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February 2001

 

O-Town's debut album rates okay with teeny boppers

 

As another “boy band” emerges into the media spotlight and into the hearts of teenage girls around the world, most people just laugh and roll their eyes. Many people are wondering just how many times executive music director Lou Pearlman thinks he can pull off another hit.

Pearlman’s latest group, O-Town, is blazing its way to the top of the charts, much like their predecessors. Pearlman is responsible for such previous groups as the Backstreet Boys and N’Sync. After reaching their level of fame and experiencing contract disagreements, both groups split with Pearlman.

Some fans believe the same will happen with O-Town, especially based on the method used to put this group together. A television show, “Making of the Band,” was created to sort hundreds of young men down to a group of twenty-five, then to eight, then to five. These five became O-Town.

Their self-titled debut album, released in late January, was an immediate hit. Their first single, “Liquid Dreams” has already hit number one on the charts.

O-Town’s image will make you instantly think of LFO’s lyrics (also one of Pearlman’s groups), mixed with Backstreet’s dancing and N’Sync’s style.

With the increased interest in male pop in recent years, O-Town seems to be jumping into the mix in hopes of grasping a piece of the fame.

Their upbeat, catchy tunes can be misleading until you actually think about the concepts behind the songs.

The lyrics “She’s a morpherotic dream from a magazine” from their song “Liquid Dreams” or “Another cold shower until you give me some” from their second track “Every Six Seconds,” don’t exactly seem like appropriate ideas for the preteen girls the group attracts.

Some parents may want to redirect their focus from screening things like blatant profanity out of their children’s music to analyzing the ideas floating into their young children’s ears byseemingly innocent looking male stars.

We have little doubt that O-Town will stick around for sometime solely based on their image and fresh new addition to the pop scene.

They will soon be releasing more singles from their new album. Keep your ears open for “Baby I Would,” if you’re looking to feel the strongest deja vu ever. The concept is so close to N’Sync’s “This I Promise You” that it’s scary.

If teenagers are looking for another boy band to be obsessed with just because of their appearance, no matter what their level of music talent, then here is their latest chance.

This boy band may be a flash in the pan. So, don't blink or you just might miss O-Town.


By Meg Solek and Shannon Stahl
Staff Writer
 

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