And the Better Boy Band is...

Oh, oh, oh oh-oh, oh, oh oh-oh! That's right baby - it's

New Kids On The Block!

We had 93 votes. 53 for New Kids, and 40 for Backstreet Boys. Now to be fair, I really like BSBs, they have great songs. But seriously, can any boy band ever compare to the originals? That's right ladies, I'm talkin' about those 5 boys from Boston.

I was a HUGE fan back in the day - like posters plastered all over my room - fan. But, I'll admit it, when their star started to fall (they split up in 94), I hadn't been listening to them for awhile, or really anything for that matter. I graduated high school in '94, and met Hubby and got married in '95 - no time for keepin' up with the music! I think that was kind of the case for a lot of the fans, and their popularity dwindled, and they split.

Oh, I thought about them every now and then with the rise of BSB and *NSYNC, and remembered fondly the days of my youth - but that was about it.

THEN, I heard a rumor. The New Kids are getting back together. What? Is this serious, is this a joke? I heard more here and there - then suddenly they were performing on The Today Show, and I thought - well, good for them - that's cool. They announced their reunion tour - and it made me smile and reminisce.

When one day my brother mentioned they were coming here - before I knew it I had gone online and purchased 2 tickets! New Kids was my very first concert - got tickets for my 13th b-day - so I thought, "I should totally go to their reunion concert". Once the tickets came in the mail - it's like I became someone else! I couldn't beleive how excited I got! I got my old tapes out, but decided I just needed to download all the music from Itunes. Then their new album came out - I promptly downloaded it as well - and it was Blockhead-mania all over again! Seriously - these boys have DEFINITELY just gotten better with age! They definitely are not a bunch of old fogies gettin' back together for old times sake - they are HOT!

And their album debuted at #1 in the UK, and #2 in the US. Not your average comeback! Esp. after almost 20 years since their last number 1!

And their new sound is HOT! They have collaborated with some of today's hottest artists (I know hotness is a common theme in this post, and it will probably just get worse!), like NeYo, Lady GaGa, The Pussycat Dolls (don't really like any of the above, but just demonstrating that they're not has-beens trying to be relevant again). My current playlist has a sampling of some of my favorites of their new songs, from their album The Block (except of course "Right Stuff" - it's old school!) Now if you have your computer on mute - unmute it right now and listen to how great they sound! Seriously, take some time to browse through the songs and take it all in!

Now push "pause" on my playlist, because here's a video for your viewing pleasure, it's a sound-check of "Click, Click, Click" the song that brought them back together to record again. I highly recommend maximizing it to full screen. It's totally worth it.



And their concert was HOT! Seriously the best concert I've ever seen. They performed for full- on 2 1/2 hours! I was 13 again! My friend Tanielle and I went, and you have never seen so many 30 something women in one place at the same time! Not to mention all the 40 somethings, and even teenagers and 20 somethings - a whole new generation of Blockheads! So many ladies came dressed up totally 80's. It was a riot!!

For those of you who were fans back in the day - go to mtv.com and watch some of their new videos - you'll totally be a fan again! And if you weren't a fan back in the day - you might just surprise yourself. Of course, if you weren't a fan back in the day, you probably stopped reading this post a while back! But I hope you're still here!

So, I was a Joey girl back then, and though I think they ALL look FAB today, I guess I'm still a Joey girl. So who's your New Kid?