The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 64 of 75 Submitted by JessieRae from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 23:01:48 2002 I agree, Katie. But it feels so good to stand up for what you believe in, and her insults just gave me reason to voice my beliefs even more so. And I know how to take crap from people, for I am also an avid Jeff Gordon fan. I get crap all the time and I just love him all the more. So come on, give me your insults! Increase my loyalty and love for my Boys! hehe I dare ya. Submitted by Sarah from Dallas TX USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:57:28 2002 Well said Katie! :o) Submitted by Tere from California USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:56:11 2002 ok #1,to the people who are saying that bsb are brainwashing us and that they can't sing... what in the heck are you doing on a backstreet boy's website? just cuz you don't like their songs doesn't mean that you can ruin it for all of us and what you just said made me even prouder to be a bsb fan and also i'm guessing that what you also said didn't change anyone's mind. from what i've read bsb has been through a lot and its messed up on how the firm has tooken advantage of them but now that they are not with them, hopefully things will go on better. and also as long as we are still bsb fans and are still supporting them, bsb will be here to stay, we make them stronger so go on and keep the backstreet pride alive!!!! thats all i really have to say. peace! Submitted by Katie from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:54:27 2002 Okay girls, Amy obviously isnt a fan and we know that, but stop writing to her. She came on here to make us mad she did and its feeding her that we are writing back, if we stop she will stop. (well hopefully) anyways sorry thats just what i wanted to say. Its like a 2 year old, the more angry the parent gets the more the kids wants to do it... KTBSPA!! Submitted by Paloma from Madrid Spain Date: Mon Aug 19 22:53:53 2002 I never knew about all this things after i read this article. And i can see that if they ever break up (I hope not) it will be because of the Label or all that crap they're talking about in the article. What they always wanted was to make music, sing, that's waht they really like to do. And who would like to stay in a place were nobody lets you do you're life and rest sometimes. They are getting sick of all tgis people and what they do to the fans. I wish they'd never break up. And I would just tell them to do everything by their own, and, i don't know... do something that would make them happy and make music. They could get into thier own studio at home and record a CD, and that's it! Tell some company to make millions of copies of it and sell it! But i guess that's too hard, so, well. I just wish them a lot of luck. BSB loves me... oops! i mean... I love you! Submitted by A from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:53:37 2002 OMG! ROTFLMAO @ JessieRae. Oh my goodness...that was great. The corner thing, and the...*muffles laughter* AH HA HA HA! Sorry. lol I agree 100% with whatcha said. :-) Submitted by Isabel from Panama Date: Mon Aug 19 22:50:31 2002 I honestly don't think the Boys are getting "lost" or "undone." They have achieved so much and they've formed part on the history of music. They'll never be forgotten. And they have a gigantic effect on so many people. Just by listening to them they make me feel so good. And I think that anybody who can have that effect on people and who can make someone feel the way they make ME feel (even if it's just a single person) is a person who should be very proud of themselves because not anybody is able to achieve that. I'll always remember the Backstreet Boys, even if they stop existing as a group, they will remain in my heart forever. And I know they have millions of fans who feel the same way I do. And they're one of the few who have achieved this, but they deserve it because they've worked very hard for it. Submitted by JessieRae from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:49:30 2002 Amy, Hate to inform your small brain, but BSB is more popular overseas than they are here in the USA. That is MANY, MANY different societies. All of them different in how they handle things such as music and movies. So, your little blah blah blah about our materialistic society is a bit, off. How can BSB succeed WORLD WIDE so greatly, with all the different cultures, if what you say is true? And get off the Teeney-bopper kick. That's so old that it died ten years ago. And FYI, a large portion of BSB fan base is in their twenties, including myself. Even more are adults. So just get off it and find your familiar corner to hide in, your fellow rodents and insects miss you. And, if you have so much sense, why are you so painstakingly trying to convince us that the BSB are done with? On a BSB board, filled with BSB "fans". Let me tell you something. You can't unmake a fan by insulting their object(s) of affection, you only make their devotion and loyalty STRONGER. The only ones who can cause the fans to turn away, are the artists, and BSB has not and will not do that. Good-bye. Submitted by mary from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:49:06 2002 Amy, please, get a life honey... we understand you're not