The Go-Go's: Live in Central Park (2001)
Music. The Go-Go's rock! The girls have fun on stage, play a steady stream of their hits, and show how they appreciate their audience. The video is good but the audio could have been better; Belinda's vocals lacked fidelity. Belinda has the lowest energy quotient of all the band but she slinks her way through every performance. (She is not even 50! At least, until August 17, 2008. For an insight into how two decades can mature a rocker, a guy fan called out "Belinda! I love you!" and she replied "Really? You don't even know me" and chuckled.) The Go-Go's are infectiously fun and still the only girl band (all playing their own instruments) with a #1 album on the charts. Talented pioneers in the '80s with better chops than ever, the Go-Go's have still got it! (And remember: Strong, sexy, rockin' girls are supposed to sweat!) 3 stars.
posted by Twerpette at 6:58 PM
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Yeah, I think you didn't GET Belinda's "Really? You don't even know me." She was a drug addict at the time, slowly moving to harder drugs, and she'd invite 30 people up to her room and party with them. Every night. 30 strangers. She didn't even know nor did she care who any of them were. Her image at the time was fun-loving, hard-partying chick. In truth, she was an addict who needed help. This was long before her book was published so no one even knew. But she did. If the fan knew the "real" her, would he still "love" her? Would he "love" her passed out in her hotel room, close to OD'ing on coke? Would he "love" her going to bars, picking up random men for sex? Would he "love" her at her lowest? Doubtful. He "loved" the neat facade. Hence the "Really? You don't even know me."
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