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America Town (CD)

By: Five For Fighting (Artist)

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Five For Fighting Artist Snapshot:

Five for Fighting is the pseudonym of John Ondrasik, one of the most successful figures in the wave of lite-rock singer-songwriters that emerged in the early 2000s. Singing in the heartfelt lilt popularized by Dave Matthews, Ondrasik plays amiable, radio-friendly tunes that contain just enough rock grit and piano-man swagger to appeal to a fairly wide spectrum of pop fans. He hit the big time with the Five For Fighting smash "Superman" off of 2000s AMERICA TOWN.

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DISC 1 for America Town (CD) Album By Five For Fighting (Artist)
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   Last Great American, The
10   Love Song
11   Boat Parade
12   Alright
 

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Review

Q (May 2002, p.112) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...A wry humour applied to tales of ordinary American life. If Ondrasik's lived-in voice is reminiscent of alt-rock cult hero Shawn Smith, his songs have something of the melancholy of [the] Counting Crows' debut..."

Title Note

Five For Fighting: John Ondrasik (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Nikki Harris (vocals); Greg Wattenberg, Bob Schneck (electric guitar); Ralph Ferris (violin, viola); Victor Lawrence (cello); Shane Keister (piano); Mark Montague, Sheldon Gomberg (bass); Dorian Crozier (drums, percussion); Robert Medici (drums).

Engineers: Brian Scheuble, Gregg Wattenberg, Jack Joseph Puig.

Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California and EMI Studios, Santa Monica, California.

"Superman (It's Not Easy)" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

This is a multi-channel Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.

Five For Fighting: John Ondrasik (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Nikki Harris (vocals); Greg Wattenberg, Bob Schneck (electric guitar); Ralph Ferris (violin, viola); Victor Lawrence (cello); Shane Keister (piano); Mark Montague, Sheldon Gomberg (bass); Dorian Crozier (drums, percussion); Robert Medici (drums).

Engineers: Brian Scheuble, Gregg Wattenberg, Jack Joseph Puig.

Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California and EMI Studios, Santa Monica, California.

"Superman (It's Not Easy)" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.

This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.

It's not difficult to see why Five For Fighting struck a chord with young American audiences. In their music one can hear a bit of Dave Matthews's vocal warmth, Tonic's pop sensibility, Train's melodic soulfulness, and Counting Crows' intensity. This is not to say that the ceaselessly infectious and hook-filled AMERICA TOWN is derivative. It's just that Five For Fighting are tapping into a gestalt of which they are as much a part as any of the aforementioned bands. They also happen to be quite good at plying their pop-rock trade; constructing enough classic melodies, memorable choruses, and gritty ruminations to hopelessly ensnare anyone enamored of folk-rock circa 2001. Hooks, warmth, charisma, what more could one reasonably ask for from a humble American rock band?

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