Bobby Brown leaves New Edition 2/21/86

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When Bobby Brown said he wanted to leave the group. They said, 'Bobby? We have sold millions of albums. We are loved by millions. Why would you want to leave? You must be smoking crack!'
Little did they know...

Agreed. Don't get me wrong NE was a great group but I really don't see how they can lay any claim to being the original boy band when their whole style was patterned after J5. And what most people don't realize is that even J5 borrowed their style heavily from Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.

Saying the J5 borrowed their style after Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers is a BIG Stretch!! LOL Better to say the J5 borrowed their style from a LOT of boy groups because by the time the J5 came along, there were MANY Boy groups out there. :-)

They freely and openly admit they were patterned after the Jackson 5; Ronnie, Mike, and Ricky just said so on t.v. just 2 nights ago.

What they are though are the originals of the current era. They were the break through group of that type for their generation, which directly lead to new kids on the block, which led to the whole boy band explosion.

Those are just facts. The same guy that put NE together put NKOTB together.

What did you and others talking about their acne look like during those years, hmm? If you escaped teenage acne, cool, but adult acne might creep up on ya. Then you'll be calling Puff or Jessica Simpson. They look good now. No nestle crunch, burger meat faces. lol

Ronnie & Biv: Did their background thing. Ronnie had moves. When BBD formed they got on rhyming and the whole New Jack thing but still did stuff like "Smile." That stills plays on Ouiet Storms across the country.

In retrospect, they all harmonized well. Their voices play off each others. The brothas from Boston set fashion and music trends. They really have accomplished a lot. Now, give them their propers, ppl. We see them performing when honoring folks. Time for someone to honor them. Dammit.

Ricky: RB could easily co-lead w/ Ralph and Bobby, and he did. Dude can carry a song on his own. The more time they had as a group, I feel, the less underrated he became.

Johnny: I am so not on the Johnny Love Train. Never have been. His voice to gruff and strong. It's too much. I think he would've been fine staying solo & NE should've remained a foursome. BUT I like his NE stuff more than his solo stuff. Guess everyone just balances him out.