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Millennium is the third studio album (second in the United States) by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released by Jive Records on May 18, 1999. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their U.S. self-titled 1997 album and their second released album, Backstreet's Back (1997). Millennium held the record for most shipments in one year, with 11 million shipments sold in the United States in 1999. It was nominated for five Grammy Awards and became one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling 24 million copies worldwide. The Backstreet Boys promoted Millennium through the Into the Millennium Tour, which became one of the fastest-grossing tours ever.
Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Larger than life, I want it that way, Show me the meaning pf being lonely, It’s gotta be you, Don’t want you back, The one
Can't go wrong with this album. The defining late 90s boy band album along with NSYNC. You already know the good songs from this album.
You know, it's more precision manufactured mainstream pop. I don't disdain this kind of thing and it was generally a decent listen with some cringey interludes. There's undeniable talent here both in the singers and in the faceless team of artists, engineers and business types crafting the whole simulacra of intimate human connection. But as always for me this kind of thing is a little too slick overall, a little too edgeless and superficial.
It contains one of the greatest pop singles of ALL TIME. Then two okay ones, then photocopies those three songs three times with diminishing returns. So both a perfect and an irritating reminder of the state of pop in 99
This group only ever made 2 songs
Pop comercial. Muuuuchas baladas. Un 1, por pesados.
I’ve never been a fan of this music and I’m quite sure I didn’t need to hear this one before I die. But, to be fair, this is a pretty definitive pop album for its time. This music was everywhere in 1999-2000. My specific issue with this album is just how one-note (okay, two-note, actually) it sounds. The majority of the album consists of syrupy, soft focus ballads, with just a couple of bouncy party songs to mix it up. The first track is kind of bait and switch in that regard, offering a fairly strong energy that the rest of the album is unable to match. On the whole, the ballads have probably aged better than the upbeat tracks, but it’s hard to tease out differences in the songs as the album progresses. I will always defend “I Want It That Way” though as one of the great pop songs of its era. The rest of the album really pales by comparison. Fave Songs: I Want It That Way, Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely, It's Gotta Be You
The vocal harmonies are nice, but the formulaic composition here means all the tracks feel the same. Three songs in and the formula was pretty clear – single-singer verse, harmonic chorus, a key change to try and get some excitement going, end track. Couple this with the fact all of the tempos are within 10 BPM of each other, and the whole thing starts to seem like the producers forget the 101s of good songwriting. There's no contrast to give this LP any definition, no hard edges or personality to show really.