Search - Joey Mcintyre :: One Too Many: Live From New York

Very Impressive

Jessie | NC | 04/02/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I admit, when I first ordered this CD several months ago, I assumed it would be mediocre, but as a diehard Joe Mac fan I wanted to give it a chance. Boy was I surprised. Not only did Joe write most of the songs himself (which seems unusual among many modern artists, who have little creative writing talent), but also the music is *real* - real guitar, real harmonica, real piano, the works. I know this might seem obvious since the CD was recorded live in a club, but it was so refreshing to hear good music performed the "old-fashioned way" that I had to mention it here. Joe and Eman are serious when they need to be, yet not uptight: they know when to throw in a few jokes, draw in the audience, and poke fun at each other in a way that makes you wish you were right there watching. Even my older sister, once a New Kid fan like me but now a very critical skeptic, was impressed by the music and singing. So was my husband, and we all know how most guys feel about the NKOTB; I would catch him walking around the house singing one of Joe's songs! The only problem I have with this CD is that it has a lot of cursing that I believe takes away from the quality of the songs; however, I guess this is my own fault for buying the "explicit lyrics" version. I highly recommend the (clean) CD to everyone, not just Joe McIntyre's original "braveheart" fans. I promise you'll be very impressed, and like me, you might end up keeping it in your CD player to listen to whenever you're home."