The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 57 of 75 Submitted by joey kookoomunga from manchester NH USA Date: Wed Aug 21 12:41:04 2002 tisk tisk NY times.don't worry bsb fans, the backstreet boys are here to stay.HOW DARE THE ARTICLE BLAMES THE MARRIGES OF BRIAN AND KEVIN FOR THE "DOWNFALL" OF THE GROUP.What "downfall"?they are taking well deserved time off.what are they supposed to do ,put their lives in hold for some 14 yr old girl? NO! They don't get the damn respect they deserve from the media (excluding MTV's john norris, & carson daily) the article doesn't focus on the good things the bsb does, like Brian's healthy heart club, kevin's just within reach foundation, and howie d's lupus foundation. FUCK *NSYNC! the only reason why their 2nd album "No Talent Attached" sold so much in it's first week is because when Justin Iddiot,and the rest of those bsb posers were on trl,he urged *Nsync fans to BUY MULTIPLE COPIES!(remember?)the only reason why *nsync is sooo popular is because THEY DON"T KNOW WHEN TO GET OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT AND LET SOMEONE ELSE HAVE IT! the only reason why justin is coming out with a solo album is because he wants to copy nick. the article also failed to mention that black & blue sold 5 million in it's 1 week of release (a new record).that a better record than the us record. if ya don't believe me go to the news index. as for one person who said that the bsb are uptight when they are interviewed and nsync are fun and laughing when they are interviewed i stongly disagree with you.did ya see them on the rosie o'donell sow when they were promoting black & blue? they were hillarious. did you see them on mtv diary? they were hillarious.as for the "end" i'll alter a p.diddy song. "THEY AIN'T GO...IN NOWHERE, THEY AINT....... GOIN' NOWHERE, THEY CAN'T BE STOPPED NOW 'CAUSE ITS BACKSTREET FOR LIFE!" as for nick's solo project, i wish him the best. i think that the next album will blow the competition away because this time they are taking their time,not rushing it, and have good people behinde them like r&b genniuos Jermine Despree( worked with another great group jagged edge, recommend getting "J.E. Heartbreak", and Jagged Little Thrill"), and they will get more guy fans becuase of jermine despree working with them. P.S. shows like American Idol are ruining the music industry. do you agree? Submitted by April from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 12:33:09 2002 Oh Yea go to MTV and VOTE VOTE VOTE. Submitted by April from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 12:27:28 2002 Well no matter what I stand behind all 5 of them. I've been a fan for years and years and I'm not gonna stop now. It almost sounds like they are hinting towards something deeper. Plus we all know how the magazines, newspapers, and reporters are. They report only what will sell, and NOT the truth. So, lets just continue to do what us BSB fans do best........PTBSPA!!!!!!! Submitted by Amanda from Ottawa Ontario Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 12:09:56 2002 Although I love every one of the Backstreet Boys no matter what and I would never stop being a fan, it almost seems as though the other four Backstreet Boys (or at least Kevin) are somehow trying to sabotage (or in better words, lesser the success of) Nick's solo career. It seems kind of ironic that in the same week that Nick releases "Help Me", an article is released about how the rest of the Boys are against Nick's decision to have a solo career on the side. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong and this article doesn't portray the Backstreet Boys' true feelings properly or maybe Nick really does deserve less success (maybe his intentions are not good for the group--I mean how many of us, aside from his family and close friends, can say that we know the REAL Nick Carter?) But in any case, I love "Help Me" and as long as the music is good (from Nick & the rest of the Boys), I will always be a fan. And now that Justin is following Nick's footsteps (as usual), I am even more eager to support Nick. I'm tired of seeing 'N Sync succeed. I know they're two different groups now, but they got their fame by ripping off the Backstreet Boys' style and music. I don't care if it was Lou Pearlman or Jive Records who moulded them after the Backstreet Boys. 'N Sync have minds of their own and they should have work harder to be more creative to succeed in a fresh and unique way. People say the Backstreet Boys were created in a mould of the New Kids On The Block, but let's face it, NKOTB were created to be an R & B based group (by Maurice Starr)--their music, dancing and look was completely different than the Backstreet Boys. The only similarities I ever saw were five guys who sang. Submitted by steffi from santa barbara california USA Date: Wed Aug 21 12:06:19 2002 You see i believe that this is their low point. Every band has had a low point. Some of the greatest and most respected groups in the world have had low points. I know aerosmith went through a period of like 10 years before having another hit. not that i'm saying bsb is aerosmith, i know they aren't but it is an example. Not only that but i was watching something on the beatles and there was a year when everyone was saying they were yesterdays news and that their time of fame was over. Well beatles changed their image and their music style and came back. Again i'm not doing band comparisons i'm just saying that the guys have the talent and the ability to change things in their favor again. I dont think they will ever be as big as they were but i believe they will be