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*NSYNC

Celebrity (2001)

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Celebrity ist das dritte und letzte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Boyband *NSYNC, das am 24. Juli 2001 über Jive Records veröffentlicht wurde und mit mehr als 1,8 Millionen verkauften Einheiten in der ersten Woche in den USA einen bis dahin zweithöchsten Verkaufsstart in der Musikgeschichte erreichte. Produziert von u. a. Justin Timberlake, Wade Robson, Rodney Jerkins und The Neptunes, zeigt das Album eine deutlich experimentellere und reifere musikalische Ausrichtung als seine Vorgänger „No Strings Attached“ und das selbstbetitelte Debüt. Mit Singles wie „Pop“, „Gone“ und „Girlfriend“ – letzterer auch als Remix mit Nelly – verbindet „Celebrity“ tanzbaren Pop mit R&B- und Hip-Hop-Einflüssen und reflektiert gleichzeitig kritisch das Thema Ruhm und Medienkultur. Kritiker lobten insbesondere die Weiterentwicklung des Sounds, den stärkeren kreativen Einfluss von Justin Timberlake und die ambitionierte Produktion, auch wenn das Album stilistisch nicht durchgängig homogen wirkte. „Celebrity“ verkaufte sich weltweit über fünf Millionen Mal und markierte den kommerziellen und künstlerischen Höhepunkt von *NSYNC, bevor die Band 2002 auf unbestimmte Zeit pausierte. Es bleibt ein bedeutendes Popalbum der frühen 2000er, das den Übergang von der Boyband-Ära zu einer neuen Phase in Timberlakes Solokarriere einleitete.
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With last year's No Strings Attached breaking records and becoming the fastest selling album of all time in the US, it could be argued that N'Sync are under just a little pressure to answer their critics and deliver the goods with the follow up. This second offering starts with the boys on the defensive as Celebrity opens with the r'n'b tinged funk-fest and first single "Pop". In amongst the slick production Mr Timberlake protests "The thing you've got to realise is that what we're doing is not a trend," No sir'ee, N'Sync aren't ready to be written off just yet.

Despite asking the strangest of questions during the title track, "If I didn't have cheese like everyday, would you still wanna be with me?", N'Sync are adamenent they are men not mice. Suspicious to the trappings of fame, N'Sync now, for this album, have ATTITUDE. Although home to the token ballads such as "Gone" and "Selfish", both schmaltzy opportunities for the band to impersonate Michael Jackson, thankfully Celebrity mainly consists of far chunkier grooves than the average boy band album. It combines the smooth R&B vocal harmonies and funky two-step beats of tracks like "The Two Of Us" and "Girlfriend" with more rockin' moments like "See Right Through You". What the album lacks in imagination, it makes up for in well-produced catchy pop. Although not quite as adored over here as they are back home, this album will certainly keep N'Sync on their mantle as one of the biggest bands around at the moment.


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