluiu normalmente, sentimos falta de Kevin, mas o grupo está melhor agora do que nunca, fazendo o que amam, e para quem os ama!

Unbreakable no Brasil vendeu um pouco menos de 18.000 cópias, [ Informação cedida por Sony/BMG Brasil, na semana passada ] mas próximo à 18.000, e no mundo 1.300.000 cópias, são vendas boas, se levando em consideração que todos os artistas tiveram vendas praticamente parecidas.

Bom, encerro este tópico reafirmando meu amor por esse grupo, que esteve e está presente na vida desde 1997, que me trouxe muitas alegrias e continua me trazendo, existem erros, mas eles moram no meu coração sempre, críticas são boas, provocam transformações, e não sou fã cego, amor é amor, mas baixar a cabeça quando se tem erros, não é amar de verdade!

Sarah G. has a new album and it is entitled “JUST ME.”  It is composed of 16 songs.

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01. I’ll Be There (Featuring Howie Dorough)
02. You’re The Love Of My Life
03. Dahil Mahal Mo Ako
04. Where Only Angels Fly
05. Silence
06. One Little Kiss
07. I Belong To You
08. Just Me
09. Look Inside Ourselves
10. Kahit Mahal Mo Ay Iba
11. Played
12. Sweet Memories
13. I Am Falling
14. What Have You Done To My Heart
15. Remind Me To Forget You
16. Movie Love

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All of the songs are all original songs except “Sweet Memories” which is a remake of a Japanese song (translated to English).  The album is pop overall.  “Silence,” “Played,” “Just Me,” and “Movie Love” are upbeat songs.  The rest are ballads.  “I’ll Be There” is the carrier single which also features Howie D. who is a member of the famed boyband group, Backstreet Boys.  As of this time (09/27/08), Howie is in the Philippines to promote the single with Sarah.  I haven’t heard the whole album, but based on the preview, it is quite good for a pop album.  I was a little disappointed because I really want her to do some RnB songs.  Oh well, this is a start, I guess.

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I have a request to the producers/managers of Sarah (as if they will read this blog LOL!), please give her RnB materials.  She’s really good in this.  But again, thanks a bunch because the songs are all originals (except for one) and that’s really great.  I hate to say it, but the OPM (at least in the pop genre) “revival trend” sucks!!!  I can only name few artists who got mostly or all original songs in an album.  Ex. Gary V, Ogie Alcasid…. uh.. uh.. sorry can’t find any more right now… and these two do not exactly belong to the new generation of artists!   Nuff said.

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The songs are pop, yes.  But the arrangements, vocal and musical, are notable because it didn’t conform to the Filipino pop where it sounds “two dimensional.”  In this album, you get the “three dimensional” thing.  LOL!  What I mean is — more musical instruments used, the vocals have some acrobatic stuff going on but it doesn’t hurt your ears.  Easy listening, yes.  I’m very sure anyone will find a song here that will trigger the LSS (Last Song Syndrome).

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Haiizzz (sigh.. sigh).  Although I really want an Rnb albumfor Sarah, I still like this album and I’m GOING TO BUY IT!  Harharhar!

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So for some last ditch effort — PLEASE VIVA (Sarah’s mgmt. company) BOSSES, MAKE AN R&B ALBUM FOR SARAH.  NEXT YEAR, PLEASE!!!!

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BTW, curious as to what she sounds like in this album?  Watch this! (err… listen actually LOL!)

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Sarah Geronimo Feat. Howie D.- I’ll Be There

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JUST ME Album Preview by Sarah G.

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Like it?

De las míticas Bratz, con mi artista K-pop favorita BoA, con Howie D (de los Backstreet Boys) llega este muy buen single álbum “Show me what you got”.

Al Parecer, este “especial album” es muy difícil de conseguir. Y por supuesto que yo, también sufrí estos percances así que aquí lo dejo en Descarga Directa por rapidshare.

No sabes cómo descargar por Rapidshare?

Descargar álbum

Lista de Temas:

01. Show me what you got
02. Can u feel the beat
03. DISTANCE

Y para los que quieran descargarse el Video, que dicho sea de paso también está algo ” re-Buscado”, aquí lo dejo. La calidad no es excelente, pero es buena.

Archivo: 100Mb (aproximadamente)

Descargar video

Por favor confirma si el link funciona (aún)

My dear, sweet Brit-Brit. It has been a tumultuous and, may I say, “chaotic” eight years since you have entered my life. Seems like it was just yesterday when I rushed home from school and turned on TRL, hosted by Carson Daly a la his “fat” years, only to find solace in you and your not-so-innocence. There you were, like a reliable old friend, nestled in between 98 Degrees at Number 3 and those damned Backstreet Boys, holding down the top spot once again. By the way, what ever happened to Howie D? Does anyone know? Anyone? If you’re out there, Howie D, I miss you….

Anyway, back then, I was a young and naïve high school freshman in search of life’s meaning. And, okay, you never really got around to the answer, per say. You never sang of spiritual philosophies, or spoke of human rights or family values. But to me – to ME, you were all I needed to get by in a world where, well….none of that stuff really matters at all! I mean, come on. Who wouldn’t take “E-Mail My Heart” over “An Enquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”, by Adam Smith, the Scottish economist and moral philosopher of the late 1700’s? Bo-ring.

But now I can’t help but wonder, whatever happened to the battle between “Good Britney” versus “Bad Britney”? And by that I mean, the controversial debate of the early 2000’s: “Pigtailed, Knee-Socked Britney” versus “Blonde-Bombshelled, Pink-Leather-Chapped Britney”.

“Did she really do it again? Why do these tears fall at night? Is she really a slave….for me? Who IS SHE for god sakes? I can’t stand not knowing the truth behind this conundrum of a human!” as everyone would say.

NOT: “Impregnated Again?!? Britney” versus “Bald-Headed Britney.”

Oh, how things have changed.

You were so alluring, so mesmerizing back then, before your first marriage in Vegas to whatshisname. Everything has gone downhill from there. I admit, I hated you on the outside for dating Justin Timberlake (he will be mine.,.oh yes, he will be mine) and owning a body no girl could deny as enviable. Deep down, however, I was always a fan and you were always fabulous and entertaining to watch. You could lip sync without missing a beat. And you never needed a reality television show to pretend you were an idiot. According to recent artistic standards, you were an icon of our time.

I only hope that you receive the help you need, and soon. These girls can wear all the hot pants, belly shirts and hair extensions they want, but no one can overthrow the Pop Princess.

And now, a fitting lyric from “E-Mail My Heart”: It’s been hours/seems like days, since you went away/And all I do is check the screen to see if you’re ok.

Pure and utter genius.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a letter for Howie D. to write.

Sincerely yours,

Amy