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Friday
07:30 PM | Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL | | | 2005-07-23
Saturday
07:30 PM | Ford Amphitheatre At the Florida State Fairgrounds (Formerly Tampa Bay Amphitheatre) in Tampa, FL | | | 2005-07-24
Sunday
07:00 PM | Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, GA | | | 2005-07-26
Tuesday
07:30 PM | Tower City Ampitheatre in Cleveland, OH | | | 2005-07-27
Wednesday
08:00 PM | Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY | | | 2005-07-29
Friday
08:00 PM | The Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, NJ | | | 2005-07-30
Saturday
07:30 PM | Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY | | | 2005-07-31
Sunday
07:30 PM | PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ | | | 2005-08-02
Tuesday
07:00 PM | Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON | | | 2005-08-03
Wednesday
07:30 PM | DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI | | | 2005-08-04
Thursday
07:30 PM | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, NY | | | 2005-08-06
Saturday
07:30 PM | Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, VA | | | 2005-08-07
Sunday
07:30 PM | Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY | | | 2005-08-09
Tuesday
07:30 PM | Careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT | | | 2005-08-10
Wednesday
07:30 PM | Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, ME | | | 2005-08-12
Friday
07:30 PM | Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA | | | 2005-08-13
Saturday
07:30 PM | Tweeter Center @ the Waterfront (NJ) in Camden, NJ | | | 2005-08-14
Sunday
07:30 PM | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts (MA) in Mansfield, MA | | | 2005-08-16
Tuesday
07:30 PM | Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH | | | 2005-08-17
Wednesday
07:30 PM | Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake in Burgettstown, PA | | | 2005-08-19
Friday
07:30 PM | Lakefront Pavilion in Chicago, IL | | | 2005-08-20
Saturday
07:30 PM | Target Center in Minneapolis, MN | | | 2005-08-21
Sunday
07:30 PM | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater KC in Bonner Springs, KS | | | 2005-08-25
Thursday
07:30 PM | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (LA) in Irvine, CA | | | 2005-08-26
Friday
07:30 PM | Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ | | | 2005-08-27
Saturday
08:00 PM | Mandalay Bay Resort Event Center in Las Vegas, NV | | | 2005-08-30
Tuesday
07:30 PM | Chronicle Pavilion at Concord in Concord, CA | | | 2005-08-31
Wednesday
07:30 PM | Sleep Train Amphitheatre (formerly AutoWest) in Marysville, CA | | | 2005-09-02
Friday
07:30 PM | Clark County Amphitheater in Ridgefield, WA | |
The Biography of THE Backsteet Boys
Nearly 5 years after their last studio album, the Backstreet Boys mark a resolute return with their 5th disc June 14 on Jive Records. The 12-song "Never Gone" reflects the adult ideals of a quintet that broke music and concert sales records the world over, moving more than 73 million albums (30 million in America) since their introduction in 1997.
Certainly, pop culture remains on a first-name basis with the five singers that comprise BSB: Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson. When they scored in the U.S. with the debut platinum single "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)"-followed by such radio staples as "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," "All I Have To Give" and the No. 1 (in 18 nations) "I Want It That Way"- the Backstreet Boys grew to personify an unprecedented and celebrated youth-driven era in popular music.
As teen idols, they sold more than 13 million copies each of their first two U.S. albums, "Backstreet Boys" (1997) and the No. 1 (in 25 nations) "Millennium" (1999). "Black and Blue" followed (2000), moving 8 million copies, and then "Hits: Chapter One" (2001), another platinum triumph. Along the way, the group logged12 top 40 hits, 8 of those reaching the top 10.
Today, nearly a decade since their initial success-and following a healthy 3-year breather-each group member admits that they needed time to catch up, grow up and gain some perspective on the whirlwind of fame.
"We had been touring pretty much non-stop for 7 or 8 years and we were almost living in a bubble; we had lost perspective on a lot of things," Kevin says. "You need to take care of yourself and rest and be able to reflect. This time off gave us a chance to recharge our batteries and step away and see what has happened in our lives, what we have accomplished and to be thankful for the opportunities that we have had and thankful for each other."
