NKOTBs Today show performance: Hit or miss?
After months of speculation, the reunited early-90’s boy band New Kids on the Block performed live this morning on the Today show. Throngs of screaming 25-35 year-old women braved the rain to catch a glimpse of the “Kids” and a chance to relive their adolescence. However, the jury’s still out on whether the performance was a success.
Flashback!
New Kids on the Block performed together for the first time in 15 years on Today this morning.
The boy band sang and danced their way through a medley of old and new hits — including “You Got It (the Right Stuff),” “Hangin’ Tough” and “Step by Step.” (Watch below)
Despite the rainy weather, over 3,000 fans cheered on the band — one of the show’s largest turnouts for its outdoor concert series. Some fans had even camped out overnight.
“I’m going to spend the night just to be ready so early!” joked Joey McIntyre to Usmagazine.com on Thursday.
I saw the performance live this morning, and to be perfectly honest, I thought they sucked. I have never been a fan, but I always gave the group props for performing live back in the day (when many other acts were lip-syncing), and for having some pretty difficult choreography to do on top of that. But today, these guys are really showing their age in both their vocal abilities and their dance moves. They looked out of shape, and their voices are not what they used to be. Joey’s famous falsetto doesn’t have that same range- which is understandable, given that he was about 13 when the group first hit it big. It will be interesting to see if these guys have the stamina and remaining fan base to actually take this on tour. My advice to Blockheads: stick with your CD’s and life sized posters, otherwise you might be disappointed.
The New Kids on The Block are shown performing this morning, thanks to WENN.
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