I just got home from seeing the Spice Girls reunion show in San Jose and I must say; I’m impressed. I’ve been a fan of theirs since around third grade and I can remember my friend Bridget and I spending our spare time making dance routines to “Spice up Your Life” and “Wannabe”. I had pen cases, shirts, dolls, and pretty much everything else Spice Girl under the sun.

So you can imagine that when I got a call from a friend saying he had four tickets he needed to sell for their December 4^th show in San Jose, I jumped at the opportunity to finally see one of the defining bands of my childhood.

To put it simply, the concert went above and beyond my expectations. Although I’m almost positive Baby, Ginger, Posh, Sporty, and Scary Spice were lip synching for at least part of their performances, the choreographing was amazing and their clothes were fabulous!! Roberto Cavalli did all of the designs for their outfits and they looked amazing. There were at least six different costume changes throughout the whole show and every outfit was better than the last.

Above all else though, the music was better than I had hoped for. I mean, I knew they wouldn’t fail to please the audience with the classic songs my generation grew up to, but the Spice Girls also wowed everyone with their solo acts and new material. Throughout the whole show, each Spice Girl showcased their own individual talents from Posh’s fierce runway walk, to Ginger’s incredible rendition of “It’s Raining Men”.

Being someone who is an avid concert attendee and a high school student always looking for a new upcoming band to listen to, being so excited about a Spice Girls concert doesn’t seem very cool. But I must say, standing there belting out the songs that became a soundtrack to my childhood with the very people I used to sing along in the car with made me feel like I was back in third grade all over again. And let me tell you, it was incredible.