The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 51 of 75 Submitted by christie from orlando florida USA Date: Thu Aug 22 11:17:22 2002 this article was just another drama in the music biz. backstreet isn't done yet. they still have many songs to do and any solo stuff is just that. i have been a fan since the very begining. i will always be a fan of a group who grows with their music. i like the fact that they got away from the firm. that group was just looking out for themselves making the firm a more powerful company. i do believe they made their success on the back of backstreetboys. goodluck to nick on his solo thing and also to bsb i hope to hear a new album in the near future. i am a real fan of the music. Submitted by Amy Fikisz from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA Date: Thu Aug 22 11:15:22 2002 The Lost Boys article really disgusted me, I cannot believe that record labels would screw over their artists like that. By reading this you can 100% tell that the Backstreet Boys never had a time when they weren't being screwed over. I mean with Lou Pearlman, how inconsiderate can this man be? Trying to make Brian prolong his heart surgery because of a tour...HEART SURGERY...this man is crazy. And when he BSB's wouldn't do what Pearlman wanted he created another group to throw in their faces, come on now. This is all bull sh*t! Oh, and I just think that is is such a coincidence that whenever the BSB's have something coming out Nsync somehow gets their stuff out a week before our boys...hence Nick's release of "Help Me" and justins song. All I can say is that this new album that the boys have coming out is going to totally reinvent themselves and hopefully they don't have to put up with all this label bull sh*t!!!! Submitted by Claire, and Therese from Albuquerque NM USA Date: Thu Aug 22 11:03:56 2002 We have been big bsb fans for a long time now. Reading this article just confirmed our ideas on why the band is not getting the type of response they once did when they were putting out the Millennium cd. We have gone to both concerts, the Millennium and Black and Blue and have noticed a destinct difference. Therese thinks Nick is dumb for insisting on a solo career and thinks he should have stayed with the other bsb members because this implies that he can succeed without AJ,Howie,Brian,and Kevin. What made the Backstreet Boys the best band, was all five of them bringing their voices together in a way that made it awesome. I think that the backstreet boys need to take a good look at what made them successful and see that it wasn't their inflated egos or how much money they make, but it is the music's messages, that they all put together, unified. Submitted by Leslie from USA Date: Thu Aug 22 10:52:49 2002 I thought the article was extremely informative, but at the same time rude. Why would anyone approve this article to be shown on a BSB fan site! These critics have got to realize that they are humans with lives-families,friends- and if they need to take a break, let them! I highly doubt that they can stay out of this business for long.Don't worry fans. they'll be back! Submitted by Lorin from USA Date: Thu Aug 22 10:45:25 2002 The NY Times a Backstreet fan? Did the NY Times watch Backstreet Boys from day one-follow their every step in their careers? I highly doubt that. And not for nothing but we as fans have to realize that the gossip about Backstreet Boys, the things they go through in the music world will NOT end! All we can do is support them and be behind them 110%! Over the years of watching Brian, Kevin, Nick, Howie, and AJ I have realized that nothing can come in their way. Sure, they aren't going to get along 24/7! Think about it if you hung around 4 of your friends day after day you'd eventually find little odds and ends that annoy you and get on your nerves, so why is it supposed to be different for Backstreet? The Backstreet Boys are able to over come anything--and as long as we have faith in them, they will! This article showed me how cruel this industry could be, and I am feeling with in my heart the pain that the guys had to go through, but you know that old saying "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Well, I think that the guys are becoming very familiar with that saying, and for the sake of them so am I! Backstreet always proves the media wrong every album release that they make, so just root for them on the sidelines and everything will be fine! KTBSPA and try not to let this get to you to much, the guys don't! Submitted by Nick Carter's girl from Delta OHIO USA Date: Thu Aug 22 10:45:22 2002 I been a bsb fan for 6 years and I dont wont BSB to break up. but if they said they are when you would hear it from