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Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

When they went into a studio, it felt like tryingto herd five cats. The Backstreet Boys...

When they went into a studio, it felt like trying
to herd five cats. The Backstreet Boys were
dark and mysterious. If we come into a hotel, and there's 500
kids in the lobby, Backstreet would go
in the back doors or underneath the garages. And NSYNC would still
just walk through

Full Transcript

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When they went into a studio,
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it felt like trying to herd five cats.
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The Backstreet Boys were dark and mysterious.
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If we come into a hotel,
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and there's 500 kids in the lobby,
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Backstreet would go in the back doors
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or underneath the garages.
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And NSYNC would still just walk through.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
66
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:03
Uploaded
Feb 15, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Gunpowder & Sky,MTV Entertainment Studios

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Movie Summary

Tracing boy bands' evolution from The Beatles to K-pop, delving into the 90s/2000s icons and highlighting this enduring musical movement's rich history.
And they would stop, - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:12
And they would stop,
[Nick] With 98 Degrees, - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:13
[Nick] With 98 Degrees,
But then I think we got very aware - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:07
But then I think we got very aware
And we were probably lucky to get swept up in it. - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:06
And we were probably lucky to get swept up in it.
♪ Hardest thing I've ever had to do ♪ - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:11
♪ Hardest thing I've ever had to do ♪
We were heavily influenced by the group Boyz II Men. - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:35
We were heavily influenced by the group Boyz II Men.
And then, from there, we got swept up - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:05
And then, from there, we got swept up
This was a time that was completely shifting pop music - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:07
This was a time that was completely shifting pop music
MTV was a huge part of that. - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:14
MTV was a huge part of that.
And the news department was a little reluctant - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:11
And the news department was a little reluctant
This boy band term was a way - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:11
This boy band term was a way
I'm not no Miles Davis or nothing, - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:08
I'm not no Miles Davis or nothing,
But what band that signs to a record label - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:09
But what band that signs to a record label
The bands like The Monkees - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:06
The bands like The Monkees
It's pretty much the same way to form a group - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:14
It's pretty much the same way to form a group
So much of the criticism was leveled at boy bands - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:09
So much of the criticism was leveled at boy bands
Everybody was so bothered by these female fans - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:10
Everybody was so bothered by these female fans
Do they not have taste?" - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:11
Do they not have taste?"
Watching how young people, and, specifically, young women, - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:10
Watching how young people, and, specifically, young women,
And the marketplace had changed, - Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 00:12
And the marketplace had changed,