America Town

Five for Fighting - America Town

America Town
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Artist: Five for Fighting
Brand: FIVE FOR FIGHTING
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-09-26
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Easy Tonight
  2. Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy)
  3. Superman
  4. America Town
  5. Something About You
  6. Jainy
  7. Michael Jordan
  8. Out Of Love
  9. The Last Great American
  10. Love Song
  11. Boat Parade
  12. Alright

Music reviews of America Town

Music Review: This CD is Not for Everyone
Rating: 4 Stars

I feel I must point out that this album is not for everyone. It seems that a lot of the comments here are from disgruntled buyers who would sooner criticize the artist's abilities than admit that maybe this particular type of music just didn't appeal to them. I think this only leads to useless comments that don't help anyone else decide whether this is a CD they should add to their collection or not. You'd be better off listening to the constructive criticism of people who gave this an average or better rating than the ones who didn't like it much.

The only song I heard before I bought this CD was "Superman" and so, like some of the critics, I was expecting a CD with more pop/rock music typical of the mid to late 80's. However, I think the music is more soft rock/late 70's/early 80's music overall, but that does not detract from the quality of the music in my opinion.

When I first listened to the CD I didn't really like it and only liked 3 songs, "Easy Tonight", "Superman" and "Alright". However, I listened to it a few more times anyway. I discovered that this is one of those CDs that can easily grow to your liking if you give it a chance. The sound of the music seems very original to me, and the lyrics are obviously well-written and different from similar artists out there. Sure, maybe they don't make sense at every point, but realistically, you'd have a hard time finding any artist who's lyrics always make sense to everybody. After all, music is art - you either appreciate a piece of art and "get it" or you don't. During my initial assessment of the music, I thought the songs sounded a lot alike, which you could consider a complaint. However, upon further listening I found the songs to be quite different from one another, but not so different as to disrupt the harmony of the CD.

The editorial reviewer's comparison between Elton John and John Ondrasik is quite accurate in my opinion, at least in terms of musical ability. Each song does indeed seem to tell a story. I'm not a fan of Elton John's music and can scarcely name any of his songs, but if you like Elton John then you may certainly like John Ondrasik. Even if you don't care for Elton John's music, I think many people could appreciate this album. It's true that different isn't always better, but I think John Ondrasik was trying to go back to the basics of music with understandable lyrics and well-played musical instruments. Still, I advise that you listen to the music samples a few times to get an idea of what you're buying, keeping in mind that you can't necessarily get the full effect from a 30 second sample.

Finally, if you're just looking for some of the better tracks from the WB's series "Smallville" (which is what led me to this CD), you might take a look at one of the "Smallville" soundtracks instead of this CD. Also, I wouldn't recommend buying the Five for Fighting "Superman" single because you'll only end up paying about the same price for less than half the songs that are offered on this CD. Aside for "Superman", the songs on the single aren't really the best ones.

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Media Type: CD
Artist: FIVE FOR FIGHTING
Title: AMERICA TOWN
Street Release Date: 09/26/2000
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Genre: ROCK/POP

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