The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone
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Submitted by Lisa from USA
I'm sorry that the Boys have had to go through as much crap as they have all these years. They've taught us a lot through their lyrics, but they also taught as much through their personal experiences. This is no different, because it has certainly opened our eyes to what artists have to go through in such a shark-infested industry. When all is said and done, though, I hope the Boys stay strong, because their strength and perseverance are inspirational. They can call the Boys anything they want, but I call them real. Whatever decisions you make, thank you for the great times, the music, the concerts, and the fun. You ARE heads above the rest, regardless of what they say. If the Boys were to release their next album 10 years from now, yeah, I'll still be there. KTBPA :)
Submitted by justine from anaheim ca USA
now that's the spirit.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ktbspa and keep voting for the songs, does any1 have the email address to jive, i wanna give them a piece of my mind.
Submitted by Heather from Kingston new york USA
bsb rocks and yes they will be back we need to have faith I have been a fan for five years I am know 13 and I am still a huge fan my parents love them as much as I do we have been to all of their concerts at the pepsi arena in albany,ny they get better and better every time they tour I can't wate till they come back to albany,ny next year we need to support them we need to vote and buy their CD's and other products that they have out and buy the arthur book it's only rock'n' roll they are in it and it will be on pbs on september first they love us and we love them they will be around for a very long time as long as they have fan's they will keep making music they are so much better then nsync I saw them in concert twice because my older sister was a fan of them they don't even relly sing live they lip sync so she is a bsb fan know just keep supporting and they will be back stronger then ever they will shut time squar down again because they have loyal fan's like us remember ktbspa!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Penny Van Dyke from Appleton wis USA
There are a number of things that was said that i don't like or think is true.First there was a part in their that said that Kevin said that they sould finish the tour first then take care of Brian's heart. I don't think Kevin would say something like that about Brian and second i am really sick of people saying that backstreet is going their own way,people the guys have told us all that they are not going their own ways so stop saying that ok.untell i hear it from them i am not going to believe it.also every time a someone in a band does a cd by themselfs people think that the band is going their own way .it was just something he wanted to do. I am a big fan of bsb and i am going to stand behind them all the way 100% in everything they do.Happy brithday Howie and congradulations to Aj i am happy for you and i hope you have a happy life together and i hope she makes you happy because i don't want to see you hurt. i just want you to be happy . I don't think they have done anything wrong. p.s. i love you guys(bsb) take care
Submitted by justine from anaheim ca USA
hey every1, (guys and girls) THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME I'M GONNA SAY THIS, BUT VOTE FOR NICK'S HELP ME ON RADIO. and if the stupid radio stations are just so stubborn as to not listen to ur requests, just gimme the information at livinginadream12@yahoo.com, and i'll write requests too and vote or whatever. but in exchange, every1 go vote at www.jojowright.com for jojo's top nine at nine be4 9:00 p.m. pacific side in the U.S. NICK MAD CARSON DALY'S MOST REQUESTED AND WAS #10, HE'S HITTIN THE CHARTS AND IF WE KEEP VOTIN, HE'S GONNA BE #1 SOON. KTBSPA!!!!!!!!
Submitted by Dhiana from Sweden
Hiya all..
Submitted by ginger from orlando FL USA
First I want to say, thank you to all the loyal fans that have been with BSB through thick and thin. We are what keep them going!!!
Submitted by Melissa from Canada
OMG ANNA!! YOU ARE SOO RITE! me and my friend Justine..who by the way lives in USA, (i think..lol) we tried to let everybody know about wut was happening on our radio station. A couple people said they helped and I believed them. I thanked them for it too. yesterday i was on the phone the whole hour..and believe it or not i got thru sooo many times..even in rows, and i voted for Nick. I changed my voice so many times so my votes could count! I'd say on the phone i voted about 18- 20 times..pretty harsh eh? and on the net..i tried hard but i managed just a cupple votes. As for my friends here in vancouver...they said they would help me..but they were on msn the whole time. and yes most of them were Backstreet fans.
