*NSYNC - Celebrity

The boy balladeers of 'N Sync have always kept in step with their competition, but with Celebrity, they've entered a different race altogether. Members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez (who co-wrote and co-produced most of the tracks on this album) have drawn on R&B, hip-hop, and electronica to make a remarkably adult mix. While younger fans will love the disc (it is 'N Sync, after all), older listeners will be surprised and pleased by the Prince-influenced "Gone," the Miami bass beat of "The Two of Us," and the Stevie Wonder harmonica cameo on "Something Like You." The disc only fails in its more predictable territory: the title track's lyrics are hopelessly generic ("Would you be so into me / if I wasn't a celebrity"). The Swedish-pop machine (also behind Britney Spears) cranks out two solid dance tracks ("Tell Me, Tell Me...Baby" and "Just Don't Tell Me That"), but his offerings are hardly as innovative, or as much fun, as the band's own contributions. Overall, Celebrity, is a triumph, and unlike many of their teen-pop peers, the members of 'N Sync (or Timberlake and Chasez, at least) promise solid careers ahead. --Courtney Kemp Amazon.com\'s Best of 2001

 bad singing makes BAD MUSIC
need i say more? again, like the last album "no strings attached", "celebrity" is another studio synthesized/manufactured one. if offers no quality music whatsoever. i have this CD and i'm ashamed of myself for even still having it.

btw, the name of this album is very pompous don't u think?? well, these guys sure aren't anymore, not counting JT, who's a little over his head w/his dumb music November 8, 2007

 Weak, weak, weak. EVEN by pop's standards.

I guess "The Two Of Us" is passable, but skates dangerously close to filler as does "Pop". Thank goodness it's somewhat catchy...

The absolute filler tracks though, are: "Celebrity", "Tell Me, Tell Me...Baby" (UGH. TERRIBLE. Almost as bad as the horrid, "Celebrity", "Up Against The Wall" (Yawn...), "See Right Through You" (Whatever...it just ain't believe-able), "Just Don't Tell Me That"; Hell, pretty much the whole album is plagued with filler after filler tracks.

The only decent songs are "Gone" (a pop classic) and "Girlfriend". The songs that are tolerable are "The Two Of Us", the half-hearted ballad, "Selfish" and the sneakin'-around-sounding-production on "Something Like You". The rest is absolutely trashy filler material.

Do yourself a favor today and don't look back to 2001. At least not for this CD!! Go back a year to 2000, and pick up Nelly Furtado's "Whoa, Nelly!". Now THAT'S a classic pop album!

2 stars. Sorry. September 26, 2007

 It is trash!
I used to be an *N Sync fan back in the day, not a fanatic but just a fan of their music. Once this CD came out I thought about possibly buying it til I heard most of it at a record store and I was ashamed to have liked their music. The song "Pop" isn't even that good, but needless to say that was their only good song on that CD. It is best to just save your money. Justin is doing better without the guys. January 27, 2007

 I don't own this CD.
I bought this through Amazon for my older daughter when it first came out. She tired of it after a year. Currently, it is one of the dog's frisbee's. December 31, 2006

 omg!
no no no, i just don't like it, i recieved this for my birthday last month and i was frustrated with my in laws because for one, this cd is quite old. 2nd, this cd is hideous, besides the catchy "pop" the whole cd fails to strike a nerve with any of my senses. I recomend just buying something recent or artistically endeavouring, not childish and ridiculous September 25, 2006

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