You know 'em, You love 'em, you can't live without them. New Kids on The Block are back with their first new music in 14 years. Their recent appearance on the Today Show's summer concert series drew one of the biggest crowds the network has seen for such a show.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: AWESOME CD!
Comment: I loved the New Kids back in the day, but I would love this album regardless of who it is! I love almost every song, but especially Grown Man, Twisted and Full Service. This cd will make you want to get up and dance. I haven't stopped playing it since I bought it weeks ago!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: No chips off this old block
Comment: It's been a while since these ex-boy banders registered on the pop culture meter, but here they are, fourteen years after their last album, with a few "distinguishing" wrinkles and less hair, but still sounding pretty good having updated their sound and rhythms.

All things considered, this is a pretty good album of solid tracks, even though some of the lyrics clearly belong to a younger generation. Guest artistes include Ne-Yo, Akon, The Pussycat Dolls and fellow 80's group New Edition.

The first single "Summertime" is the one that caught my attention, and I stuck around for "Single" the next release, featuring Ne-Yo. Other good tracks are the dance numbers "Big Girl Now" featuring Lady Gaga, and "Grown Man" with The Pussycat Dolls. "Dirty Dancing" also caught my attention, with its shout out to Patrick Swayze.

For slower R&B vibes try "2 in the Morning", "Click Click Click" and "Stare at You" and for the mid-tempo section there's "Full Service" (featuring New Edition), "Lights, Camera, Action" and "Put It on My Tab" (with Akon)

The deluxe edition has four more songs, and for less than a couple of bucks more, you might as well go for that version instead of this one. Whichever you choose, this album proves that even 80's boy bands can bounce back.






Amanda Richards, October 10, 2008

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Customer Rating:
Summary: So my bubble was burst
Comment: I know I'm not the only 30+ gal out there that became very excited when she heard that the "boys" were getting back together. I had (okay, still have) every album, and many many singles that were well worn out. I had nothing but fond memories of those boys.

And guess what? Those "boys" have decided to prove they've grown up. Literally.

So first things first. They sound great. The album is very well done, but it is *nothing* like the music of my early teen days. Which may be a good thing, but not what I was expecting.

I know I might be one of the few people out there, but I was so surprised by the lyrics. I really wish they hadn't made a whole album full of such sexually charged songs (and does anyone else find it odd to put the little kid at the end of the album?) To each his own, but this would not be an album I'd share with my kids, and I'm glad that I didn't buy it.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A More Mature and Grown Up New Kids On The Block.
Comment: New Kids On The Block long awaited new album, The Block is an album that truly worth the wait. When I first heard that the New Kids On The Block were coming back after fifteen years, I was just like everyone else. The Question was, Can they still have "The Right Stuff"? The Block truly proves that they still have it. The New Kids even got to work with lots of great people, Ne-Yo, Akon, The Pussycat Dolls and New Edition. If you want this go get, if not, then you're missing out one killer dance album.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Lovin' the Grown Kids
Comment: People are right... This isn't the "New Kids" from the 80s & 90s. Much more updated. Much more current & adult. Favorite songs.... Grown Man, Stare At You, & Put it On My Tab. It's hard to pick just a couple songs. They're all really good. Stare At You has a little bit of a Prince vibe, which I love. The only thing I found strange was that back in the day I could always tell who was singing. Now I can only tell Donnie & sometimes Jordan..... Overall, GREAT comeback by the "Kids".

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