Let me start with Millennium s bugs. Once you clear those hurdles, you re pretty much home free. That Way, are guaranteed crowd-pleasers. Now, The One and Back to Your Heart, the guys really seem to place value on relationships enough that they re willing to tough it out and work through hard times. Even though Don t Want You Back includes a line about being a victim of a girl s sexuality, it models self-respect in its desire to dump a negative influence.
Millennium is definitely more praiseworthy than problematic.
I read your comments about Britney Spears, and even though she s upbeat, she seems to be a very negative influence, especially about having sex before marriage. There are definitely two sides to Britney s image. On one hand, her lyrics avoid explicitness as they explore the ups and downs of romantic attraction. Her songs are breezy and generally wholesome. But you re right.