Nsync
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Nsync
The boy balladeers of ‘N Sync have always kept in step with their competition, but with Celebrity, they’ve entered a different race altogether. Members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez (who co-wrote and co-produced most of the tracks on this album) have drawn on R&B, hip-hop, and electronica to make a remarkably adult mix. While younger fans will love the disc (it is ‘N Sync, after all), older listeners will be surprised and pleased by the Prince-influenced “Gone,” the Miami bass beat of “The Two of Us,” and the Stevie Wonder harmonica cameo on “Something…Find it:
Nsync
Despite millions of album sales, ‘N Sync are an obvious No. 2 to label mates the Backstreet Boys. Fittingly, they try harder—too hard, in fact—through most of their second non-Christmas disc, No Strings Attached. The quintet and Strings’ dozen-plus producers fill these 47 minutes with bland ballads by Diane Warren and Richard Marx, mildly funky workouts like a cover of Johnny Kemp’s “Just Got Paid” and the muddled “Space Cowboy,” and gimmicks such as “Digital Get Down” that hardly lend credence to whatever career-longevity claims they might want to…Find it:
