History of the NSync, BSB, and 98 Degrees to prove you all wrong :)

[Deeko]

Here we go



<< And wasn't it N'sync who claimed that they never lipsync at shows? >>


If they used to, they don't anymore. I'm watching them right now. They aren't lipsyncing.



<< They all sound the same. Blah >>


No they don't. People thing that about music they don't like. I think the same thing about alternative and old rock(aka metallica, nirvana, etc)



<< << Goldenbear, 98 Degrees does write their own music. So does NSync. So does BSB. >>

The latter two don't. >>


Yes they do. All three wrote at least half on their latest albums.



<< Manufactured or not, all they have going for them are singing voices and some dance steps... >>


It's pop music. That's what pop is. Duh.



<< Saying &quot;baby&quot; 30 times in a song does not qualify it as good music >>


I'm pretty sure they don't say baby 30 times in all of their cds put together.



<< Where are New Kids on the Block? >>


Right, they only had like 5 or 6 albums, and then two members went off on solo careers. Right. They only defined the modern boyband.



<< I believe they wouldn't be bad mouthed as much if they at least played musical instruments. But jeez they can't even do that. >>


They're singers.




<< Their singing isn't all that great >>


That's sh!t. Any member of any of the &quot;big three&quot;, specifically Brian of BSB and JC of NSync, could DESTROY the main singer in ANY other band(and I do mean ANY) in a vocal competition.

There, that's it for now. I'll be back later with more

 

[Napalm381]

<< There are millions out there that will attest to that statement. >>

So? There are millions of people that love Beanie Babies, but that doesn't mean they are right

 

[snow patrol]

I didn't realise you hated me so much Goldenbear.

I am saying I think they suck. You're saying you like them. Fine, people have opinions

 

[PistachioByAzul]

Hah, I doubt any of them write their own music. Not like the music is good to begin with, so there's no point in even arguing over that.

There were plenty of people that said New Kids On The Block were a good group, now look where they are. We'll have the last laugh when your beloved Backdoor Boys are back to shoveling fries at McDonalds in a year.

 

[Regine]

<< I'm pretty sure they don't say baby 30 times in all of their cds put together. >>


It sure seems like it since their music is overplayed everywhere you go.

 

[snow patrol]

Amen to that. Overplayed and over-produced. They think they're God's gift, but there's simply nothing even vaguely interesting about what they do.

 

[Total Refected Power]

BYE BYE. BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE.

 

[prodigy]

Wow, big fvcking deal.

 

[SuperGroove]

<< No they don't. People thing that about music they don't like. I think the same thing about alternative and old rock(aka metallica, nirvana, etc) >>



EEP! You didn't just compare Metallica and Nirvana did you?! My God sir, that's just being ignorant!!I wasn't going to say anything until you said this. You were backing yourself up quite well until you said this.

Nirvana is old. Metallica is way older. Kurt Cobain wrote with pure emotion. Metallica $$$!! ARGH! Also, Nirvana is ALTERNATIVE ROCK. It basically started alternative. Seattle grunge, sir. Metallica is known as Metal. DIFFERENT.

98 Degrees, BSB, Nsync...BOY BANDS. Not really bands...no instruments! Argh...they DO sound the same...they don't sing from the heart...it's all about stretching that 15 minutes of fame further and further. For the fans? Please, it's all about the Benjamins $$$. If they were so creative, they all should've split up by now. Creative minds certainly can't stay together a long time. The pride will just crush a group that's all about being independent through creative music.

Paul

p.s.- I really was going to let this go...you like your kind of music. I respect that. Sigh.

 

[Deeko]

<< You didn't just compare Metallica and Nirvana did you?! >>


It's like I said, it doesn't really sound alike. And I know that they aren't. I'm just saying, music that you don't like all sounds the same. I can tell distinct differences between the &quot;big three&quot;. I can even tell distinct differences in each member's voice.



<< You were backing yourself up quite well until you said this. >>


I was, and still am



<< Not really bands...no instruments! >>


They are pop...rap, r&amp;b, dance, etc, none of them play their own instruments either. But they are more popular than rock and alternative. Well, maybe not dance, but the others are.



<< BYE BYE. BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE. >>


That is a very good song. Please don't butcher it



<< There were plenty of people that said New Kids On The Block were a good group, now look where they are. We'll have the last laugh when your beloved Backdoor Boys are back to shoveling fries at McDonalds in a year. >>


Like I said, New Kids were huge. They defined the boy band. If it wasn't for them, there would be no BSB, nsync, or 98 degrees. Look where they are...I believe Jordan Knight and Joey McIntyre still perform, and they have released solo albums that did well. Not all boy bands last. Some do. BSB, nsync, and 98 degrees will. They already have been around longer than most pop artists. They show only growth, they are definitly not losing popularity. And once they do end, they will have enough cash that they definitly won't be woking at McD's



<< It sure seems like it since their music is overplayed everywhere you go. >>


No, they are played that much because that is what most people want to hear.



<< but there's simply nothing even vaguely interesting about what they do. >>


I'm not gonna comment on that one cause it just didn't make sense

 

[snow patrol]

What do you mean 'it didn't make sense'? You didn't agree with it or you thought it literally 'didn't make sense' in terms of being a coherent sentence.

?

 

[konichiwa]

<< They are pop...rap, r&amp;b, dance, etc, none of them play their own instruments either. But they are more popular than rock and alternative. Well, maybe not dance, but the others are >>

It seems that all those who are fond of these boy bands are always resorting to the &quot;everyone else likes them&quot; argument. How many times do we have to say it? That does NOT make them good...

<< If it wasn't for them, there would be no BSB, nsync, or 98 degrees >>

Exactly...which makes them suck exponentially more than they already did.

