*NSYNC Should Have Signaled End To Contrived Pop

Chris Ryall of the Dallas Observer gave his thoughts on *NSYNC ahead of their show at the Reunion Arena on March 20. Ryall blasted, “See, part of it is that I just don’t get *NSYNC. (And why should I?) They followed the Backstreet Boys, and by all rights, should have signaled to everyone that these contrived pop bands were on the way out, and helped kill the whole scene so we could return to Real Music. Instead, the opposite happened–they blew up. Sales of glow sticks and glitter blew up. And the phenomenon has persisted.” The full article has since been removed.