by MAD

Created on: June 11, 2010

Nothing can stop the Backstreet Boys from making their timeless signature songs.  Yes, they are back again!  This time with more talented producers striking the current music scene from the likes of:  Redone, Claude Kelly, Brian Kennedy, Ryan Tedder, Josh Hoge, plus their ever reliable, Swedish hit-maker Max Martin, among many others.

With its carrier single, “Straight Through My Heart,” it lays out the dance theme for the album.  You’ll easily find yourself pulsating to its beats from tracks including  “Bye Bye Love” and  “PDA.”  A fresh, additional track in their Asian release of the cd is “Helpless” featuring Pitbull.  I find myself in a trance and bobbing my head to its craze of helplessness.  It’s the type of musical style you’d enjoy with its fusion of synths and youthful vibe going on.  There are many tracks here that are releasable as singles, take your pick.  They are great songs and can make it in the mainstream that non-fans would be amazed it’s coming from the Backstreet Boys.  “Undone” is parallel to the hits that made it big for One Republic and Justin Timberlake as a solo artist.  There’s a variety in the songs’ storylines, from wooing a lady’s heart needing love, to falling in love, describing one’s affections, to being heart broken, and saying goodbye to love.  BSB songs have meaningful messages, unlike what’s out there with nonsense lyrics.  You’ll simply enjoy BSB’s dance tracks and get mushy with their love ballads.  

This is one of my favorite cds from the Backstreet Boys.  The album cover setting is the cinema theater in align with their “This Is Us” tour’s main idea of “A Night at the Movies.”    It’s the kind of album where it is difficult to choose just one favorite song.  It’s loaded with many great melodies, from the mixing and arrangement of the songs, to the beautiful harmony of the boys’ voices.  My personal top choices are:  “All Of Your Life (You Need Love),”  “This Is Us,” and “Masquerade.”  The 4th track, “All Of Your Life (You Need Love),”  is one that I’d love dancing to and relate to its message.  Everybody needs love, right?  Yes, and following it through with

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