Backstreet Boys-Never Gone
August 23rd 2008 08:30
Record Label: Jive
Year: 2005
Track listing:
01. incomplete
02. just want you to know
03. crawling back to you
04. weird world
05. I still…
06. Poster girl
07. Lose it all
08. Climbing the walls
09. My beautiful woman
10. Safest place to hide
11. Siberia
12. Never gone
Once upon a time, in the early 2000’s the
But then things started to go wrong for the band. One of them started dabbling in recreational drugs, another took a wrong turn with alcohol, and one of their shining stars, Nick Carter, decided to hit the solo path.
Fast track to 2005, and the boys were back, sober and drug-free and ready to show the world that they have not lost their magic touch, with their newest album, Never Gone.
And despite their four-year hiatus, the fans are still strong and their music has not changed too much. There are still the sugar-coated lyrics, and the harmonies that made the band big in the first place.
The only thing that has changed is that their music has matured, along with the boys, and this could probably be their most personal album to date, as the songs reflect the changes that have come with growing up.
In an essence the band has gone from being the pop boy band, to a band of men, who know exactly all the marketing tricks to keep their fans true to them.
This album was a surprise for me, as I expected it to be much similar to their other music. In an essence it is, yet the album is actually really good too. Like the others, it is filled with ballad style songs, but then The Backstreet Boys are never going to be hard rockers. It’s not their style. However the band has changed in the fact that they have recruited big guns to help elevate them back to fame. They not only used a Darryn Hayes penned song, but also team up with John Shanks who has worked with Sheryl Crow, Kelly Clarkson, Ashlee Simpson and Hilary Duff.
The boy’s have stayed true to form, and they manage to slide gracefully through each song, almost as if they have no been apart for four years. The songs are fluffy pop, but it’s the type of music the boys are best with.
It’s not surprising that their comeback was so successful, and it’s a step in the right direction for the boys.
Songs not to be missed: 'Just Want You To Know', 'I Still', Siberia and the co-penned Kevin Richardson track, never gone.
I give it 4/5
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