When did you become a Britney fan?

[Daredevil]

15 minutes ago, PlatinumB said:

That's so cool! I just remember being like who is this girl!? Like love at first sight  Had no internet obviously so was going around school trying to find someone else who has seen the same thing lol It was almost like magic! We really were eating good back in 90's early 00's with Britney and all the other artists

mqgical.. I used to have MTV on waiting for her music videos. remember 2004 was amazing year bc Toxic was like every 10th song played.. all day long haha

 

[PlatinumB]

2 minutes ago, Daredevil said:

magical.. I used to have MTV on waiting for her music videos. remember 2004 was amazing year bc Toxic was like every 10th song played.. all day long haha

 

Ha yes me too! That Toxic video... My God! Goosebumps... It's a instance where the song and video equally match! So epic!!!

[canwesynchronize]

1998 

[babyimmafreak90]

I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t like BOMT all that much when it came out but I was fascinated by her presence. I have since repented and do quite like BOMT but it was her angelic looks and voice in Sometimes that drew me in. 
Officially stanned at Oops. That album still holds a special place in my heart. I have stanned ever since and always will. Britney is a once in a generation star. I’m so glad I grew up in generation Britney. There really hasn’t been the same fanfare around another star since. 

[rebellion_is_the_way]

I live in a country where you were not able to reach mtv so easily. So I heard her music around 99 and 00 but I was still a kid and wasn’t able to buy cassettes that easily too. I used to see her images here and there on the newspapers and teenage magazines but the first time I heard and watch her on 2001 vma, slave 4 u performance. It was in the national news show” teenage princess of pop did it again”. I was hooked. The way she turn around with the snake. I never saw any other human being looked so fierce and ready to take over the world as she was. Then I had some ups and downs with her.  I watched every performance at the edge of my seat. But I was also sometimes get angry at her like when she kissed madonna or quit music and married kevin back in 2004. Like, for no reason, It’s probably because of my religious and custos morum mom .In the zone era was my biggest time fanboying over her. I used to talk about nothing but her during that time.

Edited July 9, 2023 by rebellion_is_the_way

[derriereondisplay]

When she released Stronger, my cousin was a big fan of her, she introduced me to Britney around the time she was in Brazil for Rock in Rio. I watched the concert on TV and end up recording on a VHS and quickly became a hardcore fan.

I already had internet at the time, she was always on MTV, when Britney was released she was under the Globo label so she was everywhere, was really good to be a fan discovering everything from the past and having so much new material coming.

From In the Zone to Blackout I used to call the record stores weeks before the release to ask about the album just to make sure they knew about the release in time for me to buy on the release date.

Overall I fall in love for her personality and humbleness, that’s the reason I keep following and hoping for the best. She truly deserves ♥️

[The Greatest Show]

1999

[Antidote]

I love this thread

[bitbitboi]

I'm an Original Doll! A fan since 1998 with the "...Baby" video! <3

[HairFlipQueen]

At my friends house, she had MTV on and I was just leaving. As I walked towards the door I heard them doing some kind of rundown of the newest songs and videos. They played a 5 second clip of BOMT and said her name. I turned around looked at the TV and thought “Who is that?”, and then repeated her name in my head as I’d never heard a name like that before! I remember thinking it was such a weird name for some reason! I just wanted to know all about her. 
 

I saw the full video a few days later at home and was fascinated, then an interview and that was it, obsession activated! Then there were loads of weird things that happened which I’ve never gone into detail with anyone but she became a huge part of my life for a few years. Maybe I’ll write a book about it one day lol 

[princessmimi]

4 hours ago, Antidote said:

I love this thread

Aw thank you  

 

[ydmc]

I started listening to her music in '98, when I was six, but I became a fan around 2004. First saw her live in 2009.

[Kiss my]

On 7/9/2023 at 12:45 PM, GlitterRain said:

When I came out of the womb 

For me, it was when Britney was born (which was before I was born), so I win

Edited July 10, 2023 by Kiss my

[MonaLisa613]

98 with BOMT and we’re the same age, although, I’m like half a year older but it was cool having someone in that world to actually relate to, I was def. inspired by her esp. style, I had always been like a tomboy until Britney hit the scene, lol

[FranzD]

A friend of mine showed me the Baby One More Time on VHS. We didn’t know how to pronounce her name, so we said it‘s „Brightney Spiers“ (we are Germans).

Then „I‘ll be there“ came on the radio, so I decided to buy the album.

It took 6 hours at night to download the Sometimes music video as mpeg. Can you imagine?? 

The first years as a fan were amazing.

Nowadays everything is so bittersweet. Miss the good old times. 

[Politik]

December 1998. I was in middle school, it was winter break and I would watch MTV all day. BOMT came on and I was mesmerized from that day forward. 

[mono-yuumi]

I became a fan during the Blackout era, I was 9 years old back then. I remember watching Piece of Me for the first time on MTV,  and thats when I found out about Britney and turned into a fan instantly, its one my favorite songs from her till nowdays. 

But the first era I fully experienced was Circus.

Edited July 10, 2023 by mono-yuumi

[reverendB]

I was 23 when BOMT hit MTV. Pop music wasn't really my thing at the time. I thought the song was catchy though. Mostly it was "this girl is hot." Bought the CD and didn't pay much attention. Same with Oops. Same with Britney. Listened to each of them maybe once. Like I said, Pop wasn't (still isn't, really) my thing. 

Fast forward to 2018 maybe. Out of musical boredom I start listening to random Britney songs. I start listening to her music, her voice, how the songs are crafted and didn't even think about "this woman is hot". I started reading about her, her struggles, what she'd gone through, my heart went out to her. I felt so strongly for this person I'd never met. Started listening to EVERYTHING I could find. The unreleased, the b-sides, the demos, all of it. Started watching the videos. Her live performances, her music videos, interviews. I realized how insanely talented she is, and how sweet, humble, and kind of dorky she is. Very endearing. That's when I became a stan. That's when I joined the B-Army. 

Edited July 10, 2023 by reverendB
Added more.

[canwesynchronize]

3 minutes ago, reverendB said:

I was 23 when BOMT hit MTV. Pop music wasn't really my thing at the time. I thought the song was catchy though. Mostly it was "this girl is hot." Bought the CD and didn't pay much attention. Same with Oops. Same with Britney. Listened to each of them maybe once. Like I said, Pop wasn't (still isn't, really) my thing. 

Fast forward to 2018 maybe. Out of musical boredom I start listening to random Britney songs. I start listening to her music, her voice, how the songs are crafted and didn't even think about "this woman is hot". I started reading about her, her struggles, what she'd gone through, my heart went out to her. I felt so strongly for this person I'd never met. Started listening to EVERYTHING I could find. The unreleased, the b-sides, the demos, all of it. Got hooked. Became a stan. Joined the B-Army. 

I like this!  What is your favorite song, album and unreleased track?

[reverendB]

2 minutes ago, canwesynchronize said:

I like this!  What is your favorite song, album and unreleased track?

Favorite song? Oh, God. Too many! I'm STILL discovering songs. Something that I will not notice one day will hit me the next. Honestly couldn't pick one. Favorite album? Blackout. I realize why it's referred to as the Bible of pop music. Unreleased? Dramatic. It's so different. The opening of it feels straight out of a Tim Burton movie. VERY Danny Elfman sounding vibe.