‘N Sync: No Strings Attached

‘N Sync—the boy band at the height of its powers challenging for preeminence—came out swinging on No Strings Attached. In 2000, the field was stuffed with poseurs, 5-boy clusters of meticulously groomed troubadours wearing matching costumes and doing choreographed little dances as together. After the dross was scooped, ‘N Sync and their arch-nemeses the Backstreet Boys remained the powerhouses of pop. No Strings Attached is clearly a cut above most of the drivel in the teen bop category, but even if it weren’t, it sold lots and lots of copies, and there’s something to be said for that.

Rating: * *

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