POP TRUMPS: Week 5

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Another Friday, another round of chart farts Pop Trumps!

Go here to read the rules, but it's easy really. Rate the pop act below in the various categories: 10 is the highest, 0 is the lowest, if you have zero clue then go for 5.

Today's contestants were doing a Top 50 Brilliant Boybands thing on Hits!TV the other night, and modestly only included 5 of their own songs! They also like pointing at things.


Backstreet Boys

[Poll #1138876]
Alanis ratings:
- Singing voice/musical ability: 5
- Consistency: 4
- H0TTness: 3
- Dancing Skillz/Visual: 3
- Chart success: 7
- Extra-curricular activity: 4
- Party Animal Rating: 2
- Eccentricity: 7
- Legacy: 6
- Best track: You Oughta Know
- Botherdness rating: 33

Comments

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

Backstreet Boys are excellent, the best pop act of their era. I voted "The Call" for best single, but all of them are pretty good. "Shape of My Heart" = underrated. Can somebody who voted them points on Extracurricular Activity give some insight into what extracurriculars they have that are points worthy?

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

BTW I fully expect "Everybody" to feature prominently on the FT top 100 songs of all time.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

nick carter got a tattoo of PARIS HILTON once and then had to tattoo over it when they broke up

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

Come to think of it, Nick Carter had a really terrible reality show on American TV too, but that only makes me more likely to retain my 0.

[(Anonymous)]

I assume "their era" means the pop scene of the 90s. I can name about a billion pop acts from that era that are better than the Backstreet Boys. Britney Spears, Spice Girls, Hanson, Mandy Moore, just to name a few. Also, 'NSync, but that just goes without saying. :)

[edgeofwhatever.livejournal.com]

I can't believe you commented anonymously.

[lalanav.livejournal.com]

HO, WE'S NOT ALL SIGNED IN CONSTANTLY.

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

Obviously, I already know all of these acts already. I genuinely think that BSB are better than any of them.

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

n.b. If you count latter era Brit she probably overtakes them.

[lalanav.livejournal.com]

I assumed you knew...I was just shocked that you'd still say BSB is better while acknowledging their existence.

[edgeofwhatever.livejournal.com]

I hope your conviction gets convictions, because your case-building skills ain't up to snuff, son.

[lalanav.livejournal.com]

MAH CASE-BUILDING SKILLS IS OFF DA CHAIN, SON.

Case in point:

'NSYNC ROOLZ, BSB DROOLZ

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

To clarify, I think that BSB are a better singles act than any of the ones listed above, not necessarily a better act overall. I'd say if you count album tracks, mentalism, impact, etc. Spice Girls and Brit are close to BSB and maybe overtake them.

[edgeofwhatever.livejournal.com]

YOU JUMP IN THE DEEP END, YOU BEST KNOW HOW TO SWIM, SON!

[lalanav.livejournal.com]

*flails*