[iHype.]

Originally posted by G.U.Y. Gaga

I'm pretty sure we are the only people that own Glitter. We still have the album in our house

My family genuinely watches the movie when it comes on HBO.

[Nialler]

Originally posted by Kworb

And the US was BSB's weakest market and 1D's strongest.

now that's a lie

[Sinister]

Originally posted by G.U.Y. Gaga

I'm pretty sure we are the only people that own Glitter. We still have the album in our house

what a waste of money???

For some reason...the movie stays getting pkayed on t.v

Where are the funds coming from??? Who requests it??? Why are commercials paying to be played during it???

Who watches it more than once???

[bringhimdowndown]

Feel free to visit my new base for the legendary musical trailblazer, Sarah McLachlan.
http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.ph...3#post22048243

[MrPeanut]

Originally posted by RobynYoBank

Well, that's why I'm asking. I know all of those things are true for NSYNC + BSB. In my experience, their songs are still played at social gatherings of 90s kids to great results. But 90s kids were the core demographic of those bands, and I'm not the core demographic of 1D.

As Duca pointed out, they at least were huge pop staples, but pop radio seemed to have less power than it does today.

Those two examples illustrate my point that the impact/cultural awareness of their hits was not just limited to teenyboppers at the time but crossed over to a wide array of other demographics as well.

[2014]

Originally posted by Nialler

but you know they existed, after 1D there will be nothing left unless one of them starts solo career, however none of them has enough charisma to pull that so that's it

For a long time I didn't know how to pronunance it right. One Direction's short version "1D" is already iconic.

[Cap10Planet]

Originally posted by bringhimdowndown

Feel free to visit my new base for the legendary musical trailblazer, Sarah McLachlan.
http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.ph...3#post22048243

"Building a Mystery">>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Sinister]

Originally posted by iHypeMusic

My family genuinely watches the movie when it comes on HBO.

[Jennifer]

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

Forgotten, washed up nostalgia acts w/ little to no recurrent airplay and weak catalog sales? Yeah, basically.

While this is semi true (they aren't "forgotten"), the BSB and NKOTB are still able to tour. That joint tour they did was legitimately successful (bigger than Kety) and even alone they still sell out decent sized venues everywhere.

Of course they're not legends or anything like that but they definitely left a big enough mark to have that touring ability almost 20 years later.

[Gui Blackout]

The fact is, boybands are fanbase/niche acts. It doesn't matter if "20+ yo doesn't know who they are!!!1", they are still ridiculously successful without it.

[G.U.Y. Gaga]

Originally posted by Sinister

what a waste of money???

For some reason...the movie stays getting pkayed on t.v

Where are the funds coming from??? Who requests it??? Why are commercials paying to be played during it???

Who watches it more than once???

These are all great questions tbh

It really isn't that bad tho

[Duca]

Originally posted by slobro

US airplay receipts for The Backstreet Boys and 1D:

http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/c...ackstreet.html
http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/c..._direction.htm

http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/usher.html

Usher having ONE top 40 #1 in his strongest market.

[Kworb]

Originally posted by Nialler

now that's a lie

Well it was definitely the BSB's weakest market, they were far more popular in Europe and Asia. So what do you think is 1D's strongest market?

[bringhimdowndown]

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

"Building a Mystery">>>>>>>>>>>>>>

"Fear" is great too.

I fear I have NOTHING to give

[iHype.]

Yeah, I only watched Glitter 1 time to see if it was really bad and it wasn't.

Like ofcourse, there was a few cringe worthy parts -- but none of the "worst movie of all-time" "career ruiner" stuff people stay making it out to be.

[Chemist]

Originally posted by slobro

1D only have two real pop hits (as in airplay and chart performance-wise)
Backstreet Boys had way more

1D only has 1 real hit tho (What Makes You beautiful)

BSB had at least 5

Funny how none of them + Bieber are in the all time track chart (how beyonce of em)

[MrPeanut]

MTV afforded BSB/NSYNC with a huge platform for exposure to compensate for any limitation on pop radio's significance at the time compared to the present day.

[slobro]

Originally posted by Kworb

And the US was BSB's weakest market and 1D's strongest.

Even nostalgia aside, it's clear that Backstreet Boys had way more mainstream relevance compared to 1D

[Sinister]

Originally posted by Duca

http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/usher.html

Usher having ONE top 40 #1 in his strongest market.

but all those #2's

You make it seem like those stats arent still impressive

[Duca]

*NSYNC's last tour was so huge. $120 million from barely 60 shows. #2 tour of 2001.