Fact: Nsync is better than the Backstreet Boys.

Now that I got that off my chest I can move on.

Much ado has been made about this CD, rightly described as Nsync's best CD. I still agree that it's the guys' best record, but it's hardly the masterpiece people make it out to be. Out of twelve tracks only five have stood the test of time incredibly well. The others, while not necessarily sounding dated, just aren't that good anymore. However, now that I'm completely comfortable in admitting that I do still like Nsync (I still maintain that I'll bring it back somehow), I do enjoy myself thoroughly when I hear No Strings Attached.

Which songs still please the ol' ears? Of course Bye Bye Bye does, that's a song that will prove to be one of the genre's defining songs. Then you have It's Gonna Be Me, thanks to Justin's demanding vocals. The obligatory mid-CD ballad, This I Promise You. Nsync is known for their dancefloor tracks, but I think amidst that the fact gets lost that they do ballads better than any boy band ever has. No Strings Attached is the next standout. The beat more or less makes the song what it is but the chorus is noteworthy as well. And finally you have That's When I'll Stop Loving You...another ballad. This I Promise You is great, but That's When...blows it out of the water.

Even though I don't really like the rest of the songs included, I have no problem listening to the entire CD. And while this clearly is a trend CD, there's enough good to warrant a listen--or purchase if you're like me--for those of us looking back at what we used to listen to. However, I never expected to change minds with this review, you've had your mind made up about this band since the day you first heard them. Oh well.

...well b/c these guys are horrible as a group (w/the exception of JC, who was the only guy in the group who could actually sing). i used to be a HUGE fan of nsync but thank God i got over 'em. i digged this CD out from my CD collection and boy was the reaction to it a huge difference? i realized i just wasted all the money spent on nsync but oh well that's not the point.

the point is -- these guys can't sing (as a group), don't write their own music, can't play instruments...and did i mention can't sing? and that's why they faded when the pop music mania faded. only the talented ones stay -- which is why the BSB are still here making music. this is coming from someone who liked nsync better back in the day. the truth is, if you go up to anyone who are not familiar w/these two bands (and thus not biased) and ask them which band sings better (either acapella or studio finished), chances are ppl will say BSB. just listen to them sing acapella live on the grammies. they both sang Bee Gee's "how deep is your love" and i gotta say they'r worlds different.

anyway, back to nsync. "no strings attached" sold 2.4 mil in the first week (impressive only at that time) and yes it was successful. however, that doesn't hide the fact that these guys as a group were just untalented. i can barely hear THEM in this album b/c every song was largely occupied by sounds of synthesizers -- so i guess they were just there to make up for the fact that nsync couldn't even sing a single song completely by themselves. this is where i question American's music industry. sure the record companies just want to make money, but did they actually just assume that ppl are deaf and ignorant?

What kind of music is this?? from start to finish, everything was so superficial and made up it's ridiculous. bottom line is -- nsync can't sing at all. it's such a pain in the butt to hear them sing -- another reason why they dance so much -- a cover up.

btw, props to that editorial review on the album info page...

I actually had to buy this CD for a gig I was playing. I don't usually listen to N'SYNC but it was really helpful to me. I actually liked some of the songs plus the CD was in mint condition.

Today, I decided to release the inner masochist in me. I tortured myself with the small pile of CDs I accumulated during the bubblegum pop explosion nearly a decade ago. What a wake up call! What were we thinking? It's just embarrassing! This is easily the most insipid, uninspired, generic, ludicrous, manufactured [...]that has been perpetrated on record buyers in recent memory. Ugggg!

This music and band (I use that word loosly..to be a band they have to write their own music and play instruments....nuff said) is manufactured garbage...nothing more....NEXT!!!

This CD is in good condition when I received and nothing damaged or broken. I'm very happy with this purchase. Thank you.

This album is not ghastly, but it is not as good as their first CD. It somehow does not feel very innovative. It's sounds like they just tried to emulate some of their earlier hits and see what direction they took. I think this is a result of changing recording companies. They should never have left. I just wondered how much longer they would stay together when I first listened to this CD. Now we all know.

