Backstreet Boys - Never Gone
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Artist: Backstreet BoysEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-06-14
Music Label: Jive
Soundtracks:
- Incomplete
- Just Want You To Know
- Crawling Back To You
- Weird World
- I Still...
- Poster Girl
- Lose It All
- Climbing The Walls
- My Beautiful Woman
- Safest Place To Hide
- Siberia
- Never Gone
Music reviews of Never Gone
Music Review: BSB is not for everyone, I will give you that .....but at the same time ROCK music isn't for everyone EITHER
Rating: 3 Stars
A review by a listener who enjoys ALL kinds of music.
There are TWO (2) SECTIONS in this particular review:
(A) In defense of not only BSB, but many other musical artist out there.
(B) My 2 cents on the album and some unreleased/imported songs
(A) In defense of not only BSB, but many other musical artist out there
I know that a certain percentage of "music lovers" (fans, critics alike) would not classify the style, music composition, or vocal abilities of the Backstreet Boys as remotely great or good. Plus, they may not even consider them real musicians given that they don't play their own instruments (guitars, drums, piano, etc) or what they produce as music. If not music, then let's say they are "VOCAL AND AUDIO ENTERTAINERS." It's still a form of art. The Backstreet Boys are artists. And many of their songs are entertaining. More importantly, music not only encompasses instruments but it also may include one's voice. Just look at opera singers. They don't play instruments but do use their vocal talents; are their performance not a form of music?
There are certain reviewers that can vouched that certain members of the group do play an instrument here and there, although not for each and every song produced. I personally do understand what they mean when such people play the instrument-card. They're probably saying that because BSB don't play instruments for each and every one of their songs, they are not real musicians. The definition of instruments does includes anything from an audio recorder or one of those apparatus that produces distorted sounds, synthesizers, etc to a piano or guitar.
Sure, I can understand that, but...
But if that were the case, BSB would be playing rock/alternative/heavy metal instead of pop music. Whether or not one plays a musical instrument usually is indicative of a few things: rock music or an orchestra ensemble. But one must understand that the Backstreet Boys (BSB) are NOT doing rock music, but rather pop music; which is simply two different genres although there may be overlaps here and there. The bottom line is that the BSB are not rockers; they don't play and perform rock music-that's not what they're all about. They're about pop music, or better yet, "VOCAL AND ADUIO ENTERTAINERS"....entertainers, they are entertaining to a certain percentage of the population but definitely not all.
Secondly, not all rock musicians have great singing voices. Many a times, they even "suck" if you will. Again, I enjoy all kinds of music (predominantly country, pop, rock/alternative). Sometimes you need to accentuate what you do best. For certain percentage of rockers (notice that I'm NOT saying all rockers, but there are a handful) that can't quite sing, they use they musical instruments to essentially drown out or mask their vocals. On top of that, a newly concocted rock piece does not constitute good music. There are plenty of instances where rock artist simply have "fillers" to balance their album. "Fillers," songs that are not great but the artist simply needed a complete the album so that it may be properly marketed.
A note about "copying" other people's music...well you must understand that everything pretty much have been recycled over and over. Hip hop for example is notorious for recycling other genre of music. If an hiphop artist deems a certain beat appropriate, either country, soft rock, alternative, hiphop, classical, etc, they'd attempt to get in contact with that particular company to get permission to use that beat. Yes, lyrically, hiphop songs differ from one another but not a whole a lot.
The bottom line is that BSB has a fairly large fan base. There are folks that enjoy their offerings and that's enough said. Every one has his or her own preference. This is why we as human beings have CHOICES. As with different brand shoes, jeans, stereo system, automobiles, clothing articles, we choose what we like. Certain people like to follow the trend while others do not. If you don't like the stuff, you don't make the purchase. It's simple as that. There is no need to put others down for the simple fact that they don't agree with you. Life is based on making choices, and we all have that right.
But according to the definitions of musician, music and instruments, the Backstreet Boys are (as are others in the industry: U2, The Beetles, Nirvana, Hole, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, Gun's N Roses, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Soundgarden, Styx, Marilyn Manson, David Bowe, Audioslave, Deftones, Foo Fighters, Pink Floyd, Green Day, Cold Play, Adena, Dove, My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, Rob Thomas, MatchBox 20, Goo Goo Dolls, R.E.M., Soul Asylum, Good Charlotte, Evanescence, 3 Doors Down, Ray Charles, B52s, Alkaline Trio, Eric Clapton, Anita Baker, Garbage, Madonna, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Hiliary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, NSYNC, 5ive, A1, Spice Girls, Westlife, Shania Twain, Chely Wright, Faith Hill, Reba McIntyre, Jessica Andrews, Willie Nelson, Chalee Tennison, Jill Sobule, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Brad Paisley, Celine Dion, John Tesh, Stevie Nicks, Tupac, Dr. Dre, Notorious BIG, Nelly, Enimen, 50 Cents, Ice T, Ice Cube, Beastie Boys, Destiny Child, Mariah Carey, etc, etc, etc, etc...you get the picture)
MUSIC
1. The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.
2. Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.