around with their fan base and maybe some more ywho like the music. At least I hope so. I know i will be a fan forever whether they are around or not becuase i can never forget what they did for me. I believe that that is in their favor as well; they have touched people deeper than just the music and that is why a lot of fans will always be around. i am just hopeful, and i believe that they are talented and deserve another chance to work out the kinks.Oh by the by I am 17yrs old my cousin is 15 and i have two other 17yr old friends that are fans. I think that these news people and magazine people need to talk to the fans too. Submitted by morgan from pa USA Date: Wed Aug 21 11:53:46 2002 ok, 1st of all,nsync would not be here if it werent for bsb. they were put together by that fat asshole lou pearlman to get back at the backstreet boys. bsb were the ones that opened up the door for them. do u think its a coincidence that nsync left lou pearlman also and went to the SAME record label as bsb? and bsb did not lose their younger audience i was at their concert and like 50% of it was little kids. and why is it such a big deal that they're married? most people their age do get married!!! and joey fatone has a freeken kid and no one makes a big deal out of that. the title of the article bothered me the most. they're not lost they're recording another album. and the part were it says they came undone, makes it sound like they broke up, and they didnt. just because nick is doing a solo career, dosnt mean they're breaking up! and i personally think that nick's solo career is gonna be bigger then justins. and obviously the people that voted at mtv do to. and at least nick's voice dosnt sound like a girls. justin should go through puberty 1st the try again later. haha. but everyone get it through ur damn head, that bsb is NOT breakin up!! Submitted by Janis from Cambridge Ontario Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 11:10:53 2002 Where do you start to comment on a situation that is so complicated and thrives on the opinions of fans? The most controversial topic is the relationship between the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. I think the first thing we have to remember is that the Backstreets Boys, as a group, have lead the way as far as pop music is concerned. 'N Sync followed suit, and they did it well. I find now, the bands have gone in two totally different directions, and you can see that in songs like "Bye, Bye, Bye" compared to "The Call", one is a lot more mature than the other. When I see 'N Sync, I see 5 boys only after fame, fortune and the kind of love that does not surpass the aformentioned material things. The Backstreet Boys are concerned with what will hurt them or help them in the long run. This is not a letter of hate, or judgement. It is to help you remember that you can't compare two unlike things. It's fundamental. The Backstreet Boys will come out on top because they started on top, the right way. The honest way. *disclaimer* this letter is only a matter of opinion. Submitted by Christie from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 10:58:59 2002 I think this article is true in some parts and false in some parts, because i don't know who this man thinks he is the other guys will never repalce Nick. Because Kevin, Brian, Howie, A.J, and Nick complete THE BACKSTREET BOYS!!! And I think Nicks' solo album will help the group,it will just show how talanted he all the guys are to do this!!!!!! Submitted by JoJo from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 10:49:27 2002 For every line you type here, make sure you request Nick Carter's "Help Me" twice as much. If you bother your DJs enough, they WILL play it. MTV has a poll between Justin and Nick as to whose song you like better. Right now (August 21)it's as follows: 50% Nick-Help Me 32% Justin-Like I Love You 8% I like them both You know how important MTV is. BSB fans used to have MTV on lockdown. Then we got lazy. Now we have to get it back. VOTE! Submitted by jess from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 10:26:43 2002 just reading back over the article, and who does that guy at the end think he's fooling? everyone knows that if nick leaves the backstreet boys, they'll be gone within a week. there's no way they could replace nick. i mean, look at the spice girls. and to compare the backstreet boys to the eagles is just stupid. the bsb are ok and they have some talent, but there's no WAY they'll EVER be as sucessful as the eagles... :) jess http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nick_the_man Submitted by Molly from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 10:16:32 2002 Yes, to a certain extent, they DID lose an audience. There actually are some people out there who are naive enough to think that they'll meet Nick and he'll fall madly in love. It's the same with Brian and everybody else....at least it was before they got married. I know 3 of my friedns who stopped being fans when they got married. As ignorant and superficial as that is, it happens. But we just have to support the boys THAT much more in order to make up for it. Submitted by jess from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 10:13:09 2002 i don't hate the bsb...i just am not a fan. i am a fan of NICK. i LOVE nick. but not the bsb. i don't like n'sync either. i'm just an innocent bystander, giving my opinion. can't you respect that? :) jess http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nick_the_man Submitted by Sharon from Netherlands Date: Wed Aug 21 10:09:09 2002 if she wants to write a letter she can do that, u have