Never Gone
by Backstreet Boys
  • Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: Jun 14, 2005
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 107 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 107
  3. Negative: 39 out of 107

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  1. TiffL
    Dec 8, 2005
    7
    After taking a five year hiatus, the Backstreet Boys are back with a new album sounding a little older but wiser. Appropriately named, Never Gone, this album shows a lot of growth that the Backstreet boys have done. I saw appropriately named Never Gone because they might
  2. JaimeS
    Jul 20, 2005
    10
    I loved it !!
  3. AstghikB
    Sep 6, 2005
    10
    This album does ROCK!!! It shows that the boys are here to stay and will never be gone. They have put a album together that any age will love to hear. If you are 5 or 95 there is something on this album that you will love and trust me you will love it!
  4. jasonm
    Jul 29, 2005
    0
    More of the same fake, overproduced crap that is more big business than it will ever be musical talent. No one should ever pick on the Backstreet fans though. It's just a big company that cleverly markets generic garbage.
  5. VICKYK
    Aug 13, 2005
    10
    Guys you did the best job ever..Keep going!!!
  6. Mark
    Aug 20, 2005
    9
    So much better than their early stuff, this is more like it. All the critics are sad to be honest. This album is a turn to the best for the band.
  7. bigbyrd
    Aug 2, 2005
    5
    overall average, some good singles, but the album as a whole is inconsistent. It seems more of a transitional album as the backstreet boys try to change musical genres from teenie pop to adult contemporary, their new style fits them well. but when it's all said and done, their music will forever be "incomplete" without good song writing and more focus.
  8. JakeD
    Sep 7, 2005
    0
    They should have quit while they were........behind.
  9. alyl
    Dec 5, 2005
    10
    I love the backstreet boys,i luved them since forever i luv there old c.ds and there new c.ds and whoever dont lik them o well
  10. JedL
    Jul 28, 2005
    10
    Everyone put their pride asside and admit it: the songs are catchy and many rock ballds are respectable. Climbing the Walls for instance would be getting raves by all had it not been labled a BSB song. Just Want You To Know reminds me of Kelly Clarksons hit Since U Been Gone and Poster Girl is perfect R&B/. Great work, I dont see what everyone is booing about.
  11. NedS
    Jul 31, 2005
    0
    backstreet boyz deff. need to give it a rest
  12. Josh
    Aug 10, 2005
    10
    This album is awesome! Every song is great!
  13. HotCarl
    Aug 17, 2005
    0
    This was really really bad!
  14. Matt
    Aug 18, 2005
    3
    I know it's easy to bash them, but they are still the same generic boy band.
  15. CalebF
    Aug 4, 2005
    0
    well it plain sucks nuf said
  16. CosmoPrelog
    Aug 5, 2005
    1
    I give it a solid A. As in A for A-hole. Great job Boys ?????????
  17. TreyH
    Aug 9, 2005
    10
    It's not just that the harmonies are as striking as they once were- what's really astonishing is the sheer depth. Probably the most moving album of the last 20 years.
  18. johnb
    Sep 12, 2005
    0
    Absolutely crap, backstreet boys need to realize that their time has long gone. Boyband has gone down the ditch whatever effort put into trying to revive those glorious days are uselss. absolute junk might as well use em as coasters.
  19. RanjithD
    Sep 28, 2005
    10
    The music is absolutely fanatstic. I have always been a BSB fan and I am glad that they are back. The music is smooth and relaxed. The lyrics are wonderfull (trademark BSB's). It's good to hear them after 5 years. I give it 10.
  20. LestatB
    Sep 4, 2005
    10
    Essential! Do yourself a favour and trade your new Sufjan Stevens and your New Pornographers for these excelent collection from one of the biggest band of the 90s. On second thought, you should probably keep your precious indie rock cds since they definitely sell more albums than all your top ten of 2005 list combined.
  21. CarlosP
    Sep 7, 2005
    0
    I concur...absolute garbage
  22. SamD
    Apr 30, 2006
    0
    yes they were, and i wish they wouldv'e stayed that way. the cover art isn't even good!
  23. zos
    May 29, 2006
    10
    The best cd ever!!, this album is gr8 every song speaks for itself, the guyz have such awesome voices that have matured and have gotten even better!!, BSB ALWAYZ AND FOREVER!!!
  24. MichelleM.
    Feb 3, 2008
    10
    The Backstreet Boys are the best. Their cd, Never Gone ruled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will always be a BSB fan.
  25. britaa
    Nov 17, 2005
    10
    Absolutely fantastic album... I really love it... The boys are back in style... It really shows that they have all grow... Keep up the good work guys... KTBSBPA
  26. AlexS.
    Dec 24, 2005
    10
    A very good album, with a very good sound and amazing lyrics; One of the best Cd by Backstreet Boys
  27. brenta
    Jul 31, 2005
    1
    i'll give 'em 1 for turning up. i'd vote higher if they promised it was their last ever. they may have grown up to be men but have done so in a bubble of unreality and a great lack of inspiration.
  28. RichT
    Aug 1, 2005
    10
    Watch out Beatles and Radiohead! These are no longer boys, but men. The only thing stopping them from becoming great is their inability to play instruments or sing well, but that should come with practice.
  29. RM
    Aug 17, 2005
    0
    sucks
  30. JamieM
    Aug 19, 2005
    0
    Jess, that's against the rules to say a backstreet boys album ROCKS. That's just crazy if you say that. Oh and by the way, it does not rock. It is the most dull, shockingly bland album you will ever hear.
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Metascore
40

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    60
    Never Gone [is] a solid adult contemporary album, which will please both BSB diehards and the dwindling ranks who wish that the glory days of Jon Secada never ended, but its relative strength does highlight one problem with the album: this kind of music doesn't sound quite as convincing when delivered by a group of guys as it does by one singer.
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  2. Blender
    40
    Never Gone's rock ballads are painfully and sometimes powerfully earnest demands for meaning and redemption. [Aug 2005, p.108]
  3. E! Online
    50
    Even if they aren't Never Gone, their inspiration certainly is.
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