The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 52 of 75 Submitted by Lindsey from Boston MA USA Date: Wed Aug 21 23:30:51 2002 Why is everyone so mad at the New York Times for this article?? It's not from an opinion or a gossip colum, it's *pure fact.* It's a harsh reality that the Boys are in a bad place professionally, personally, and commercially. All we can do is continue to be the best fans of any band in the business. And that's it. The guys have to figure this one out on their own, and its their move. -----Nickolas' Naughty Angels, Founded 2001 *list owner* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nickolas_naughty_angels -----My Sexy Kid Nicky *site manager* http://communities.msn.com/mysexykidnicky Submitted by angie from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 23:13:11 2002 i think we are all in for a surprise. whatever is comming is gonna be better than ever and well worth the wait. to call bsb " the lost boys" is retarded. who are we to get pissed at people for having a personal life. they are people being people living their lives and taking a break:) they'll be back. its comming. slow and sure they are comming! Submitted by kj from los angeles ca USA Date: Wed Aug 21 23:09:47 2002 this article clearly states the point that it's about making money. companies will continue to base their decisions on what will generate the highest profit. like it or not, it's a reality. companies are driven by the almighty dollar. sales continue to dictate the direction management companies take with their artists. if the artist doesn't sell, the company doesn't make money. if they company doesn't make money, they go out of business. this is why many artists are creating their own record lables. this allows them to have complete creative control. as the article clearly states, it's a difficlt and tough business which unfortunatly not all artists have allot of control over. regardless, i for one, will always be a fan and anxiously await their new cd! Submitted by liliana from Las Cruces NM USA Date: Wed Aug 21 22:58:29 2002 I think the Backstreetboys are the best. Because if bsb never come out pop never were the same nsync are bsb clones. And very body have problemes. bsb are the best group in the whole world. Submitted by ANNA from VANCOUVER Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 22:49:25 2002 OK, you guys, this is like my 5th time trying to get through to you. All you guys are doing is sitting here annd complaining, do something. anything. Write to the new york times and tell them they can kiss ass and shut up. Also, ok...TOMORROW..AUGUST 22ND ( HOWIES BIRTHDAY) EVERYONE HAS TO GO AND REQUEST A BSB VIDEO N MTV OR MUCH MUSIC. A BSB VIDEO. OR JUST CALL THE RADIO STATION AND REQUEST TO HEAR NICKS SONG OR A BSB SONG. PLZ YOU GUYS, DONT SIT HERE, TAKE 2 MINUTES OUT OF YOUR DAY TO LET BSB KNOW THAT YOUR STILL HERE FOR THEM, AND ALWAYS WILL BE. PLZ. AUGUST 22ND. TOMORROW. also, when the album comes out, let it be known that you love it. buy it, support it, listen to it, request it, love it, be loud about it, go to the show,. LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT BSB RULZ. IF YOU AGREE AND ARE GOING TO DO IT, WRITE ME AT BSB_BABY88@HOTMAIL.COM Submitted by Nikki from Tallassee Alabama USA Date: Wed Aug 21 22:46:58 2002 This article really pissed me off. I know everyone in pop music has their times of trouble... but the BSB have come out on top always... no matter what they've been through. Sure, age and future plans might interfere some... but we all know that the BSB are here to stay! I can't wait for the new album and the guys STILL ROCK! I'll be a BSB fan until the day I die and I pray that all of the other BSB fans will agree... if not than I respect your opinions. Feel free to drop me a line some time... BSB 4 EVER ~Nikki Submitted by justine from anaheim ca USA Date: Wed Aug 21 22:29:46 2002 um, ok picture this, we're all writing in here and apparently been sayin the same thing over and over again. i mean i kno this article is gettin on every1's nerves. when i first read it, it pissed me off too. but c'mon we can't just sit here and do nothin. for God's sake, if bsb fans just sit around, how is bsb gonna stay on top. VOTE OK! VOTE FOR NICK'S SONG! JOJO MY FAVORITE DJ, IS THE BOMB. HE JUST PLAYED NICK'S SONG AND IS GONNA HAVE NICK IN THE STUDIO SOON. HE'S TALKIN ABOUT NICK RITE NOW. JUST RITE EMAILS AND REQUEST THE SONG Submitted by Joyce from WA USA Date: Wed Aug 21 22:29:00 2002 Everyone has their moments of positives and negatives. I think articles like these like to focus more on the negatives because it sells publications & it must not be cool to admire success. Whatever the negative slant/intent, this piece only solidifies the fact that Backstreet is here for the long haul. If they weren't, why even bother writing an article on them? Who's going to care if no one else does, right? I read these things all the time, and I always laugh. Every negative article is always about "Trouble In Backstreet Paradise." How are they any different than