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[edit] Who plays what instrument?

Do all the members just sing, or do they play instruments?backstreet boys suck This article can't even answer this basic question. Johnleemk | Talk 05:30, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Some or all of them can play instruments. Off hand, I know Kevin can play piano, Brian guitar, Nick drums, but it is not really known exactly what instrument(s) who can play and how good. They're mainly recognized as a vocal group and rarely use instruments in live performances. dearly 18:03, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Kevin plays piano and keyboards so dawn good, Nick plays drums quite well and acoustic guitar, Brian plays acoustic guitar and Bongo drum, AJ guitar and acoustic guitar, Howie only acoustic guitar.Mizunoryu 大熊猫❤小熊猫 (talk) 03:08, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I would just like 2 say that backstreet does not suck! Backstreet boys are amazing!! But, i know some of them play instruments and are quite good at it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Archieluver6 (talk • contribs) 17:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

Where's the trivia section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.15.116.242 (talk) 10:25, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

"making them the highest selling pop group of all-time" ha ha very funny. --Takarada 01:49, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How did they really start?

The bio here contradicts or at least tells a very different story than what is on this wiki article. So what is more accurate? dearly 18:00, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

The MTV/VH1/allmusic version of their origin (which the article is now based upon) seems to be revisionist history designed to remove Pearlman from the start of the group. I'm working on restoring the more accurate assembled-at-Pearlman-auditions story, from better sources, to fix this problem -- Foetusized (talk) 00:23, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
I've found a good reference from Vanity Fair (magazine) confirming that Pearlman put the group together through auditions, and that the Backstreet Market was flea market, not a "teen hangout." Please stop reverting edits to this paragraph about the origin of the band without discussing them here -- Foetusized (talk) 15:51, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Highest selling pop group of all time?

Surely with sales of 100 million they can't be the highest selling pop group of all time. Plenty of other groups have sold more than this. ABBA for example, they've sold 370 million records. 81.23.56.16 14:45, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Firstly, I'd like to direct your attention to the list of best-selling music artists, according to Wikipedia. Yes, plenty of other groups have sold more records and units than the BSB, but I think what the text is trying to convey is that the BSB are the most successful boy band (or even boy band/girl group), in terms of sales. Qwerty (talk) 08:14, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

ABBA for sure never sold 370 mln records - USA is the biggest market and they sold only 15 mln records there. In UK maybe 20 mln records. BSB didn't sell 100 mln albums - it's clear - 30 mln in US (NSS) and about 10 mln via Columbia House & BMG music club. Their sales in other markets are mediocre (only Canada is exception). Maybe 20 mln albums. They also sold some amount of cassette singles (1,260 mln of "Quit...", 1,190 mln of "Everybody", 0,885 mln "All I Have To Give") in US, close to 2mln singles in UK but it's not enough to change the entire picture. They are not songwriters so all they could get - artist royalty.Until 2000 UP TO 15% of manuf. volume. After 2000 20 % of manuf. volume. So I hardly see more than $100 mln of artist royalty and ... let's be honest -they were poor concert sellers - 1 mln tickets per tour - what is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tarmat (talk • contribs) 22:46, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Need to be locked

This article need to be locked. Somebody has been tampering it lately. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mazaj 08 (talk • contribs) 08:31, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Recently, vandalism isn't just coming from "somebody", but many somebodies. Qwerty (talk) 08:14, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Also concur. Look under "Breakthrough in the United States: 1997-1999" for example. M173627 (talk) 03:34, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

By the way, what happened to the histroy of BSB? Where they talk abt how they met, etc? Errr.... somebody has been freaking tampering with it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mazaj 08 (talk • contribs) 05:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Boy band or vocal group?

