Without Ace of Base, I kind of feel Backstreet Boys would have never found their sound.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm not embarrassed by any of my music. I'll even own up to the old Backstreet Boys albums.
But for the first time, we haven't made a huge leap forward in sound from our last album. Fans who own Kid A should be able to get their heads around it.
I agree with the rest of the band, that a truly synthesized sound isn't really what I would want to go for.
I thought if Oasis could get away with sounding like The Beatles, I could get away with sounding like Abba.
Hall & Oates is one of the few musical groups as satisfying now as it was back then. There's something incredibly musically satisfying about their songs. Nothing has diminished my love for them.
Rock stars are good at making noise.
I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.
It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos.
The Backstreet Boys were so ten years ago. Whatever.
If we play to first time Blink 182 listeners, it's good they are listening to us and not the Backstreet Boys. Old Fans or new fans, it's all the same to us.