nothing to say about that. and even the best papers post lies. they lost their young audience? nuh uh. here i quote it from the article: "the Backstreet Boys lost their young audience" so thats a lie. they might have lost some of it but not all. Submitted by Molly from DuBois Pennsylvania USA Date: Wed Aug 21 10:02:19 2002 *Sigh* Good lord! A lot of you people really need to mature and grow up a little bit. There's NO NEED to jump on Jess because she thinks that NSYNC have more charisma in interviews. To be honest, they DO. Do you remember the one-on-ones in the group interview? Kevin did ALL the talking. And he's also the one who showed a LACK of respect by telling NSYNC to find their own identity, which they have done. And what people need to realize is that NSYNC has worked their asses off as much as BSB in order to gain success. Regardless of the fact that they "copied" them, they still worked hard. Any artist in music industry is going to work as hard as they possibly can. And trying to take that away is just ridiculous and blind-sighted. And whatever you do, DO NOT go writing letters to the New York Times yelling at the journalist. It just gives ALL of us a bad name. He'll take one look at your letter, laugh, and then throw it in the paper shredder. Because what he did was JOURNALISM, and it was a very good article. I'm glad it was printed, because it sheds so much light on everything. And if you even TRY to say that he doesn't have the facts right, think about it! This is the New York fucking Times! They don't put stuff in their paper just for the purpose of trying to be superior by trashing the Backstreet Boys! They have better things to do! This was an article that was used to shed light on the music industry, and it did just that. Whether you like what it says or not, you can't just assume that it's all lies, because guess what? If it was lies it wouldn't be in there. Submitted by Sharon from Netherlands Date: Wed Aug 21 09:56:10 2002 No problem. You're so right. It still wonders me why Nsync fans keep coming to a BSB site when they don't even like them. I don't like Nsync but you won't find me on an Nsync site whining about them. I don't like them, period, but I don't care that other people do like them, good for them, that doesn't give me the right to annoy them by saying how stupid they are... This is a site for BSB fans, not for people who wanna start fights or whatever. If you wanna talk about how great you think Nsync is, then go to an Nsync site, not to a BSB site. If you do like Nsync and not the BSB then why spoil your time on a BSB site... Submitted by maral from markham ontario Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 09:33:46 2002 thanx sharon, all the backstreet support we can get rox! KTBSPA Submitted by Maral from Markham Ontario Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 09:32:25 2002 Ok this one Is for Jess, If you don't liek BSB then thats fine, everyone has there own opinion, but don't come onto a BSB site and say things like that, have some respect girl. The music industy has nothing to do with being funny, It only has to do with Music! Not being funny or hot or nice, or kind, It has ntohing to do with that, it has to do with HARD WORK, which N'sync wouldn't know about cuz success was handed out on a plate to them, cuz of BSB. Thats why Its called the MUSIC industry! It only has to do with the music. So don't come onto this site saying that KEVIN is a prike! If you read the article, kevin is the one who Is always saying nive things about N'sync, and about how they deserve there success. He has respect unliek any of you ungrateful savages! Submitted by Sharon from Netherlands Date: Wed Aug 21 09:29:28 2002 I agree with Maral, you go girl!! Submitted by jess from USA Date: Wed Aug 21 09:10:34 2002 mia is totally right. n'sync is a very talented group, and they deserve as much respect as the bsb. the boys don't get the love and respect b/c they take themselves too fucking seriously. if you look at an n'sync interview, and then you look at a bsb interview, the same questions asked, i guarentee you that the n'sync will be the guys laughing and having a good time, and then bsb will just be sitting there looking at the floor, while that arrogant prick kevin does all the talking. there is a reason for sucess in this business...it is called CHARISMA. n'sync has it, bsb doesn't. the results are clear. :) jess http://groups/yahoo.com/group/nick_the_man Submitted by Maral from Markham Ontario Canada Date: Wed Aug 21 09:04:03 2002 Ok, first to start off, i would just like to say to this chick Mia, who has poste a letter to shut the hell up! how dare u come to a BSB site and put them down! are u stupid? Hunny i have one thing to say to u, get UR info right! The only reason ur stupid N'sync is even in this industy is becouse of BSB, you should be kissing the ground they walk on! Oh Ya, and by the way, BSB WRITES, SINGS (UNLIKE N'SYNC) AND EVEN PRODUCES MOST OF THERE ALBUMS AND SONGS.HOW DARE YOU COME ONTO THIS SITE AND SAY THINGS THAT ARE NOT EVEN TRUE. BSB CAME OUT FIRST AND OPENED UP THE INDUSTY, THATS THE ONLY REASON N'SYNC IS OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO DON'T SAY THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE. And as for the article I THOUGHT IT WAS STUPID, IM WRITTING A letter right now to the new york times, cuz they don't even have half the info right in it. Im upset and even madder about the stupidness of some ppl. I think journalist's should have the write info before they say things that are not true. Maral*** Canada First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 57 of 75