The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 61 of 75 Submitted by Hannah from New York USA Date: Tue Aug 20 13:16:53 2002 There really isn't much more to say... all of you guys have said exactly what was needed. I agree with your comments about N Sync and how they are always praised even though they're immature. The BSB have been through so much(family deaths, rehab, bad management, etc.) and still have stayed together. That definatly deserves so recognition. I have been a fan forever and I realize that in the eyes of the media the boys won't always be #1 whether it is award shows or billboard charts but does that really matter? The BSB have the greatest fans and no matter what happens we will love them. I don't believe that the boys could break up over something like this considering all the crap they have been through already. They have made statements that they support Nick and nothing is happening and though no one knows if it is the truth, the boys have always told us the truth and i have faith that they will continue to do so. A few bad choices doesn't mean that its the end or that the guys are bad people. Just don't let this article get to you (I'm trying to take my own advice)- The media have ways of making something not so bad look like something extremely bad. True BSB fans will love them and stick by them through thick and thin! I mean... WE LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM- MUSIC, PERSONALITY, INDEPENDENT SPIRITS, ETC.! KTBSPA ALWAYS!! Don't lose Faith!! Submitted by Tere from California USA Date: Tue Aug 20 12:59:17 2002 hey well i have some more things to say..... i had read this article yesterday and last night i just kept on thinking about this article, about how greedy people can get and how people can really take advantage of things too. before i read this article i had no idea that bsb didn't want to put out their greatest hits until 2003 and i didn't know that lou pearlman(whatever his name is)wanted brian to postpone his heart surgery, i mean what was that guy thinking? poor brian. i'm glad that bsb got out of the firm, the firm was wasting their time and just didn't let bsb do what they wanted to do.and bsb didn't lose any fans when brian and kevin got married, personally i think that the fans were happy that they found someone to spend the rest of their lives with someone! and they didn't lose any fans when they told us about a.j., it just showed us that they really do care for us and that they would tell us anything. and why are bsb getting compared to nsync or however u spell their name? i mean its like oh since bsb are doing a commercial for i dunno some advertisment lets get nsync for their rival. i am sick and tired of them getting compared!!! when will they just let them be? i honestly think that the press should just leave bsb alone and not critize what they do and mind their own business! bsb will get in touch with them when they need to tell us something. i will always be a fan of bsb and after reading this article i am even proud that i am a fan. i send my blessings to each member of the backstreet boys for going through those bad times. and oh yeah.....whoever decided to write this and post it messed with the wrong fans! keep the backstreet pride alive everyone! as long as we're here bsb will be strong. peace! Submitted by anna from vancouver bc Canada Date: Tue Aug 20 12:58:19 2002 Ok, its me again. Yeah ok...Jodie, I DO NOT agree with you when you say that bsb's BIG days are over. If your a true fan you wouldnt have said that. I believe they could win it all back. They just have to shock people with this new one. They can do it, I belive in them. There are so many things wronge with ths article. First off, BSB would be basicly DEAD if they lost a member, it has been WAY too long for them to start switching members, it would be totally different band if they did. So..NO. Also, they said that bsb has lost their teen fans, that is NOT true..Im 14, almost 15, and I am...seriously the worlds biggest bsb fan. So are my friends. I think that people just dont appreciate when bands go all out and tell the truth. They love these little puppet boys, that they have total control of, they just want the MONEY. thats why they love nsync ok. Now, as for AMY, you keep saying the same thing over and over, dont think we dont see it.. WE GET IT SHUT UP. NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THINK. anyways what we have to do as fans, is *ON August 22 (howies birthday) WE HAVE TO REQUEST A BSB VIDEO ON MTV, OR MUCH MUSIC...or whatever music channel you have depending on where you live. Just do it. request like crazy. *when the album come sout, buy it, play it, request it, go crazy for it, get tickets for the show, love it. * be loud and proud. bsb do it for us, lets do it for them . thanx...remember august 22nd...its very soon. Submitted by Christine from riverside ca USA Date: Tue Aug 20 12:51:10 2002 The article had one too many inaccuracies in it. Plus, just because thye released a Greatest Hits album after five years in this country doesn't mean something bad. Come on, 12 hits in 4 years. The is impressive. 