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is definitely back and don't I know it. Too well, I might add. For
all the stereotypical things I could have labelled boybands to be, The Backstreet
Boys were no less any of them. They
still stand out amongst the rest of the music industry with their cheesy smiles,
well co- ordinated clothes and even more choreographed dance moves. Lyrics
like "Lookin at the crowd and I see your body sway, alright/ wishin' I
could thank you in a different way alright…" and "…Everybody,
yeah, rock your body, yeah" don't rate well with music gurus. But
these reviews don't seem to deter those who "Love Nick" or "Love
Brian" or from buying the CD's. So
in that case, does it mean that it doesn't really matter whether the lyrics have any grammar cohesiveness or
whether it makes sense or not? Just so as they're catchy and make the sales,
right? Wrong.
There's
an art to churning out the latest pop tune and pouting at the camera in exactly
the right way. There's a formula to each step in the "Everybody"
routine and there's a philosophy to every word spoken to the press about their
latest album. Every
concert is a party to the people attending except for the ones on stage and they
have to be enthusiastic about it whether they felt like it or not. Their lives
are glamorous to the point where there is a camera rolling or flashing and their
private lives are what makes up the pages to the next edition of "Teen
Beat" or "People". They
are criticised and compared to groups like N' Sync to the point where one could
only wonder where does Backstreet start and where do they end. How they could go
on with this life? The
answer is simple- They're professionals. They're
the professional performers, putting on a show for the world because we demand
it. So
anyone ever wanting to challenge the fact that they're nothing but puppets, I
ask you to think again; could you do this every day, every moment? The
Backstreet Boys are human, and they make mistakes. They don't deserve to be
criticised for what they do outside their professional lives, although it will
remain a fascination and hobby for millions yet to experience Backstreet. Thinking
back to my high school days, I believe it was my fascination for these cheesy
pop songs and their idealistic messages on love and life which got me through. If
it wasn't for cheesy love songs and catchy lyrics, the idealism apparent in the
1960s when flower power reigned, would be dead. And where would the MTV
Generation be today without them? The
entertainment industry has this backwards. So did I. So I guess it's time for me
to swallow my pride and admit defeat. Because I have a confession to make, I'm
nineteen and my favourite group are The Backstreet Boys. So
sue me. |
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