the BACKSTREETBOYS if they are gonna break up but the bsb r not going to break up cuz bsb never said anything about breaking up. you heard every rumor from other bsb. they think they know every about the bsb. KTBSPA Submitted by galya from Tel Aviv Israel Date: Thu Aug 22 10:37:51 2002 ohh..I am so glad somebody put it up!! its KILLING ME!!!! all of it...it aint just this article... it's eveything! it driving me CRAZY.. this nick solo album those rumors who NEVER stop the boys future.. I wish the boys can just have the new album as soon as possible and all this fear and pain will go away! Submitted by Sonia from Montreal Canada Date: Thu Aug 22 10:12:18 2002 It's not because Nick is having a solo career and a CD coming up that we have to say that BSB are breaking up. I'm pretty sure that there were tensions between them but as Nick said in many interviews, they ARE STILL TOGETHER. But right now, Nick wants to do things on his own and he has the right to do them. It's sure that it doesn't please everybody but we have to support him and the BSB no matter what! Submitted by Christelle from Lachute Qc Canada Date: Thu Aug 22 09:54:01 2002 The article made me sick to my stomac. The BSB are still here. How dare they speak like that! Submitted by Rose-Anne from blairstown nj USA Date: Thu Aug 22 09:41:55 2002 hey everyone. i have been a die-hard bsb fan for as long as i can remember, and whether bsb breaks up or not, i will always be their biggest fan. i bought that paper, and read it over and over, and i love nick and everything, but i really dont understand y he would want to go solo. i understand that he wants to prove that he can do good on his own, but i think he's proved that he can be successful in anything he does anyway. i think that if he goes solo, it might hurt bsb's act...i'm not sure about that, cuz aj didnt hurt bsb's act with his alcoholism, brian and kevin didnt hurt bsb's act when they got married, and nick didnt hurt it with the whole nightclub thing. but i'm not sure about his solo act. if u have any statements for me, e-mail me please :) ktbspa! Submitted by Nikki from USA Date: Thu Aug 22 09:41:25 2002 I think the article shows us exactly how ruthless the music industry can be. It's not about 'five guys trying tolive out their dreams.' It's about money, publicity, and fame. The Backstreet Boys are a group of extremely talented guys that have worked incredibly hard to get to where they are. Their managers were just taking advantage of the guys fame and their fans. They didn't care about anything but the money. And I don't entirely agree with the title of the article. I don't think that BSB is a pop sensation that came undone. I think their a pop sensation that will be around forever. Submitted by Nick from Champaign Illinois USA Date: Thu Aug 22 09:10:26 2002 I think this article had some truth to it. Most artists are just puppets so other people can become rich.As for the article, everyone has the right to voice their opinions. So us as fans read it, and move on. Trust in our Boys' to be there for us, just like we are there for them. Nick's solo album is perfect timing. After his album is released, the Boys' album will be released, and it will show everyone that the Backstreet Boys are a group, and it will mean more to the fans and them, because no matter what happens in life, they will be able to work through it and deliver the best album ever. I've supported the Boys' since Quit Playing Games came out, and I will support them for a long time. And now it's time to support Nick with his solo career, AJ being sober, and Kevin and Brian with their new lives as a family. Submitted by Eleonore from - - Sweden Date: Thu Aug 22 08:56:52 2002 I agree with Joyce from WA also. No matter what anyone says or writes no matter how much experts they say they are I wont care! I am 22 years old and I will always appriciate BSB's music no matter what happends to them. I will always listen to their music, and I will always be happy for whatever decicions they make in their life. Weather it is getting children getting married or making a solo album. I will not let BSB down after being a fan for 7 years. Submitted by Katherine from Stockton-On-Tees United Kingdom Date: Thu Aug 22 07:29:18 2002 This article just shows how insensitive and manipulative record and management companies can be just to make themselves money. It makes me angry to think that the Backstreet Boys have been treated in such a way, and they will only be the tip of the iceberg. I can't understand why they put up with such treatement, or why they didn't tell us, the fans, what was going on. If I knew they didn't want to release a Hits album, i wouldn't have bought it and I'm sure many others would be the