Oh No... Boy Bands Are Back

It would seem that boy bands have returned to the collective pop culture conscience.  The Wanted and One Direction could be compared with N*Sync and the Backstreet Boys, although it is as if the British Invasion of the 60s and the 90s boy band craze have mixed to create a British boy bands trend of the 2010s.

Countless Twitter trends, obsessed preteens with usernames like ShannenAdoresTW & Jadore1Dx, and fans identifying themselves with quirky names like Directioners.  Well this is a step above the teeny-bopper idol trend of Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus, there are plenty of other trends in music I'd rather see resurface (grunge and the Seattle sound are just one example).  I guess the only thing to do is wait out the trend until something better invades popular music.

One thing I will admit is that "Glad You Came" is one catchy tune.


This discussion brings up one question.  Where do you stand?  One Direction or The Wanted?  Comment your thoughts below or Tweet to @sicumreviews