Submitted by anna from vancity Canada
You guys, this article was writen by a crack head that doesnt no jack shi* about bsb. so stop sitting here obsessing over it. Nick lost badly to justin last night, while you guys were sitting here. I sat at the phone for an hour, got through three times and voted...but i didnt have enough help. You cant just expect him to do well without doing anything. And for those of you who said that album sales dont count. yes hey do. How do you think bsb feels when they work hard on it for a long time, and it doesnt do well, and no one buys it??? they feel like shit. and thats what makes them feel like quiting. plz dont let that happen. please go out and buy nick and bsb's album ( bring frinds). make the critics think twice about saying shit bout our boys. make them realize they were wwronge.
Submitted by Tere from California USA
i dunno how many times i've written but i've been reading other people's opinions and some have really good points. its good to see that there are A LOT of bsb fans out there. i also agree on the whole comparing bsb with nsync(i think i spelled that right) they should just leave them alone and let them do their own thing. i'm not a fan of nsync and i never will be, i perfer bsb's music over theirs. bsb has done so much for me, they've helped me through my problems, they've helped through heartbreak which i just exprienced in may (worst feeling in the world) they have just given me so much i mean i dunno how many times i listened to "where can we go from here", "one last cry", "show me the meaning", and "if you stay". i mean if bsb didn't walk into my life and if i hadn't had saw their music video (thank you selena!!!) then i would be lost. bsb has made a different person out of me and without them i don't think that i would have done good in life. i know that may sound weird but its true. i'm gonna be a freashman in highschool now and i'm still and will always be a fan.i believe that things happen for a reason and i believe that bsb made it big for a reason.....and i think you know what that reason is already so i won't list them.anyways to the point....nick going solo is not going to affect the group and nick said it himself in the magazine Popstar..he said that bsb is supporting him going solo so if he said that then their is no argument and he also stated for like the one millionth time that they aren't breaking up.when bsb come back this time around i think that they'll be stronger....who knows? i hope so and for those that support nick on his solo album...that is a good idea and i do look forward to listening to his cd.lets just all be there for bsb when they come back. now that i really think about this article i'm glad that they printed it cuz it showed a lot of things that bsb had to go through and i mean look where they are now...they've worked so hard and look where they are now.i am so proud of them and i am proud to be a bsb fan.ok man that was a lot, if someone has an opinion about what i just wrote email me.God bless. Peace!!!!!!
Submitted by Pree from Gainesville Florida USA
I don't think that the guys are over, because they have a very, very loyal following of fans. They might not ever be as big as they once were, but they're definitely not failures in any manner. I've been a fan for close to 7 years now, and I tend to always remain a fan, and I know there are more people out there who are like me and will always support the guys in whatever they do. So, to say they're over... that's a little extreme... they're just not on top anymore.
Submitted by josy from USA
I have mixed feelings ... im kinda mad at nick because he put the group to the side but im also really proud of all the boys have done to get their music out and still do it so i dont know....i think the boys just need to talk with out any legal people just them to sort out any problems or misunderstandings going on right now and just get in the same page
Submitted by Carkey from Ontario Canada
Okaaay.... I just think this is...ugh, words cannot describe how I feel about the writer of that article. He's sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. Maybe the reason we hadn't heard all this stuff before (well, I hadn't, lol) was because BSB doesn't want it out? They don't want our pity. They want to do what they were set on this earth to do- make great music, and have a good time doing it. And about Leighanne- no need to talk trash about her. She's a wonderful woman, and was in the buisness prolly far before she met Brian, and she wanted to help her husband in a way she knew she could. She's prolly a great actress, tho I haven't seen any of her work, and wouldn't want to hurt her husband's career.
Submitted by Jennifer Gelowitz from Yorkton Saskatchewan Canada
I love BSB, I have since the first day I saw 'We've Got It Goin' On'. This story finally sheds some light on the story behind the troubles of the band. It gave me a whole new perspective on all the legal troubles the Boys have been faced with. i'm so glad that this article was posted, so that I can feel even more joy that through all the sh!t that the Boys have gone through, they're still here, making the best music in the world!
