Clearing Out the Mailroom: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take four or five at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Backstreet Boys (Orlando)
This Is Us
What's left to say about these guys? The high-school contempt I felt for them and the era of Pro-Tooled assembly-line pop that Lou Pearlman ushered in long ago gave way to a weary sense of inevitability. Judging by the few minutes I gave to this record, it doesn't sound like they're trying to reinvent themselves or the boy-band model--no guitar rockers, no rapping--which I suppose is refreshing. That said, the first two tracks are really dull, mid-tempo pop. Five minutes after hitting Eject, I can't remember a note. Also, multiple "Background Vocals" credits for Claude Kelly (who wrote "My Life Would Suck Without You") in the liner notes beg the question: why does a four-man vocal group need to hire additional male vocalists?
I made it to: Track 2




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