same. The truth about what goes on behind the scence in record companies should be revealed to everyone, as things like this shouldn't be allowed to happen to anyone. I just hope that, with the support from the fans, Backstreet will make it through these obstacles and go on for many more years. KTBSBPA! Submitted by Karen from Wodonga Victoria Australia Date: Thu Aug 22 03:32:29 2002 I agree with Joyce WA USA. We have here in Australia the tall poppy syndrome. This is where people are built up by the media as something special only to be torn down once they become big. The fact that there are so many detrimental articles on the boys just shows how big they really are. I believe that they will come back bigger and better than ever. They just need time to re-group and get back on track. Have faith and be ready to show your support. I am a 30 year old fan and have been since 1997. They are one of the few groups, like ABBA, that I will love forever. Submitted by Vanessa from Florida USA Date: Thu Aug 22 02:33:05 2002 I was somewhat sadned by this article, but it surely wasn't a bad one. It just shows again what kind of industry it can be. You either work like a machine making millions of dollars (of which you're not even gonna see much) and lose your identity, or hit the road...as cold and hard as that. And the media's there just to create conflict and friction. To think these guys have endured all this and more, broken free and kept on truckin, is just admirable to me. They've showed everyone that they're not the "throw in the towel" kinda band. I personally think they still got years to come and we definitely haven't heard the last of them. Submitted by Annie from Brisbane Queensland Australia Date: Thu Aug 22 02:20:15 2002 hey, this is annie here... well...what can i say? alot of the info may be true..but what they said about backstreet isn't true. backstreet aint backstreet without all five members...we all know that is true. so who cares what he or anyone else thinks...seriously. we know and love them...for who they are, what music they produce and the band they are so that should be all that matters! Submitted by Melynda from Somewhere in Canada Date: Thu Aug 22 01:34:48 2002 Hey! I read that article on my e-mail about two days ago. I think that suck that the media think like that about the boys. Personally I really don’t care what people say about them( The Media). But deep inside my heart, I think it was low from the New York Times. Since 1993, the Backstreet Boys being into ups and downs. Like Brian’s heart surgery, deaf of some family members and friends, A.J in rehab and Nick with is problem with the law (You all know what I am talking about. No need to say more). But that doesn't mean that the Backstreet Boys are over. I know that every fairytales got to have an end on each story. And am sure that “dude” want to beat them down because they not in the public eye that much to protect they self . But As long that WE AS FANS are going to Keep The Backstreet Pride Alive, they music will still live on. That one, am positive about that. So Keep That Pride Alive like we always do and am sure that the Backstreet Boys will kick some butts (Like some Boy Band that I’m think about right now *lol*). P.S: Sorry for those fans who like that band that I’m talking about in the in that last part. Just an int. if you really want to know it’s starts like that "N_ _ _ _ ". Submitted by Gia from Virginia Beach VA USA Date: Thu Aug 22 01:24:55 2002 In someways I agree with the articles and is other ways I don't. I do believe they were puppets in the beginning, but now they have pretty much broken away from that. I also understand bsb wants to move on. I just feel they have two choices: 1. If they want to stay in the market they should stay with the sound they already have, or 2. do what they want to sound like but face the fact that they will not be as popular as they once were. I hope they stay together through it all and do it simply for the love of music. So if their album does not sell as well, they should get upset over it; but know that the true fans will ALWAYS be there for them. BSB has real talent and that will keep them going. Because to me they will always be larger than life! Submitted by Gina from USA Date: Thu Aug 22 01:16:12 2002 Nick is a HUGE part of this group Apperance wise and Vocal wise. im happy for nick with his solo thing (just like nsync to copy except lances who space codet thing) but i mean you all kn as well as i do the group will fall if nick leaves or gets "kicked out" Nick needs to stay of Bsb will be gone *shudders* makes me want to throw up at the thought. lets just hope they work it out First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 51 of 75