Distracted

I love Vh1, and I love MTV en espa�ol.

I was just writing a email, and I totally got distracted by the new Backstreet Boys video. Are you kidding? Yes, I'm actually blogging about the Backstreet Boys.

I don't like them, but I want to think about this new direction they've taken. They are no longer the five dancing white dudes trying to whip pre-pubescent teens into a frenzy with their pathetic attempt at hip hop. Now, they're a re-imagined boy band that's singing... what do you call this music now? Is this what's called rock music nowadays?

Make no mistake, they're still five vocalists; their production is shiny and studio-perfect, but a) it's no longer white hip-hop, b) they're not dancing, c) they don't even appear on screen together in a single shot, d) they've almost got an edge.

Anyway, it's an interesting move for them. The new video and isn't any more or less slick than anything else on Vh1, but there's a is definately going to be some skepticism, due to their past (present?) as a cheesy white-boy band.

Why I care enough to blog about it: envy. Their job is to sing and be pretty, hire good producers and image people, and then take care of their money. I totally should have done that. I can't believe I went and learned all these languages.