| Backstreet Boys - Debut CD |
| 1. We've Got It Going On Okay, this song, after a few times, can get very annoying. It is one of the better songs on the album, but the lyrics are...well, words just can't explain them. "Jam on 'cause Backstreet's got it, come on now everybody, we've got it going on for years." Not the best they could have done. Great beat, but the background music really takes away from the lyrics. Not something an artist wants. All in all: Good beat, but could have had better, more creative lyrics. 2. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) In this song, you've got your ever popular "BSB sound." AKA, the beat in the song is fermilar to others. The lyrics have matured more (since "We've Got It Going On") and the beat dosn't distract us as much from Nick's "smooth and sexy" voice. Over use of the word "baby," but other then that, this was an all around good song. One of the better ones on the album (If you ignore the "na na na na na na na na na na" near the end). 3. As Long As You Love Me To me, this song has sentimal value, so I'm gonna be nice to it. I sang it karoke with three of my best friends in the fifth grade, and my Girl Scout troop and I liked to sing along to it when we were younger. The song has exellent lyrics, very thought provoking. The beat isn't that "original," but it suits the song well. They express their wonderful ability to harmonize in this song, and the solos are well spread out. This song, hands down, is my favorite Backstreet song (which is pretty good since my friends know me as a die-hard BSB hater). 4. Everybody (Backstreet's Back) When the song first started in my DiscMan, the keyboards and bongo drums, and all the people screeming "Whoop, Whoop, Whoop" screamed to me: EIGHTIES!!! Then when the song actually starts with AJ's "Oh my God, I went back again!," I begin my cringing with a little eye twitching thrown in. This has to be the worst song on the album. The lyrics sound they were written down in five minutes on a napkin in a place called "Mamma's Diner." Nick's "Am I sexual?" line really threw me off. Is that America's sweet little mamma's boy asking my eight year old sister what? Not something I'd ever want my kids listening too. After the third "Rock your body." I had to shut off the dang thing it got so annoying. 5. All I Have To Give This song says best of them all, that BSB has true talent when it comes to singing love songs. This has to be the sweetest song I've heard since O-Town's "Baby I Would." You can tell in the lyrics that AJ and Brian are giving it their all and really putting their soul into it. The beat, again, not so original, but does go well with the song. While listening to this, I reminised about the guys who tried to tell me the words BSB expressed. Tear! 6. Anywhere For You Again, applause to BSB for the love song! The beat sounded very mechanical (keyboards and computers) and the words sounded like something from a scene in a movie where two people spot each other across water. But other then, this song is one of the better ones on the album. Brian puts a little too much in the "Oooo!" but he makes up for it in the "I'd go anywhere for you," with the other guys. This song is a perfect contender for a couples song. Kudos to BSB! 7. Hey Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song) Okay, when this song first started, all the keyboards and such made me think of early ninties. You can't understand the words and their voices are too raspy. Overuse of the "Ooooo's" and the "Hey Mr. DJ" thing wasn't that creative. My dead uncle could have thought of better lyrics. 8. I'll Never Break Your Heart Props again to BSB for a wonderful love song! This one wasn't as good as "All I Have To Give," but it held a strong beat through the whole song, and the vocals were very...sweet. The lyrics were so touching (not that any regular guy would admit to these things) but it's one of those songs that has the power to drive a girl to tears. All in all: Good song, but for some reason, it reminds me of a Barbra Striesand song which title escaps me for the moment. 9. Darlin' I know I said in the beginning that BSB could have no bad love songs, but things have been known to change. Repeating the same line over and over, "Tell me what to do to make things right," doesn't make a hit song. Sorry guys, but you could have done a LOT better. 10. Get Down (You're The One For Me) When this song first started, I noticed the background beat bore a strong resemblence to "We've Got It Going On." Now maybe it's hard for the boys to grasp the concept of "originality," but come on! And the lame attempt at rapping in the middle would make people like Nelly and Eminem cringe. Three words: LOAD OF CRAP! 11. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss Wow. Didn't think the song would stink so much. I thought the title would argue different. Lyrics were very...different then the rest. Plus, you can only have so many love songs on one album. Come on, guys! You could have done better. 12. If You Want To Be Good Girl (Get Yourself A Bad Boy) First off, I totally disagree with the title. Getting a bad boy dosn't make a girl "good." If anything, it makes her look moronic. Thinking you need a guy with a "bad" reputaion is not the way to go now adays. I'm thinking geeky nerds are going to be VERY in when 2002 rolls around. But, to go back to the song, the beat was...okay. Not the best, but enough to hold the song with it's PITIFUL LYRICS and NO SENSE IN WHAT GIRLS REALLY WANT. I'm gonna stop here. I might become violent if I continue. OVERALL RATING: B- |