Word: backstreeters
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After seeing Morrissey perform to a sold-out show at Avalon Sunday night, a subversive and frightening thought occurred to me. The man who reigned supreme in England in the 1980s with his band The Smiths has much in common with America's First Hotties Of Pop, the Backstreet Boys...
...Sacrilege!" you might cry, to compare the two. However, the parallels are undeniable. Both Morrissey and the Backstreet Boys possess boyish charm and good looks that are distinctly sexual while not being overly threatening or macho. And while the Boys attract hordes of screaming crowds and attempted groping wherever they go, the situation on Lansdowne St. was not much different. When the doors to the show opened, there was an immediate mad crush of people clamoring to be in the front of the stage so that they might be able to grasp a touch of Morrissey's hand...
...fact, the fans of the Backstreet Boys and Morrissey are contained in the same demographic--lonely teenage girls, gay men and those looking to relive their youth through music. Moreover, the sorrow and disappointment felt by Morrissey's fans when The Smiths disbanded and Morrissey went solo in a twisted way rivals the anguish experienced by many a teenage girl just last week with the announced engagement of Backstreeters Brian and Kevin...
...2Gether," which airs repeatedly on MTV all this week, is supposed to be an inspired spoof of bubblegum boy band pop--a rags to riches tale of five boys picked from the cowfields to become bonafide pop superstars. Whether the show itself portends the end of the Backstreet Boys, 'NSync, Boyzone etc. remains to be seen, but the soundtrack certainly lives up to all the hype. "2Gether," the opening track, sounds just like every opening track on a boy band album--the whole "We've Got it Going On" thing. Another day, another boy band, you might think--until...
...Time to get cracking ladies. Two of the Backstreet Boys, Kevin and Brian, announced their engagements to their significant others this week. The quintet made more news when their entire 11-week, 39-cities North American tour sold out in under...