3. A musical composition.
a. The written or printed score for such a composition.
b. Such scores considered as a group: We keep our music in a stack near the piano.
4. A musical accompaniment.
5. A particular category or kind of music.
6. An aesthetically pleasing or harmonious sound or combination of sounds: the music of the wind in the pines.
MUSICIAN
1. One who composes, conducts, or performs music, especially instrumental music.
2. Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) [syn: instrumentalist, player] 2: artist who composes or conducts music as a profession"
INSTRUMENT
1. A device for recording, measuring, or controlling, especially such a device functioning as part of a control system.
2. Music. A device for playing or producing music: a keyboard instrument.
COMPOSE
1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: an exhibit composed of French paintings; the many ethnic groups that compose our nation. See Usage Note at comprise.
2. To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
3. To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).
4. To make (oneself) calm or tranquil: Compose yourself and deal with the problems logically.
5. To settle or adjust; reconcile: They managed to compose their differences.
6. To arrange aesthetically or artistically.
7. Printing. To arrange or set (type or matter to be printed).
8. To create a literary or musical piece.
9. Printing. To set type.
CONDUCT
1. Music. To lead (an orchestra, for example).
2. To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit.
PERFORM
1. To portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience: The juggler performed atop a unicycle.
2. To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.
(B) My 2 cents on the album
As far as the album is concern, my ratings: 3.5/5
Domestic release
1. INCOMPLETE 3.5/5 (radio hit, arrangements could have been better)
2. JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW 4.6/5 (upbeat ballad-esque, `combo of shape of my heart + the one)
3. CRAWLING BACK TO YOU 4.5/5 (resembles "don't wanna lose you now" but with a little edge)
4. WEIRD WORLD 3.2/5 (resembles "Darlin' + Set Adrift on Memory Bliss + Anywhere for you)
5. I STILL... 4.9/5 (upbeat ballad-esque, `I want it that way'-ish)
6. POSTER GIRL 3.8/5 (Does not sound like the Backstreet Boys, more upbeat, R&B-esque. Resembles R&B hip/hop group Blackstreet)
7. LOSE IT ALL 5/5 ( Nick Carter Starts it off but NOT a solo offering. Probably my favorite song on the album. Ballad-esque)
8. CLIMBING THE WALLS 5/5 (Brian starts it off, Upbeat "Quit Playing with My Heart + As Long as you love me combo but edgier)
9. MY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN 3/5 (Drums/R&B/hip-hoppish effect. "Hey Mr. DJ-esque" + but not as catchy as "Everyone" from Black & Blue album)
10. SAFEST PLACE TO HIDE 4.75/5 (`The Perfect Fan-esque' but better, Slow ballad)
11. SIBERIA 4.4/5(R&B effect opening, upbeat-edgy-ballad predominant, If taken out of album and as single: 4.8/5 Included as part of album 4.2/5 (rating simply based on instruments employed, song is good though)
12. NEVER GONE 4.5/5 (slow ballad, `The Perfect Fan-esque', `How Did I fall in Love with you-esque" "It's True-esque" "I Promise You-esque")
ALBUM OVERALL: 3.72 / 5 (but better than prior offerings)
Unreleased/Import findings: (*the majority if not all of the following is predominantly R&B/HipHoppish_
1. Songs for the Unloved 3.3/5 (Upbeat/R&B, "We've got it goin' on-esque", Most of the lyrics consist of "this one is for the...")
2. Rush Over Me 3.1/5 (Slow/R&B, Set Adrift A Memory Bliss-esque, but NO where near as "catchy" as "No One else comes close" Or "Spanish Eyes", "Catchiness" near the likes of Set Adrift A memory Bliss)
3. Movin' On 2/5 (Acapella-esque with a beat, "Set Adrift A Memory Bliss")
4. Color My World 2.76/5 (Ballad/slow, Similar to "Rush over me")
5. Don't Disturb This Groove 2.1/5 (Something that would have belonged on their first album; Set Adrift a memory Bliss but not accapella-ish)
6. Love Is 3.3/5 (R&B; Something that Justin Timberlake may have done; sounds kind of like him too, "Cry Me A River" but without the heavy beat in the background plus not a strong of a song, more ballad-esque that Justin would have done)
7. Memories 4.1/5 (Ballad/Slow, "Perfect Fan-esque" )
8. Forces of Nature 1.9 /5 (Bad Chorus, couldn't wait til song was over)
9. Set It Off 4.7/5 (Extreme Upbeat/R&B/HipHOP, and nothing less, Something that Justin Timberlake would have definitely done, "Rock your Body-esque" but even harder. "Larger than Life" ish but much harder/Hiphop harder/Justin Timberlake harder.)
UNRELEASED/IMPORTED STUFF OVERALL: 2.7 / 5
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