..... only because it documents the very moment that the music industry officially jumped the shark.

Thats what they should be called. These boy band lovers say classic rock fans are caught up in the past well at least my favorite band is still together. And so is a lot of other classic rock bands. They think NSYNC is so cool because they have had two hit albums. Well I'll tell you somethin' about Styx. THEY WERE THE FIRST MUSICAL ARTISTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD TO HAVE BOTH 4 & 5 CONSECUTIVE MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUMS! AND THEY ARE ALSO THE ONLY MUSICAL ARTISTS TO HAVE TOP 10 HITS IN 4 DIFFERNET DECADES THE 70S, 80S, 90S, AND 2000S. So what you got to say now maybe you should do some resaerch then post a review.

PLEASE IGNORE THE PREVIOUS REVIEWER WHOSE ONLY WORK IN LIFE IS TO SLAM GREAT CLASSIC ROCK BANDS AND HE THEN CRIES WOLF WHEN OTHER PEOPLE SLAM THE TRASH (JUSTIN,BRITNEY,ASHLEE,JENNIFER LOPEZ,BACKSTREET BOYS)THAT HE LISTENS TO.N STYNC ARE HISTORY AND THEIR ALBUMS HAVE BOMBED THE WORLD OVER.THE BOY BAND ERA IS OVER SO DONT BE SEEN WITH THIS AWFUL CD.REVIEW OVER.OVER AND OUT

Triple H: N'SYNC should be called XTINKT! Shawn Michaels: You got that right Triple H! Triple H: Is it me or does Justin look like Kenny of The Spirit Squad. Shawn Michaels: Yes and he sounds like him, a wuss who would get beaten up by D-GENERATION X! Triple H: Also, Bye Bye Bye and It's Gonna Be Me are as bad as eating a rotted tuna fish sandwich. Shawn Michaels: Also, Steve Miller should sue these losers and Left Eye's estate for stealing Space Cowboy from him! Triple H: What next, Bratney Sneers calling herself The Gangsteress of Love. Shawn Michaels: We don't have to worry about XTYNCT anymore as they are disbanded, especially after Lance admitted to loving things who had last names like Clark, Cheney, Embersol and Parry. If you are not down with D-X, WE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA(crowd yells "S*CK IT!")!

The below 1-star reviewer is from India, where NSYNC albums aren't even available. I wish that this little twerp would stay away from American websites, as this Yankee wannabe is getting on my nerves and fast. NYSYNC are LEGENDS! They say icons fade but legends NEVER die! Listen and be amazed at the genius of Justin Timberlake.

NO STRINGS ATTACHED IS TO MY MEMORY ONE OF THE WORST ALBUMS EVER MADE.NO ONE LISTENS TO THE STUPID BOY BANDS ANYMORE.THIS PIECE OF C@#P DOES NOT SELL EVEN A THOUSAND COPIES TODAY UNLESS THE PREVIOUS REVIEWER IS BUYING UP ALL THE MILLION COPIES HIMSELF.DONT BUY ANY ALBUM FROM N STYNC OR THE EQUALLY HORRIBLE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE.GET ANY BEATLES ALBUM INSTEAD.

NSYNC's second album broke first week sales records that NOBODY ELSE can top. This album had the group at the TOP of their game, and Justin Timberlake wowed the crowd with his stage charisma and blazing talent. This record continues to sell strong, moving at least million units a year. Also, special congratulations to Lance Bass for coming out of the closet. It takes a REAL MAN to be honest about yourself, and I totally respect Lance for that. Five stars. Buy today!!

If you want to hear an album solely based on the fact that 5 "hot" guys can't get a girl, and have girl problems. Please. These guys are all rich and half of them were married when this album came out. Because of this album I became a rap fan and I hate rap. In conclusion, Screw Nsync.

