A progression but not perfection

When I purchased this album the first thing i noticed is that the guys had written 6-7 songs on the album, which was quite pleasing considdering the excellence of songs written on earlier albums by the guys too. I'll explain the songs in order for you. *The call- uptempo, kinda spanish groove. heavily r+b. *Shape of my heart- superb ballad, a new theme to the lyrics *Get another boyfriend- Uptempo hip-hip feel to this. *Shining star- quick drum beats and cool melody. *I promise you- Excellent ballad. some powerful ad-libbing. *Answer to our life- Philosophical and great. powerful harmony. *Everyone- dedicated to fans. very strong + emotional. uptempo. *More than that- my favourite. intense harmonising and balladry. *Time- Beautiful song written by the guys. produced by babyface. *Not for me- More boybandish. less r+b and soulful as others. *Yes I will- emotional ballad. lots of soul. beautiful finalé. *It's true- piano based song. melodious and sweet. *What makes you different- Superb song. Brian Mcknight-esque. *How did I fall in love with you - Tender, slow, and soft ballad. *All i have to give [acapella]- this proves the guys can sing to the standard of groups like boyzIImen if not better. **all in all this album is superb. Although I do believe that with more emphasis on powerful harmonies and balladry their next album will be perfect. This shows growth within the backstreet boys, i cant wait for the next album.

Backstreet's Back

the boyz are back, better than ever. "black and blue" is in my opinion the best recording they ever did, though "millennium" was already awesome. i like "get another boyfriend" and "more than that" best because they show the bsb from their best side, at cool uptempo songs and romantic ballads. i don't think they have grown much, though, like many people say. they're still the backstreet boys. a MUST HAVE for every bsb fan!!! and of course, for everyone who likes good music *smile*

Sooooo Superb!!!! Thoroughly Entertaining!!!

Originally, I was NOT a Backstreet fan, but after my friend strongly persuaded me to listen to this, I finally gave in. To say the truth, at first, I was not very looked forward to listen to these boys sing and I did not expect them to make me completely satisfied after I've heard them. Until then I was only listening to artists like Five, N Sync, Human Nature and Savage Garden. BUT my expectation turned out to be completely wrong! I absolutely ENJOYED listening to every single songs!!!

This album contained a variety of songs including 2 excellent bonuses which were NOT contained in the normal American version. As I've said in my title they were all very entertaining and supurb!! All of the songs had beautiful backgrounds and the arrangements of the instruments were just ace, including the occasion playing of the spicy classical guitar in the background in some of the songs!!

My favourite songs in this album are 'The Call' and 'All I Have To Give' (Acapella), one of the bonus songs. 'The Call' starts off with a little introduction, and then BANG! The upbeating music starts. The things I love about 'All I Have To Give' is the beautiful lyric and harmony. I felt the same way as what these boys sang in this song and it reminded me of this one person who have been a big part in my life when I listened to it.

I rated this CD FIVE STARTS for the great job Backstreet Boys have done and for how much fun I had!!! I'm listening to it now on MD (my friend allowed me to copy her CD because I absolutely loved it), which is my 22nd time since I first listened to it!! I strongly recommend this CD to Backstreets fans (of course), to those people who want to listen to GOOD MUSIC and to those who just want to dance and have GREAT FUN!!!!! You would want to dance sing along with the songs, and don't worry if you don't know the lyrics because this CD contains lyrics to ALL of the songs which is exclusive just for this Japanese version!!!

The best of BSB

Even if you are not a Backstreet fan you would like this album. It shows how much this band have grown during the past years. The songs are really good, there are all kinds of music, this album cannot miss in your collection!