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Post by cbmc99 on Aug 31, 2008 13:11:36 GMT -5
single choices for this album were poor, IMO.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 1, 2008 11:38:24 GMT -5
This album makes me laugh.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 1, 2008 17:22:21 GMT -5
Who the hell produced the songs on this CD? It's so odd...I can't figure it out.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 1, 2008 18:04:13 GMT -5
Who the hell produced the songs on this CD? It's so odd...I can't figure it out. RedOne produced about 80%. Nasri did 2, Polow did 2, and Timbaland and Teddy Riley both got 1 track each. |
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 2, 2008 9:48:13 GMT -5
Timbaland has a song on the deluxe edition which is the version I downloaded. The production is really good (even if some songs sound like leftovers from other people) but the lyrics and the fact that these grown men sound like lecherous old respondents creeps me out and bothers me. Even teenagers wouldn't sound this desperate for sex...
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 2, 2008 17:38:57 GMT -5
The video for Single is out and pretty good. I was surprised that Donnie actually sings well but most of the vocals on this album are so obviously auto-tuned it's not funny...especially Jordan's but we saw him on The Surreal Life...  |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 3, 2008 8:59:53 GMT -5
Music Review: New Kids on the Block reunite on CD
By SOLVEJ SCHOU, Associated Press Writer
Tue Sep 2
New Kids on the Block, "The Block" (Interscope)
They're far from new, no longer boys, but New Kids on the Block have definitely been around the block since making tween girls scream with joy in the late '80s and early '90s before breaking up in 1994.
Baby-faced Joey McIntyre gained fans on TV's "Dancing with the Stars" in 2005. Mark Wahlberg's older brother Donnie has sustained a successful acting career. Four out of the five guys, all pushing 40, have kids.
"The Block," the pop-R&B's group's reunion album, comes 20 years after 1988's "Hangin' Tough" went multiplatinum. The guys, including Danny Wood and brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, look handsomely rugged now, a sure draw for old-time female fans, now in their mid 20s to 30s.
Songs such as "2 In the Morning" and "Summertime" have an undeniable retro groove: "I think about you in the summertime, and all the good times we had, baby," the guys reminisce in unison on "Summertime," an upbeat, head-bopping tune. "2 In The Morning" makes a questionably cheesy reference to TV's "Grey's Anatomy," but is the kind of late-night R&B soul made for couples in need of some soothing.
The album's myriad producers and writers, including Bryan-Michael Cox, Emmanuel Kiriakou, RedOne, Fernando and Nazaree, layer on the sleekness. NKOTB are back, boys to men.
"Click Click Click," a breathy slow jam riding on handclaps and vocal trills, takes a page from the Justin Timberlake handbook. Timberlake's former boy band 'N Sync may have climbed the mountain NKOTB built, but the reunited quintet now looks to the anointed Timberlake for guidance.
There are throwaway songs (i.e. the lyrically cliche "Sexify My Love" and "Twisted"), and appearances by Ne-Yo and Akon don't necessarily boost NKOTB's cred. But "Full Service," while run through the synth ringer, effectively features NKOTB forefathers New Edition crooning along to a bouncy rhythm.
CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: "Grown Man," a melding of old-school and new featuring the Pussycat Dolls and producer/singer Teddy Riley, is a catchy, swaggering number, with the Dolls adding a musical twist on Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools." "I'm gonna give you some grown man," the guys boast behind loose drum beats.
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Post by reception on Sept 3, 2008 17:15:30 GMT -5
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Post by shaq91 on Sept 3, 2008 17:25:34 GMT -5
New Kids on the Block are partying like it’s 1989, boasting a hot new Interscope comeback album, The Block, and sold-out tour, generating first-week estimates pegged at 115k, making it a virtual lock for Top 5, with an outside shot at #2 behind Jeezy.
Source: Hits Daily Double
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Post by EPG on Sept 3, 2008 17:40:07 GMT -5
My favorite song from the album is "Big Girl Now". I was surprised how well this album turned out!