groups like NSYNC? Justin also has a solo album coming out, Joey is a father, and Lance will blast off into space...I don't see anyone writing on their "demise" because each individual has outside projects. If BSB have come "undone," they sure are receiving much attention still. I'm a 25 year old fan and have been since they "blew up" in Europe & nothing has kept me from appreciating their music. I wasn't sad when Brian and Kevin married. I was happy for them, just as I am whenever anyone tells me they just got married. Their music to me has always been about being real - experiencing all aspects of love. Their wanting to live a normal life makes them more credible to me as people not too obsessed with the shallow-ness around them. I would never put my life on hold just to further an image/product/lifestyle. Why should they be any different? I will always appreciate their music no matter what they experience in their own lives - through heart surgeries, rehab stints, marriages, solo careers, children, movie careers, charity involvement, record producing...you name it. And, I know I'm not alone in feeling that way, so let those articles keep on coming. We'll still be here. Submitted by Amanda from edmonton alberta Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 22:20:56 2002 I think that article is only telling the truth when Brian went for heart surgery it was a great way to let nsync in!! And i belive that nsync did work hard but i think backstreetboys should get another chance to prove themselves to what a great band they are!!! Submitted by Ren from Auckland New Zealand Date: Wed Aug 21 22:18:54 2002 I am one of the few that believe the BSB have been mis-managed, and believe that after millennium the boys were left floundering while N'sync surged ahead. I think they should take a break, re-group and plan their next attack on the music industry. They need to move with music tastes rather than keep so tightly to what they are doing and have been doing for the last 10yrs or so. They need to forget about the outside influences, like Leighanne and the media, and just have faith in what they are doing and do it and not get bullied into anything else which is what has happened from the sounds of that NY times article. Musically i think they fell apart a bit with Black and Blue, and Drowning, so they need to take a hard look at what they are doing and where they want to be when there next album comes out. I have faith in them, and will reserve judgement til i hear there next album. As for Nick's album i think the timing of it is not so great, i understand he wants to do it or needs to do it, but i think it's extremely bad timing with the rumours, and the hard time that BSB are going through at the moment, i think it may have been better to get it out after the next BSB album. Whether it does well or not, it's going to hurt the BSB as a group as a whole. Just my 2 cents! Submitted by Alicia from Cornwall Ontairio Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 22:15:22 2002 Oh my god! All I can say is that while reading this article I was flipping out. I find it hard not to believe what's said . .all the first things about Pearleman and all that stuff, we know it's true. But what exactly was the point of this article?? Groups dissapear for years at a time all the time . . .no one really freaks about that, but Backstreet is different. Why can't people relax about this . .they claim they're working on a new album (far ahead of what this guy said) and we have no reason not to believe them. They haven't lied to us before . . trust them. Fans should trust . .who cares what fukin' Jive and the others do?? All that matters is our boys . . .. Submitted by Manda from SC USA Date: Wed Aug 21 22:14:58 2002 I think everyone knew that eventually this would happen. I hate to compare them to NKOTB, but it's basically the same thing. They've had a great career and now is going down. Dont get me wrong I LOVE the BSB. I have every CD that they've made including the imports. But I think we all have to realize that the guys are getting older and are probably goig to start families soon. You can tell that music is changing just by listening to the radio. A few years ago everytime you turned on the radio you either heard BSB, NSYNC or Britney. One of those artist was always Number 1 on TRL and now that rarely happens. Pop music is starting to die out. I hope they decided to stay around for a long time, but you can't put off the inevitable. They will one day quit whether we like it or not. I just hope that it comes later instead of sooner. I know a lot of ya'll are going to be mad that I've said this but you know.... Submitted by Jme from Johnston rhode island USA Date: Wed Aug 21 22:10:02 2002 yea its me again. just thought i'd respond to MK's post. yea i actually DID write to the writer of the article as well as the editor of the Times. and maybe it is fake. but oh well. i got to bitch at someone and hey, that was well overdue. haha well anywho as usual if u wanna talk the aim sn is ''heartbreaka672'' .. otherwise