Word: boying
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...Asked if he has a favorite performance of his own, Gibson says, "It's a funny thing. You look at something you did years ago, and it's like, 'Oh, boy! What was I thinking?'" His feet rest on the coffee table in his office, next to a tiny version of himself, a "Braveheart" doll wearing a kilt and waving a sword. "I think time makes one more aware of the light and shade in human behavior," he says. "Most people get better with time. The sad part is, you get old and ugly as you get better." Then...
Although it does not appear that the Backstreet Boys' third and latest American album will break the first-week sales record set in March by 'NSync's No Strings Attached, the Boys nevertheless reestablish their positions as heavyweights of pop with Black and Blue, unarguably the strongest boy band release of the year. Replete with standout tracks that reflect the quintet's maturation since Millennium, Black and Blue not only confirms the perennial hit-producing magic of Max Martin and Rami, the principal songwriter-producers behind the Boys, but also marks the fruits of Nick, Brian, A.J., Kevin and Howie...
With the exception of "Not For Me," whose harder street beats and flourishes of electronica reek of 'NSync's "It's Gotta Be Me," the Boy's up-tempo tracks prove the continuing ability of the Boys to offer pile-driving dance numbers. "The Call," "Get Another Boyfriend" and "Shining Star" are unquestionably the craziest cuts on Black and Blue and pulsate with the energy released when bad-boy pop meets hip-hop bounce...
...album rests with its collection of "I Want It That Way"-caliber ballads. "Shape of My Heart," the first single off the album, exudes a cleansing, almost baptismal optimism that can only be achieved with the perfect combination of euphonious melodies and impeccable harmonies. "More Than That" expands the Boys' legacy of classy groove-ballads by fusing the innocent lyrics of love with a dark, brooding and exotic minor baseline; Brian's angelic solo coupled with the other Boys' seamless choral entrance exemplifies musical maturity that the band worked tirelessly to express in this new album. "Time" is not only...
...Boy: Any boy who didn't punch a final club. Congratulations. You have dignity...