When New Kids were making the teeny-boppers bop, I was catching Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA tour, and playing the likes of Tina Turner, Mike and the Mechanics and Corey Hart in my radio gig. The all-boy band never grabbed me as a music lover or through my work. But I've also never been much for reunions. Or retirement comebacks. I like to move on. The New Kids don't though, even though they're pushing 40 and hardly resemble the fresh-faced "kids" they once were. It's all about money, honey, and fans are all too willing to give theirs up.
Lionel Richie and the Commodores were huge when I was a kid and I loved their stuff. They're getting back together and going on tour but I wouldn't cross the street to see them for free. I was never a fan of Uriah Heep but they're putting out their first new CD in 10 years and I'm sure I'll never hear it. It's just not my thing. But there's a bumper crop of options this spring, if it's yours.