4 hits in four years is even good. I think the New York times should have done further research before writing this article. Seriously, it sounds like an article the National Enquirer would write. Submitted by Jeska from USA Date: Tue Aug 20 12:26:55 2002 ok...what the hell...first off, Kevin is 30, not 29. Secondly, I got my tickets for the Black and Blue tour in November 2000. Whatever that whole thing about tickets not going on sale until Jan. 2001 is EL TORRO POO POO! I think the whole article was s whole rumor starter. We all know the Boys aren't breaking up. They have denied it so many times. Ans so what if sometimes they get on each other's nerves! It's like siblings - you live with them all the time and of course you're gunna get pissed at them but you still love them! Oh, and also, I beg to differ that BSB fell when NSYNC started to come out. BSB was still strong! Hell, from Millennium to Black and Blue their first week record sales went UP. NSYNC's WENT DOWN, PEOPLE! And "the Backstreet Boys lost their young audience when they tried to fashion a darker, more adult look; they alienated love-smitten fans when two group members married; they damaged their image when they admitted that the band member A. J. McLean had checked into rehab for alcohol abuse and depression." OK. They didn't lose me *and I'm a younger audience if you count the 14 years of age area* when they went dark....and they really didn't go "darker" in my opinion. I did not feel alienated when they got married. I WAS PROUD THAT THEY COULD FIND SOMEONE TO LOVE THEM FOR WHO THEY ARE AND GO INTO COMMITMENT! And it didn't damage their image. Even if it did, it should've helped their image because it erally takes strength to admit something's wrong! They proved they are not just "boys" anymore!! This whole article just makes me wanna hurt the author... Submitted by Ashley Perl from Toronto Ontario Canada Date: Tue Aug 20 12:25:34 2002 Hey everybody! I just read the article this morning and I don't understand why ppl/media keep putting BSB down. They've worked hard and they have awesome music! Nicks doing his solo and all of a sudden everyone is like BSB is breaking up! Heck Lance from n'sync is going to space and no one is saying n'sync is breaking up. The other thing I hate is that the media compares BSB to n'sync all the time. They are two different groups doing their own thing and shouldn't be compared at all. Personally I think Lou Pearlmen screwed over BSB. He cheated and lied. He also was greedy and only cared about money. They mentioned in the article that BSB took a break and let n'sync walk through the door. They took a break because they were tired. Some times you just gotta sit back and rest. Hey it's better then burn-out! They also mentioned that A.J going to rehab destroyed their image. Well think about. At least he admited he had a problem and did something about it. If he didn't tell everyone there would of been romurs about it and eventually everyone would of found out. Then the media would of said "BSB lies to there fans." I think A.J handled it well and from me I have nothing but respect for him. All I wanna say is BSB fans stick together and stay strong. They've been on top of the world all along! KTBSBPA! Peace out! Party Hardy Rock N' Roll Were the Fans so Outta Control Were so Wild, Were so Free Were the Fans of BSB!!!!!!!!!!!! Submitted by Amy from Providence RI USA Date: Tue Aug 20 12:20:09 2002 You are all sick! pop phenomenon is a twisted marketing scheme! all they want is your money, seriously, wake up! its sick, 13 year old girls are like "oh my gosh i love these 5 men and i wanna marry all of 'em" its hysterical to see how brainwashed some people become when they see five men in jeans and t-shirts who pretend to sing! Submitted by Mary from USA Date: Tue Aug 20 12:13:51 2002 I think that it did have a lot of truth about the business but it also aired a lot of dirty laundry that I don't think was necessary to the article....such as how Nick isn't recording with them. Also they made Leighanne out to be the new Yoko Ono when she really is entitled to influence her husbands decisions because they affect her as well. I just thought that some of the things written about were just there to start rumors or to point fingers! Submitted by Elyse from New Jersey USA Date: Tue Aug 20 12:04:08 2002 I think this article holds a lot of truth. If only other people could read this and get insight into the boys, instead of just dismissing them as some pop sensation. The boys have gone through a lot of sh*t (heart surgery, deaths, rehab, arrests, management issues, etc.) and they deserve much more credit than they receieve. However, N Sync, who's just riding along doing whatever the hell they please and getting all the attention, have no problems. That's what pisses me off the most. I just want the boys to get some respect, but who gets it? N Sync. However, even if they have like the Backstreet Mania, they still have a lot of fans. Maybe they're not screaming teenyboppers as much anymore, but they're mature people that appreciate them for who they are, what they do, and, on top of everything, their music. Right? And, on the Backstreet Band issue like somebody mentioned, you're right...Tommy and the rest of the band should never have left. Now, most of them are with O-Town, who i must admit, kick some major a$$ in concert. I've seen them twice, and walked away happy. They're