You may think that boy bands like the Backstreet Boys, ‘NSync, and 98 Degrees are a relatively new phenomenon. These groups are meticulously designed by music business elite to drive young girls crazy so that they buy their albums in huge numbers. It works too. This is not a new phenomenon in the music business. Boy bands have existed for years even since the origins of the rock n’ roll era in the 1960s. Some may even say that one of the most popular bands of all time, The Beatles, was a boy band. After all, they were a band of boys.
The best example of a great boy band from the rock n’ roll era is probably the Beach Boys. This band led by Brian Wilson and his brothers and cousins fit in the mold of the more modern day boy bands because when they performed they only sang and didn’t play instruments. Of course, it must be noted that they sang much better than the boy bands of the late 90s and early 2000s. Their album “Pet Sounds” is often referred to as the great pop album of all time because of the layered soundscapes and rich vocal harmonies found on the record.
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