The scan of BMagazine- Nick's interview

7.08.2005

Jeff Spevak-Staff music critic, says about Backstreet Boys.

 

(August 5, 2005) — Yeah, you're probably wondering the same thing I am: Why isn't this Backstreet Boys review running on the obituary page? The heyday is gone, and the days of "Hey, weren't you once ...?" are rapidly approaching. With a slim crowd of maybe 7,000 people Thursday night at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, it may be time for the Backstreet Boys to follow the lead of other fading celebs and explore reality-show options. It's a wonder the guys didn't slip on the testosterone that had to be all over the stage after Saturday's Clay Aiken show, but the Backstreet Boys are real pros. A full decade into their careers, A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Nick Carter — who sometimes treat singing in tune as though it were optional — are actually quite charming. Interestingly, the old boy band still connects with its young audience, even though McClean now has the hairline of a Klingon warrior and Dorough asked at one point, "Are you ready to party?" Maybe so, but judging by the lack of lines at the beer tents, this young crowd doesn't party like an Allman Brothers crowd. There were some modest pyrotechnics, sweeping green lasers and cat-like choreography. But fast-cut video montages during costume breaks were reminders of the band's arena-filling past and the once-elaborate nature of their sets and costumes. At times, the show was like watching an old rerun of Friends in which you spot a curious piece of out-of-time fashion. Like Lisa Kudrow's leg warmers, or Carter's single, fingerless glove. The music has a similar quality. After five years, the Backstreet Boys released a new album in June. Never Gone was gone kinda quick, but songs such as "My Beautiful Woman" and "I Still ..." fit right in with old melodramas like "The Shape of My Heart." And when the stage was bathed in purple and blue lights and the guys came out in sporty chapeaus, it was time for Motown-influenced ballads like "All I Have to Give." Technology continues to blossom at these youth-oriented shows. By dialing a special number, fans could text message the Backstreet Boys on the big video screens over the stage. My favorite of the night: "Nsync 4ever." Beforehand, Boston's Click Five wore suits and came off like Fountains of Wayne with training wheels. But the pop band was weirdly appealing. Good, even. Opening its brief set with "Pop Princess," Click Five has the same curious appeal as bands like the Knack. And an excellent choice of a cover song — "I Think We're Alone Now" — suggests these guys also play with a nod and a wink. Opener Kaci Brown is prefabricated from the same mold as the last 16,884 17-year-old pop chix to appear on the covers of teen lifestyle magazines. Forced to perform with just backing tracks, she and her two dancing boys delivered a performance that had all of the conviction of a high school pep rally squad. She said she was, like, really, really excited that her debut album, Instigator, will be released next week, and she has already shot a video for the first single. Only in America, as Don King would say. Brown introduced one song as being about cute surfer guys and said it was inspired by the view from the Cadillac Hotel. That couldn't have been the Cadillac in downtown Rochester, unless her image of a cute surfer guy is some unshaven dude drinking out of a brown paper bag.

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6.08.2005

BACKSTREET BOYS TO PLAY SOFTBALL ON AUGUST 19 SCHAUMBURG, IL- As the Schaumburg Flyers approach the homestretch of their 2005 regular season, a busy summer continues at Alexian Field as The Backstreet Boys have announced plans to play a charity softball game on Friday, August 19. The 12 Noon game will feature the well-known band and on-air radio personalities from Chicago’s 103.5 KISS FM.

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