New Kids On The Block’s tenth and newest album “10” shows little maturation from the band’s 80s heyday. Some tracks, like “Remix (I Like The),” provide the spunky, fun pep only a boy band can provide. However, the majority of the album fails to effectively fuse old school pop and contemporary electronic sound by being too safe and clichéd. In opening lines of the upbeat song Crash, NKOTB painfully croons that “these are the days of the times of our lives,” and most of the ballads, like “Wasted On You” and “Miss You More” are as soporific as they are generic. For the fan base that has loved NKOTB since album number one, “10” may provide a welcomed nostalgia. But for a younger generation, the album holds little resonance.
Grade: C+
Sounds best when: indulging in excessive hairspray and wearing legwarmers
99 cent download: Remix (I Like The)
