David Segal of the Washington Post lamented the lengthy run that the teen pop craze has had and in the past has gotten angry e-mails from teen fans of the genre. One such fan, 14 year old Roxanne Shorrock had sounded off on his review of *NSYNC’s ‘Celebrity’ album last year. So for the group’s show on Sunday at the MCI Center, he took her along to bring her perspective of the show. While Segal said of their scaled down set, “The whole production looked kinetic, highly professional and a little silly.” Roxanne countered, “It was great. I love the way their voices blend together, and I loved the way J.C. sang the last note of ‘I Want You Back.’”
Maybe Segal is on to something. He maintains his credibility with the music purists while letting a younger audience have their say… and fun, keeping hateful letters to a minimum.