not about special effects or dancers or ne of that...they're about the music and it shows. I love the boys more than anything, but when O-Town's new album comes out I don't know what's going to happen. I've heard a lot of songs from it, and they're going for more of a rock edge, and the songs are sooo amazing. However, I hope the BSB goes for more the adult contemporary stuff like "Drowning," because I also love that. While N Sync stays with the teen pop that only they can do, hopefully some of their fans will notice and cross over to one of the two groups that deserve it--mainly BSB. I know a lot of people hate O-Town because of all the Making the Band thing, but even kevin admits he lieks the group, just not the way they were kinda in a boy band training camp, cuz now everybody thinks that's how BSB got started. But anyway, O-Town, like BSB, deserve a lot more than they get...and I like both groups. Although it may not sound it, BSB more. Also, Timmy Berkibile is now playing for Rich Cronin's (of LFO) new group, Bad Mood Mike, a kind of rap-pop thing, and I also saw them in concert...and they're great also. See what happens when BSB loses a good back-up band? Whoever said that was right, although I won't agree with you that the Black & Blue tour sucked. Anyway, to sum this all up...this article definately showed the truth of the Boys, and I appreciate it to a certain degree. I just hope other people realize this and start giving BSB the credit/respect they deserve, instead of comparing them to N Sync all the time, for example when Dennis Leary was on Jay Leno. He was talking about how Lance couldn't get the $ to go to space so he was like "I'll give the space company the $20 million...if they'll leave him up there, with the other groups that don't play their own instruments and write their own music. N Sync, Backstreet Boys, O-Town..." That comment pisses me off cuz yes, a lot of BSB songs haven't been written by them, but a lot have, and nobody knows it. Same with O-Town...practically their whole new cd was written by them and Ashley, Jacob, and Dan all play the guitar on it and in concert. (Ashley's hot) I've been wanting to say this for a long time, mainly it's MTV's fault bsb doesn't get what they deserve. But, if you watch shows like The View, you realize they're appealing to a wider audience. But, you still need that MTV fan base because MTV is where everybody gets their information. Same with radio. Anyway, sorry I blabbered about O-Town, I don't know how that got in there...but I love BSB and I can't wait till the new album. Maybe it won't sell more than N Sync the first week (that's a given...N Sync's was doubled on purpose) or more than Millennium, but it might be the best yet to us. Hopefully they realize they might not get all the credit they deserve, but they have fans that do give them that and more...even if they're not screaming teenyboppers that force mtv and radio to play them. But, yet, who has been on adult contemporary radio stations with every ballad and had the ladies of The View loving them? Don't you think maybe they appreciate that more? I don't know. Submitted by Carolyn from TN USA Date: Tue Aug 20 11:50:35 2002 I don't care what the New York Times says, or any other media outlet. The media has always had a love/hate relationship with the Backstreet Boys. First it was by derogatorily calling them a "Boy Band" and then it was by comparing them to other pop acts. Bottom Line: the Backstreet Boys are immensely talented. If they want to do so, they can weather any storm and get through to the other side. Their music is immensely important to me, and I know their next album (and Nick's) will be great. As long as we, their fans, love them, the Backstreet Boy--if they have the determination-- will be around for a long time to come. Frankly, I'm glad they have had some time during this hiatus to enjoy their lives. I don't want them burned out. They are not the "teeny bopper" dreams they were, perhaps, but they are truly wonderful musical talents who will be around for a long time to come. I love the Backstreet Boys: their music has gotten me through so many bad times, and it still does. I love their voices, their personalities, their looks, their decency. No, BSB isn't perfect, but they come pretty close. And by the way, the fact that the media is writing about them is good. It shows that they know people still want to hear about the Boys. God bless the Backstreet Boys. carolyn Submitted by Nat from montreal quebec Canada Date: Tue Aug 20 11:45:49 2002 Bonnie girl I have to agree with you on what you said I know bsb can get through this I know in their hearts they ca do it. Like you said if we stay strong and we support bsb and show them we love them we can do it. Bsb need our love and support we have to be strong like the song says they got it goin on and also they are the shape of our hearts and we love them more than that we are there for them cuz they have the perfect fans. from nat Submitted by Jodie from Canada Date: Tue Aug 20 11:41:19 2002 In Canada we have supported BSB from day 1. But., I do feel that this article holds tha truth. This article is pretty much expressing the dayz of Backstreet Mania to the dayz when that mania had ended. This article is pretty much tellin tha