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I was stunned...
Jan. 27th, 2008 12:39 amI just came across this very troubling and disturbing article:
New Kids On the Block...Staging a Comeback??
THIS. CANNOT. BE.
It's one thing for other groups to make a comeback, but the New Kids on the Block? They are SO dated! It was cute back in 1988-1990, but trying to revive that craziness just ain't gonna work in 2008! And their fan base has you know, GROWN UP and do not follow the group as ardently. In fact, they now laugh at the fact that they were once fans. If they even manage to get an audience, it will probably be made up mostly of people who are listening ironically. :-P
And the potential new fan base of teens who weren't even born when NKOTB was at it's height? They'll find them incredibly ridiculous!! They're not gonna listen to a band that their moms listened to, for goodness sake!
According to the article, the oldest member (who was my favorite O:-)) is now forty years old! ...and fans (old and new) are supposed to find them swoon-worthy??
Believe me, I LOVED NKOTB back in the day and got caught up in the craze...but please, let's leave all that in the past!
New Kids On the Block...Staging a Comeback??
THIS. CANNOT. BE.
It's one thing for other groups to make a comeback, but the New Kids on the Block? They are SO dated! It was cute back in 1988-1990, but trying to revive that craziness just ain't gonna work in 2008! And their fan base has you know, GROWN UP and do not follow the group as ardently. In fact, they now laugh at the fact that they were once fans. If they even manage to get an audience, it will probably be made up mostly of people who are listening ironically. :-P
And the potential new fan base of teens who weren't even born when NKOTB was at it's height? They'll find them incredibly ridiculous!! They're not gonna listen to a band that their moms listened to, for goodness sake!
According to the article, the oldest member (who was my favorite O:-)) is now forty years old! ...and fans (old and new) are supposed to find them swoon-worthy??
Believe me, I LOVED NKOTB back in the day and got caught up in the craze...but please, let's leave all that in the past!
