| Yeah, I know…the
long awaited review of the first album. I know what you’re thinking:
“Wut da? It’s the first album, shouldn’t they have reviewed it first?”
And you’re right. But us three are in the habit of eating dessert
before dinner (which is not a figure of speech, we actually do that), so
we decided to review the novel (novel, as in “new”, not novel as in “book”)
before the antiquated (look it up!). So anyway…on to the reviews!
The songs… When the Lights Go Out (US Version) CAR: Can we say “good song”? No, no, good ass song! And we are talking about the US version! Any song which tickles my ears with Sean’s soulful voice is #1 on my charts! And hey! D and I almost got that dance down, thanks to their Disney Performance! Oh, and the video? Dude, that’s what made me fall in love…with Sean! RROOOWWRRR! D AND BEA: CAR IS SUCH A GROUPIE. She will JUMP on Sean if she ever sees him! JUMP! CAR: Oh yeah, and with the rest of FIVE too! Of course! But D agrees, man! She said that that video made her think Sean was a hottie. But it’s all about Scott for her now! Hey girls! She has finally announced that Scott is her favorite! But Bea and I already knew that, right Bea? Bea: Right, man! She was in denial. Scott! The stick! Make him eat!!! D: I totally agree
with this one. This songs is GREAT all around...you know originally
I thought it was NSYNC...and was just like “AGH! ANOTHER STUPID SONG...”
and then I liked it after a while...especially after I saw the video...OH
YEAH BABY. I want to have YOUR baby Sean. Seriously.
That’s What You Told Me CAR: When we first got this album,
these were one of the songs which made us say “Hell no!” I mean,
come on! If the second album has something about them always saying
“alright”, then this album has a thing about counting! I bet you
it’s Abs, showing off the fact that he graduated from Grade School!
We know Abs, we’re
D: I don’t support that! CAR is on her own! I like Five with FIVE members! It would be stupid to have three guys named Five....! CAR: And they shout half of the time, and it has a Gay Abs rap! “Supa high, supa dupa high!” What the hell is that? But then…it grows on you. After listening to the Invincible Album, or whatever, these are one of the songs that make you nostalgic. I mean, we heard this song when we first got into Five! *Sniff*Sniff* Yeah baby! I know, that’s what you told me, but I didn’t listen! I’m listening now! Talk to me! D: This song starts HARSH...that whole That’s What You Told Me Baby intro by J...ummm NO. And then just when it starts getting good- you have the nice verses by Sean and the bridge by Scott and Ritchie....there goes J again...and don’t get me started on the rap. But hey now that I look back on it...it makes me all sentimental- even if I still think it’s a geeky song. Bea: I just want to say that J is the best part of this song. Thank you very much. It’s the Things You Do CAR: Oh baby! Now this is another good video! Screen shots of their five sexy faces (yeah, even Ritchie had some nice moments in this video) Bea and D: WHAT THA! CAR did that come out of your mouth!!! CAR: And this was the first single D bought. She showed it to me…and she was the one that pointed out Ritchie on the cover with the gay sunglasses hanging out, and I was like, yeah, he is gay isn’t he? It spurned the whole Five pseudo-obsession! *Sniff* Ok, I’m getting a little too sentimental here, back to the song. We like all the versions, with the different J raps, and with Scott's extra verse. Bea: It’s all about the J rap that goes “You make my neck twist like a cap from a Coca Cola bottle….” J is so sexy! CAR: Yeah, well anyway…I must tell you all about my Scott moments on the video! D and Bea don’t get it, but there is a part before the second chorus when Scott says “Let me fill you up” and he gives this intense look! Oooooooo! And then right after he says “That’ll make me fall” and he averts his eyes to the side! He’s so cute! I mean, in that “I’m a nut” sort of way. Tell me that someone else out there gets it too! D: Okay
the video was HOT. Period. Full Stop. REALLY REALLY good
Five moments. And there is this cute Ritchie dancing leg thing...ANYHOW...I
LIKE THIS SONG! I like the Scott extra verse version (and not because
of anything groupie like CAR!!) and not the Abs/J rap one...umm that whole
Gold
to Queen Midas thing...umm yeah.
