“Boyfriend” is not such a radical departure, but it does show a distinct quality of musical maturity – the kind of edginess with which Michael Jackson impressed his fans on “Thriller” years ago.įrom there on, the album hops between pop balladeering and up-tempo light funk. Love lost and then found is the transition to the BSB’s current single, the romantic ballad “Shape of My Heart,” which starts simply – as if it were a lullaby with acoustic instrumentation – and flows into a more standard pop arrangement featuring the Boys’ signature five-part harmonies.įinally, at song three – “Get Another Boyfriend” – Backstreet steps forward with the disc’s hardest tune. It isn’t the puppy-love mush many expect the band to wallow in.
The album starts strong with the Latin-spiced syncopated dance tune, “The Call,” where the boys take off their halos and sing about a guy who gets caught cheating. While the CD’s song order may differ, here’s how the 13-tune tape unrolled: On “Black & Blue,” the Backstreet Boys choose to stay on course – the collection is clearly a follow-up to “Millennium.”īackstreet’s personal publicity machine, based in California, refused to provide The Post with a copy of the final “Black & Blue” CD in time for a review by tomorrow’s release date, so The Post obtained a pre-production cassette tape here. *NSYNC’s latest album was startling because it was such a major stylistic about-face for the band. The Boys strike back tomorrow with the release of their third studio disc, a 13-song collection called “Black & Blue,” which voices the band’s anger at being a target for everyone taking a shot at this style of pop music. 2disc, “No Strings Attached,” earlier this year, the Backstreeters have had to play second fiddle. Their last disc, “Millennium,” sold a whopping 21 million copies worldwide.īut since the release of *NSYNC’s incredibly successful No. Morgan and Kevin Richardson – used to be the undisputed kings of the boy bands. The vocal quintet – featuring Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A.J. Jive RecordsThe Backstreet Boys are in the battle of their career.
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