THANK GOD ITS NOW 2006 AND NOT 2000. I'M 16 NOW AND I STILL REMEMBER HOW MUCH I HATED THEM WHEN THEY WERE VERY VERY VERY POPULAR BACK IN 2000 WHEN THIS WAS RELEASED. FIRST OF ALL THEY ARE NOT NOT NOT MUSICIANS SINCE MUSICIANS CAN PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, THEY'RE A BOY GROUP AIMED FOR 8-16 YEAR OLD GIRLS AND ALL THEY DO IS SING, I MEAN WHYNE OVER A MICROPHONE TO MAKE GIRLS WHITH NO LIFEE FALL FOR THEM. THEY'RE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF GREEDY COMPANY MANUFACTORED POSERS ONLY INSTRESTED FOR $$MONEY$$$$$, FAME, FORTUNE AND GIRLS, NOT GOOD MUSIC. THE ONLY REASON GIRLS LISTEN TO THEM IS BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY'R (NSTINK) SOOOO CUTE AND HOOTTTTTTTT. LET ME ASK U'ALL SONMETHING. IF NSTINK, I MEAN NSYNC LOOKED FAT, OBESE, DIRTY AND WORE OUTDATED CLOTHES BUT HAD THE SAME EXACT VOICE AND SANG THE SAME SONGS THEY DO, WOULD YOU BUY THEIR MUSIC? WOULD U GIRLS? THAT R PROBALY PISSED AT ME FOR WRITING THIS REVIEW. MUSIC IS A ABOUT TALENT, NOT LOOKS. AND BESIDES NSTINK'S VOICE SOUNDS VERY ELECTRONIC AND FAKE. I BET THEIR VOICE SUKS ALOT MORE LIVE. LISTEN TO TALENTED MUSICIANS INSTEAD OF THESE POSERS, THANK GOD THEY HAVE DIED OUT ALONG WITH OTHER TALENTED POSERS FROM 2000 (WACKSTREET GIRLS, GAYRON CARTER AND ESPECIALLY NSTINK), BUT UNFORTANTLY THERE'S NEW POSERS THESE DAYS SUCH AS THE TALENTLESS JESSE MCARTEY.

I am still an *NSYNC fan and when this came out i fell in love with "Space Cowboy" and "Just got paid" i still have the cd and everytime i listen to it i just fall head over heals in love with JC!! when it came out it was blasting in my cd player for 10 months! i never ever get tired of hearing them over and over course it would hurt the cd but then again it was how much i looooved it!

Any pop music fan MUST get this album-It's the best album I've heard in my WHOLE LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you're already a backstreet boys fan, you'll probably love it but only 100 times more !!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to say this cd in my mind is a classic. I've had it for years and years, and when I dig it out to listen to it, I am always reminded of how great it is. Its by far NSYNC's best album, and it obviously has the sales to back that up!

I've had the NSA album for five years now, but what is surprising out of the whole album is that the boys knew what they were doing when they recorded this album.They made it from their heart and souls and I feel each and every emotion in every song on the album.The best tracks are It's Gonna Be Me, I'll Be Good For You and I Thought She Knew.I was amazingly pleased at the result of I'll Be Good For You.The song is so mellowed out like an actual R&B cut but you never notice that it was Nsync.Their third album Celebrity took No Strings Attached to a higher level.

This is probably Nsync's best album. But it was a hard decision. Celebrity was a great all around album. Everything about it was done extremely well. But No Strings Attached is better because it was the birth of dirty pop.

