jueves, 8 de octubre de 2009
THE BACKSTREETBOYS: Seventh CD, 'This Is Us,' Won't Pack The Dance Floor
"This Is Us"
Backstreet Boys (Jive Records)
The newest
CD from the Backstreet Boys features a number of uptempo, club-sounding
songs - but the weak effort from this quartet won't have you running to
the dance floor.
CD from the Backstreet Boys features a number of uptempo, club-sounding
songs - but the weak effort from this quartet won't have you running to
the dance floor.
"This Is Us," the group's seventh studio album,
is full of boring, uneventful tracks - though hitmaking producers like
RedOne, T-Pain, Jim Jonsin and Ryan Tedder help out.
is full of boring, uneventful tracks - though hitmaking producers like
RedOne, T-Pain, Jim Jonsin and Ryan Tedder help out.
What may be
most disappointing is that Swedish producer Max Martin - who helmed
classic grooves for the boy band like "I Want it That Way" and
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" - fails to present anything as
addictive on "This Is Us."
most disappointing is that Swedish producer Max Martin - who helmed
classic grooves for the boy band like "I Want it That Way" and
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" - fails to present anything as
addictive on "This Is Us."
"Straight Through My Heart," the lead
single, is too average as is "She's a Dream," a poorly written love
tale. The worst is "PDA," where the boys claim they will be "kissing,
touching with my hands all over your booty" at Starbucks, the club,
restaurant, grocery store, movies and beach. Stop. Please. Thank you.
single, is too average as is "She's a Dream," a poorly written love
tale. The worst is "PDA," where the boys claim they will be "kissing,
touching with my hands all over your booty" at Starbucks, the club,
restaurant, grocery store, movies and beach. Stop. Please. Thank you.
At
times, the production of the songs proves to be too powerful - pushing
the boys to the background, especially on the Britney Spears-sounding
"Masquerade."
times, the production of the songs proves to be too powerful - pushing
the boys to the background, especially on the Britney Spears-sounding
"Masquerade."
The group should have recorded more songs with
Claude Kelly, Soulshock and Karlin. Those producers work on "Bye Bye
Love" and "If I Knew Then," the only standouts on the dragging "This Is
Us."
Claude Kelly, Soulshock and Karlin. Those producers work on "Bye Bye
Love" and "If I Knew Then," the only standouts on the dragging "This Is
Us."
Check out this track: "Bye Bye Love" is the most refreshing song this CD offers.
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