Black & Blue by Backstreet Boys

Pros: AJ McLean's top-notch voice; surprisingly diverse; "More Than That" is flippin' beautiful
Cons: Yeah, yeah - occasionally it's a bit TOO lame

Let's take a walk down memory lane, shall we? It was the summer of 1999. The Backstreet Boys were dominating the Billboard charts with their sophomore album, Millennium. They were selling out concerts worldwide. These five ...

Pros: Sweet, sentimental music
Cons: None

When my two older daughters both asked for the Backstreet Boys CD, Black and Blue I was willing to get a copy for both of them. I have always enjoyed Backstreet Boys music; the lyric are sweet, the music is pleasant to the ear, and...

Pros: If you like their previous material, you like this cd.
Cons: If you were looking for "growth" from the boys, this isn't the cd to purchase.

Special Note
I posted this on the first day this cd was released. At the time, Epinions did not have the category up. I was promised that it would be moved. It never was. After earning a whopping 4 cents Income Share, I decided to delete...

Pros: The Backstreet Boys show a wide variety of song styles and rhythms.
Cons: Hmm...having a hard time finding a problem right now.

Recently I have been running short on Epinions.com music "items" to review. So, its time to turn to the vaults! This time the selection has been made that the Backstreet Boys' CD "Black and Blue" will be reviewed. Trust me, you won't be black or blue,...

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The Backstreet Boys' Black & Blue is a testament on how odd and cliche bubblegum pop was in the late 90s and early 00s. The fact the sound hasn't changed since 1995 is simple ludicrous to me. It sounds dated, but the way the producers mix ...

Pros: Great Music, Wrote some songs for it too!
Cons: Not as Upbeat, More Love Songs, However I still love the CD!

The Backstreet’s next album after Millennium was a hard act to follow. Millennium sold more than a million copies in its first week, breaking record sales records all over the place. Black and Blue is the more mature group albums. They aren't boys...

Pros: Many good songs
Cons: Maybe too many bad songs

When Backstreet Boys first became popular, my mother soon bought every single they released, and their debut album "Backstreet Boys". She listened to it 24/7 (almost), and I was tired of them in a matter of days. I was hoping that my mother...

Pros: great new songs; shows their talent writing as well as singing
Cons: needs to have more they write

They’re back again -- proving they’re not one hit wonders and this time they’re doing more than singing and dancing. On the Backstreet Boys’ latest album, six of the thirteen songs have at least one of the guys as a co-writer, if not the entire group....

Pros: Wonderful album. Great uptempos, ballads, the works.
Cons: The critics!

12/29/00 Update - I'm just placing this review here, in it's proper place. Before there was no category for Black & Blue. Also, some of the songs that I put as ones I didn't like have grown on me greatly. I love all the tracks...

Pros: Great rythms, great vocals, variety of vocals as well
Cons: A lot of similar songs

I own most of the Backstreet Boys's albums, the self-titled, Millennium, and, of course, Back & Blue. I thought the previous two were quite good, so I purchased Black & Blue. I like how all five guys sing and not just the same one through the whole...

Pros: The Call, Get Another Boyfriend, Everyone, Time, Not For Me
Cons: I Promise You, Answer To Our Lives

I can't say that there was much of a transition regarding the one that was made from their first self titled album 'Backstreet Boys' to 'Millennium' in this epinion of Black and Blue. It has and promisingly delivers the Backstreet crooners that we've all...

Pros: Great sounds, good dance music.
Cons: Too many love songs.

From what all you know about me (read my other epinion), I am a Napster lover. I was looking for some Backstreet Boys to download when I saw their new song from the album Black & Blue. The song was "Shape Of My Heart" and after listening to it, I...

Pros: A mature sound with rich harmonies
Cons: No fast, funky dance tunes

After becoming a Backstreet Boys fan last year (I received the Millennium album as a Christmas gift), I decided to actually go out and buy their next album, "Black and Blue." I'm not sure what the title insinuates - are the boys beat up from too much...

Pros: A few good songs
Cons: A big letdown in comparison to previous albums.

Up until now, I have had at least a minimal respect for the Backstreet Boys. Sure, they are a manufactured boy band. And yes, it might seem like they are living the easy life. But at least they worked for what they had- they weren't perfect people like...

Pros: "The Call" is what made me actually buy a Backstreet Boys CD.
Cons: That I could end up becoming a fan if they keep diversifying their sound.

With the video and incredible sound of "The Call", I knew I needed to hear more from The Backstreet Boys latest release, "Black and Blue".

The fact that much of the album was recorded in Sweden (you can hear the Ace of Base-ish flavor on many...