Someone was trying really hard to find things to rhyme...that whole Coca-Cola
bottle neck twist
thing does it for Bea but
NOT for me. NO NO NO ( Shout out to Westlife! GO SHANE!).
But I like it- flaws and all! This was the first Five single I bought
and I over played it like there was NO tomorrow!
When I Remember When CAR: What a nice Scott-type lovie
duvy song. Eh, it’s cool, we like it. I personally don’t like
it as much as SOME people. Maybe it’s that part that goes “I’d rather
love and lose it all, then never have you to recall.” It’s just dripping
with honey. This is the type of song you sing to your girl
when you are about to break up. Write songs, recite poetry, play a guitar,
sing to your girl. What a way to get some that night!
D: Although I have to add that this is one of those songs that you have to be in the mood for (and NO CAR and BEA I don’t mean THAT kind of mood!). Sometimes I like it. Sometimes I’m just “eh I suppose I’ll listen to it”....but all in all doesn’t Scott just sound so heartbroken? One thing is for certain-I know that I like the original version better than the revamped UK version with Ritchie singing. It must be that whole “YEAH” thing at the end of the UK version that Ritchie does that kills it for me! (Again I must add that the usuage of YEAH and ALRIGHT is a Five trap that they keep on falling in as of late!) Why? BEA: I LOVE THIS SONG ALL THE TIME. IT’S COOL YO- even without J! A sad notion I think. Slam Dunk (Da Funk) CAR: I love this dance! If only we could get it down. You could always get any Steps dance down, but those dances are boring. Speaking of Steps, I love that “5 6 7 8” song! It’s happy pop that makes you wanna be happy! D side note: STEPS!! I love that CD! I love Deeper Shade of Blue...yeah I’m a deeper shade of blue...there’s nothing I can do...oh sorry we’re commenting on Five huh....but don’t you just love Brit Pop?? CAR: But
anyway, I’m supposed to be talking about Slam Dunk Da Funk! LoL!
Ahh…Five’s first single. You could tell by the ghetto video.
But we still
D: I first
heard this song and went WHAT IN THE WORLD...umm Five bad boys with the
power to rock you...umm you guys are stupid...but hey times change...I
love it. I like it. The dance rocks...but that whole Do
you want to get down. Do you want to get funky
line...that is still a crack up! This should NOT have been
Five’s 3rd single in the US. I don’t think audiences were ready for
it. They should have picked something else....this isn’t at the top
of my list of songs on the album
Satisfied CAR: Ohh ohh ohh ohh…ahh ahh ahh ahh…. Nice sound effects…. Hey, it gets me right in the mood! LoL! Freaky song! “Do you want to get freaky?” That’s what we first thought when we heard this! And don’t tell me you don’t get the sexual innuendoes! The phrase “Satisfied” says enough. And they “Won’t be satisfied” not even when they “Hold you in [their] arms”. No no, they won’t be satisfied until they get what they want, and that’s something virgin ears shouldn’t hear. But in any case, the song is good. But J’s little additions annoy me. They don’t seem to fit. This song could do without him, but I guess they figure they have to give every member a part in each song. Whatever! D: I like this song again FULL STOP. J additions and all! Bea: J is the man! D: I can even visualize a music video in my mind...all five guys on little “dates” with just one girl they’re all daydreaming over...ME. Yes that’s right. I’m going to be the next Doritos girl! Did you see the I Do (Cherish You) video for 98 degrees? They stole my idea people! It should have been me...well not the Justin and the bathtub part...GROSS! It’s All Over CAR: Hey! It’s another gay
song! Oh yeah, another gay song that eventually
D: This song still
is not cute for me! I don’t care! It isn’t. Ritchie puts
too much feeling in his little line with that WHOA at the end and dude
that ABS RAP. Sadly there is the use of “wiggy whack”. What
THA? And the use of 24/7...the attempt of ghettoness...this song
is like a jazzy tune and suddenly a fat rap...what is going on here!!
