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“O my god we’re back again” oh, wait…. BSB is back, better than ever, and
here to stay! But I am back again, too. You may remember me from my last
article. “The Backstreet Boys are not my favorite Boy Band”. I guess you
can say this is part two. But it doesn’t just talk about them not being a
boy band. It will talk about some of the things that annoy me about some
BSB fans or just about how fans and other people react to BSB. Oh, if
during this article I repeat myself from the first article, please just
ignore it.
First of all I would like to thank all of you who read my first article and
to those of you who responded. I am sorry to those who I didn’t write back
to. I’m kinda busy with school and other stuff. I hope that you
understand. Also I noticed that some of you have put my other article on
your website. I think that is great, but I think that you should ask first.
I will say yes anyways, it is just some common courtesy.
Harmonies are very important to singing groups. It is probably a key
element. Along with having distinct voices. They can sing in harmony and
they all have solos. They have Howie covering the high parts and Kevin
covering the low parts, and Nick, Brian and AJ get everything in between.
‘m sure you can see how their voices have changed, grown, and matured from
“Tell Me That I’m Dreaming” to “Show Me The Meaning”. They allow each one
of their distinct singing voices to be heard. They each have at least one
song that they sing solo and they have some songs where each one of them
sings separately. Their songs have so much emotion and soul. They also
have a lot of “heart” if you know what I am saying.
I would find it hard to listen other groups singing BSB or BSB style songs.
I can’t really explain what kind of sound they have, but it is very
uplifting and just make you feel good. They have the kind of music that can
bring many people up and make them feel good. Even their music videos are
somewhat distinct. You don’t see that many groups or artists dressing up in
their music videos or concerts and doing lots of crazy and unique things
that BSB can and will do. I even get a headache or I just laugh thinking
about other artists trying to do what the Backstreet Boys.
One thing that I dislike about many of the BSB fans are the way that they
say how each one of the members is “mine”, or how they will marry them. I
don’t like going into a chat room and see people fighting over, Kevin,
Howie, Nick, AJ or Brian. It just plain irritates me. I would like to add,
that those of you who complain about any of the BSB’s girlfriends need to
stop. They should not ”die” or have anything bad happen to them. If a
member BSB is happy with their girlfriends, then you should be happy with
that member of BSB. You just have to learn that they have normal lives and
that they have girlfriends. Also, that those relationships may or may not
work out. I don’t mind that you have a favorite BSB and you think that he
is cute, but you shouldn’t make it into an obsession. That may separate
true BSB fans from the teenybopper fans. Another thing that irritates me
are rumors. Rumors are one of the worst things in the world. They should
not start or be passed along. They are usually false and they are annoying.
They take a situation concerning BSB and it is exaggerated. They are also
very disturbing. Sometimes they can scare those who believe them. I say
that we should ignore all of the rumors about BSB and rumors dealing with
BSB and their girlfriends.
Another point I would like to add is that BSB are older now, well Nick is
the only one who isn’t legal yet. They should be able to do whatever they
want. If they want to drink or smoke (I am not saying that they do), they
should be free to do it, because it is their right. You should not look at
they as roll models, because they are normal people and they can make
mistakes. They are not perfect and they have their own flaws such as bad
habits. Also that they should just inspire by their actions and music. I
have been inspired by their music. I began to appreciate music more and
felt more relaxed in life. Their music give you a good feeling. I first
listened to QPGWMH and I was hooked. Then when I got their first American
album I was inspired again by the words they wrote in their
acknowledgements. “Millennium” just give me more to enjoy.
For you chat room freaks, please stop asking for BSB screen names. You know that
all of them are posers. You know that they can’t be online and doing a
concert at the same time. Also if you look at their profile and it has the
same information as BSB, then it probably is a fake. I there should be a
large poser list that everybody can add to when they find another one.
Anyways if a BSB was to go online I doubt that their SN would do anything
with them. They just want to keep on the downlow, right? While I am still
on the topic of chat rooms, I would like to discuss BSB haters. I know you
hate them and there is almost no way of stopping them. You could put them
on ignore, I think that it would be the best way to get rid of them. Most
of the haters, from my experience are the skaters that like Korn or the
NSYNC fans. Please don’t fight with them. It is just a waste of time. We
don’t have to listen to them. We know that BSB is the best and there is no
other that can compare. We don’t need to fight back, unless you really have
to. I only do it like once a month. But, still try to not do it at all.
I have many things to talk about dealing with their music. They have many
songs out there. You can find many of them on every BSB web site you go to.
I have probably heard 95% of them. I will “create” 3 CD’s that they
should release sometime in the future, probably when they have a downtime (a
time when they aren’t touring or making music”).
