Video -- NKOTB & Ne-Yo On the Plaza At the Today Show

That's right, I'm gonna post a clip with the pop idols of the past at this guy who I've heard talk but whose music I don't know from Adam, and you know why?

This review (Los Angeles Times):

Perhaps the surest sign of the New Kids' maturity here is the surprising strength of most of the material. They've been around long enough to know what a hit sounds like, and they're wise enough to know that they don't have forever to rebuild a following. So "The Block" comes loaded with sure-thing collaborations with radio-pop rainmakers such as Timbaland, Akon, Ne-Yo and Polow da Don, each of whom treat the project with respect, not condescension.

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Considering Top 40's predilection for unlined young faces, "The Block's" unexpected quality is no guarantee of a commercial rebirth for NKOTB, who play the Staples Center on Oct. 8. Believe it or not, though, they've got the right stuff.

So, how about that?

Clip after the jump.

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Personally, I like the one with the thick neck (Danny) the best, but actually I was a bit old for them the first time around and now I'm too much of a news and progressive talk radio junkie to hear new music on any consistent basis.

Ne-Yo also did a song on his own. Someone needs to tell him that when you're lip-synching on TV, you have to do the whole song, all the words, not just the ones that happen when you're not winded from dancing.

That's why I'm not a pop star, I just don't wanna do the cardio.