Partyline 555-On-Line CAR: Upon first listening to this album,
we thought that this was one of their “good” songs. No, it didn’t
work out that way. It just started to annoy me. We eventually
liked the gay songs more than this song! And who is “Jhelisa, Julie,
and Lisa”?
D: What was with the injection of random names like that? The chorus makes no sense! CAR: Don’t deny it, girls, you know that these guys (at least those that were unattached) got it on with groupies! Hey, if you’re a guy (and a guy has only one thing on their mind) and you have all these women throwing themselves at you, what would you do? As for this song, boring, bleh. And I tried calling “555-On-Line” and I got a lady saying, “We’re sorry, your call could not be completed as dialed.” What the hell is that?! Until the Time is Through CAR: This video! Scott all trying to act: “Where’s Ritchie? I’m very concerned for him!” Ritchie doing the dejected thing very well. J and that snake! Sean looking adorable, and Abs always trying to put this ghetto front! <Useless!> And of course, I have to mention D’s Scott moment! That part when he’s singing to that girl at the balcony sort of thing. Doesn’t the boy look sincere? I like this song, but it sounds like something Richard Marx would sing! D: Bea and I would just like to say that this is a cute song...and boys we will be here for you UNTIL THE TIME IS THROUGH...even if the lyrics are sappy and there is that big dramatic CLASH in the middle near the end right before Scott goes off in the little “BABY NOW” thing.... we like it! Everybody Get Up CAR:…Ha ha!… Bea: J’s laugh! Ha ha! CAR: Now this is a fun song.
Love the raps, love the music. Even if it’s a sample of “I love Rock
and Roll”. But it’s not like you youngins noticed that. And
this is definitely Ritchie’s song to rock to. Hey, you saw the video,
you know! Why is it that every few seconds Ritchie is jumping on
someone’s
D: Who here thought they said “Everybody Get Up SINGING instead of SING IT?? I’m telling you it has to be the accents! If it wasn’t for reading the lyrics I’d still be saying Singing instead of SING IT! My Song CAR: “So here’s how it started, it started with a beat, a beat in my head and it wouldn’t go away. So I added the bass, the bass was phat. I played it to my boys on the 24 track. They liked that. The hand clap followed by the mic check…” That was the best part of the whole song. At least to me. Besides that, it’s not one of “My Songs” LoL! Even if Sean sings in it! (He seems to sing in this album more than in their second! They’re oppressing you man! Just because you have the most talent!) D: This song has an Abs rap I appreciate! Abs can RAP. The boy has talent...if only it would show more! If only he would let it out...stop being so wannabe ghetto...alas it is not to be and we can only look at this song and say: IF ONLY! But hey what happened to Scott and Ritchie in this song? I don’t hear them. They have faded away into oblivion.... Got the Feelin’ CAR: What a fun song! Fun, happy,
and the dance is easy! No wonder J and Abs are totally sick of it.
But it remains one of our favorites, right girls? Dude, the video
D: If you
got the feelin’ jump up to the ceiling ah we’re getting down tonight...1
if you wanna 2 if you gonna 3 if everything’s alright... this is a prime
example of not just counting but the use of alright!! What is up!!
What is going on!! Somebody plug more vocabulary into the guys daily
lives...they need one of those calendars with the word of the day on them...REALLY!
But hey it’s happy. It’s summer in LA!
OVERALL COMMENT (as summarized by D): I think it is safe to say, from our own experiences,
that this album grows on you.
1) Five know how to count...at least up to 5. 2) They want you to know that the group’s name is Five. 3) J and Abs are running out of words that rhyme and have begun to repeat...example #1 WICKY WHACK . 4) Sean is on this album. Unlike Invincible in which he is barely present. 5) What happened to Ritchie? This album underutilized his vocals...I suppose that’s why he has more presence in Invincible. AND FINALLY 6) Lots of sexual innuendoes...and
trying to prove how “bad” these five bad boys are. WE GET IT.
You’re not a typical boyband....BLAH BLAH BLAH.
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