truth. The glory dayz of tha boyz are over, but I do believe that they will still continue on making music for their fans. Submitted by Amber from HAMILTON ONTARIO Canada Date: Tue Aug 20 11:25:15 2002 Hey all BSB fans: I just wanna say after reading the article I was mad that they talked baout how good N sync was. That really ticked me off N sync does what BSB does and they get all the credit. But all i have to say is I have been a BSB fan since We've got it going on and before the US knew about them and I will always be a fan and this whole talk about them breaking up is making me mad because if thye were they would tell us and this all started when the media found out about Nicks solo album. Justin is coming out wiht a solo album do u hear the media talking about N sync breaking up No of course not cua htey can do no wrong. All I have to say is I support BSB all they way in whatever they do!!! And with all these replys and all of us sticking together just proved that BSB are still going strong. Who carse if they don't sell 2 million records every time they are making music that they like and music for the fans and not for the critics and not for breaking records. KTBSPA 4 ever. Submitted by Jamie from Wixom MI USA Date: Tue Aug 20 11:00:41 2002 Really, I have to agree mostly with the author. The guys have made some poor decisions with management during their career. I have to say that he should have left the "Leighanne influencing Brian" part out. There's already a lot of Leighanne haters, and now they're going to hate her even more. But c'mon guys! She was right. Thanks to the Firm, we lost an amazing back-up band. Why? Because The Firm couldn't give credit to the person who deserved it. BSB hasn't put on a great show since Tommy left. The music director determines how great the music is. I don't care how great the guys were, but their Black & Blue concert was a complete disappointment because they're back-up band was horrible. The guys need to get their heads back together, and we need to come back full blast when they release their next album. If we don't, it only means we were influenced solely by the fact that two members are married, one's engaged, one went into rehab, and another had a run in with the law. If that's the case, then we were never fans at all. We saw pretty faces, and couldn't see past that. Everybody, just remember that it's all about the music. Music first, music last, music always. Submitted by the_26th from Gothenburg Sweden Date: Tue Aug 20 10:42:04 2002 The only thing that upsets me is the very last thing in the article: "...Azoff is unconcerned with the current debate over tensions between the band and Mr. Carter. 'Whether Nick is in the band or not, it doesn't frighten me,' Mr. Azoff said. 'The Eagles changed members three times, and it didn't hurt their career.."! THAT'S SO wrong! Without Nick - NO Backstreet!!! KTBSPA! Submitted by Kim from Indianapolis Indiana USA Date: Tue Aug 20 10:38:04 2002 I must say that I read this article three times to really "read between the lines." Is anyone else glad that some of the "terrible" things that have been done to the boys by former management as well as their own record company have come to light? We should be glad that someone is finally telling the world about the difficulties the boys have overcome. While I do think the author had pop bias, I believe he did show that it is remarkable BSB did not fall by the wayside before with the problems with Pearlman, the Wrights, The Firm, etc. While the article stated that the boys are "set for life," I think it is clear that many have misrepresented and taken advantage of them in their career. Did you pick up on the fact the author complemented them about "having their own minds and ambitions" vs. the commercial pop machine. I really do not feel the article was meant to be mean or derogatory. I think the fact that a $100 million dollar deal that went bust, record label antics, etc. only show how the boys are in this industry because of their love of music. However, I did not like the comment at the end about Nick Carter not being in the group. This group started as these five guys and I could not imagine it any other way. I do feel that there is probably a great deal of tension right now as the BSB are anxious to get their next project out there. I hope this new management team will help them in sustaining their careers for many years to come. Long live the BSB. It's up to us as well everyone! We have to support them and "want" their music to be around long term. KTBSPA!!!! Submitted by Yo Mama from USA Date: Tue Aug 20 10:34:25 2002 I am 19 years old, black, female, and a huge Backstreet Boys fan. And I just wanted to say that I am personally offended when I see Nsync on BET or being played on Hip Hop radio stations. When BSB have songs that are R&B, it's because they like that kind of style. When Nsync does it, it seems forced--they just do it for money. Whatever kind of music BSB does, it's because their hearts are in it. Second, I've noticed that BSB are the only pop group with a diverse fan base. I like coming in the guestbook and looking at fans posting from India, Irag, South Africa, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, and the U.S. How many other groups can say they connect