New Kids On The Block

by Lynn Goldsmith

Photographs show the lives and personalities of the members of the popular singing group

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Photography

220 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 1990

About the author

Lynn Goldsmith is an American recording artist, a film director and a celebrity portrait photographer. Her work has appeared on the covers and inside almost any important publication in every country for the past 35 years. She has done over 100 album covers. In addition to her editorial work, Goldsmith has also focused on fine art photography with conceptual images.

Reviews

[Layla · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book for every new kids on the block fan was a “must have” at the time it came out it wasn’t cheap at all I remember going to shops several times looking at the amazing picture of each member and the group as a whole. Even then I appreciated the exceptional quality of these photographs in the book. I now have 2 copies. One at a very later date given to me. As a nkotb fan I rate this as a 5 star book but my over all rating for the picture quality would be a ten plus, ... my favourite nkotb member is Joe so these were the most looked at photos. A well worth book to have for any nkotb fan, wish there was a updated version of this nowadays.

[Allyson · Rating 3 out of 5]

What do you expect me to say about this? Of course it was my favorite book at the time I read it. AND I have a copy autographed by the author!!!

[Benedett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Art thrives on constraints. One such constraint is a contract to do a fan book on a hot pop group. The genre has its triumphs. Lester Bangs’s fan bio on Blondie (1980) is one; Lynn Goldsmith’s huge glossy coffee table book on the New Kids on the Block (1990) is another. Every page of Goldsmith’s book is a meditation on youth and fame, asking “Isn’t this strange? Isn’t this joyous?” The 22 years since publication have seen the book’s rich finish develop a patina of irony, adding appeal and meaning. Each page now asks: “Isn’t this strange? Isn’t this joyous? Isn’t this fleeting?”

*Donnie and I are a lot alike and
really different at the same time. If
we were both civil rights leaders
I’d be Martin Luther King and he’d
be Malcolm X. – Jordan*

[D'Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't believe I still have this book. I pulled it off the shelf at random and read through it today for the first time in years. It's interesting to look at this book from the perspective I have today rather than when I first read it in 1991. I have to say, I still think Danny is cute, but maybe it's because he loves his mom so much. Sad that he's making really terrible solo music now, or was last time I checked. Man, the New Kids on the Block were such a weird part of my life.

[Rebecca Martinez · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome book.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so happy i decided to buy this book on Amazon. Lynn Goldsmith did an amazing job. All the pictures are perfect.

[Stephen Hero · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for an exceptional falsetto and I've continually noticed that longtime New Kids on the Block member Jordan Knight, one of the three appointed unofficial leaders of NKOTB, seemingly has the ability to take falsetto to an entirely indifferent level. Or perhaps he seemingly has the inability to take falsetto to an entirely different level. You choose. Conversely, Donnie, the talented Wahlberg, was born in south Boston.

I've noticed several themes with this group and their soul-stirring musical aptitude: To this very day Joey McIntyre still remains the youngest member of the super group. Little known trivia: He's also the youngest of nine children within his very own family. Can you imagine an Irish-Catholic family living in Boston? I can. It's actually quite common.

As a sign of musical maturity one of my top five favourite NKOTB members, Danny Wood, now wants to be addressed simply as Dan Wood. Due to this ongoing musical growth blueprint I'm made a somewhat covenant with myself to eventually purchase all of his solo albums once he continually musically progresses to that of the Daniel non de plume.

Give it a year or two, methinks.

And, have you seen Dan’s tattoo? Tattoo placement: Right arm, midway up from the wrist. Tattoo observement: Much like his music, the tattoo is a splash of multicoloured imagery with sharp edges around the lower sides.

And here's a note to the critics that don't fully appreciate the music of NKOTP: For those of you that don't feel as I do that the group progressed marvelously as both entertainers and in-depth Americans during their inescapable classic musical period from second release Hangin' Tough (1988) to third (official) release Step by Step (1990) please take note: What you conveniently forget is that their 1989 collection Merry, Merry Christmas should also be mentioned as an important misstep within the band's deep discography.

[Liz Donatelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

A behind-the-scenes look at NKOTB on tour in photos taken by celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith.
When I bought this book in 1990, I thought it was AMAZING. I was obsessed with it. This is why I rated it as a 5-star read.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I drooled over this book in high school. And yes, it is still on my bookshelf...

[Monique · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG this was the must have book of every NKOTB fan in the world. I still have it.

[Elizabeth Thorpe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weird little time capsule. Lynn's at her best with photos of the fans. Curious how this will compare to her Springsteen book.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a wonderful book for fans of New Kids on the Block. The pictures are so beautiful.

[Jen Mccarthy]

Loved the book