With the first single, Bye Bye Bye, they show how much they have improved from their debut album. Then It Gonna Be Me was a great choice for the second single, as it was well receieved by the fans as it went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Space Cowboy is a very well done track. JC showed his talent as he wrote and produced this piece of work. A terific track. Just Got Paid was a great cover. Normally I like the original better, but Nsync's cover I thought was better than the original, as they put their own Nsync vibe into the song. It Makes Me Ill is one of the best tracks on this album. It's a fun up-tempo song and shows signs of improvment in their work. This I Promise You is one of the best ballads I've heard in a while. Richard Marx write one hell of a song and Nsync sounded amazing in it. No Strings Attached is a fun up-tempo song and the choreograpohy to this song is great. Digital Get-down is weird, but it grows on you. I didn't like it too much when I first heard it but now I love it. Bringin' Da Noise is a fun party song. I blast this one, it a fun song. That's When I'll Stop Loving You is another great ballad. Well-sung and the melody is great. I'll Be Good For You is a good song, it's the first song Justin ever wrote. I Thought She Knew is the first song Nsync ever sang together. I love this song. They sound great, it's acapella in 5 part harmony and is amazing. One of the best songs on No Strings Attached.

Overall, it is a good buy. I fell in love with it the moment I heard it and 5 years after I bought it I still love it. Every time I hear it I hear something new in the music.

then I would have given it 5 stars. These songs are alright, but not for grown men.

Don't let other people scare you away, "eww! it's a boy band and they don't even play their own instruments! blah blah blah" And so what if they say "I" and "Baby" in every song! All that matters to me is the final product. And it's catchy! It's pumpin'! You'll sing along!

*NSYNC's music is faster paced than Backstreet Boys, but, that doesn't mean they can't have a ballad or 2. "This I Promise You" and "I Thought She Knew" slow things down a little bit from the uptempo "Bye Bye Bye", "Space Cowboy" [my favorite, despite the minor rap session at the end], and "No Strings Attached".

All in all, make the call yourself, be a fan of boybands if you want, this stuff is just good listening [of course you have to be in the right mood for it] but, if you're new to things [which i don't know how that's possible]--look at their Greatest Hits [yes, they had great hits back in the day!] collection

Take any song by the Rolling Stones. Even take Emotional Rescue. Compare it to anything on this CD. If you have good taste, you will see that the Rolling Stones are beyond better than NSYNC.
However, it's more than a little unfair to compare flash-in-the-panners with legendary rock 'n' rollers (I'll leave you to find out who's legendary and who's flash-in-the-pan). So take another band. Try the lesser-known Steely Dan. Even their fillers stand head-and-shoulders above NSYNC's work. Keep going down the line until you've found the world's most obscure garage band. Ya know what? Even that's better than this. Oh, by the way, this is terrible.

My how time flies. It seems as only yesterday I saw little Justin and that ugly guy that no one remembers his name on The Mouskateers. Now, all those boys have grown into menses and started their own little singing group. Flash foward until this release and you see how original and adult-like they have become.

Classic songs on this one include "Bye, Bye, Bye," and my personal favorite, "It's Gonna Be Me." Just like Aaron Carter these boys have swept my heart away with each harmonized and digitally processed note. This album brings sweet memories back and will never stop to do so. Alas, this is their last album of new material released before the solo albums and Justin got all perverted. I wish he'd get back to his wholesome roots and stop hanging out with Cameron Diaz.

Wake up and buy this cd.. it'll change you!

Nsync has some really good music I love the songs Bye,bye,bye and tearin up my heart.Pop music rocks.Nsync started in about 1999.They had a concertv at madison square garden in 2000. I LOVE Nsync,Nsyncs dancing and the backstreet boys. FROM A BIG Nsync FAN ADAM!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is an awesome CD. It shows N'Sync at its highest, and I heard many of the songs on the album when I was 12 and 13. A little piece of my past. Also, Justin Timberlake and the gang got into the year 2000 with a bang, even if it was 5 years ago. Anyway, here are my top 5 favorite songs on the album-N'Sync, No Strings Attached. Now-

1. It's Gonna Be Me-Just what I'd sing to a hot babe if she'd been cheated on by some loser of a man who cared for no one but himself.

