Boybands Forever

[~vix~83~]

It’s funny to me too but I’m sure on the big reunion Sean said he wasn’t happy with it? Because it’s a bit of piss take
Could be completely remembering wrong though
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I’m not sure why that would be

The bit about Jason- he really went AWOL didn’t he and I don’t think he speaks to any of them anymore

I never liked Sean 1st time round. Never looked like he was happy to be there. But now you can see why.
Didn’t he go on the voice and nobody turned around.
the same with a member of bbmak they never got a turn around.

 

[Sibz]

20 mins left and there's no mention of Blazin Squad. The hold they had over me (after 5ive, of course) was unreal. I fear it may be a more niche adoration than I'd thought

Blazin' Squad must hold a world record for most members in a boy band

 

[Bagpuss20]

Just watching it now- I'll never tire of seeing that clip of Boyzone dancing in their dungarees

 

[maytoseptember]

But Scott is still suffering as others have said.
he still lives in Basildon, and is very normal.

I felt sorry for him. He, like so many others, was just a working class boy who wasn’t equipped for the fame, money, anything.

Can’t believe he’s still in Pitsea though. I would have left that part of Basildon at the very least But having said that, the fact he’s chosen to stay there actually says a lot about how badly equipped he was for the boy band lifestyle. Like he craves the environment he came from and just can’t exist anywhere else.

Weird that nobody from take that has liked his post or commented on it though

To be honest I don’t think any of TT “like” that many posts from anyone, full stop. They’re also doing shows in Asia right now so might be totally out of the loop/haven’t seen the doc etc.

The bit about Jason- he really went AWOL didn’t he and I don’t think he speaks to any of them anymore

Something VERY strange went down with Jason Orange and I think about this a lot. He obviously wasn’t comfortable with Robbie rejoining for Progress. He didn’t like Robbie still and you could feel the tension in the documentary that followed the recording process (I think it’s called Look Back, Don’t Stare - it’s on YouTube).

I think it was partly that, as a four piece, they’d finally achieved a kind of democracy and it wasn’t Gary and his backing dancers anymore. But when Robbie rejoined - and Howard has spoken about this - suddenly there IS a hierarchy with Robbie and Gary at the top, Mark in the middle and the two other guys… what are their names?

The fact Jason doesn’t speak to any of them is so sad though. IIRC Gary said that he would occasionally get an email from Jason but he’s reply and it was undeliverable, like he’d shut down the account. That is bizarre.

My gut feeling is that he is/was quite unwell mentally. I can’t think of any other explanation for being so reclusive. I genuinely hope he’s OK. I think, ultimately, he was fed up with his role in the band being “singing” with his mic turned off/low. And I’m not being snarky. Every live performance of TT I’ve seen, Jason looks like he’s lip syncing, not singing. Apart from a couple of songs when he took lead vocals and his voice was fine, nothing special, quite weak.

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

That video cracks me up lol
But Scott is still suffering as others have said.
he still lives in Basildon, and is very normal.
i saw 5 a few years at a 90/00 weekender and then saw 911, a1, 5 and damage at rhe boyband reunion tour.

It says on Wikipedia he got married the day after the band split. Seems like he really just wanted some normality

 

[~vix~83~]

I felt sorry for him. He, like so many others, was just a working class boy who wasn’t equipped for the fame, money, anything.

Can’t believe he’s still in Pitsea though. I would have left that part of Basildon at the very least But having said that, the fact he’s chosen to stay there actually says a lot about how badly equipped he was for the boy band lifestyle. Like he craves the environment he came from and just can’t exist anywhere

I lived in the same area at one point, let’s face it pitsea isn’t very nice lol least it’s not claylands!
I remember goinf to Basildon with a poster of him incase I ever bumped into him…he used to go segaworld in east gate

 

[IndominusRex]

Blazin' Squad must hold a world record for most members in a boy band

There’s a kpop band called Seventeen who, confusingly, have 13 members.

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

I lived in the same area at one point, let’s face it pitsea isn’t very nice lol least it’s not claylands!
I remember goinf to Basildon with a poster of him incase I ever bumped into him…he used to go segaworld in east gate

I had to call him a couple of years ago because of work purposes. My heart was beating so fast

 

[~vix~83~]

I had to call him a couple of years ago because of work purposes. My heart was beating so fast

Oh wow! I often think about people who work in call centres etc and hearin their name or the name being on their list of calls lol

 

[Heyholetsgo]

I must be the only one who loved Another Level as they weren't in the show I was in love with Bobak

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

I must be the only one who loved Another Level as they weren't in the show I was in love with Bobak

I posted a few days ago I love Be Alone No More

I read the one that’s Lord Sugar’s son in law wasn’t allowed time off work to do the big reunion

 

[Doyouknowwhatimean]

I thought this was so well done. It really gave another perspective on how they were worked to the bone
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Interesting that only the usual faces of managers wanted to be included. None of the people who made these peoples lives tough were put on the spot. Robbie came across quite well. Interesting also who didnt want to be interviewed.

As for J from 5ive, while i was watching i searched tattle and someone had posted a few years ago that allegedly j and sean had some kind of altercation. There was a clip that was shown in the last episode from an old camcorder with richie being all upbeat backstage somewhere and suddenly a voice says stop.

It reminded me of something i heard around that time, Capital stopped playing 5ive in their heyday and the rumour was that J had done something to upset a presenter. Cant remember the full story of it though.
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I must be the only one who loved Another Level as they weren't in the show I was in love with Bobak

For years on/off Dane Bowers lived in an area of south london. I saw him food shopping years ago and not one person recognised him which i thought was nice. Even so now watching this and hearing Brian McFadden say its kind of nice he can go outside and not be mobbed now.

