As the incomparable Gina Linetti once said, “Like three out of five Backstreet Boys, that is inconsequential.” And I have desperately been trying to figure out who those two are ever since. (Obviously Howie and Kevin are out. AJ has to stay. So, who goes? Nick or Brian? Do I have to say Nick is the third inconsequential one because he might be a sexual assaulter?)
But, I’ve thought about this kind of thing a lot. Because in all group acts, there is someone who is clearly carrying the team on their backs, vocally speaking. So I wrote about it!
Perhaps you haven’t picked up on this yet, but: I love music. It’s one of the few things that hold my life together, and I wish I never had to take my headphones off. (But, I suppose I need to talk to my husband every once in a while.)
As a result, I think about music a lot. I wonder stuff like “Whatever happened to Dream?” and “Is it okay to like a 2012 song by Brandy that features Chris Brown? It was right around the time that him and Riri briefly reconciled, so that makes it fine, right?” And just recently, as I was listening to a Spotify infinite playlist that heavily features pop music, I had this thought:
For any pop group, it’s crucial to figure out who is your lead performer. And some of them totally nailed it, but others totally botched it.
