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Um, that pretty much says it all.

Apparently to prove that New Kids on the Block was more than just a fad, their Greatest Hits set includes 3 tracks recorded solo by the band members. The best of the bunch, assuming you’re not the nostalgic type is Joey McIntyre’s Stay the Same with its 98 Degrees vibe and random falsetto injections.

But even if you are the nostalgic type and can’t wait to relive the glories of Hangin’ Tough and You Got It (The Right Stuff) the disc also comes packaged with some truly abysmal tracks the likes of Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind) and Games (The Kids Get Hard Mix). Really. A dance remix with rap vocals. Marky Mark did it better.

So enjoy Please Don’t Go Girl and I’ll Be Loving You Forever. Far be it for me to disparage the boy band icons for their actual hits. But the rest of this collection sucks. New single Summertime is mercifully absent, but in case you didn’t get enough New Kids after 17 tracks, a 5 minute megamix is tacked on to the end of the album.

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