Submitted by Krissy from USA
More comments to come later, but first of all, I just want to say this - who is this Backstreet-N'Sync war between anyway? The bands, the fans, or music industry bigwigs and the media who wants to use a band feud to sell records? I'm so sick of everyone pitting the two against each other. Let the BSB fans listen to BSB, and the N'Sync fans listen to N'Sync. It's as simple as that!
Submitted by Sthefanie from Montevideo Montevideo Uruguay
Hey yall...
Submitted by justine from anaheim ca USA
FIRST OF ALL, DOES ANY1 ACTUALLY READ WHAT THE OTHER PPL WRITE? JUST ASKIN
Submitted by Alex from NY NY USA
I would of never listened to pop music if it wasn't for the BSB. Just before Quit Playing Games reached success in the US I had a friend who forced me to listen to their CD. And I liked it. Now I was a person at the time who was very narrow minded when it came to music. But they made me realize that I can like all sorts of music. I appreciate that very much. This article is sad and heart warming for long time BSB fans. It is good to see that someone realizes that they haven't had the smoothest ride in the record business. They were young boys when they started. They were so excited to be signed that they made some poor decisions. They were also trustworthy wich from example in this kind of industry you can see doesn't go hand in hand. I don't much care for Lieghanne, and I hope she doesn't Ono the group. (Ono for anyone who might not know is a reference to the original boy band, The Beatles.) Kristen unlike Lieghanne has the respect and sense not to put herself into the boys business. She isn;t trying to get famous thanks to her husband. No Brian is not my favorite so don't think I am jealous. BUt a few entrys ago a someone said that they have not evolved. Let's think. Can you not see and hear the difference since when they started. For example, Tell me that I'm Dreaming. That was one of their first songs you can not tell me that they have not changed even from Backstreet Self Titled to Black and Blue. We've got it Goin on to Time a beautiful and well written song. And you said not to cpmpare them to Nsync, that is right they aren't Nysnc. But then you said unlike Nsync they haven't changed. Isn't that hypocrtical? You comparing them to Nsync. Who no Personally I don't their sound. Wich is different from BSB and you don't seem to respect that. And Millennium and Black and Blue were very different. Millenium was a ballad based album with a much sweeter and lighter tone. While Black and Blue has a darker element. For anyone who is a fan of older music they might know and realize the comparisons of the BSB and The Beatles. I am not saying in any way BSB changed music like The Beatles did on such a scale but they have some similarities. Please excuse me for rambling. But Not every Beatles album was liked either. Some were darker and they drastically changed and thanks to meddling family and outside realtionships even they crumbled. But BSB has been together now longer than The Beatles. So I have hope that they can still go, maybe not as strong as they were at first but they will still be seen in the music business. Right now we are just weeding out the hardcore loyal fans with the ones who just happened to a of jumped on the band wagon when they came out. BSB and Nsync are very different, looks, sound and style. I just prefer BSB style than Nsyncs. But I am not going to say to someone my god you like them. They can like who they want as long as they respect the fact I like the BSB more. SO don't compare them that was good advice. But I think that is all I have to say for now. Please mail me if you like what I wrote so that I know that there is still some real BSB fans. Despite how Korny it may sound but KTBSPA!
Submitted by tre kirkland from greenville sc USA
I do not understand why people are trying to end the BSB! They are not breaking up. They have said this plenty of times. Also, NSYNC has not "passed" them. NSYNC has some good songs but let's look at numbers. Black and Blue sold 8 million copies not 5.3 as stated in this article. Compare that to Celebrity which has sold 5 million. The BSB Greatest Hits album has sold 2.2 million! A Greatest Hits Album! Black and Blue out did Millienum's first week, while Celebrity went down from No Strings. NSYNC is alright and I am tired of the "war" between the two groups. However, BSB needs the respect they deserve!
Submitted by Marina from Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil
lia, maybe the reason why the boys mnusic has'nt evolved is the fact that Jive, and their management has pushed them to make their albums so quicly. Kevin said it himself, he wasn't happy about the album, and felt they should have experimented more, but there was all the preassure for the cd to come out.
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