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Post by %cician on Sept 3, 2008 22:23:31 GMT -5
wow 115k is great for them!
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Post by George on Sept 3, 2008 22:24:01 GMT -5
It'd be crazy if this album hit #1.
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Post by I Wish on Sept 4, 2008 0:48:17 GMT -5
I actually really love this album. Purchased it earlier today & I hadn't even heard any of their previous material.
People & US Weekly gave it really good reviews.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2008 0:04:38 GMT -5
Big Girl Now has entered iTunes at 110
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 5, 2008 1:50:17 GMT -5
2 In The Morning and Twisted are the tracks I tolerate the most.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Sept 5, 2008 10:05:06 GMT -5
LOL I don't really see the point in people who don't like the New Kids to even come in this thread?
My faves were:
Dirty Dancing
Single
2 in the Morning
Big Girl Now
Grown Man
Full Service
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Post by discoloser on Sept 5, 2008 18:52:48 GMT -5
I got this cd today. Not bad, although it could have been better.
'Big Girl Now' is a favorite.
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Post by SO.UNCOOL™ on Sept 13, 2008 12:18:20 GMT -5
My favorite song from the album is "Big Girl Now". I was surprised how well this album turned out! |
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Post by Spoken Word on Sept 19, 2008 14:12:09 GMT -5
Anyone know their setlist from their show last night?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 21, 2008 14:36:55 GMT -5
9/27 charts:
16 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK BLOCK 26,889 -72% 95,041 122,011 - 2 weeks on
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Post by Cyrus_87 on Sept 22, 2008 10:36:31 GMT -5
Timbaland has a song on the deluxe edition which is the version I downloaded. The production is really good (even if some songs sound like leftovers from other people) but the lyrics and the fact that these grown men sound like lecherous old respondents creeps me out and bothers me. Even teenagers wouldn't sound this desperate for sex... The song with New Edition is so dated...it's no wonder New Edition has never really made it to the status of said of say NKOTB, Backstreet, N"Sync or Boyz II Men...  |
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Post by George on Oct 1, 2008 3:29:56 GMT -5
I found their new "Behind the Music" special very interesting to watch.
It's crazy to see so many crazed fans attacking a group, especially back in the early 90s.
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Post by Kishi KCM on Oct 10, 2008 9:20:15 GMT -5
So...has anyone gone to a show yet? I might hit up the Nov 1 here in Fort Lauderdale.
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Post by George on Oct 11, 2008 1:42:30 GMT -5
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Post by George on Oct 16, 2008 22:22:19 GMT -5
2009 GRAMMY SUBMISSIONS:
Album of the Year
"The Block"
Song of the Year
"Summertime"
Record of the Year
"Summertime"
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"Summertime"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
"Grown Man" w/Pussy Cat Dolls & Teddy Riley
"Put It On My Tab" w/Akon
"Big Girl Now" w/Lady Gaga
"Full Service" w/New Edition
"Single" w/Ne-Yo
Best Pop Vocal Album
"The Block"
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Post by George on Oct 24, 2008 0:57:21 GMT -5
"Single" Billboard Chart Positions:
Bubbling Under Hot 100: #13 (peak: #7)
Pop 100: #61 (new peak)
Pop 100 Airplay: #52 (peak: #49)
Canadian Hot 100: #57 (peak: #42)
Hot Canadian Digital Singles: #63 (peak: #50)
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 24, 2008 23:21:29 GMT -5
Rumor has it their 3rd single will be Dirty Dancing, which will piss me off to no end. I want 2 In The Morning next!
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Post by Young Money on Oct 26, 2008 19:35:35 GMT -5
The song with Akon or Lady GaGa should be released as the third single.
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Post by George on Nov 16, 2008 23:20:52 GMT -5
"Single drops to #63 (peak #56) on the Pop 100, #21 (peak #7) on Bubbling Under Hot 100, but jumps to #38 on the Hot Dance Club Play.
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 23, 2008 23:24:07 GMT -5
They performed Dirty Dancing on the AMAs so I guess it's confirmed as single #3.
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