No Strings Attached

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Yes, I'm reviewing an Nsync CD....(3.5) [Posted on 2008-01-24]
Fact: Nsync is better than the Backstreet Boys.

Now that I got that off my chest I can move on.

Much ado has been made about this CD, rightly described as Nsync's best CD. I still agree that it's the guys' best record, but it's hardly the masterpiece people make it out to be. Out of twelve tracks only five have stood the test of time incredibly well. The others, while not necessarily sounding dated, just aren't that good anymore. However, now that I'm completely comfortable in admitting that I do still like Nsync (I still maintain that I'll bring it back somehow), I do enjoy myself thoroughly when I hear No Strings Attached.

Which songs still please the ol' ears? Of course Bye Bye Bye does, that's a song that will prove to be one of the genre's defining songs. Then you have It's Gonna Be Me, thanks to Justin's demanding vocals. The obligatory mid-CD ballad, This I Promise You. Nsync is known for their dancefloor tracks, but I think amidst that the fact gets lost that they do ballads better than any boy band ever has. No Strings Attached is the next standout. The beat more or less makes the song what it is but the chorus is noteworthy as well. And finally you have That's When I'll Stop Loving You...another ballad. This I Promise You is great, but That's When...blows it out of the water.

Even though I don't really like the rest of the songs included, I have no problem listening to the entire CD. And while this clearly is a trend CD, there's enough good to warrant a listen--or purchase if you're like me--for those of us looking back at what we used to listen to. However, I never expected to change minds with this review, you've had your mind made up about this band since the day you first heard them. Oh well.

Props to you NSYNC fans [Posted on 2008-02-28]
I just had to take time out and address this, really. I give you people who still talk up this CD props. The "boy bands" of yester-year were LOVED by young women and girls EVERYwhere and HATED by pretty much everyone else. You guys still showin love NOW are a surprise, but at least you stick to your guns. F**K what all these other people say, calling y'all names and sh** cause they're as closed-minded as the industry punks and casual music fans they insult. They just like something else.

By the way, I used to actually like some NSYNC stuff. Never was a huge fan, but they weren't as bad as a lot of people made them seem (or as good, but whatever lol). The CD was aright. Nothing mind blowing or touching, but good at the time I guess. It's young teen music for the most part. I don't think any of the members thought they were setting out to make a classic destined to stand the test of time. They were probably just being hugely famous, making money and having fun. Honestly, can't hate on that. Would you do it if you had the chance??

One of the greatest groups ever [Posted on 2008-03-10]
I admit...I'm crazy about NSYNC, even though they're not together anymore! Wow what great harmony and JC/Justin can sing! This cd is full of great songs!

No More Strings Attached [Posted on 2008-04-25]
The follow-up to *NSYNC's self titled American debut Album felt over due, when legal actions put breaks on the anticipated release, fans desperately awaited. Fortunately, *NSYNC settled disputes with former manager, Louis J. Peralman, whom cheated the group financially,allowing them to switch record labels. JIVE RECORDS became their new home.
Promotion for the album featured the group on every show imaginable. In honor of their first single *NSYNC premiered their video "Bye, Bye, Bye" at MTV's TRL Studios live in NYC. The video was featured on MTV's "Making the Video," while the single was preformed at the TRL SUPERBOWL PRESHOW, SNOWED IN,In Studio for a two hour live program presented by MTV,and TRL.
HBO aired their hit tour live that year from Madison Square Garden,with a video release later that year, of the entire set list.
Later that year, the group preformed the hit single,in a medley at the VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS, and took home three moon men, in part to this single!
*NSYNC made it clear they had something special. In their first week U.S. sales topped, any previous competition. *NSYNC's Monster 2.3 mill in one week is an incredible feat for any artist. Add a record selling number for concert sales, and merchandise official books, toys, and loads of magazine articles, and interviews, and you have a winner all around!

Review Rewind - *NSYNC: No Strings Attached [Posted on 2008-05-26]
Recording artists have their defining albums, but few of them catapult those dubbed as clones into superstar status, break sales records, redefine a genre and re-introduce listeners to one of the then-future most influential performers in pop music. Such is the case with *NSYNC's 2000 effort, No Strings Attached.

In a market that included competitors such as the Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees and LFO, it was often hard to differentiate between boy bands. The Backstreet Boys had a year earlier broken first-week sales records with the release of Millennium, seemingly solidifying their position as the reigning kings, but *NSYNC's foray into electronica, R&B and hip-hop broadened the pop music hemisphere -- and their fan base.

The 12-track knockout began with "Bye, Bye, Bye." Known just as much for the dance routine in the video, the song's hard-edged beat pushed the group through an aggressive yet toned-down male answer to Alanis Morisette's "You Oughta Know." Justin Timberlake's beatbox guided "It's Gonna Be Me," surprisingly the group's sole No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, before taking an out-of-this-world jaunt with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes on "Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)."

Keeping in line with hip-hop, "Just Got Paid" was a remake of Johnny Kemp's 1988 new jack swing gem that stayed remarkably true to the original (with the addition of verses by Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick). "It Makes Me Ill," co-written by Kandi of Xscape fame, channels the fluid R&B melodies of tracks such as TLC's "No Scrubs" and Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills," and is the decade's answer to funk at its best. "No Strings Attached" has plenty of glass-breaking, guitar-riffed fades and beats to create an edgy groove that Michael Jackson could have created magic with during the Dangerous time period.

"Digital Get Down" is a track with not-so-subtle suggestions for the boys' girls to engage in a little cyber and phone sex. While the notion may seem a little creepy -- or a little intriguing -- the song's hybrid breakbeatz-drum `n' bass melody may prove more convincing. No boy band's album is complete without ballads, the highlight on No Strings Attached being "I Thought She Knew." The a cappella showcase featured usual lead singers Timberlake and JC Chasez taking the rare action of sharing verses with Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone.

Though the boys failed to duplicate their success with their follow-up, Celebrity, fans of No Strings Attached say little in the way of criticism for the album, except that Jive Records should have released more singles from it. The album is a strong example that pop isn't entirely bubble gum, and that hip-hop heads and dance music aficionados can find commonality on such a mainstream compilation. It also began to differentiate the group's members, some of whom have moved on to become successful solo stars (or at least known for something other than being in *NSYNC). And, if nothing else, No Strings Attached provided the soundtrack for that killer performance at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, which blended all three of the album's hits and gave viewers new ideas on how to mix TV and choreography.

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