The first one is the “European Experience”. It includes all of the songs
that they have released on their two European albums and that were not on
the American Album. It should include: “Boys Will Be Boys”, “Just to be
Close”, “I Wanna Be With You”, “Every Time I Close My Eyes”, “Let’s Have a
Party”, “Roll With It”, “Nobody But You”, “Missing You”, “Lay Down Beside
Me”, “Like A Child”, “10,000 Promises”, “That’s the Way I Like It” and
“That’s What She Said”.
Also they should come out with a double called “Unreleased and Unplugged” CD
one should include: “By My Side”, “Christmas Time”, “Give Me Your Heart”,
“If You Stay”, “I’ll Never Find Someone Like You”, “Tell Me That I’m
Dreaming”, “I’ll be There For You”, “My Heart Stays With You”, “You Wrote
the Book On Love”, “I Want It That Way (Demo Version)”, “Who Do You Love”,
and “Where Can We Go From Here”.
CD Two should include: “Don’t Leave Me”, “Let’s Make a Toast To Our Love”,
“If I Don’t Have You”, “All I Have To Give (Part II – Conversation Mix)”,
“Heaven in Your Eyes”, “Tender Love”, “Let The Music Heal You Soul”,
“Rub-a-Dub”, “Nunca Te Hare Llorar”, “Donde Quieres Yo Ire”, “Treat Me
Right” (the song featuring Foxy Brown), “If You Knew What I Knew”, and
“What’s The Bottom Line”.
If you can come up with better titles for these three CD’s or CD and double
CD please feel free to e-mail them to me. Also if you have some other songs
that you would like to add to CD two please feel free to tell me. I would
also like to know who would buy these CD’s if they ever came out with
something like what I have written. Since I am talking about songs, I have
heard some reviews about "Millennium", and some of the people downgrade "The
One". It sees that many people don't like that song. Well, tell me if you
like or dislike the song and tell me why. Also if you were to replace that
song, what would you replace it with.
They should also come out with a Christmas Album, not this year, but next
year. They would be too burned out to pop out great material if they have
to rush it. I heard that one was supposed to come out this year and then it
was cancelled. If anybody can e-mail me with what really happened I would
be thankful.
The Backstreet Boys so far have had a wonderful year. After the troubled
times and some success they had last year. This year was by far their best.
Last year they had some personal problems that they dealt with. Brian’s
heart surgery, their management troubles, and the passing of Howie’s sister,
and Brian and Kevin’s grandfather. They have proved their success to the
world. Their current tour is its second phase, the North American Tour (but
I think it should be called the US Tour, because they only have like three
to five dates in Canada and none in Mexico). Anyways, they are about
halfway done with North American Tour, and I have heard many of the review,
and almost all of them are great reviews. I will give you guys my review
after I go to their concert on Oct. 14, I will probably give it Catlin on
the weekend and hopefully she publishes it.
BSB are very different. They can even be called trendsetters. They sold
all of their tickets at the same time, which was never heard of before.
That proved successful. During the MTV VMAs they wore some clothes that I
have never seen before and something out of the ordinary. Not to mention
what they wore during the performance and in the music video, very stylish
and very unique, just like they are. They mainly do it for the fans, and
not for the money or the fame.
Next Year for those music awards such as the Billboards, Grammies, AMAs,
etc. I hope that BSB wins at least one award for each show. They have shown
that their music is appreciated by millions around the world. They have
proved themselves to the world two years in a row. They are the most
successful artists of 1999. Their record-breaking ticket sales were
expected by some and surprised others. They sold out over 95% of their
tickets within the first hour. Plus, they had to add new shows to keep up
with the demand. Many of their shows sold out in less than ten minutes,
breaking records held by Madonna, Garth Brooks, and Bruce Springsteen, in
some cities. They broke the record for the most albums sold in one week
with over 1.13 million. So far in the almost five months that it has been
out “Millennium” has gone eight times platinum and is approaching nine fast.
It was the number one album for over four weeks and has been in the top
three since its release on May 18, except last week. By the looks of it
“Millennium” should become diamond by the end of the year. I believe that
it is due to their music maturing. Their new album has songs that have
deeper meanings and more emotion. They put a lot of effort into it and
thanked their fans and their moms. None of their songs are ambiguous and
they are very clear, but some of their songs may have hidden meanings that
only some pick up on. I would be very disappointed if BSB doesn’t win a
Grammy and/or an AMA. They have sold the most albums, have the best tour,
and have lots of fan power. They have shown their growth and hopefully it
continues into the Millennium.
Oh, a side note I would like to add is about the TRL show on October 6,
1999. I said before I hate rumors, this is just something for you to
think about.
I hope you all had a good BSB day on October 8. Yes that is right BSB Day.
It was declared last year by the mayor of Orlando. She was grateful for
their efforts in the Hurricane relief fund. They were given a key to the
city.
Disclaimer: I am not calling any other pop groups boy bands, but I am just
telling how BSB are not even close to being one. I am not trying to compare
BSB with the other pop groups.
Thanks again for reading my article, and feel free to write to me. I will
try to respond to your messages if you would like, just tell me.
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