"Unbreakable" by Backstreet Boys

What becomes of the now-defunct boy band? Aborted trips into space, reality TV humiliations, or, for the Backstreet Boys, that difficult transition from boy-band to man-band. Trading lewd dance moves for staring moodily into the middle distance, their sixth studio album sees the "vocal harmony group" switching fast beats for ballads. Lots of ballads. There's something dignified in this sedentary path, at least, and backed by expert arrangements, the band know how to milk every moment of emotion from their shattered hearts. With lashings of sincerity and sweeping crescendos, the collection is one long parade of metaphoric misery: rain pours down, doors close and card houses stand fast in the midst of hurricanes. Lead single "Inconsolable," full of strings and tormented harmonies, delivers a mid-tempo lament typical of the collection, but it's the scaled-back melodies on "Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon" that are most touching—the minimal chorus drifting down the
	Published: 2007-11-07 Provider: Artist Direct