The legacy of the Backstreet Boys--yes, they have one
By: Amy Shaunette, Managing Editor
Issue date: 9/5/08 Section: The Arts
But when it mattered, the boys delivered exactly what we'd all paid our $27 for. There were costume changes, elaborate sets, props and, of course, all the promises they'd made us. I believed them as much as I'd believed them when I was ten when they crooned "I'll Never Break Your Heart," and I knew that when Nick Carter sang "The One," he really meant it-after all these years, I was still the one for him. He'd find me.
The Backstreet Boys' current tour is in support of their 2007 release, "Unbreakable." It's an appropriately named album. The boys just won't quit. The secret of the Backstreet Boys is their irresistibility. I would like to think that since elementary school I have matured a bit in my musical taste, that my position as Arts Editor perhaps says something about my cultural choices. But there I was, shrieking the words to nearly every BSB song, almost forgetting that I'd ever heard anything better. For a minute I believed maybe I hadn't - after all, they are one of the best selling boy bands of all time for a reason.
The Backstreet Boys' current tour is in support of their 2007 release, "Unbreakable." It's an appropriately named album. The boys just won't quit. The secret of the Backstreet Boys is their irresistibility. I would like to think that since elementary school I have matured a bit in my musical taste, that my position as Arts Editor perhaps says something about my cultural choices. But there I was, shrieking the words to nearly every BSB song, almost forgetting that I'd ever heard anything better. For a minute I believed maybe I hadn't - after all, they are one of the best selling boy bands of all time for a reason.
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susan
posted 9/05/08 @ 11:12 AM CST
Thank you for the lovely review. Backstreet Boys are amazing, talented, humble, great performers.
Lanna
posted 9/05/08 @ 11:17 AM CST
Amen! I think after 15 years and over 70 millions CDs sold, neither they or WE have to apologize for enjoying the magic that is Backstreet.Sure we are older now, and have gone on to add other music groups and genres to our repertoire, but the Backstreet Boys are still on our playlists. (Continued…)
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