Brian became the first Backstreet Father during the break, Kevin took on Broadway and London’s West End with a starring role in "Chicago," Nick put out a solo project and Howie continued his efforts with the Dorough Lupus Foundation after the loss of his oldest sister Caroline in 1998. AJ McLean worked through personal demons with a well-publicized stint in rehab.
"I've been sober for 2 ½ years," AJ says. "I appreciate my family more, these guys more and myself more. Life is great. It's worth living again."
"Never Gone," which BSB spent more than a year recording, accomplishes the formidable task of moving beyond pop idol notoriety to reflect what is happening in the group's lives and in the world. The project features intensely personal, upfront vocals, coupled with production that spares drum loops and synthesizers for a mature, live, more rootsy vibe. Don't worry-the pandemic hooks and velvet harmonies are still there, behind lyrics that tell universal stories of hope, loss, redemption and love.
First single "Incomplete," released in April, proves Backstreet Boys' enduring relevance; in its first week out, the ballad was most-added at radio. By the end of May, the song was climbing the top 10 on Billboard's mainstream top 40 chart as well as the top 5 of Top Digital Downloads. The accompanying video clip reached No. 1 on AOL and garnered rotation on MTV, VH1 and MuchMusic.
Title track, "Never Gone," is among the most moving songs on the album. Written by BSB's Kevin Richardson with Gary Baker and Steve Diamond, the harmony-drenched ballad pays tribute to the death of Kevin's father. It is produced by Mark Taylor.
"That song has really been important to each one of us," AJ says. "In addition to the loss of Kevin’s father, I lost both of my grandparents, Nick his grandmother and Howie his sister. We've all experienced great losses, so this song really touches us personally."
Additional name-brand collaborators that assisted in launching the Backstreet Boys' Chapter 2 include Billy Mann on "Poster Girl", and Switchfoot's John Fields on "Lose It All". Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik contributes "Weird World," a song that examines in life in post 9/11 society.
The guys also worked with John Shanks, the 2005 Grammy Award Producer of the Year ("Safest Place To Hide"); and the venerable Max Martin, who helped catapult to fame Ace of Base, Britney Spears-and BSB, with "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)," "As Long As You Love Me" and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)."
Martin collaborated on 4 of the 12 songs on "Never Gone," including "Climbing the Walls," a tour de force of conflicting emotion, coupled with a melody so immediately gratifying, you'll be singing along by the second chorus; and the melancholy love song "I Still," which features skyscraping vocals and a magical mesh of harmonies that should be a patented trademark for the Backstreet Boys. Martin also worked with BSB on "Just Want You To Know" and "Siberia."
Being in the studio together for the first time in years, it took the group some time to integrate their different musical influences. But according to AJ, "Once we got with Max, everything shifted and we started going more toward contemporary, alternative pop with a little R&B. We found exactly what we are supposed to be doing for this album. It's more organic, with more live instruments, and a nice departure for us. If we kept on doing what we used to do-with the way music sounds today-people wouldn't care anymore. We had to step ahead of ourselves."
Brian adds, "It was essential for us to grow. If we're not getting better and challenging ourselves, what are we here for?"
Certainly, the average life span of most acts in popular culture is far less than a decade, but the Backstreet Boys are proving that growing with your audience-while staying true to a track record of timeless melodies-cultivates the rare gift of endurance. Indeed, Backstreet's back... again.
"We're excited and we hope our fans are, too," Kevin says. "We're looking forward to a happy, prosperous 2005."
Track listing for "Never Gone" is:
- Incomplete
- Just Want You To Know
- Crawling Back To You
- Weird World
- I Still...
- Poster Girl
- Lose It All
- Climbing The Walls
- My Beautiful Woman
- Safest Place To Hide
- Siberia
- Never Gone
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