After the pop perfection that "Millennium" was, it was nearly impossible to follow that with new material and with the same mass appeal!!! "Black&Blue" rises to the occasion: there's nothing wrong with the album musically. It is well crafted, performed and produced. Just that it didn't came out at the right time: i think it was to soon! The guys were at the end of their strength both physically and emotionally! So the only problem as i see is that it came out to early. They (label, management, band) could've wait 'till the fans, non fans and the music biz gets hungry again...They could've rest for awhile, recharge their batteries just like before "Never Gone". It would've been the perfect setup for the follow up album to the ultimate pop perfection that "Millennium" was.
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After the pop perfection that "Millennium" was, it was nearly impossible to follow that with new material and with the same mass appeal!!! "Black&Blue" rises to the occasion: there's nothing wrong with the album musically. It is well crafted, performed and produced. Just that it didn't came out at the right time: i think it was to soon! The guys were at the end of their strength both physically and emotionally! So the only problem as i see is that it came out to early. They (label, management, band) could've wait 'till the fans, non fans and the music biz gets hungry again...They could've rest for awhile, recharge their batteries just like before "Never Gone". It would've been the perfect setup for the follow up album to the ultimate pop perfection that "Millennium" was.