MM Vol 1 - 071 - Five For Fighting

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Number 071

Five For Fighting

"Superman(Its Not Easy)"

(2000)
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Genre:Alt Pop
John Ondrasik was good enough to make my "Definitive 1000 Songs of All Time 1955 to 2005" at Number 752. For some inane reason he is heavily criticised by his peers ... as Rolling Stone stated "...a power ballad that reaches Air Supply levels of cheesiness" or " Five For Fighting's main man, John Ondrasik, makes music like he's trying hard to earn a spot on a Dawsons Creek soundtrack" well, thats just NASTY as Donkey says in Shrek. Anyway its good to be back working on Mellow Mix Vol 1 again, that is if i can get pass the memories the music holds.

A clean and bright effort that delivers some heavy themes, America Town is a very American album: drifting from song to song is like driving through the Midwest going from town to town, each town has its own stories, and not all of them are happy. Singer/songwriter John Ondrasik tackles topics like suicide on "Easy Tonight" and the desire to belong ("Superman") but still manages to see the silver lining in the areas of family ("Easy Tonight") and idolatry ("Michael Jordan"). The songs are sung in a fragile growl, a little like Eddie Vedder singing a lullaby, and backed with some very straightforward acoustic guitar and piano-led rock. The focus is clearly on the lyrics, which are well written and effectively sung. ~ Zac Johnson, [All Music Guide]

For more Five For Fighting in "The Definitive 1000 songs" see Number 752

This song has a crowbarred rating of 79.2 out of 108 pts

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Tags:Five For Fighting, 2000, Alt Pop, Air Supply, YouTube, Music Video, Rolling Stone Magazine, Crowbarred, New Zealand, Crowbarred Unleashed, The Definitive 1000 Songs Of All Time, Mellow Mix Volume 1

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