with that broad a group. None. Third, BSB will be around for a long time. That's why they signed with their new management so they can protect their long-term careers. That's what the article said. Long-term = no break up. Fourth, screw the album sales. Milli Vanilli sold lots of albums. It's about public opinion. And the awards speak for themselves. The only awards Nsync can win is if BSB aren't nominated. The only awards Britney Spears can win is Teen Choice Awards. BSB win everything else. The article should have read: HOW A POP SENSATION CAME UNDONE.....AND WAS REBORN BY THE DEDICATION OF THEIR DIE-HARD FANS! Submitted by Lilli from USA Date: Tue Aug 20 10:16:27 2002 Hello everyone, Why in the world would people publish an article of this magnitude? It's pathetic! I've been a BSB fan since QPG first started getting roatation. The Boys are going strong in Europe, Canada, etc. I do hate to quote *N SYNC but pop is not just going to go away. That means our"boy bands" will also stay. Their styles may chang but what doesn't. BSB has faded a bit, but look at what's happened to them! They've been cloned time and time again! I think that it's wonderful BSB has developed a sense of who they are and what they want. I seriously doubt that there is an artist in this indusdtry who doesn't have a mind of their own. I love BSB, will love BSB as long as they continue to make music, and hope that no one else changes their mind about them to go with what's popular or becuase of some big shot saying that the Backstreet Boys have had their ten minutes of fame. So, as long as the ocean touches the sand, i'll forever be a BSB fan! Hugs, kisses & cookies, Lilli PS: best of luck Nick! Submitted by Jamelet from Jamaica NY USA Date: Tue Aug 20 10:14:52 2002 After reading the article from the exclusive New York TImes, I was left disturbed to think that people could write such negative things about a group that opened the doors for such groups as *nsync and others. I'm sure some of the things stated in the article are possibly true but the fact that it discussed the Boys negatively was what got to me! I'm grateful there are plenty of fans on this site still suppporting them. I grew up listening to their music and now I'm 21 years and I'll continue supporting them, I hope all goes well in their future with music and I'll be there supporting them every step of the way! Submitted by BsB fan. from Singapore Singapore Date: Tue Aug 20 09:44:19 2002 I've been a Backstreet Boys fan for 3 years, which sounds like a long time but, I was actually a bit of a late-comer considering that I didn't even hear of Millinnium until like four months after it came out...anyway. I admit to almost always thinking of the Boys as being perfect. I realize that they aren't. But you know, you just can't help it right? Well I admit that I don't like that article. I didn't even read the whole thing, I just skimmed it. Why? Because reading stuff like that tends to make me upset and think about other problems I have in my life. To tell the truth, if Nick left or was kicked out of the group I'd be crushed. Same with all of the Boys. I have invested parts of my life in them. My reputation. I know that they won't always record music. But if they had to stop, I think that just saying " we're going to take a prolonged vacation to do..." would be a better way than breaking up or kicking someone out. And honestly, I know that they have put TONS of engergy into doing this but...they owe it to us to end peacefully whenever they do. We have spent millions of hours on them. Put up with criticism, articles like these, the pain of wondering if one of them will live, or make it through therapy. We have supported their marriages and engagements, with happiness. We have loved all their music. I think as fans of them articles like these are important because it brings us back to the fact that nothing is forever, even if they never broke up or stopped recording, they'd die. Their not immortal. This sort of helps us prepare for that. I still don't want to think of that, because really if that happened it'd be like someone died. The Backstreet Boys. And the people around me wouldn't treat me with the same caution as if someone I knew had died. Some would probably rub it in my face. Others would pretend sympathy. But most of all I think that the reason that Nsync is according to the media more popular than BsB is this: They have sold out their lives for money, and fame. Why do I say this? Because everything they do is automatic money. Someone says " If you sing this song about...it'll be really popular" Do you honestly think that they would WANT to sing a song like " Bye Bye Bye"? No. They don't care how stupid they look, how lame it sounds, or how weird they really think it is. They act, think, and perform for money. The BsB doesn't do this, they have morals, they admit that they have lives and want to get married, get counseling, or have time to themselves. The media doesn't like the honest people of this world. So I take these articles with all this in mind and remember that no matter what happens I have to stand my ground. Another thing I have learned is. Don't fight every battle. Sometimes it is better just to shut up. First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 61 of 75