2. Bye, Bye, Bye-A great song. Perfect for dumping if need be.

3. Bringing The Noise-Superb for a party with your friends.

4. No Strings Attached-Shows N'Sync's serious side. Good tune.

5. Digital Get Down-Where to begin? It's cool and rythmatic.

The other songs rock(most of them, anyway)and all in all, I most highly recommend this CD to anyone who likes pop or summer music.

im sick of all these 1 star reviews that say this pop music sucks and all pop music sucks. rock music sucks even more than out of sync or 90s 2000+ pop so shut up. and keyboards when done correctly like they were in the 80s sound much better than noisy guitars that have no hooks. the reason i give nsync 1 star is because the lead singer cant sing. now the lead singer of new kids on the block knew how to sing. if you're a smart person or logical person not a dumb kid. you can hear the difference between a whining teenabopper with no range in vocals in the nsync lead singer. And the nkotb lead singer which had range and actually sounded like a real singer.
and nkotb werent manufactured they had talent. nsync are totally manufactured and have no talent.
If you think nsyncs lead singer justin and the other guys in nsync sing better than new kids or other 80s pop bands your ears and your brain are not working properly.

this was given to me by a friend and I accepted it with a forced smile on my face cause I couldn't stand the boyband hype at the time. Sure Bye Bye Bye, Its Gonna Be Me and This I Promise You were ear candy with strong melodies but it wasn't anything worth lusting over like people my age were doing at the time(about 16 then). However I gave this a listen and the only other songs I liked on the CD in addition to the released singles were It Makes Me Ill and Space Cowboys thanks to left eye(R.I.P.), Just Got Paid was alright too though the minute I heard it I knew it had to be an 80's cover and I was right. But seriously this music is really a period piece and not a classic album at all by all means though the singles released are the only memorable ones here

I still love this CD. I mean i put in it my computer and I still remember every word to every song. This was one of the best boy bands from their time. :)

yup, this and rap are lazy people music...it's crap, because none of the music is real and the singers themselves are borderline homo-erotic...

i hate it, and those who really don't care for boy band crap, will agree..

i may not remember your review name, but to the person who said that you're glad that dimebag is dead...you can just take your face and shove it dog crap, 'cuz dimebag was what real talent was in the industry...and one more Avril Lavigne 4-star review, and I'll toss my cookies...

These wiggers, wannabe singing black, fake r&B called "pop", fake appealing, sexy wannabe idiots need to go sit down! I can't stand them, especially that idiot, wigger Justin! My brother has their albums and likes them and I have no idea why! I can't stand them, and they are nothing but wannabes that are trying to act and sing Black when they are not. Don't care how many albums they have sold and how many singles have gone to number #1, this does not mean talent. Just Look at this day and age-talent has nothing to do with selling albums, and selling albums has nothing to do with talent, as evidence by groups like this. It's all about packaging-attractiveness, good looks (though I don't think they have this, though some idiots out there do), and the right people behind you, the most imporant. A bunch of phony jackasses, all of them! Fake-me-out sexy, sensational "artists" who are nothing but silly clowns.

Comon people listen to some music with soul and meaning. Buy Guns 'N Roses Use your Illusion albums. They rock and they'll blow you away musically. They have guys who play their own instruments in it, and play them very well. Please don't let music like this reign the charts anymore. It is a scam by the record companies for them to make s**tloads of money. They give you this sleek "appealing" commercial trash used to fool you and get YOUR MONEY!!! These guys are not musicians! Please listen to real music. Their are starving musicians everywhere around the world who deserve to get paid before these little droids do.

It's only good if you're tired of hearing the old stuff. It's good the first few times too. Let's face it, this band is out of it's time.

Based on hits ONLY, this album would get 4-5 stars. "Bye, Bye, Bye" and "Its Gonna Be Me" are infectious, and the album maintains a funky, danceable beat until track 6. After that it starts winding down. The acappella track only shows off their talent for singing wildly high notes in a girly manner (aka Chris/Justin) while songs like "i'll be good for you" and "digital get down" should never have made the cut. This album was good for 2000, and nsync brought about a more uptempo sound into boybands. Nonetheless, the boyband phase is over, would NOT have fared as well nowadays. 3 stars overall.