Best Boy Band
Maybe you hung their posters on your wall. Maybe you scribbled lyrics from their songs in your notebook. Maybe you stood in line outside their concerts, hoping to catch a glimpse of them arriving to the venue. Or maybe you just really liked their music and thought they were kind of cute. Boy bands! Pop music's leading renewable resource. Those adorable faces and heavenly harmonies have been a key component of the music industry since at least the 1950s. And now the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to know: what is the best boy band of all time? We consider NSYNC, BBMak, The Monkees, 98 Degrees, Backstreet Boys, All-4-One, One Direction, Hanson, New Kids on the Block, BTS, O-Town, The Beatles, Boyz II Men, Menudo, Jonas Brothers, and Jackson 5.
Host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Amy Pilott, Bob Erlenback, and Kara Austin try to harmonize, but ultimately go their separate ways, as they debate the best boy bands from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Want to play along at home? You can! Find the listener bracket here, make a copy for yourself, and see how your picks match up to the panel's!
To listen to Round 1, showing how we got to the Sweet 16 down from the Top 32, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today to access the exclusive Part 1 episode.
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Round 2 Match-Ups:
Match-Up 2: The Monkees (3) vs. 98 Degrees (2)
Match-Up 3: Backstreet Boys (1) vs. All-4-One (4)
Match-Up 4: One Direction (3) vs. Hanson (2)
Match-Up 5: New Kids on the Block (1) vs. BTS (5)
Match-Up 6: O-Town (3) vs. The Beatles (2)
Match-Up 7: Boyz II Men (1) vs. Menudo (5)
Match-Up 8: Jonas Brothers (3) vs. Jackson 5 (2)
Need a playlist with music from all the nominated boy bands? Here you go:
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Amy Pilott, Bob Erlenback, Kara Austin
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Jeffery Perry
