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| Photo by: Ibolya Nyikos |
And now a take on boy bands from one of the OG boy bands. I mean not for me personally because I grew up in the Backstreet and N*sync phases, but technically these guys were around first... I guess technically the Beach Boys could be considered a boy band but the term boy band didn't exist until the 1980's, despite groups being describable as them since as early as the 1930's. Each generation has at least one, but New Kids On The Block was one of the first commercially successful groups. They were active from 1985 to 1994, then made a comeback in 2008 and are currently made up of Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. They released five albums before they split up, and while there isn't any specific reason why they all split, it happened after Jonathan left to deal with his increasing anxiety issues. His departure seemed to be the catalyst. They all went separate ways, having families and pursuing other avenues. There were many attempts by outside forces to get the group to reunite, but ultimately the boys said if they ever did, it would be for real, not for a one-night event. They technically regrouped in 2007, and officially did in 2008 with a release of a new album and a tour. They had another album in 2013, then an EP in 2017. This song is from 2019, and is an homage to the style, with references to a bunch of other groups and even features some members from other boy bands in the video. So check it out.
Peace.
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