Dream Street

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Music Review: Get Down With Dream Street!
Rating: 5 Stars

I have to say this- I believe that the coolest thing about these 5 guys is that they all have absolutely wonderful voices. Maybe a little young sounding, but they are perfectly clear and no 'nasal-ness' at all! Not to rag on NSYNC or BSB, cause I do like those bands, but I don't think every guy in those bands has fabulous voices. Not so with Dream Street! Besides obvious natural talent, they have definitely had some good vocal training and I'm sure their Broadway experiences have helped them a lot too. (BTW, I know for a fact that DS member Greg Raposo used to be a Broadway Kid and you can hear one of his solos, "Hair", on the Broadway Kids' CD, "Broadway Kids Back On Broadway". I also know DS member Matt Ballinger was one of the Von Trapp kids in the Broadway musical, Sound of Music, a few years ago.) As you can also see from watching their music video of their hit single, "It Happens Everytme", the guys are also great dancers, especially Christopher Trousdale. I'm not going to say which guy I think is the best singer, because I think they all are pretty equal in talent. :-)

I've made quick reviews of each track on their album for you to read in case you haven't heard of any of their songs-

1) Feel the Rain- Catchy song! I didn't care for it too much at first, but I like it a lot now. It really grows on you, and is a great song to start the album off with. (8/10) 2) They Don't Understand- Some may have heard this song off the Pokemon soundtrack...I really like one, too! It has a VERY cool sound and it's so catchy! I love the mechanical voice in the one part!! :-D (9/10) 3) It Happens Everytime- This is one of my three VERY favorites off the album!! A great decision for their first single!! I fell in love with this one right away, the vocals are great and it's just such a cute song! I love the video too. :-) (10/10) 4) Gotta Get the Girl- One of the two songs that I don't really love off this album. I don't care for the sound and, this may be silly, but I really don't like the way they pronounce "girl"! It sounds so weird!! :-P I couldn't even tell what they were saying at first. But they did right in giving this song mainly to Jesse who really pulls it off! (That boy can sing!!) (6/10) 5) Sugar Rush- Another one of my three absolute favorites on the album. I don't know whether this is the same Sugar Rush song that the A*Teens sing, but I can't imagine anyone doing it better than Dream Street does it! This song is so pretty and it's really catchy. It should be their next single! (10/10) 6) Jennifer Goodbye- This is one of their slower songs. Greg sings it, and he has an awesome voice!! He puts a lot of feeling into it, too, which makes me like it even more. This one has EXCEELENT backround by the Dream Street guys- their harmony really stands out in this one! (9/10) 7) I Say Yeah- My third 'absolute favorite'. :-) Unfortunatly, this song is the shortest on the album, but it doesn't need to be long for it to grow on you!! If you don't like the way it sounds in the beginning, at least keep listening till you get to the chorus! The chorus is so catchy!! (10/10) 8) Matter of Time- This is sort of a slower song, it's really pretty anyway. I love the chorus in this one, too. (9/10) 9) Let's Get Funky Tonite- Ok, this is the definitely the 'dance tune' off the album!! :-D It's very 'funky' and it really makes you want to dance!! This might be their next single. (8/10) 10) This Time- The other song on the album I don't really care for too much. I DO like it, it's growing on me still, I just don't care for it as much as the others. :-) (7/10) 11) Hooked on You- lol!! This song cracks me up more than anything! It has kind of an 80's dance tune sound to me, but you have to love it! This is Matt's big solo song and he does a great job. Listen for his 'rap' near the end! It's so cute! :-D (8/10) 12) Someone to Hold Me Tonight- Kind of a ballad song, it's very very pretty and Chris's vocals on it are very commendable. The 'oohh oohh's, 'whoa ohh's, 'wow ows' and 'yeahs' in the chorus get a little annoying after a while, but the song is so pretty and sweet it doesn't bother really take away. (9/10) 13) Dream On- Finally Frankie gets a good solo! :-) I feel like of all the guys, he gets stuck in the back most, vocal wise anyway. I don't know why though, cause he has a great voice too. (Like I said, they ALL are terrific vocalists.) Anyway, this is the only song of the album that doesn't have anything to do with love, it's more inspirational and very pretty. Placed at a great spot on the album- a good song to end on. The backround vocals on this song are AMAZING and really shows off their talent as a group. (9/10)

Over all, I definitely give this album 5 stars, and if you haven't bought it yet, for shame! :-) These guys are awesome, and I know you'll really like this album. Unless of course you hate boybands... but if you like pop music in general, you have to buy this CD! I hope to see a lot of these guys in the future, and I think I will. :-)

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