** 1/2 New Kids on the Block,...

** 1/2 New Kids on the Block, “No More Games/The Remix Album,” Columbia. On some of these songs--the ballads in particular--the remixers don’t even attempt to disguise the group’s wretched vocals. But bury those vocals behind rhythm-section thunder and some of these tame tot-tock tunes really come to life. “What’cha Gonna Do” is one of the year’s best dance mixes. If only they could figure out a way to do a New Kids album without vocals.