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19th July 2018
09:21am BST

"A pop group composed of attractive young men, whose music and image are designed to appeal primarily to a young teenage audience."So while the debate rages on about what actually warrants a boy band being a boy band with the guys not really coming to a solid conclusion, The Vamps (minus Connor who couldn't be with us on this particular day) break down their Top 5 favourite boy bands.
James: "1D have got to be on the list."
Tristan: "I think they made such an impact that they can't not be on this list."
Brad: "Harry's album is really good, it has this David Bowie feel to it. There's a bit of Stones in there too."
Tristan: "He's dressing like them now isn't he?"
James: "His trousers are crazy."
Brad: "We need someone like him though because his demographic and fans wouldn't have been introduced to Mick [Jagger] or David Bowie until now."
Tristan: "And that could have been the music that they actually love and they've now discovered it through Harry because they're so young."
Brad: "He's their Mick."
JOE: Best One Direction song?
Tristan: "'Little Things'."
James: "Aw, 'Little Things' is a tune."
Brad: "'What Makes You Beautiful' is just..."
James: "One of the best pop songs of all-time, yeah?"
Brad: "Yeah. And I like some of their newer songs too. 'History' is really good."
James: "Yeah, 'History' is a tune."
Brad: "We know the guys they wrote that with. Let's go with 'History'."
MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO MEMBER: Harry Styles
BEST SONG: "History"
https://youtu.be/yjmp8CoZBIo
Tristan: "Backstreet boys are apparently really good dancers."
Brad: "No, NSYNC are really good dancers."
Tristan: "Oh yeah, they had Justin Timberlake."
Brad: "NSYNC and Backstreet Boys both had some really good songs as well. They had 'Bye, Bye, Bye', 'It's Gonna Be Me'..."
Tristan: "(Singing) It's gonna be Mayyyyyyyyyyyyyy."
Brad: "'I Want It That Way'. NSYNC's 'Girlfriend' was sick!"
Tristan: "Hang on, can we put N.W.A. on this list?"
JOE: They weren't really a boy band and I'm pretty sure they might take offence to that.
Brad: "I wouldn't put them in there."
James: "I've never heard of N.W.A."
Brad: "What?"
Tristan: "Dr. Dre!"
James: "Dr. Dre was in a boy band?"
Brad: "No, they were a rap group."
James: "What's their name?"
Brad: "N.W.A."
James: "Nope, never heard of them."
MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO MEMBER: Justin Timberlake
BEST SONGS: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" / "Girlfriend"
https://youtu.be/6M6samPEMpM
https://youtu.be/saxnXiBKEaY
Brad: "The Jacksons would be in my Top 5."
James: "Yeah, they're well good."
Brad: "'I Want You Back', 'ABC'..."
James: "Aw yeah, 'ABC', what a tune."
JOE: What about 'Blame It On The Boogie'?
Brad: "Wasn't that a Michael song?"
JOE: No, it was The Jacksons.
Tristan: "(Singing) Don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight."
JOE: Do you remember 3T? They were the band made up of Tito Jackson's kids?
Brad: "No I don't, but I met Tito a couple of months ago, nice guy. The Jackson's best song is definitely 'I Want You Back' just for the bassline alone."
James: "Then as a solo artist Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, need we say more?"
MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO MEMBER: Michael Jackson
BEST SONG: "I Want You Back"
https://youtu.be/SA3-mVGc8wA
Brad: "They're definitely in the Top 5. As they're such strong songwriters as well that bumps them up to top two for me."
James: "Take That have had a long career. They've been going for like 20 years, maybe longer. So you've got to factor these things in when compiling the list."
Tristan: "I'd put Take That pretty high but I'm up for debate."
JOE: So what's their best song?
Brad: "'Patience' for me."
James: "Oh my god, yes! Or um... no, 'Patience' definitely."
Tristan: "(Singing) We can rullllllllllle the worrrrrrrrrrrrrld."
Brad: "What a tune but it's still 'Patience' for me."
James: "Agreed."
MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO MEMBER: Robbie Williams
BEST SONG: "Patience"
https://youtu.be/273eSvOwpKk
Brad: "The Beatles broke the mould and their music was so ahead of the curve, so if we're categorising them as a boy band then they're up there."
James: "Yeah, they've got to be top." Tristan: "Their influence alone puts them up there." JOE: Who was there most successful solo artist? Brad: "It's got to be Paul McCartney, surely? James: "I'd go with Paul." Tristan: "I can't remember as I wasn't alive." Brad: "Then it's got to be John. In fact, can we put John and Paul in the same spot together?" JOE: I suppose we can. Here's a tough one for you, what's their best song? Tristan: "I can't say." James: "'Let It Be' for me, absolutely." Brad: "'Come Together'." James: "Oh, God, yes." Brad: "'With A Little Help From My Friends'." James: "That was a tune." Brad: "There's so many that it's so hard to pick one, it's ridiculous." James: "What did you say?" Brad: "I say 'Come Together'." James: "I say 'Let I Be'." Brad: "Aw man, what about 'Hey Jude'?" James: "Oh, my God!" Brad: "'I Want To Hold Your Hand'? It's really hard because they're like a different band with each album so which era do you go for?" JOE: You've got to pick one. Brad: "Okay, shall we go with 'Hey Jude'?" James: "Yes, I''m good with 'Hey Jude'." MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO MEMBER: Paul McCartney / John Lennon BEST SONG: "Hey Jude" https://youtu.be/A_MjCqQoLLA The Vamps new album Night & Day (Day Edition) is out now and can be purchased/streamed here.