Black And Blue - Backstreet Boys

...Introduction... As a fan of many musical artists (not many people would like Tool and Backstreet Boys together but i do), Backstreet Boys are one of my guilty pleasures. This album was released in 2000 when I was 16 years old and was one of my favourite albums of that year. A lot of the music I listened to back then I have chucked out as my taste in music changed but Black and Blue is one album that has stood the seven, nearly eight years since it's release. Here is my review. ...Track by Track Album Review... 1 The Call This opens with a telephone conversation between AJ and a girl. This track is a funky latin tinged ...

The Backstreet Boys new album is certainly more mature than the previous albums. They did show much more mature qualities in their "Millenium" album, but "Black & Blue" has a certain quality to it. If you are after pure pop - then perhaps you should rethink your choice of Backstreet Boys album - try "Backstreets Back". Tracks: 1 The Call A spanish/latino-feel cheating-heart pop/rock song that is the second and latest release from the album. Almost r&b in tone - but very catchy. I must admit that when I first heard it - I wasn't convinced, but it does grow on you. 2 Shape of my heart The first single ...

There comes a time in every boy band's and teen queen's career when the idols want freedom from their puppet-masters. The irony behind Backstreet Boys is that the more they strive to prove their adult autonomy, the closer Orlando's original sons come to resembling anonymous soft-pop professionals. On its third album, the quintet attempts to bolster its substantial serenading rep by teaming up with Babyface, covering Canadian crooner Dan Hill and writing its own cliche-driven slush. The results -- the Babyface-produced, Backstreet-penned "Time," Hill's "I Promise You (With Everything I Am)," AJ McLean's "Yes I Will," ...