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

I thought this was so well done. It really gave another perspective on how they were worked to the bone
.
Interesting that only the usual faces of managers wanted to be included. None of the people who made these peoples lives tough were put on the spot. Robbie came across quite well. Interesting also who didnt want to be interviewed.

As for J from 5ive, while i was watching i searched tattle and someone had posted a few years ago that allegedly j and sean had some kind of altercation. There was a clip that was shown in the last episode from an old camcorder with richie being all upbeat backstage somewhere and suddenly a voice says stop.

It reminded me of something i heard around that time, Capital stopped playing 5ive in their heyday and the rumour was that J had done something to upset a presenter. Cant remember the full story of it though.
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For years on/off Dane Bowers lived in an area of south london. I saw him food shopping years ago and not one person recognised him which i thought was nice. Even so now watching this and hearing Brian McFadden say its kind of nice he can go outside and not be mobbed now.

The J stuff was mentioned on The Big Reunion on tour. Think there’s clips on YouTube

 

[Doyouknowwhatimean]

So Sean did leave Five? I had a vague memory that he had, but I’d long outgrown boy bands by then so I wasn’t sure. Very weird to not mention it, especially since he was interviewed for the show.

Very surprising that no one from Boyzone wanted to appear. Considering how big they were, it doesn’t seem right to gloss over them.

What a gob McFadden is. It’s one thing to be embarrassed about someone you had a fling with or briefly dated when you were young, but to be so vile about Kerry when he married her and had two children with her is a really disgusting thing to do to his daughters.

I dont think brian can win tbh. He was there saying too much happened too quickly. You also had Louis almost mocking him by saying he bets Brian regrets leaving Westlife.

Anything brian says about kerry can be twisted as litigious or to set her off to OK. You cant deny he might be walking on egg shells. You're right about his daughters, theyre adults now and they also went to live with him at different points too.

Brian had a small career in Oz after westlife with a tv guest spot and a solo career. He seems to be doing ok for himself.

 

[Clovis]

My recollection over Jason leaving Take That is that it happened after the scandal broke about the other three members being involved in a huge tax avoidance scheme.

I've had a quick look online but can't find anything to back this up. However, my memory of the story is that Jason refused to join in with the scheme, viewing it as immoral and that it would tarnish their reputation and be a slap in the face to fans.

After they went ahead without him and the scandal eventually broke in the media, Jason left the band and subsequently went non-communication with them.

It's presented as Jason wanting to live a quiet life in the countryside, but I've seen him around in Manchester city centre chatting away with people. He's not a recluse.

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

I dont think brian can win tbh. He was there saying too much happened too quickly. You also had Louis almost mocking him by saying he bets Brian regrets leaving Westlife.

Anything brian says about kerry can be twisted as litigious or to set her off to OK. You cant deny he might be walking on egg shells. You're right about his daughters, theyre adults now and they also went to live with him at different points too.

Brian had a small career in Oz after westlife with a tv guest spot and a solo career. He seems to be doing ok for himself.

In that case he could have just said “No, I don’t want to talk about that” but he didn’t. He was nasty

 

[maytoseptember]

Anything brian says about kerry can be twisted as litigious or to set her off to OK. You cant deny he might be walking on egg shells. You're right about his daughters, theyre adults now and they also went to live with him at different points too.

I think it’s totally OK to say “I don’t want to talk about Kerry”. It was the way he said it: the look of contempt on his face and the hand gestures (can’t recall exactly what he was trying to do, other than a “zip it” kind of motion?). He could have kept it a LOT more civil and dignified than he did. He could have taken the moral high ground but couldn’t resist getting a few digs in.

Edit: cross posted with @Miss.Chanandler.Bong

 

[Restless Native]

My recollection over Jason leaving Take That is that it happened after the scandal broke about the other three members being involved in a huge tax avoidance scheme.

I've had a quick look online but can't find anything to back this up. However, my memory of the story is that Jason refused to join in with the scheme, viewing it as immoral and that it would tarnish their reputation and be a slap in the face to fans.

After they went ahead without him and the scandal eventually broke in the media, Jason left the band and subsequently went non-communication with them.

It's presented as Jason wanting to live a quiet life in the countryside, but I've seen him around in Manchester city centre chatting away with people. He's not a recluse.

Tory boy Gary in a tax avoidance scheme surely not

 

[rivermonster]

My recollection over Jason leaving Take That is that it happened after the scandal broke about the other three members being involved in a huge tax avoidance scheme.

I've had a quick look online but can't find anything to back this up. However, my memory of the story is that Jason refused to join in with the scheme, viewing it as immoral and that it would tarnish their reputation and be a slap in the face to fans.

After they went ahead without him and the scandal eventually broke in the media, Jason left the band and subsequently went non-communication with them.

It's presented as Jason wanting to live a quiet life in the countryside, but I've seen him around in Manchester city centre chatting away with people. He's not a recluse.

He wasn't involved in it - The Take That stars repaid £20m to HMRC in 2012 after it was discovered that they had invested in a music business that could qualify as a tax shelter. After the news broke, Barlow, Donald and Owen swiftly apologised to fans.

 

[hogwartsgraduate]

I'm sure there was another documentary recently that went through that a little bit, Gary was talking about it.
I don't have Netflix so not sure where it was.