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heckyeahnsync:

floacist:

marjammyjam:

I fought the good fight, when N’sync made their plight onto the charts, but for some reason, I felt that BSB never got the righteous props they deserved.

So today, after viewing countless videos from both very talented groups, I have come to a decision once and for all.

Let it be heard, that YES, granted, N’Sync did have catchier beats and more intricate dance moves, the Backstreet Boys had swag (go google, a picture of both groups in 1999). They had it all guys; even down to the corny 90s clothing. And let’s not forget that ALL of them were good looking. Even A.J. had the better “Bad Boy” image down compared to whatever the heck Kris Kirkpatrick had going on his head. Without the vocal talents of Justin and J.C., N’Sync would have never been heard. How often did Joey have a solo? Not very…But if you listen to every single one of the BSB songs, each of the members get at least one “baby” in there.

Judge me all you want for my boy band epiphany at 25. Heck, DISAGREE with me, I’m totally down to debate (so let’s!). But I’m ending my consensus with this: If I knew then what I know now after watching videos from both bands, my arguments for BSB as best boy group ever cultivated would have perhaps rung in the ears of the blinded N’Syncers and I would have won a fight once and for all. I’m down for the challenge.

The End.

I hope the Backstreet Boys fans have their wigs applied extra tightly for this one (and are reading carefully). I will not only be addressing this post but for all of you.

When I check my #Nsync tag on Tumblr, I’m looking forward to my daily tea of pictures and videos. But every once awhile, there is someone with a ‘Backstreet or Nsync?’ post, and it is almost always in-over-their-heads BSB fans (or generally pro-Backstreet) flops looking for reaffirmation of their basic fav, hoping they can find others on tumblr who may agree with them.

Now, lets get a few things straight before I start clocking. It’s *NSYNC, or ‘N Sync. It is not N’Sync, N*sync or whatever you well searched flops keep misspelling their name as.

FALLACY #1 “Without the vocal talents of Justin and J.C., N’Sync would have never been heard.”
Actually that is not true. Chris (that would be Chris with a ‘C’) was the one who started the group; without Chris Kirkpatrick NSYNC would have never been heard.

FALLACY #2 But if you listen to every single one of the BSB songs, each of the members get at least one “baby” in there.
There isn’t a single NSYNC track that doesn’t contain a clear distinction of all of their harmonies. It is far more complex than a repeated ‘tell me why’ or a ‘baby’.

JC: When the four of us came together we were singing (…) and everything like that, and the sound wasn’t just quite right yet. We needed a bass. Therefore (pats Lance Bass back)

Justin: We did not have a true bass voice, in all four of us and we initially wanted to do this group because we wanted be one of those groups who sing acapella. We wanted that to be our niche. My vocal coach, we got into contact with him (…) and he gave us Lance’s name.

Thank you JT for spilling the true tea.

Nsync has a TRUE BASS singer, thanks to our good sis Lance. And because of this, they have a real five part harmony. BSB DOES NOT HAVE THIS. (Howie and Kevin singing the Michelle from Destiny’s Child verses will never change this. Having to hear Nick Carter sing is not a point in their favor either). If you don’t know what that means, its that they have two tenors (Justin and JC) one baritone (Joey) countertenor (Chris) and the bass (Lance).

BSB tried to make Kevin the bass but it was clear he really wasn’t. Most of their singing was them singing together. No additional layers that give any of their vocals ‘flavor’. NSYNC’s ability to change keys mid song without stopping or needing a pitch pipe sets them apart from Backstreet’s simple ass acapellas. The few times they do try to get creative they flop or do a mediocre job at best.

BSB has never done anything as difficult or complex as the Bee Gees medley, ‘O Holy Night’ or ‘I Thought She Knew’. They never displayed harmonies as tight as ‘This I Promise You’, ‘I Drive Myself Crazy’, ‘Sailing’, ‘Girlfriend’ or ‘Do Your Thing’.

But most tragic of all, THEY DON’T HAVE JOSHUA SCOTT CHASEZ —- BY FAR THE BEST SINGER OF ANY GROUP WITH A FOUR OCTAVE RANGE.

BSB. WILL. NEVER.

FALLACY #3 And let’s not forget that ALL of them were good looking.
Good looking is subjective. That said, how they look is extremely unimportant in an argument. (Another common tactic pro BSB fans use).

FALLACY #4 Even A.J. had the better “Bad Boy” image down compared to whatever the heck Kris Kirkpatrick had going on his head.
Except Chris was not the “bad boy” and never intended to be as such. They didn’t have an image. There was no “bad boy” in NSYNC. They did not have a boyband template where you had the cookie cutter caricatures. They had a personality, they were real.

ROFL @ Backstreet Boys having ‘swag’.

Look, I don’t think I’m even going to touch that one. With the exception of Alex [minus the eye pencil liner facial hair he used to wear] none of them have any swagger. The fact that they named themselves the ‘Backstreet Boys’ is enough in itself to counter that argument. Howie D. has to be the most swag-less Puerto Rican I have ever seen. No seriously, shame on him.

Chris Rock: “Backstreet Boys”? Why would you want to do that? Didn’t you see New Kids on the Block? Don’t you know how this movie’s going to end?”

OOP.

NSYNC is the boy-band that even anti-pop music fans and artists had to give their props to. And it doesn’t stop there either; several legendary and iconic artists (many of whom they worked with) praised them as well. They broke the mold for what a boyband was supposed to be like or be capable of — that is why they slayed and dragged Backstreet Boys’ wigs from back to frontstreet.

2.4 Million. Remember that number because you’re never seeing it again.

The best part about NSYNC is that didn’t just excel at one thing and were okay at others. They did it all and did it well. NSYNC had the vocals, the overall musical talent, the stage presence, the stand out performances and the creativity that separated them from the basics.

Backstreet Boys never got the ‘righteous props they deserve’ because they didn’t do much. Nobody was here for them. They performed at the VMAs twice and nobody remembers it, meanwhile NSYNC gave three memorable performances in a row. And things aren’t looking any better for BSB these days either. When they performed at the American Music Awards last year along with the New Kids singing a medley of their old hits, guess who was trending on Twitter?

BEWP!

NSYNC Receipts: The Bee Gees, Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson / Jackson 5, Richard Marx, Brian McKnight, Stevie Wonder, TLC, etc.

Backstreet Boys: 0
NSYNC: 324304965805034785034850

Thanks for playing! Lynn Harless will be passing out some vaseline at the exit for those burned scalps!

Note: I would like to thank the NSYNC tumblr family airportsandpixiestix, thetaoofzoe, joeyfatonesfineass, timbertrick, chirpster, arquettefan, iamoutofsync, mustbepop, nsyncishere, nsync4life, n-stync, heckyeahnsync (and all the others I missed) and the legendary Beyhive fanbase for giving me the inspiration for my drag sessions. Couldn’t do it without you.

Last but certainly not least, I’d also like to thank Justin Randall, Joesph Anthony, Christopher Alan, James Lance and Jousha Scott for being a flawless boyband. 1995-2003. Love you guys. I still hope that one day that you’ll be back to snatch BSB’s now receding wigs again. Just for old times sake.

OMG, I usually try to stay out of BSB vs. *Nsync stuff but…

Good LAWD this post is FLAWLESS. I mean, PERFECT. It is everything that I have ever thought in my head when I meet a die hard BSB fan/*Nsync hater.

DAMN, thank you Floacist! You get AMENS upon AMENS upon AMENS.

(Not to mention you gave heckyeahnsync a shout out. Thanks for that!)

BECAUSE YES!!!