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Wonderland

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McFly are a great British pop band. I have been a fan of McFly since their debut album Room on the Third Floor. I couldn't wait for their new album Wonderland to come out, and I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it for the first time. This young band (all aged 20 or younger as of the album release) is exceptionally talented for their age. Amazingly, they write all of the lyrics and music themselves. Impressive? I would say so. All of their songs have a unique style that I just can't get enough of! Rarely do I find an album in which ALL the songs are good. The tracks on Wonderland range from cheerful melodies to touching ballads to some good ol' rock n roll. Since I believe each song deserves to be mentioned, here's an individual song rating:
1. I'll Be Ok (9/10)- This is a very upbeat song with a good message to it: when things go wrong, just tell yourself 'i'll be ok'. The chorus is very catchy and it's just simply a good, solid pop song. A great way to start off the album.
2. I've Got You (8.5/10)- This is a happy-go-lucky song about young love. The guitar riffs are very catchy as I find myself humming to the music of this song. The only criticism is that I find some of the lyrics to be a bit corny ( 'cause i've got you to make me feel stronger/ when the days are rough and an hour feels much longer). But this is only a minor fault.
3. Ultraviolet (9/10)- Oooh, this song is good. The song starts of slow.....then.... BAM!- some great guitar riffs enter and stay throughout the rest of the song. This song shows some good rock n roll- a very summery and beachy song that reminds me of the Beach Boys. Fantastic.
4. The Ballad of Paul K (9/10)- This song is one-of-a-kind. A ballad? yes. boring? not at all. Somehow the boys manage to keep your interest through a song about a middle-aged man going through a crisis. With easy going music and bold lyrics (look at what you've thrown away/ they've stood beside you all the way/now its too late, its too late for you) this song is a keeper.
5. I Wanna Hold You (10/10)- One word: Bold. This song makes a statement. It combines awesome guitar playing with lyrics that will get your attention to create a truly fantastic song. Although McFly is a pop band, I'm still going to say it: McFly know how to rock.
6. Too Close for Comfort (10/10)***- This is definitaly my favorite track on the album, and possibly my favorite McFly song ever. From beginning to end, this song is amazing. It's a remarkable song about breaking up that could bring anyone to tears with true, heart-wrenching lyrics such as "everything i feel for you I wrote down on one piece of paper/the one in your hand/you won't understand how much it hurts to let you go". I love everything about this song and wouldn't change a thing.
7. All About You (9/10)- Ok, ready? One... Two... Three... awwwwww! This is a fantastic love song that will remind you about that special someone. Its simplicity makes it so beautiful, as well as the serene melody with violins gently playing in the background. Fantastic.
8. She Falls Asleep (Part 1)(8/10)- A beautiful, no lyric, short, less than two minute orchestra playing melody that gets the listener ready for the second part of the song.
9. She Falls Asleep (Part 2) (8.5/10)- A very soft, piano and orchestra driven song that is based on the heavy subject of suicide. It's very different from the rest of thier album, but it's very refreshing and peaceful. McFly took a risk with this song, and I love it.
10. Don't Know Why (10/10)- For some reason, this song grabs my attention. Somehow, each instrument stands out in its own unique way. The lyrics are very simple but meaningful at the same time, dealing with the harsh reality of broken dreams and relationships (no matter what you say to me/ we are not the same). Overall, it's just a great song.
11. Nothing (9/10)- The album returns to it's cheerful pop melodies, as in the beginning of the album. This is another song about lost love that has a catchy tune that you just can't get enough of. Overall, this song is a carefree, good pop tune.
12. Memory Lane (9/10)- A great way to end the album. This is a great song for reminiscing over old photographs and high school yearbooks. Very nice and well put together.It ends the album with the chanting chorus "so much has changed".

Don't make the mistake of underestimating McFly - this boy band from the UK has delivered an exciting second album that defies their average age of 21. "Wonderland" has already gone to number one in the UK, as did their first album "Room on the 3rd Floor".

Number one hit singles are spinning off this album almost by centrifugal force, with "All About You", "I'll Be OK" and "I Wanna Hold You" already out or in the works.

The songs are all excellent, yet all different, and the band credits The Who and Supertramp for inspiration. Second track "I've Got You" is about standing by somebody no matter what, and has some heavy guitar riffs; "Ultraviolet" features sitar music and "The Ballad of Paul K" is about fathers growing old and having things start falling apart.

"It's All About You" is a sixties-sounding retro ballad; and the two-part "She Falls Asleep" with its haunting piano and orchestra is about a girl who commits suicide. It sounds like soundtrack music, and is among the best compositions on the album. You'll remember this one for a long time - it's what would happen if The Beatles and John Williams got together and pooled their best material.

There are no bad tracks on this album, and I highly recommend it to pop music lovers everywhere.


Amanda Richards, September 26, 2005

Don't make the mistake of underestimating McFly - this boy band from the UK has delivered an exciting second album. "Wonderland" has gone to number one in the UK, as did their first album "Room on the 3rd Floor".

This album spun off number one hit singles almost by centrifugal force, with "All About You", "I'll Be OK" and "I Wanna Hold You" taking the UK by storm. McFly recently guest starred in the Lindsay Lohan movie "Just My Luck" and played a couple of tracks.

