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Article: HANGIN' TOUGH ; Reunited boy band New Kids on the Block still has the right stuff

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June 18, 2009
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Say what you will about the idea of the New Kids On The Block - the group that essentially paved the way for the current teen pop phenomenon - reuniting when its members are all 40 or nearing it.

But at least in reuniting, the group recorded a new CD that reflects the fact that these guys aren't so new and definitely are not kids.

"Click Click Click," the opening song, sends the message they're not the same old New Kids, as the guys playfully sing about inviting a girl to take off her clothes and pose for photos.

"It's just natural," Joey McIntyre said of the more adult-themed material on the CD, titled "The Block." "Music is about exploring who you are as a person now. And ...

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