 

[Total Refected Power]

Ah,, leave him alone. He seems like a decent kid. Give him a chance to grow.

 

[Heifetz]

What are you talking about not being manufactured? Didn't that Fat guy make both BSB and NSYNC? And hes also making other bands as well? Didn't anyone see the ABC special of &quot;Making the band&quot;? <sarcasm>The drama made me cry<sarcasm>

 

[PistachioByAzul]

And once they do end, they will have enough cash that they definitly won't be woking at McD's

You'd be suprised how fast people like this will burn through millions of dollars.

 

[snow patrol]

LOL @ TRP

 

[GoldenBear]

Beast1284:

<< GoldenBear, whenever someone says something, you say, well millions of people think otherwise... whats up with that? dont you have any actual reasons for your acqusations? >>

Whenever I say something, people only say, &quot;They suck&quot;. If they could use the same statement, why can't I?

EngineNr9:

<< Hah, I doubt any of them write their own music. >>

Another plain ignorant statement, what a shocker.

<< Not like the music is good to begin with, so there's no point in even arguing over that. >>

I like it, so do MANY MANY MANY other people. I honestly doubt you've heard all of their songs or know the lyrics to any of them. You sterotype a group into &quot;Oh they're a boy band&quot;, they must $UK.

<< There were plenty of people that said New Kids On The Block were a good group, now look where they are. >>

Two of the members recently released albums that went into the top 40..how sad.

And hey times change, milk prices change, video cards change, etc. The S3 ViRGE was once a top of the line card, now look where it is.

snow patrol:
<< Amen to that. Overplayed and over-produced. >>

I didn't realize the groups had control of what radio stations play. Instead, I always thought people usually called in to request it and such, and it's controlled by radio DJs. And they usually base what they play on by what people want, and look at record sales, the choice is obvious.

But silly me eh?

konichiwa:
<< It seems that all those who are fond of these boy bands are always resorting to the &quot;everyone else likes them&quot; argument. >>

It seems all you guys are saying, &quot;they suk&quot;. That doesn't make them suck.

#1: I challenge you to sing one of their songs, make a record out of it and everything, and see how many people buy it.
#2: I challenge you to write songs like they do, and then see who'll buy it.

For some reason I doubt you, or just a couple of other people out there can do any of those things.

 

[Deeko]

<< What do you mean 'it didn't make sense'? You didn't agree with it or you thought it literally 'didn't make sense' in terms of being a coherent sentence. >>


I honestly don't know what you were talking about....a musician's a musician...how is one performing more interesting than the other?



<< It seems that all those who are fond of these boy bands are always resorting to the &quot;everyone else likes them&quot; argument. How many times do we have to say it? That does NOT make them good... >>


Hmm...I haven't had any other arguments either And I did point out other styles of music that are TOTALLY different from pop. If they are all that popular, and none of them play their own instruments, it must not be that big of a deal.



<< Exactly...which makes them suck exponentially more than they already did. >>


Right......



<< He seems like a decent kid >>


lol thanx



<< What are you talking about not being manufactured? Didn't that Fat guy make both BSB and NSYNC? And hes also making other bands as well? >>


Lou Something. No. He picked them up after they started. He did start LFO. LFO was manufactured. LFO was a one-hit wonder. After Summer Girls, they faded off...wonder where they are now?



<< You'd be suprised how fast people like this will burn through millions of dollars. >>


True, but they sure make plenty of it.

 

[GoldenBear]

<< After Summer Girls, they faded off...wonder where they are now? >>

They had &quot;Girl on TV&quot; which reached in to the top 10 or something.

 

[snow patrol]

<< I honestly don't know what you were talking about....a musician's a musician...how is one performing more interesting than the other? >>


I'm stating that I don't find their music interesting, captivating or entertaining in any way whatsoever. On the contrary, I think it's boring, repetitive and twee.

ok?

 

[Deeko]

Woohoo, my first hot thread under the &quot;today&quot; section

 

[Deeko]

Goldenbear, yes they did have Girl On TV, and another one too(I forget the name at the moment). I have the CD. It is good. But Summer Girls was their only really BIG hit.

Snow Patrol, lol I understand now, I just don't agree with you

 

[snow patrol]

<< I didn't realize the groups had control of what radio stations play. Instead, I always thought people usually called in to request it and such, and it's controlled by radio DJs. >>

LOL, that's not how things work at all...except on the odd ?Jukebox show?.

Ok, I agree - these 'boy bands' are popular, but for the most part they are popular among pre-pubescent teenie bop girls who dream that one day, they will marry AJ and live happily ever after. So basically what I'm saying, is that the majority of BSB or Nsyncs fan base could essentially be described as 'easily influenced'. When these little girls are sitting with their friends listening to the latest BSB album, they're not saying things like:

&quot;oh Jane, listen to the somber tone of that arpeggio just prior to the swooning middle-eight section. Can you dig it?&quot;.

What they're REALLY saying would be something like:

&quot;When I grow up, I'm going to marry AJ. I love him sooooo much. He's my favorite. I bet he'd love me too...and he's a Taurus, which is my star sign!!! We're made for each other!!!&quot;

The music is just a 'front' for the band and it's members, which is what's really being sold here.

These bands aren't having their music and videos played due to the merit of the music itself, but for the stone cold fact that good looking, young men singing about girls is a hot thing at the moment and makes money. That's the real reason record companies/DJ's/TV stations are jumping all over these bands. They're all in it for a quick buck - that's the only name of their game.

 

[GoldenBear]

<< They're all in it for a quick buck - that's the only name of their game. >>

Uh..yeah. NO ONE else does things for money..only for the love of the game.

 

[snow patrol]

GoldenBear - where in my post did I say that record and TV companies were the only people that did things for money and that everyone else is different? Your last post has no point to it whatsoever.