a fan, and probably not even in high school yet, so some concepts are hard for you to grasp, but, really, dear...why are you continually writing back to these "teenyboppers"? Obviously your 'point' has been continually missed...so, my advice would be to get a life. anyway, with what i wanted to say: The critics are against BSB, and have been forever. One article isn't going to decide when and if they break up... So, don't sweat it. And as for Nick's album, this is my opinion - the guys told up they were going to record in February. February comes, and they dont' record, so Nick decided to leave and record on his own. Not his fault they didn't work on it. He was productive and they weren't. However, I think it's cool that they're working on demos without him, and are furthering the album. When he gets off his solo kick, lol, Nick will come back and work with the guys. JNN didn't freak anyone out, and AJ stated he wanted to do a solo album with that gig. Is it because Nick didn't get an alter ego? Hmm.... Submitted by Amy from Providence RI USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:41:45 2002 Give it up already, its over, bsb is dead, next month there'll be another freakin boy band just like 'em. Submitted by Heather from Montreal Quebec Canada Date: Mon Aug 19 22:41:09 2002 I have to admit that I was pretty fascinated by the article. I think that a good portion was legit (Now, don't jump all over me, I am JUST as big a fan as most of you guys. I'm almost 24 years old and I STILL have pics of them on my walls; I know, I'm a geek). I think that Nick is allowed to do what he wants and no I don't think that it is selfish of him to do a solo album. Like someone else said: they've EACH talked about a solo album at some time or another. However, I think that it probably DID cause some problems when he stayed with THE FIRM for his solo career while as a group they left. I don't think that the BSB are over. Yes, NSYNC has been getting a lot of AMERICAN recognition but WORLDWIDE they are no where NEAR as famous as BSB. I live in Canada and while we do know who NSYNC are, the last time they came on tour to my area was 1998 and that was at a little 2000 seat place. Whereas BSB comes to Montreal on EVERY SINGLE TOUR!! I do believe that the BSB may have lost some fans when Kev & Bri married their sweeties & also when AJ went into rehab. When people think of things as perfect and then their shown as "mere humans" people lose faith and look elsewhere. I don't think BSB are money-hungry people. If they were, I don't think that Nick would take the chance on a solo album as it is a very risky maneuver right now. I think that they are doing what they want to do and we just have to respect them and keep believing in them. After everything that they have done for me, I will NEVER stop being there and supporting them. Submitted by Allison from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:39:58 2002 I'm encredibly sick of people saying all of this crap about BSB! THEY R NOT GOING TO BREAK UP! It makes me angry to see that someone actually believes that the BSB will break up and actually have the nerve to write all of this crap about it!!!! BSB have been through many hardships where people said they were gonna break up, but they made it through, and they never broke up. This will be just the same. BSB WILL NOT BREAK UP, and I am so sick of people saying that! Submitted by Amy from Providence RI USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:39:28 2002 you are all immature teenyboppers! (All caps detected. Message converted to lowercase) Submitted by karah from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:39:12 2002 amy: point blank - they are not untalented. find me five guys, or hell, ANYONE who can harmonize like them, and i'll say they're untalented. they're great people (i know this b/c of previous experience), great singers, and they've got great fans. if you're bothered so much, then maybe you should um...LEAVE? that'd make sense to me... Submitted by Amy from Providence RI USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:35:59 2002 FYI, I have more common sense than any of you! i mean, come on am i the only one who thinks that 28 year old men serenading 12 year old girls is sick, and these girls are gaga for them!!!! its perverted, if any of you ever understand psychology and marketing scams in our society you'll realize bsb wasn't so hot after all! all their doing is brainwashing this already conformity prone society! and bulls*** that they sing with passion and they have great love songs, they are untalented, they don't write or play their own music, their not a band, they merely "lend" their crappy voices to song writers. Submitted by kiss it amy from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:33:57 2002 you know what? amy, you're right. it is sick to see little girls running around wanting to marry all five backstreet boys. but ya know what? i've seen the same thing with rock groups and rappers, so it's not just pop. you're a moron if you're tha naive, and really and truely believe that. as stated before, record sales do speak for themselves. how many albums worldwide has nsync sold again? i lost track after the 3 million mark! Anyhoo, bsb have fans, plain and simple. get over it. Submitted by Vin's Girl from USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:33:12 2002 i have a few things to say, first off, i thought the article was very informative, and for those of you who say that these facts aren't true, get over the peach colored image you have of BSB, i think we all should have known that when AJ entered rehab that he was having more problems than unfortunatly his grandmother dying. As for Nick, i think is too caught up in his own momentum thinking that once he gets his album out there that the sales are just going to rise. I for one will not buy his CD. I started being a fan of the BACKSTREET BOYS not nick carter, i've always liked them as a whole and unlike you all i don't have a fave or like the cutest one. i'm a singer in the making myself and i enjoy their music a lot and that's how far it goes. the reason why i won't support Nick is i am quite mad at him. When the boys along with him went into that office to give firm the ultimatum he was not nick carter he was nick carter the BACKSTREE BOY and he was supposed to make that decision as part of the group at that moment he had 4 other guys to think about rather than himself. I am saddened to think that the people i have admired for the past five years have gone through so much tribulations and have been so betrayed by greedy, managers and record labels who have no other potential but to take advantage of people such as our boys. So all you guys supporting Nick that's swell for you, but in many ways nick is also going to get a lot more money being in a band and a solo act. i don't know about you but i work very hard for my money and i am not going to spend hundreds of dollars (cause that's how much i paid for their tickets) for the backstreet boys's tours and than pay as well for Nick. why do that when i could she him sing with the rest of the boys? Bottom line i don't really know about this whole thing of Nick going solo, i think that's exactly what's going to rip them apart. I love the boys and i will be praying for them for hope and courage and lots of strenght to keep going and that of course includes Nick. Bottom line if they are to end girls, don't sweat it, they have given us a lot of great music and will be part of music history forever. Nsync may be all huge now but eventually they too will die down, actually they already are, but the boys were a huge band for awhile and i think they should cherish that success many don't even get to have half of that. with everything that's good comes bad that's life and like Rene said "everything that is good eventually comes to an end" and if that's so, when i'm old and grey, i'll be riding on my car, possibly driving my kids to school and crank up the radio when they're beautifull music comes on, and tell my kids how infatuated i was with them and how they were the first concert i ever went to. i wish them the best, and a lot of luck and faith. I'll be praying for them Submitted by Megan from funky_partyweasel@hotmail.com USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:32:37 2002 I feel that the article brings to light many issues that, for a long time, had been previously unaddressed. Not only does it renew my absolute disdain of Lou Pearlman (I'm sorry, but telling someone to postpone HEART SURGERY to keep going on a tour is absolutely disgusting to me), but it also explains why Black and Blue wasn't quite up to par in comparison to Millenium, and it details the Boys' management troubles, most of which I knew nothing about. Does anybody else find it incredibly irritating that no one seems to question NSYNC or O-Town's longevity, and yet the Backstreet Boys are criticized for nearly every action they take? You know what I mean? For example, Brian and Kevin decided to get married. Everyone freaked out, saying, "Oh no, what will this do to the group? Surely they won't stay together after something like this!". Nothing happened! And now it's the same thing with Nick's solo career. People think this is the beginning of the end for the Backstreet Boys, and yet no one said anything when Justin Timberlake decided to do it. It's so frustating! Grrr! *Sigh* But I digress. To make a long story short (too late!), I think the article was honest and insightful. It provided us music fans with a look into the darker side of the music industry, and it's pretty scary. Let's hope that our Boys can keep doing what they do, the absolute best way they can, and give us the best album yet! Peace Submitted by MK from houston texas USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:32:02 2002 thanks you jessierae!!!!! i'm going to mention this one mroe time...... EVERYBODY CALL YOUR RADIO STATION AND REQUEST NICK'S SONG!! it was released 2 days ago and i've been listening like 24 hours a day (seriously) and i havent heard it once! so everybody.. call callcall!! Submitted by Jennifer from Boston Ma USA Date: Mon Aug 19 22:31:33 2002 I'm sorry but I might believe some of what people are saying but Nick leaving? Now way. so BSB are a little older their still a good group I know that some of you are angry with the article but I sort of believe some of it and they have their ups and downs but no matter what their a great group so when BRian was in haert surgery though I was sad because he's my favorite guy. FANS STICK UP FOR BSB!! First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 64 of 75