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Crowd Goes Wild

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"And the Crowd Goes Wild" may not drive YOU wild. After all, Mark Wills has had more hits with ballads than with up-tempo songs. After "19 Somethin'", though, it's obvious he's trying to go with this re-vamped imaged. And I say: Hell, he was always better on the up-tempo songs anyways! Way to go!

Well, let's get on to this album. It's not a masterpiece--but did you expect it to be? It's GOOD, it's REALLY GOOD. Not every song on here is a home-run; some of them narrowly avoid the cliche. And there's the fact that Wills no longer contributes to the songwriting...which may or may not be a good thing. At least he has an awesome, purely country voice.

The hightlights of this album: the title track is a bit...campy? Immature? But how can you not love it? The chorus is a great sing-along, and it teaches a good lesson. "What Hurts the Most" is a heartbreak ballad that has some catchy verses. "Nothin' But a Suntan" is a slick, engrossing, sexy little number (penned by James Slater, who's appearing everywhere now). "How Bad Do You Want It" talks about what you really need to have to make it in life...aspiration! (Another good sing-alonger, too.)

And then we get to the standout track...the one that beats all the others, and most I've heard this year. "A Singer in A Band" is a humbling tune...how, though he may be center-stage, a singer really doesn't deserve the title of hero as much as others...such as the firemen of 9/11, or cancer patients, or soldiers...I'm a guy, and so this is hard for me to admit, but I cried when I heard this song. It's that moving. (And no, I don't cry easily.) This is most certainly the best song of Wills's career...and one of the best I've heard, period.

"And The Crowd Goes Wild" is Mark Wills's sixth album, coming after his "Greatest Hits" which, ironically, featured what is probably his greatest hit to date, "19 Somethin'". That "Hits" album is almost entirely ballads...but with that up-tempo smash, Marks Wills seems to be trying to enter country music with a new angle. And do we like it? You betcha! Wills has never sounded better than he does on this album. And for those of you who prefer "Wish You Were Here" to "Everything There is to Know about You": there are still some exemplary ballads on this album, too. Don't worry: he's still, after all, Mark Wills. And that means he's pretty darned good!

Mark Wills has done it again. This album, with many upbeat songs, is the perfect follow up to the 'Greatest Hits' album which was made up mainly of gorgeous ballads. Mark Wills comes back strong, but with a new sound. In this album, Wills goes from storyteller to lover, and then from lonely to inspirational. Many different views go into the songs, and in return come fun and very well-written songs. Although there is no song that even gets close to the calibur of his previous smash hit '19 Somethin', many of the songs deserve recognition and together they form an excellent album. Some of the highlights are 'He's A Cowboy', which I can listen to over and over, 'Nothin' But A Suntan' - with its extremely catchy chorus, how can you NOT like it?, and 'Singer In A Band' which is gorgeously written and brings forth lots of emotion. It is an excellent song to end the album with. All and all, I highly recommend this album to any today's country fan, and it is definately a must for any Mark Wills lover.

Simply stated, I just love this album, as it proves that Mark Wills continues to grow as an artist. Whereas he's always been one of the best interpreters of ballads in contemporary country music, he reminds us with this release that he can easily rock the listener as well, beginning with the rousing title track, which takes off like a comet, relentlessly pumping the adrenaline. The story songs that Mark sings so well are here, too. I especially like "He's a Cowboy." And he reveals his sexy style with the smokey "Nothing But a Suntan", before coming back strong with a feverish "How Bad Do You Want It." He closes the disc with the sentimental "Singer in a Band" which really touched my heart.

I only recently saw Mark Wills perform in concert. He's a dynamic singer with a commanding stage presence who sincerely connects with his audience. I wish him well, and a long, successful career.

I don't think Mark could make a bad album if he tried. This one is wonderful. I'm a huge NASCAR fan, so I get really pumped up everytime I play the title track. 'He's a Cowboy' is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. The remaining tracks are great as well, but the other stand-outs to me are 'Married in Mexico' and 'How Bad Do You Want It?' No offense, Mark, but I think you made the greatest hits too soon....some of these were definately worthy additions.

Hello I'm an autistic adult.

I like Mark Wills he's alright alot of my friends have never heard of him though which irritates me a little bit. But over all this is a good cd the song's I like are:

1. And The Crowd Goes Wild
2. He's A Cowboy
4. Prisoner Of The Highway
8. Nothing But A Suntan
9. How Bad Do You Want It
11. Singer In A Band

Great CD! Try it out you might just like it!

Mark Wills comes up, again, with yet another solid CD! Out of the 11 tracks on the CD, there is only one I am not too keen about. This song is a duet with Ronnie Milsap called "Prisoner Of The Highway". I find it just doesn't fit in with the selection of other songs chosen for this CD. But 10 out of 11 songs I simply love. If you are a Mark Wills fan, this CD should NOT disappoint. From the beautiful ballads "That's A Woman", "What She Sees In Me", "What Hurts The Most"....to the fun lyrics of "Nothin' But A Suntan", "And The Crowd Goes Wild"....its well worth your money! Enjoy!

I love this CD..Now I only own 3 of his cd's mark Wills Greatest hits and Loving every Minute and this 1 but this is his best yet. I have been a mark wills fan for a year now and i went to one of his concerts.
Here are ratings on the songs

And The Crowd Goes Wild: 5 stars- Really upbeat and fun

Hes a Cowboy: 5 stars- Love it....Great song HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS ONE

Thats a woman - 1 star..i skip it when i listen to this cd

Prisner of the highway-4 stars- a little to long for my liking but it is a good upbeat fun song

What hurts the most-5 stars- GREAT sing along song

What she sees in me-1 star-Skip it when i listen to the cd

Married in Mexico-4 stars- Good sing along song fun

Nothin But a Suntan-5 stars- great sing along song and very affectiont song

How bad Do you want- 5 stars- great sing along song- great story song

I Just Close My Eyes 5 Stars- Great Song...Sing along song type

Singer in a band- 1 star- Too sad for me I skip it when i listen to this cd

I hope you enjoy this cd and have fun with it

I think that this album is funny.

Plus the Song titles on Mark's album is really funny as well.

I think by the time that I would be done listening to it, I will be in such laughter.