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Love the song Superman because it can relate to just about anyone one, male or female.
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This CD totally rocks ! Every track is excellent. If you think you might just like it, buy it, because you will LOVE it !
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It think every song on this Cd should be on the radio. John is a very talanted person and is great with lyrics.My favorite tracks are Superman and Easy Tonight. I'll get Five for Fighting's next cd if it's half as good as this one.
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If you have heard the two singles, Easy Tonight and Superman, then you know exactally what to expect. A pretty decent voice, good production, and a lot of piano. The album flows very, very nicely and really doesn't have too many spots where you want to skip to the next track, well just one I can think of.
Five For Fighting (FFF) has a knack for writing songs that were probably based on him sitting around a piano, and then adding other instruments in when recording. Well, "throwing them in" takes away from FFF's obvious production talent.
I believe that Superman and Easy Tonight are only the beginning of FFF's airplay. There are many, many other great tracks, with plenty of emotional, thoughtful lyrics to keep listeners happy. Other than the first two singles, the best tracks are Bloody Mary, America Town, Something About You, and Out of Love. My favorite song on the album is Love Song, which is the best song I have ever heard about coping with the divorce of one's parents.
I do have two complaints about the album. When I got this album, I happened to notice that their first album was also just rereleased. After falling in love with this one, I went back and purchased it. Love Song appears on both albums, but is much more powerful on the original recording. Partly due to the minimalistic production, but mostly because of the raw emotion in Jon's voice on the original. I wish they had put the original on this album, and not rerecorded it. That said, it is still my favorite on this album. The only other problem is Boat Parade. The end of the song gets loud and overbearing, which kills the mood of the album for about a minute. Small complaints though, for an otherwise excellent album.
I highly recomend purchasing this album for anyone who loves music. Not just Adult Contemporary, or Pop. This album has something for everyone. Great Songwriting, and relaxing, thoughtful music.
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Although rare in these dark days of corporate pop acts and Korn clones, this is a great singer/songwriter record that doesn't seem to have been contaminated in it's journey from the writer's mind to our ears. It's almost like that great songwriter guy from your local bar actually made it...and he did. A mellow and insightful record without overproduction and frills. It goes far deeper than it's big, "Superman" single, too, so definitely pick it up.
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