HOUSTON — There’s no doubt the Backstreet Boys are one of the most successful boy bands during the pop era of the late 90′s and early 00′s.

During their thus far 15-year career, two of the Boys’ six albums–Backstreet Boys and Millennium– remain charted among the Top 40 most popular records ever produced, according to Amazon.com.

And even though the group’s popularity has dwindled since the 2001 release of Black and Blue, devoted fans from all over the world still swooned as the now-quartet took the stage Saturday night at the Pearl Concert Theater at The Palms hotel in Las Vegas.
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Kevin Richardson joins former bandmates for scream-filled ‘Shape of My Heart

For the first time since leaving the group in 2006, former Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson joined the rest of the group onstage in Los Angeles Sunday night, on the last stop of their Unbreakable tour at the Palladium in Hollywood.

In a fan-made video that’s surfaced online, the audience erupts into deafening screams when Richardson emerges onstage to join the group for “Shape of My Heart,” from the group’s Black and Blue album. He’s seen goofing around with his former bandmates, and at one point even lifts Nick Carter’s shirt. The five are very chummy in the clip and seem to be feeding off of the audience’s energy; the screams render the first minute of the song completely inaudible in the clip.
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Who knew so many Saskatoon women spoke scream fluently? At Thursday’s Backstreet Boys concert tongues were wagging and shrieking as the group’s four members sang, danced and entertained the hell out of a predominantly female audience.

The last time the pop group came to Saskatoon they had yet to make it huge in the U.S., Nick Carter still hadn’t dated Paris Hilton and their fans were predominantly ages nine through 17. But 10 years later, if their concert at Credit Union Centre proved anything, the appetite for their catchy hits and synchronized dance moves hasn’t waned.

The fans are older but still overwhelmingly enthusiastic, wearing concerts T-shirts and holding up signs. One read: “I’m old enough now.”
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There’s an oft-repeated bit of Scripture — usually reserved for commencement addresses and weddings — that speaks of putting away childish things once you become a man.

And while we certainly don’t want to tell the Backstreet Boys how to do their jobs, the Florida foursome — who brought their Unbreakable tour to MTS Centre last night — might want to consider giving the passage a look-see.

Obviously, it’s been some time since any of the Boys were really boys: Youngest member Nick Carter turns 29 in January, while eldest Howie Dorough just turned 35.

But the unfortunate name isn’t the only holdover from their mid-’90s glory days, when slick dance moves and Swedish-penned pop tunes (oh, and the financial backing of America’s biggest boy-band mogul) were all it took to reach the top of the charts.
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Must… resist… the urge.

Can’t resist. Too weak. Here we go. Backstreet’s ba…

All right.

Now that that’s over — hey! Guess what? Multi-platinum (and famously manufactured) pop outfit The Backstreet Boys came back to the MTS Centre last night for, like, the first time since 2005.

This time, they’re down a Boy (“quiet one” Kevin Richardson bowed out in 2006) and confronting the harsh truth that nobody cares about their new music. Their latest, 2007′s Unbreakable, slid off the charts after two weeks.
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