The fan base of The Backstreet Boys, the most successful American boy band of the 1990s, has shrunk considerably a decade later. It doesn't seem to bother them. Even now that the 'boys' have long since become men, they regularly deliver new work. What Take That succeeded - a successful comeback that no one thought possible - The Backstreet Boys should also be able to succeed, seems the motto. Then
… a few things have to be done about the music, because it has hardly developed since the successful years. It is true that the songs have a more compelling dance beat than before, but the style and sound sound hopelessly dated. As long as The Backstreet Boys do not reconnect with the sound of the day, any attempt at a comeback is doomed to failure. (MS)more
