(ESP-ENG) ¿NSYNC or Backstreet Boys? - The real question.
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
Back in the nineties there was a "rivalry" in music that transcended worldwide and those years were known for the emergence of the so-called Boy Bands, wherever you turned and looked there was a group of 4-5 young people making music and trying to hit and be successful. But that struggle was reduced to a thing of two groups that in the end would be so influential that even today they are still sounding and touring in some corners of our planet. I talk about this because last week we talked about Timberlake and what he did with NSYNC is what helped him become who he is today. On the BSB side it is true that none of them stood out the way Justin did but I still feel they had more impact at the time.
- Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
With this song something happens and that is that it was the reference of many things that happened later. I do not remember a song and above all a video that has been as referential as this one and this concept, costumes and the same choreography was used by many both to imitate and to parody, the clearest example is Blink 182. We must remember that the nineties were a whirlwind of musical styles where what predominated was rock with dance sneaking in from all sides but that when a group of 5 men began to sing romantic pop ballads without doubt for the music was something rare and at the same time a pleasant and unexpected surprise. The BSB revolution was massive, they were born in 1993 but it was not until the end of the decade when they really started to sound overwhelmingly with their album "Millenium". They were more vocal and less dancing, this does not imply that they did not do it but it was not their signature; some sang more than others but in these cases what mattered was the ensemble, how they sounded together and the truth is that they sounded very top, the harmony of the voices was and is what characterizes them. This song is the greatest of them, it is not my favorite, but for the purposes of what we are talking about it was necessary. My favorite is "Show me the meaning of being lonely".
- *NSYNC - It's Gonna Be Me
Let's go with the other side of the coin. NSYNC came to light two years after BSB, that is to say, in 1995 and they did it stomping extremely hard. The thing here is that they began to sound just after the world already knew the other five so the task was more complicated, hence I think that's why people always saw them as the "imitators" of the Backstreet Boys, something else unfair and absurd and is that leagues you can tell how different they are. As I told you NSYNC is more about dancing, choreographies and that can be seen in their videos, they are always moving from one side to the other and that alone is more than enough to establish differences. Another thing is that Justin is always seen as the leader, which on the other side is not, Timberlake is the one who sings the most and always goes to the head of the group. But you know one thing, and here we go with the first opinion, man for man I think NSYNC could sing better than BSB, there was more quality in the voices even if that was not so much their forte, the voices of Justin, JC and Lance Bass were or are really good. NSYNC was more uptempo, they moved away a bit from the pop ballad and went more towards dance pop. Although it is necessary to comment that they did something that the Backstreet Boys did not and that is to sing in Spanish, they released a version of "This i promise you" in the voice of Justin and JC and that friends, was a real success.
Now, can you imagine these two groups joining forces and touring together? - That was talked about at the time but in the end it came to nothing. The two videos I left above are a sample of what it would be like, the first one with a BSB song and the second one with "BYE BYE BYE BYE" by NSYNC. The reality is that this rivalry was created by the same fans looking to defend their musical tastes, it has always happened and will continue to happen. For me it is complicated to choose, in fact I am not going to do it because each band is different, has different sounds, different styles, there are songs that I like more than others but that does not take away the quality of the 10 guys who made almost half the planet sing and dance at the end of the 90s, beginning of the 2000s. In the end it is a matter of taste and as these are so little objective everything will depend on the ear with which you listen, in my playlist I have songs from both groups and I enjoy them all, that's what it's all about.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos escuchamos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, we'll hear you in the next one!
BSB sin dudas es el mejor quinteto de voz de la historia
De la historia?.. ya esas son palabras mayores jaja pero puede ser.
Mira yo siempre de irreverente si la gente decía BSB yo decía el otro je,je,je. Al final, no me supe nunca una canción en realidad ni fui a sus conciertos, mucho menos me supe los nombres mas allá del del Justin, así que me da igual. Solo me queda recordar a los dos grupos como los ídolos que fueron y el hito que marcaron en nuestra década ¡Honor para los dos!
Es verdad que los BSB a nivel de nombre fueron más conocidos y una prueba es lo que dices, la gente solo se quedó con Justin mientras que con los otros se sabían todo. Creo que el ser los primeros marcó un poco.