Music Review

The Block (2008)

Reviewed by Nicholas Fonseca | Aug 29, 2008

Nicholas Fonseca

Nicholas Fonseca watches ''Days of Our Lives'' religiously and thinks washing dishes by hand is the cheapest form of therapy on earth.

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EW's GRADE

C-

Details Release Date: Sep 02, 2008; Lead Performance: New Kids on the Block; Genre: Pop

$THEY\'RE BAAAACK The Kids come back — or at least try to New Kids on the Block$

Image credit: David Atlas/Retna

THEY'RE BAAAACK The Kids come back — or at least try to

As if desperate to shed the boy band stigma and prove they're now men, New Kid's on the Block's new collection of committee-crafted tracks The Block bears no distinguishing marks aside from a compulsion for sex, sex, sex with a lover whose name, apparently, is Girl. Breezy single ''Summertime'' aside, it's all vaguely icky: ''Grown Man'' features the Pussycat Dolls chirping ''Do you like my body?/Do you think that I'm a hottie?'' while ''Lights, Camera, Action'' vapidly celebrates videotaped nookie. C-
DOWNLOAD THIS: Watch the video for ''Summertime'' on YouTube

Originally posted Aug 29, 2008 Published in issue #1009 Sep 05, 2008 Order article reprints

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