peaceee! mad luv - jme Submitted by Melanie from Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 21:57:14 2002 JASON!!! OMG YOU ARE SO RIGHT!! I have added some comments in here...but I relised all im doing is telling other fans wut I think...not enough for me!! All this stuff makes me sick. An unreal fake article makes everyone go krazee! And after the article people start bringing up useless rumors and stuff about Nick...then there's people worrying that the Backstreet Boys are gonna break up...LIKE WTF?!! THE BACKSTREET BOYS ARE KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD!! WUT MAKES YOU FUKIN THINK THAT THE BOYS ARE GUNNA DISAPPEAR? WHO KNOWS IF THEIR ON A BREAK OR NOT...THEY ARE SUPPOSINGLY WORKING ON A GROUP ALBUM FOR THEIR FANS....SO BE PATIENT!!!! SKREW THE FREAKIN ARTICLE!!!!! ITS FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMMENTS?! SEND 'EM TO ME! Submitted by mk from houston texas USA Date: Wed Aug 21 21:52:52 2002 Okay. So we're obviously all upset. But has anybody actually taken action and caled the New York Times? Or written a latter to their editor? Come on guys! We can't expect change if we aren't proactive! So everybody- call the new yourk times, or write a letter to the editor, or email them about how much this upsets you! do it! also....VOTE FOR NICK'S SONG! CALL YOUR RADIO STATION! Submitted by Ann from New York USA Date: Wed Aug 21 21:29:13 2002 I think the article showed all of the hardships bsb went through. I think every bsb fan should read it. I am glad Neil Strauss wrote it. I thought it summed up very well what bsb had to face since they started. I also think it shows just how easily Nsync came to be, because backstreet came first. It just reinforces why I am a bsb fan and not an Nsync fan. I wish Neil wasn't so negative in his writings, but I think the ending states the best when Mr. Azoff speaks of the Eagles. BSB are here to stay. And Nick I support you and your solo career. KTBSPA! Submitted by Lisa from NJ USA Date: Wed Aug 21 21:13:34 2002 well, the reporters have always had there opinions. They think they know and the truth is they don't have any clue. The guys have always been honest with us their fans I had been a fan for five years now I'm not going anywhere. The only thing we should listen to is what the guys say they have said as long as we have fans we're not going anywherethe have been together for nine years their not going anywhere. Submitted by goldie from shreveport louisiana USA Date: Wed Aug 21 21:08:37 2002 I don't know why the author of this article thinks that bsb's is finished. I am a fan and think that they are doing what should be done. Let the people miss you for a while and rest and enjoy your life and let your creative juices flow. Some of the other groups were/are so overexposed you hate to even see their face now. Backstreet boys are talented and supportive of each other. That's what makes them great. I'm looking forward to their return. Submitted by Paige from alpharetta GA USA Date: Wed Aug 21 20:55:42 2002 ok..so i started to read the article, and then i stopped, and then i came back and read the rest of it a few day later.... i laughed my ass off...personally, i thought it was funnny shit.but that's me.. so yeah, kevin, needs to stop talking. nick squeals when he sings, as does justin, who the hell is gonna buy there solo albums??? no offense to anybody that does... my opinion... so, they got cheated out of their money... that sucks, and the ticket prices were very high, but why did they play in arenas w. high ticket prices??? are they retarded?? do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth??? the firm didn't listen, and jive sucks eggs....well, maybe that's just pearlman... i always knew there was something funny about that guy...well not really... so leanne is now trying to control brian... and she has succeeded...aj is getting married to the ex porn star sarah..uughhh grody!!! nick hasn't gone through puberty yet, and howie??? what does he do??? and same w/ kevin!! nobody listen to old guy!! did the the firm listen..no did Jive listen. uh no. now what??? yeah back up!! GGRRRRRR....aaahhh!!! but they have us!! and there gonna be fine. so that writer, yeah he's got good points, but he has to make a living, so he talking outta his ass..and almost doing well..but he needs to stop, before i thoroughly bust a cap on his ass... so that's my opinion and you can't bitch back!! well, you can, but well yeah have fun!!! bye now... Submitted by Jason from Philadelphia PA USA Date: Wed Aug 21 20:48:27 2002 I think you all are a little obsessed to be writing so much when we all know so little. Don't believe everything you read. And I think they are just 5 guys who are extreemly talented (and now rich) and want to live normal lives for a bit. They must be exhausted from the past few years. Just sit back, stop spreading rumors, and wait for another CD. LEAVE THEM ALONE. They'll be back. There is nothing wrong with laying low and getting it togethor. First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 52 of 75