Backstreet boys Put The Men Back In Boy Bands
Source: San Diego Union
The Backstreet Boys totally dominate N Sync. They're cuter. They have better taste in fast food (the BSB plug Burker King; N Sync plus McDonald's). And their third record, "Black & Blue" is way cooler.
Pipe Down, N Sync fans - just because your band sold 2.4 million albums in the United States in its opening week and the BSB only sold 1.6 million, that doesn't mean anything. The Backstreet Boys were No. 10 on Rolling Stone and MTV's Pop 100 - that list of the greatest pop songs. N Sync? No. 55.
A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter and Brian Littrell pack their new CD with fun, groovy love songs. We have the emotional "It's True" and "The Shape of My Heart" -perfect slow jams for melancholy afternoons spent writing in our journals. They get funky on "The Call" and "Get Another Boyfriend" for dance-routine parties in our rooms.
Plus, get this: The guys actually wrote some of their songs this time around. A.J. wrote "Yes I Will" and Howie wrote "How Did I Fall in Love with You". N Sync songwriter Justin Timberlake's got nothing...nothing!
It's too bad some of the songs turn so sappy, like sappy enough for parents to enjoy. That slick, Celine Dion feeling to the sad songs is why the BSB are getting 2 3/4 stars instead of a full three. But the BSB are, you know, sort of getting older and getting married, so we'll forgive them for being mushy. The important thing is that they experiment with their vocal harmonies and keep their sound fresh.
Backstreet Boys rule!
- Nina Garin
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