O-Town by O-Town

Pros: Some likable pop tune. Ignore most of the lyrics.
Cons: Name-dropping lyrics get on my last nerve.

Preamble
I was bound and determined not to like this cd. Heck, I was looking forward to the review I would write that would rip them a new one. Although I’m not completely wrong about this group and their songs, my first impression may have...

Pros: None
Cons: The entire CD, the group!

My thirteen-year-old daughter is absolutely crazy about O-Town (short for the city of Orlando, Florida), the latest incarnation of the white version of Boyz-II-Men, which includes N-Sync, The Backstreet Boys, and 98 Degrees....

Pros: You can sing better than them!
Cons: Manufactured sound and look, no realism.

I am the first to admit, I am 27 years old and yes, I like the Boy Bands. I have Backstreet Boys, N SYNC, and 98 Degrees CD's which I actually enjoy grooving to in the car. So what's the difference between O-Town and the others? The sad truth, they were...

Pros: You can't help singing and dancing along!
Cons: Shallow words...can we get through a sentance without saying "girl?"

I DO enjoy high-quality musical artistry. Check out my music collection: Beethoven, Cirque du Soleil, Joe Satriani, Pink Floyd, Georges Bizet....

...but I WILL admit what most adults never would: sometimes, music is just supposed to be FUN!...

Pros: great songs, very talented, brilliant singing
Cons: none

ABOUT O-TOWN

O-Town are obviously an American boyband. They are Ashley Parker Angel, Jacob Underwood, Dan Miller, Trevor Penick, Erik Michael Estrada who formed on the American version of 'Popstars', Making The Band. Originally on the show...

Pros: Lots of great beats, a few interesting lyrics. The song All Or Nothing.
Cons: What Lou tried to do with the TV series, cheesy lyrics, only 6 good songs.

For the purpose of clarification: I did write an earlier review of the group O-Town. At the time I did not own the album, and I feel that I unfairly judged the band. Yet I still hold the same viewpoints of their beginning, their live performances of...

Pros: No foul language; somewhat different than other boy bands.
Cons: All the song subjects are either superficial or disgusting.

Every month or so one hears about yet another boy band, seeking fame in this already overcrowded field. The only difference present in O-Town from the others is that they are literally a manufactured product, put together on the reality television...

Pros: Good concept for a reality show.
Cons: Hey, I only get 15 words here...

LOL, it's funny that when I went to the O-Town homepage to assist me in remembering the names of the guys, there was Survivor banner flashing right above their heads. The banner that links to Survivor web site. Ironic? I don't think so.

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Pros: Jacob's great voice, good marketing to have TV show
Cons: Erik straining to hit high notes, overcoming 'boy band' stigma

My eleven year old daughter and I watched about every one of the "Making of the Band" TV shows featured on ABC in 2000. We watched as Erik, Trevor, Dan, Ashley and Jacob were selected and formed the group O-town. ABC did a great job of marketing this...

Pros: one has stronger looks and voice, Ashley
Cons: as said over and over: THE AVERAGE BOY BAND. NOTHING DIfferent

You may have seen these boys in the HIT Tv Series Making the Band, and stared at the glaring screen through their trials and troubles, but no on will ever know the struggle of being in a singing group whether they are bad or not. O Town is a group of...

Pros: Not your average selection of songs. vocally strong.
Cons: Won't get rid of boy band label.

Being a fan of almost any kind of music, I really liked the idea of a "behind the scenes" look at how a boy band is created. I thought the show was well done. Out of the final 8 to be on the show 5 were selected as the members of O-Town. As a side...

Pros: Makes me realize how good other boybands are
Cons: Most songs are not good material

For clearity the opinion will have two parts: the material in the album and the voice behind it.

Material:
I read the other reviews and I downloaded "all or nothing" and "the painter" supposedly two of their best songs along with several...

Pros: The CD case will do just fine as a coaster.
Cons: There is not enough space to list my gripes.

O-town is the clearest and most dangerous example of what the teen demographic is capable of accomplishing in terms of popular culture. They have turned this conspiciously manufactured group into one of the best selling bands in the country. I thought...

Pros: Different sounding. "All Or Nothing", "Take Me Under"
Cons: A little cheesy, stop with the name dropping please

These boys do not have it easy. While most players in the boyband game get time to practice and perfect their sound, O-Town gets to show how badly they sucked to millions of people on national television. That said, just how does their CD stack up...

Pros: one has stronger looks and voice, Ashley
Cons: as said over and over: THE AVERAGE BOY BAND. NOTHING DIfferent

You may have seen these boys in the HIT Tv Series Making the Band, and stared at the glaring screen through their trials and troubles, but no on will ever know the struggle of being in a singing group whether they are bad or not. O Town is a...