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Backstreet Boys shatter boy band stigma with "Unbreakable"
by Cara Donaldson
While the title might be grossly cliché, the content screams what's true: Backstreet's back.
The Backstreet Boys released their newest album "Unbreakable" on Oct. 30. One third of the world was ecstatic, another third had no idea the Boys were still making music, and the rest of the world flat out didn't care. But regardless of who thinks what, the boy band pioneers of the late 90s are still alive and kicking with their fifth studio album.
Unlike their official comeback album, 2005's "Never Gone," which was a combination of rock tunes and heart-wrenching ballads, this album finds the Boys getting back into the groove of the classic pop songs that made them famous. Think back to the days of "I Want It That Way" and "The Call," only now the Boys are now very much men and a member down.
Kevin Richardson left the group some months ago to pursue other interests. It's sad to say, but Richardson will be missed more for his presence in the group and with fans than his vocal contribution.
With Richardson gone, Howie Dorough, the falsetto of the group, has gotten the opportunity to make his presence known. It isn't a very big opportunity, though, as the majority of the vocals are still dominated by Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean, and Nick Carter, who belts it out hardcore over his fellow bandmates on a majority of the songs, even on the choruses. But, hey, if you got it, flaunt it. Carter definitely has it and more.
The Boys and their producers got smart on this album, turning many potentially sappy love songs into future upbeat club hits. Nearly every song on "Unbreakable" is Top 40 material and ready for radio, especially "Everything But Mine" and "Any Other Way." "In Pieces" sounds like the newest song from The Fray and a few tracks are especially catchy. "One In a Million" and "Panic" deserve to spin in Philadelphia's hottest clubs.
The first time I listen to an album, I listen for music. The second time, my ear is tuned for lyrics. Some of the tracks, like "Downpour," surprised me because the lyrics were truly poetic and thought -provoking. "Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon" struck me as being very Beatles-esque. You can really hear the parallels in the lines, "The one you hate to love is made for you" and "Last night I saw the fireworks/ The kind of pain that never hurts." You wouldn't expect this from a band that doesn't write their own songs, right? Well, guess what-the Backstreet Boys do write their own songs. They wrote about half of the tracks on this album. It was a shock to see that JC Chasez, a former member of rival boy band *NSYNC, had collaborated with McLean on a song. "Unbreakable" is packed with many awesome surprises. "Treat Me Right" has a pretty happy beat, but there's a moment in the pre-chorus where the tone changes and becomes, in a word, scary. To put it simply, this is the part in the song where the sun went behind a cloud. I think it's the most ingenious thing I've heard out of pop music in a long time.
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看到這篇文章，整個好感動
都快哭了啦！！！！！
太讚了！！！
BSB加油！！！！愛死你們了！！！
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我的不負責任翻譯
加上PTT熱心版友Hanhang的幫忙 XDDD
BSB用"UNBREAKABLE"去除男孩團體的污名化
by Cara Donaldson
新聞來源：http://tinyurl.com/2o3vwt
BSB於10月30日發表了他們的最新專輯---「Unbreakable」。全世界有三分之一
的人樂見這張專輯的問世，三分之一的人懷疑這男孩團體存在的意義，剩下的三
分之一的人則對這件事情毫不在意。可是不可否認的，他們都是90年代後半時期
男孩團體的先鋒。
這與他們的第五張專輯「Never Gone」不同。這張專輯，他們回到了當年像是
「I want it that way」、「The Call」這樣的流行軌道上，而如今的他們，更
加的男人也更加的成熟。
Kevin Richardson為了追求其他的興趣，在數個月之前離開了BSB。
很遺憾的，Kevin的離團所帶給歌迷的思念，會遠遠大過於他的歌聲在整個團裡的貢獻。
因為Kevin的離開，Howie身為團中的最高音(假音)，得到了更多表現的機會。
但這其實不是很大的機會，因為主要還是由Brian、A.J.、Nick三個人主唱，
而Nick更是專輯裡大多數歌曲的主唱，遠超過他的團員們，就連唱和音時也是主音。
不過，如果你(這個你指的是Howie)得到了唱歌的機會，不管怎樣都要好好自誇一下的嘛！
因為Nick的機會一定比較多的。
BSB與他們的製作人，他們在製作這張唱片上學聰明了，在許多的情歌上，加上了
許多強而有力的節奏跟未來感。專輯中的每首歌都蓄勢待發，尤其是「Everything
But Mine」及「Any Other Way」；「In Pieces」則聽起來很像The Fray的最新單曲
；「One In a Million」跟「Panic」則紅遍了費城的許多clubs。
在我第一次聽這張專輯的時候，我是專注在他們的音樂。但在第二次聽這張專輯時
，我開始注意他們的歌詞。其中有幾首歌，像「Downpour」，他的歌詞真的很有詩意
，這讓我感到非常的吃驚；「Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon」則非常接近Beatles
的曲風，你真的可以從他們歌詞的字裡行間感受到相似點，像是 "The one you hate
to love is made for you" 及"Last night I saw the fireworks/ The kind of pain
that never hurts."這樣的歌詞。
你們以為這些男孩們對這張專輯的一切都毫無貢獻嗎？但事實不然，他們參與了這張
專輯的製作過程超過一半，寫自己的歌。A.J.也與JC Chasez（NSYNC的原成員）合作
歌曲。「Unbreakable」擁有了許多令人震驚的驚喜。「Treat Me Right」有相當令
人愉快的旋律，不過，在他們合唱的瞬間，每一個音調的變化，或許，我們可以說這
是幾乎讓人聽了會起雞皮疙瘩的音調。
簡單地說，我已經很久沒有在流行音樂樂壇聽見過製作的這麼用心的音樂了。
The Backstreet Boys released their newest album "Unbreakable" on Oct. 30. One third of the world was ecstatic, another third had no idea the Boys were still making music, and the rest of the world flat out didn't care. But regardless of who thinks what, the boy band pioneers of the late 90s are still alive and kicking with their fifth studio album.
