Hannah's Millenium Review

I went out and bought the CD right after I got home from school on the 18th. So far, I'm a little disappointed. It's an ok CD, but it's just not as good as it was hyped up to be. But anyway, here's my little review of all the tracks...

Larger Than Life-- This one has the Everybody/I Wanna Be With You dance beat and vocal patterns. And the electric guitar part... pure 80's. But I can't complain too much about it-- WE FINALLY GOT SOME RECOGNITION!! Even though they should change "All of your time spent keeps us alive" to "All of your money spent." Who else but boyband fans would buy so much crap, just because it has some pretty faces on it??

I Want It That Way-- This song is darn confusing! I want it that way, but I never want to hear you say that you want it that way. Huh? It's got the As Long As You Love Me dance beat, and I like ALAYLM. But something new would be appreciated, guys!

Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely-- ZZZZ... this song gets boring pretty fast. Does anyone else get that vomit taste in the back of their throat when Howie says, "Surrender my heart, body, and soul"? I just about gagged. And what exactly is the meaning of being lonely? Couldn't they just check the Websters instead of writing a song about it?

It's Gotta Be You-- This is one of my favorite songs on the album, even though it sounds almost exactly like I Wanna Be With You. I like the part where they go, "Never wanna stop" and stop. They could put this one in a Pepsi commercial without even changing any of the lyrics. "It's gotta be you, uh huh uh huh..."

I Need You Tonight-- Ok, who let Nick sing the whole song??? It's supposed to be the Backstreet Boys, not Nick with the rest of the guys singing backup with the cheesy synthesized piano part! They changed some of the words from when he sang it on the Night Out video- "I see heaven in your eyes" is now "I really need you tonight". Pretty redundant, don't you think?

Don't Want You Back-- Another one of my favorites. The piano part sounds like the one from The Boy Is Mine. I like the guy talking at the beginning ("Don-Don' Wanchu Back"), he sounds like he's had a lot to drink and is slurring all the words. Kevin's real low "don't want you back" thing with the bass line... sexxxxxxy! And how come they always give Nick the words with "sex" in them? It is pretty funny though, all the rest of the guys get all quiet and he goes "Sexuality" really really loud. I got a good ten minute laugh out of that. Oh, Nicky said a bad word! What will his mommy say? hehehe

Don't Want To Lose You Now-- There's not a lot to say about this song. It's boring. It's cheesy. It sounds like I'll Never Break Your Heart. That's all. Oh yeah, Nick did extra vocal arranging on it. At least we know the boy isn't too much of a himbo. Ok, maybe not, but that's not the point!

The One-- I hate the dance beat. Ick. And the "wild and free" stuff... do they like girls who don't wear bras or something? Because I can stop...

Back To Your Heart-- Aaaahhh... Kevin song. Is this the one he played on the Night Out video? Because it kinda sounds like it, but not a lot. I don't like the part where Nick says "Let me prove my love is real." RAPE! RAPE! NICK, STOP PROVING THINGS! NO, PUT THAT BACK IN YOUR PANTS! NO, AAAAAHHH! Anyway, very quiet and cutesie.... what a warm fuzzy song! Me like, me like. *drool* Also- someone brought it to my attention that this song could be about his old fiancee Beth. C'mon folks, do you really think he'd still be just sitting around mooning over her if he was still in love? NO! He'd be calling her up and being like, "Yes, baby, I'm a millionare celebrity. I'm a fine hunk of meat. No diggety."

Spanish Eyes-- Who let them put this song on the album? It is the corniest piece of crap I've ever heard them sing. You can tell Howie had a hand in it. He must have gotten all the rest of the guys and all the producing people drunk and made them record it. And the part about winning first prize- WTF? Yeah, girls are prizes. That's great. Good job, Howard! I blame every fault in this album on him, the greasy little troll.

No One Else Comes Close-- I like this one. The beginning with the guitar sounds like that one Boyz II Men or All-4-One or someone like that song from a few years back that started out, "Remember blah blah blah days gone by." or something like that. My memory of it is very dim, but it's what this song reminds me of. E-mail me if you know what I'm talking about and understand what I mean! Anyhow, I like this song. It's just one of those songs that makes you sigh and wish you had a boy toy to sing it to you, preferably one with Kevin's body. *sigh* Very nice. Oh my- at the end, does AJ say damn? Or is it just me not hearing it correctly? Oh, the teenyboppers will be appalled! UPDATE: Thanks to DAHEAD11@aol.com for telling us that the Boyz II Men song I'm talking about is "Seasons of Loneliness." Thanks, girlie!

The Perfect Fan-- Yes, it's corny. But I think it's cute. Very warm fuzzy. My mom started crying the first time she heard it. At the end when they're all saying "Mom you always were", Nick doesn't say it. He was probably saying, "Mom, you're a witch and I hate you for using all my money to fund Aaron's career." but they cut that part out.

Additional notes-- Seven of the 12 tracks were recorded in Sweden. Why? I just don't understand.... I like the color scheme (close to the shade here). And the disc- very shiny. And it is no longer Brian Littrell, it is Brian T. Littrell. Ooh, spiffy. Also, weren't "That's What She Said" and "Who Do You Love?" supposed to be on the album? I love "That's What She Said", how come only the foreign fans get it? I suppose I could just buy "Backstreet's Back" from CDNow or something... but pay almost $30 for the three or four songs that would be new to me? I think not!

Pictures--Howie looks REALLY greasy and creepy in his element shots. *shudder* Nick looks as though he's lost a bit of weight, Brian looks like he's lost too much weight, AJ's always been a stick so there's nothing new there, and Kevin, as always, just looked intense.

Thank You's-- AJ thanks Amanda and says he'll love her until he dies. I couldn't help thinking, "Yeah, you'll love her until you die... or find another two dollar whore." But that's just my opinion.... What's up with all the freakin' numbers in Nick's thank you? AJ and Howie wrote novels, and Howie signed his "Hugs, Kisses, and Cookies- Howie D." Cookies? Can you say "Child molester"??? Ick. Doesn't it sound like they're saying good bye or something? They thank everyone, dedicate stuff to the fans like it's the last time we'll see them, and Howie just goes on and on with memories as if he'll never get a chance to tell people again. Are their 15 minutes of fame over? We're going to end up like all the NKOTB fans... obsessive and laughed at by the younger generations. Hey, I'm already one of those NKOTB fans! So I guess it wont be that much of a difference, but I still don't want BSB to break up. *sniffle*

So I give Millenium **** (4 stars) before adding in the Howie factor. After adding in the Howie factor, it gets *** (3 stars).

DEATH TO HOWIE!!!!!

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