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Greatest Band of the 80's?

10/31/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"THey have my vote. NKOTB has been my favorite band from 6th grade on. People have jumped back on the bandwagon recently with the return of teen bands such as the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync, but I never got off the bandwagon. New Kid's music is so heartfelt and pure, and the lyrics turned out to be really ahead of their time. Though the newest teens bands have had recent success, NKOTB's music I predict will prove to be timeless. The best thing about it is that you can listen to it on any occasion, depending on your mood. I would listen to step by step as a teen, and now working on Wall Street I slip in Hanging Tough when the market is not going my way. I recommend tis CD to any "true" music fan, as it deserves to in the collection of everyone and anyone."

5 stars for Nostalgia

Amber McCann | Modesto, CA | 08/20/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I remember the good ole days...when pop music was poppy and boy bands were...well their was only one boy band and it was called New Kids On The Block. I was in love with their music and thought Jordan Knight was "a major babe", that was when I was in the fourth grade. I would watch the Hangin Tough video and dance along with the boys. I would watch the Right Stuff video and I would be so envious of the girls in the video...I wanted to be in their position. But what about their talent? Well when I received this CD two weeks ago as a gift, I was hesitant...after all I remember in 1993-4 when the "NKOTB" went hard-core, it burst my little junior high bubble and I vowed never to like them again. I immediately tore down all the posters, buttons, dolls, apparel, blankets, etc. My little heart was crushed. In the coming years I did not want to talk about the New Kids because I felt so embarrased by their sudden change. That memory came back when I went to play the CD. With my Jewel, DMB, and Alanis albums, the New Kids seemed so odd and out of place. I immediately wanted to hear Step by Step. The BEST song they ever performed. I loved it back then and to my surprise, I still love it to this day. It is the one song where their vocals are solid and strong, not faded or weak like in the others. I love the musical arrangement of the strings, it really helped them as opposed to the synthiser sounds of "I'll be loving you forever" I saw that "Tonight" was on the CD, and I could not place that song in my memory, yet I remember I absolutely loved that song. I loved that song like kids like the lame N'Sync songs of today...I played the song and the chorus consisted of "Tonight...Tonight...Tonight...Tonight" I fell to the floor in laughter, how could that lack of solid lyrics be one of my favorites? The rest of the song, like the main depth of the New Kids songs, were cliche and trite lyrics, but it made an 8 year old girl very happy at the time... So why I would not give 5 stars to the albums sheer talent and great sound, I rate it 5 stars for the sheer memories of loving my first celebrity crush."

Memories!

Marty | Columbus, OH USA | 05/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I cant believe I have grown old...I remember these songs..I even went to a NKOTB concert ha ha ha..Kinda funny, I won't admit that in person though ..wink wink



Great CD to bring back some memories, I don't remember some of the other songs, but those songs are towards the end of their career."