Down For The Get Down Music Cd

Youngstown - Down For The Get Down

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Down For The Get Down      Artist : Youngstown      List Price : $17.98 USD        Your Price : $14.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2001-08-07      Studio : Hollywood Records      Label : Hollywood Records      Avg. Customer Rating : (10 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Down For The Get Down      very good      Rating:      I just bought the album today and its really good, i like Machine, its a great album opener, i havent listened to the whole album but from what i'm hearing it sounds excellent, don't know why i didnt like them much when they first came out..if you liked NSYNC you'll probably like Youngstown also     Customer Reviews for Down For The Get Down Cd      This was a little bit better than the debut      Rating:      While I don't agree with the main reviewer that reviewed the album, I liked Youngstown's sophomore effort. I liked the album kicker "Machine" where the group's toughness matches with the song's tough hitting beat, the loud heavy metal-like guitars and keyboards! The group had matured a bit in the singing. I like the one Beatles-like song (Grow Old With Me) that's on here--they actually sound good on it. It's unfortunate that the group broke up because this album was the next level for them. For this to be their swan song is a complete shame. Editorial Reviews for Down For The Get Down Audio Cd      Amazon.com      On Down for the Get Down, Youngstown struggle to cling to the remaining available bits of the Backstreet Boys' and 'N Sync's coattails. The trio grabs tight to a fistful of fabric with the opener "Machine." With its punctuating, industrial-lite guitar treatment, it holds its own against the Backstreet's "Larger than Life" or 'N Sync's "Bye, Bye, Bye." Further, the songs fold in strands of electronic blips and bleeps that promise surprises later on. But halfway through the second track, "Float Away," it's already evident that Youngstown has fallen victim to an overly enthusiastic producer. The fundamentally solid melodies are mired in an impossible tangle of sampled sounds, slippery, scattered rhythm patterns, and more instrumentation than you can shake a synthesized orchestra at. The boys can probably sing, but their vocals are never on display. Rather, harmonies and emotional overtones are compressed into a one-size-fits-all volume (and it doesn't help that all the lyrics are directed to "girl" and "baby" in a most uninspired context). As an album intended for the under-voting-age set, it isn't fun, inventive, or particularly danceable. With luck, next time out Youngstown will find a creative team that will consider their voices more than an afterthought. --Beth Massa