*NSYNC Album: “No Strings Attached [Japan Bonus Tracks]”

Applause for this cd. It isn't wonderful but it is thiers. JC wrote 4 of the songs and Justin wrote 1. Yes, some of the words are a little odd, but hey it was their first shot. However, this cd is awsome cause it has THREE extra songs. I'll never stop can be bought on single (and it should be cause the remix's are great) and so can Could it be you (on the bye bye bye single), but it's always better to have everything on one cd. And Only Through Heaven's Eyes can only be bought on the Light It Up Soundtrack, so this cd is a great buy.

1. Bye Bye Bye: wonderful song w/ great beat.

2. Gonna Be Me: another great song.

3. Space Cowboy: good song, words kinda shaky, nice beat and a rap featuring Lisa Left Eye Lopez

4. Just Got Paid: Odd song, fun to listen to.

5. It Makes Me Ill: Fun song to try to learn the words to. Good though.

6. This I Promise You: excellent song. (personal fav.)

7. No Strings Attached: Good song, with great beat.

8. Digital Get Down: ok, the song itself is not very appropriate but it has a great beat (I don't know what JC was thinking of when he wrote this song). However, it's fun to listen to.

9. Bring In the Noise: good song, is repetitive and can get annoying but in all a good song.

10. That's When I'll Stop Loving You: Sweet song. Great words and melody. (another personal fav.).

11. I'll Be Good For You: Justin's song, good. Goes on a little too long, but a sweet song.

12. I Thought She Knew: another good song. Sweet words, everyone in the group (except Lance) has a solo, and the melody is nice too.

13. I'll Never Stop: great song! Can get repetitive after a while but in total a really good song.

14. If Only Through Heaven's Eyes: wonderful song, great melody and sweet.

15. Could It Be You: good song, has a european beat and is a nice song to have.

This is a great cd that every *N SYNC fan should have! (either the U.S. one or the Austrailian one, or the one from Asia...) but if you're only going to buy one, buy the one with the most bonus tracks! ~Stay *N SYNC and Reach for Les Etoiles! =)

NSA is a great cd anyway, but with this import, you're adding the beautiful "If Only Through Heaven's Eyes", originally from the Set It Off soundtrack, "This Is Where The Party's At", a fun B-side that you'll end up liking, "If I'm Not The One", also a great song, and finally "Yo Te Voy A Amar", the beautiful spanish version of "This I Promise You". Definitely worth the $21, and if you can get the videos off the extra cd, it'd be even better.

I have been an NSYNC fan since the beginning and No Strings' is even better than the 1st CD. The change in style is cool and I would put the new sound against any other band today! I used to be a Rage and Pantera fan but NSYNC has brought a change! BYE,BYE,BYE

Most people are surprised when I tell them I listen to NSync. I don't blame them, considering my diverse taste in music. No Strings Attached is certainly different from their debut album, which is not to say this is a bad thing. Quite the contrary. It took me a day to get used to their new sound. NSA is a lot funkier, and every track is a package bursting with energy. Songs like "It's Gonna Be Me" and "Bringin' Da Noise" (co-penned by JC himself) are just Top 40 hits waiting to happen. One of the bonus tracks "I'll Never Stop" is reminiscent of the pre-NSA era.

Fear not, just as NSA is filled with catchy make-you-wanna-dance numbers, it has its share of pretty slow ones. With a little help from Richard Marx on "This I Promise You", and hit-spewing Diane Warren on "That's When I'll Stop Loving You", NSA is an album with something for everyone (who likes NSync, that is). NSync get to show off a more mature side and wonderful vocal harmony on the acapella "I Thought She Knew". Speaking of mature, "Digital Getdown" paints quite a picture.

Get the CD and listen for yourself. I did and I love it :)

Reviewer: Educated and into *NSYNC from This Planet Finally! Artists who don't take themselves so seriously, who don't consider themselves God's gift to the music industry, and who aren't trying to make some sort of bold angsty statement with a shocker image. Boy-band? Whatever. Critics say that like it's an insult. What's wrong with happy, fun music? When I'm depressed, I want to listen to something that will bring a smile to my face, not something that allows me to wallow in it. The men of *NSYNC are honest about their objectives on this CD: they wanted to make a happy, fun CD with a minimum of ballads (although they are handily included at the end to prove that, yes, they can do more than carry a tune, thank you). This is not rocket science, people. This is not "heavy lyrics 'R' us". Play the CD. Listen. Dance. Then go home.

Some fans are disappointed that *NSYNC has strayed from the sound they debuted with on their first CD. I suppose such fans will have to drop off, then; *NSYNC has made it clear that what we were hearing was not the "real" them and not what they'd like to be remembered for.

Others are upset that certain songs on the album more than allude to 'things sexual'. Oh, dear. Somebody better inform this group of 20-something males that sex is a topic off limits! Perhaps such lyrics will turn off the younger fans, but then again, perhaps *NSYNC's goals are not to cater to the young'uns any longer.

The odd critic will complain that *NSYNC is trying (or trying too hard) to be like their predecessors (one in particular, which shall remain nameless). One would wonder if such critics have actually listened to both groups' music. If nothing else, this was proven with the new CD. The style of most of the numbers reflects the group members' interest in the techno/club/hip-hop scene, which is markedly different from other groups' reliance on mid-tempo, adult-contemporary numbers.

Regarding charges that it takes a "real" musician to accompany themselves on instruments or write all of their own lyrics: Simply composing one's own lyrics does not mean that the emotion behind the lyrics can come across in the vocals. It happens to take something special to be able to convey the emotion required, and *NSYNC possesses that gift. And when you're slamming out a cappellas at the drop of a hat, who needs to play their own instruments anyways? Justin's beat-boxing and Lance's bass undertones are more than enough for me. Need I remind anyone that the human voice is our most powerful instruments?

Oh, and to anyone who whines that *NSYNC cannot sing, I issue a simple challenge: Get together with four friends and sing "I Thought She Knew" better.