Word: backstreeters
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...Backstreet-penned songs on the new album are not without flaws; they lack the sparkle of Max Martin originals and all too often resort to clich-driven lyrics easily mistakable for greeting-card poetry. Even with these flaws, however, the Boys' songwriting efforts reveal an earnest and largely successful attempt by the group to become creatively involved in their music. Particularly worthy is Kevin Richardson's "It's True" and Howie Dorough's "How Did I Fall in Love With You"; two songs whose simple background chords and sincere lyrics invoke sentimentality for even the staunchest skeptics of pop music...
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Minor music trend two: Backstreet Boys revisionism. It's trendy for music critics to now claim that "I Want It That Way" is a classic pop song. I say you can't tell until at least two years after a song comes out. But for those of you who need opinions fast, our Backstreet Boys review is conveniently on page...
Turning your dial to a pop radio station is like turning back to 1999. The Backstreet Boys' new album rehashes track-for-track the pointless pseudo R&B and insufferable ballads of Millennium (cool drinking game: take a shot every time you can name the Millennium song that inspired a new album cut). Perhaps the only interesting thing about Black and Blue is its odd title (didn't you expect something like Jive-in' with the Homies?). The Boys prefer to leave its meaning ambiguous, perhaps because the label chose the title and they're as befuddled...
...between lying on the beach or carousing around Coconut Grove, my older brother and I would go looking for election protests... Speaking of election protests, I think those "Sore / Loserman" posters are wonderfully clever... With all the recount frenzy, it looks like everybody wants a do-over. The Backstreet Boys are calling for a recount of CD sales after their first week tallies for Black and Blue just narrowly missed the 2.4 million record set by 'NSync in March... On a similar note, doctors have just decided that Oscar Wilde didn't die of syphilis, but actually of a complex...