Hangin VERY tough (Hangin' Tough - New Kids on the Block)

Member Name: benlepensive

Product:	Hangin' Tough - New Kids on the Block
Date:	27/07/09 (11 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: catchy pop

Disadvantages: dated

Here is an album which will bring back many fond memories for some people. The joys of hearing these angelic voices again is always a pleasure. New Kids were at the height of their fame in the late eighties and early nineties. This is their debut album and has some top notch singles on it and some not so bad album fillers.

Highlights:

'You Got It (The Right Stuff)' is all good fun with a chirpy catchy chorus and plenty of chord changes to keep the song sounding fresh and alert throughout. The song utilises all the voices from the guys which gives it a balance. I think it has dated, but the production remains intact and vibrant.

I am less keen on 'Hangin' Tough' which is too pseduo tough, with angry sounding raps and a brassy and annoying chorus to boot. It is one I choose to gloss over.

'Please Don't Go Girl' is a sufficient enough ballad, with a high pitched vocal and a predictably sickly set of lyrics to go with it, it is a song to play when you are about to be dumped or in the turmoil of a failed relationship. Better than this is the poppy 'Cover Girl' which pays tribute to a beauty who should be worshipped and appreciated like a model.

'I Remember When' is far too slow and plodding for me, with a beat that drags and a dreary set of lyrics which fail to inspire or motivate. Skip to 'My Favourite Girl' which is much more fun, with a bright and exciting set of verses and a keen sense of rhythm to propel it along, it is one of the songs that you could actually dance to and feel confident in doing so!

A brisk ten tracks on here and some pleasing cover artwork make it a trip down memory lane worth taking.

Summary: poppy