Shouldn't The Backstreet boys be referred to as a "boy band" and as opposed to being called a "vocal group?"

no, why they were a boy band, they were also clearly a vocal group. Why I don't enjoy their music they were a clearly talented vocal group and should be noted as such. Ridernyc (talk) 09:07, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Millennium Sales

dubious tag added: As per Talk:Backstreet Boys discography 60.234.242.196 (talk) 04:58, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Somebody is Messing with the URL

I've begun working on my music collection, and when I went to gather the URL for the Backstreet Boys, someone keeps changing to something such as: www.backstreetgays.com or www.backstreetbattymen.com etc. I just thought I'd point it out. --KadratisVelevere (talk) 02:05, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Need to keep it lock again

Its irritating that someone has been tampering with the article. Again! Especially abt the band's beginning part. Pls keep it lock again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mazaj 08 (talk • contribs) 06:31, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

In the second paragraph it reads "Jive Records and Pearlman". It is written as if "Pearlman" has already been mentioned earlier in the article. His name had not been mentioned until here. This is poorly written. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.141.236 (talk) 19:15, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

I reinstalled the deleted band's beginning part twice. I guess someone hated the part about Pearlman, implicating the Boys' careers were launched with criminal money. Well, they were and Pearlman's part in it should be mentioned, NPOV. But of course it was not the Backstreet Boys fault. Nor the great Johnny Wright's fault. It's Lou Pearlman who is to blame. Now there are hundreds of Lou's fraud victims who are having a very hard time. It would be nice if the Boys initiated something to help these people. A benefit-tour with Justin Timberlake? --WeatherFug (talk) 18:36, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Even worse, check out how the article never mentioned Nick Carter even once, other than in the introduction! Can people PLEASE stop effing this article up and contribute in a positve way? Lucky Cherub (talk) 14:00, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
After cruising onto this page, I noticed some of the vandalism and stopped to fix some of it. In the process, I deleted a very poorly-worded description of Lou Pearlman. Seeing as his criminal history had nothing to do with BSB, I believe that it shouldn't be included. If it is, it should be worded less harshly? Hurrah (talk) 23:59, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Accuracy of band's beginning

I, actually, highly doubt the accuracy of the information in the paragraph (in the Beginnings section) that describes how the group came together. In fact, as far as I can tell from the two biographies I have, Sam Licata and Charles Edwards were not part of the group. Unless there are verifiable sources containing this information, someone should change the section for accuracy. Lucky Cherub (talk) 14:30, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

No, seriously--who the heck are Sam Licata and Charles Edwards?! I don't remember them in the origin of the band! If there's gonna be an origin, do it right: cite it! Lucky Cherub (talk) 13:30, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
Please see above section Talk:Backstreet_Boys#How_did_they_really_start.3F. I've seen a couple of references mention Licata and Edwards as early members, and one is currently cited in the article -- Foetusized (talk) 15:54, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Lou Pearlman - "Con Man"?

I don't know the details behind Pearlman's criminal activity, but even if is a "con man," I don't see the relevance to this article. It seems to me that he should be described as as "producer" or whatever his relevant title happens to be. This article is clearly biased or vandalized or both. --Nonstopdrivel (talk) 06:06, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Pearlman's money was decisive to the boys start and further career, gaining fame. This simply cannot be denied. It may be unpleasant for them now, but those are the historical facts. This is supposed to be a biography, not a fan page. All sources/references are on Lou Pearlman page --WeatherFug (talk) 22:21, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

i would have to agree with weatherfug--Wikiscribe (talk) 23:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I've put a simple statement about Lou Pearlman in the first paragraph, and moved (and improved) the statement about Pearlman spending 3 million (on finding the group as opposed to launching them) down into the article. Still working on phrasing about the origin of the money, and how much more than 3 million he spent to launch the group -- Foetusized (talk) 22:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Only 553 million ????

It says that bsb are the highest money makers with 553 million earnings. How could that be? If they have sold 100 million records worldwide then it alone should bring nearly 1 billion $. And in concerts should bring at least 250 million. So how could they only earn 553 million? Some body please check this.Upol007 (talk) 12:50, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, the article says $533.1 million, but without a citation. We really need a source for this figure -- Foetusized (talk) 13:01, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

yeah. we do need a source, and sorry for the mistake —Preceding unsigned comment added by Upol007 (talk • contribs) 12:29, 13 June 2008 (UTC)