Unlike their official comeback album, 2005's "Never Gone," which was a combination of rock tunes and heart-wrenching ballads, this album finds the Boys getting back into the groove of the classic pop songs that made them famous. Think back to the days of "I Want It That Way" and "The Call," only now the Boys are now very much men and a member down.
Kevin Richardson left the group some months ago to pursue other interests. It's sad to say, but Richardson will be missed more for his presence in the group and with fans than his vocal contribution.
With Richardson gone, Howie Dorough, the falsetto of the group, has gotten the opportunity to make his presence known. It isn't a very big opportunity, though, as the majority of the vocals are still dominated by Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean, and Nick Carter, who belts it out hardcore over his fellow bandmates on a majority of the songs, even on the choruses. But, hey, if you got it, flaunt it. Carter definitely has it and more.
The Boys and their producers got smart on this album, turning many potentially sappy love songs into future upbeat club hits. Nearly every song on "Unbreakable" is Top 40 material and ready for radio, especially "Everything But Mine" and "Any Other Way." "In Pieces" sounds like the newest song from The Fray and a few tracks are especially catchy. "One In a Million" and "Panic" deserve to spin in Philadelphia's hottest clubs.
The first time I listen to an album, I listen for music. The second time, my ear is tuned for lyrics. Some of the tracks, like "Downpour," surprised me because the lyrics were truly poetic and thought -provoking. "Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon" struck me as being very Beatles-esque. You can really hear the parallels in the lines, "The one you hate to love is made for you" and "Last night I saw the fireworks/ The kind of pain that never hurts." You wouldn't expect this from a band that doesn't write their own songs, right? Well, guess what-the Backstreet Boys do write their own songs. They wrote about half of the tracks on this album. It was a shock to see that JC Chasez, a former member of rival boy band *NSYNC, had collaborated with McLean on a song. "Unbreakable" is packed with many awesome surprises. "Treat Me Right" has a pretty happy beat, but there's a moment in the pre-chorus where the tone changes and becomes, in a word, scary. To put it simply, this is the part in the song where the sun went behind a cloud. I think it's the most ingenious thing I've heard out of pop music in a long time.
---------------------------
看到這篇文章，整個好感動
都快哭了啦！！！！！
太讚了！！！
BSB加油！！！！愛死你們了！！！
-----------------------------
我的不負責任翻譯
加上PTT熱心版友Hanhang的幫忙 XDDD
BSB用"UNBREAKABLE"去除男孩團體的污名化
by Cara Donaldson
新聞來源：http://tinyurl.com/2o3vwt
BSB於10月30日發表了他們的最新專輯---「Unbreakable」。全世界有三分之一
的人樂見這張專輯的問世，三分之一的人懷疑這男孩團體存在的意義，剩下的三
分之一的人則對這件事情毫不在意。可是不可否認的，他們都是90年代後半時期
男孩團體的先鋒。
這與他們的第五張專輯「Never Gone」不同。這張專輯，他們回到了當年像是
「I want it that way」、「The Call」這樣的流行軌道上，而如今的他們，更
加的男人也更加的成熟。
Kevin Richardson為了追求其他的興趣，在數個月之前離開了BSB。
很遺憾的，Kevin的離團所帶給歌迷的思念，會遠遠大過於他的歌聲在整個團裡的貢獻。
因為Kevin的離開，Howie身為團中的最高音(假音)，得到了更多表現的機會。
但這其實不是很大的機會，因為主要還是由Brian、A.J.、Nick三個人主唱，
而Nick更是專輯裡大多數歌曲的主唱，遠超過他的團員們，就連唱和音時也是主音。
不過，如果你(這個你指的是Howie)得到了唱歌的機會，不管怎樣都要好好自誇一下的嘛！
因為Nick的機會一定比較多的。
BSB與他們的製作人，他們在製作這張唱片上學聰明了，在許多的情歌上，加上了
許多強而有力的節奏跟未來感。專輯中的每首歌都蓄勢待發，尤其是「Everything
But Mine」及「Any Other Way」；「In Pieces」則聽起來很像The Fray的最新單曲
；「One In a Million」跟「Panic」則紅遍了費城的許多clubs。
在我第一次聽這張專輯的時候，我是專注在他們的音樂。但在第二次聽這張專輯時
，我開始注意他們的歌詞。其中有幾首歌，像「Downpour」，他的歌詞真的很有詩意
，這讓我感到非常的吃驚；「Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon」則非常接近Beatles
的曲風，你真的可以從他們歌詞的字裡行間感受到相似點，像是 "The one you hate
to love is made for you" 及"Last night I saw the fireworks/ The kind of pain
that never hurts."這樣的歌詞。
你們以為這些男孩們對這張專輯的一切都毫無貢獻嗎？但事實不然，他們參與了這張
專輯的製作過程超過一半，寫自己的歌。A.J.也與JC Chasez（NSYNC的原成員）合作
歌曲。「Unbreakable」擁有了許多令人震驚的驚喜。「Treat Me Right」有相當令
人愉快的旋律，不過，在他們合唱的瞬間，每一個音調的變化，或許，我們可以說這
是幾乎讓人聽了會起雞皮疙瘩的音調。
簡單地說，我已經很久沒有在流行音樂樂壇聽見過製作的這麼用心的音樂了。
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