The songs are all excellent, yet all different, and the band credits The Who and Supertramp for inspiration. Second track "I've Got You" is about standing by somebody no matter what, and has some heavy guitar riffs; "Ultraviolet" features sitar music and "The Ballad of Paul K" is about fathers growing old and having things start falling apart.

"It's All About You" is a sixties-sounding retro ballad; and the two-part "She Falls Asleep" with its haunting piano and orchestra is about a girl who commits suicide. It sounds like soundtrack music, and is among the best compositions on the album. You'll remember this one for a long time - it's what would happen if The Beatles and John Williams got together and pooled their best material.

There are no bad tracks on this album, and I highly recommend it to pop music lovers everywhere.


Amanda Richards

"Wonderland" is the second album by McFly, and just like the brilliant first "Room on the Third Floor" it lives it up to it's high expectations. Every song on this is a classic from the hits "I'll Be OK" and "All About You" to the outstanding "Memory Lane". This really is an essential album, I really hope the boys find success in the US, they truly deserve it.

I bought it for my girlfriend who loves Mcfly and it was the only CD She didn't have. She loved it and I think I mde the right choice.

The songs on this album are fantastic. "Don't Know Why" and "Ultraviolet are some of my favorite McFly songs and they are off of this album. It is great!

I think this is a brilliant CD with wonderful guitar solos and vocals, just like in the previous one. This CD is really different from the Room on the 3rd Floor CD, though. It's much more adult, and relates to real-life stuff [if I may say so]. The songs aren't about how a guy can't get a girl anymore... It's progressed into something more, involving refrences to a man entering a mid-life crisis, and a girl commiting suicide. But it's not a bad thing, there are so many other things that contribute to the album. It's like getting the full package: there are insperational songs like "I'll Be OK", break-up songs like "Too Close For Comfort", and the occasional love song, "All About You".

Also, something else that makes this album so awesome is the orcestra that plays in so many of the songs, it just adds so much more depth to the true meaning of the songs. It's a very intense album, very good songs, and there are very good meanings to them. And even though I used the word "intense", and there are those few very powerful songs, It's completly sutible for younger children as well!

So I say everyone should own a copy of this CD, even if you are from the US, It's completly worth the 40$ [I know this because I'm from the US as well]. Just give it a try, you'll be pleasntly surprised with it! x

McFly's second album is brilliant. The guys have really matured since their first release, which consists of songs like "Five Colours In Her Hair" and "That Girl". Even though girls are still on their minds on such rockin' tracks like "Ultraviolet" and "I Wanna Hold You" - the third single release from the album, their song writing abilities are better than ever, despite how brilliant they were the last time. Their are four singles released from this album: "I'll Be Ok" (UK #1) and "All About You" (UK #1), the official Comic Relief song of 2005. The third single, "I Wanna Hold You", hit #3 in October. The fourth single, "Ultraviolet/The Ballad Of Paul K," hit #9 in December, and was their first single out of the eight to fail the top five. "Wonderland" has already hit #1 in the UK, as did their first album, "Room On The Third Floor".

1. "I'll Be Ok" (10/10)
2. "I've Got You" (10/10)
3. "Ultraviolet" (10/10)
4. "The Ballad Of Paul K" (10/10)
5. "I Wanna Hold You" (10/10)
6. "Too Close For Comfort" (10/10)
7. "All About You" (10/10)
8. "She Falls Asleep" (Part One) (10/10)
9. "She Falls Asleep" (Part Two) (10/10)
10. "Don't Know Why" (10/10)
11. "Nothing" (10/10)
12. "Memory Lane" (10/10)

All of these tracks are brilliant, but I especially love tracks two ("I've Got You"), three ("Ultraviolet"), five ("I Wanna Hold You"), seven ("All About You"), nine ("She Falls Asleep" Part Two) and ten ("Don't Know Why"). I had extremely high expectations for this CD, and it surpassed them. Sunday 25th September (two nights ago) was literally the best night of my life EVER. I went to see McFly at the Newcastle Metro Radio arena, where they performed their Wonderland 2005 Tour. They were brilliant. They performed all the amazing tracks from this album, "Unsaid Things" from their first album, and the singles "Five Colours In Her Hair" (UK #1 for two weeks), "Obviously" (UK #1), "That Girl" (UK #3) and "Room On The Third Floor" (UK #5). They also sang a few cover/unreleased songs. One of the highlights was "Five Colours", because they sang Green Day's "American Idiot" in the middle of it. I completely recommend this album, as I do their first. If you were to buy one, and one only, this is it. Their vocal abilities and songwriting abilities have all improved since their last. Me, writing songs since I was six and playing the electric guitar for a while myself, I can fully appriciate the talent of these four young lads, and coming from a 14 year-old British male, that's saying alot.

My top three "Wonderland" pics:-
3) I Wanna Hold You
2) Ultraviolet
1) She Falls Asleep (Part Two)

Title:- WONDERLAND
Artist:- McFLY
Record Label:- ISLAND
Highest Chart Position:- #1 UK pop charts
Any other information you need to know:- Band/4 lads: DANNY JONES (g/v), TOM FLETCHER (g/v), DOUGIE PONYTER (b) and HARRY JUDD (d). After their first album "ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR" (#1 UK pop charts), they return to release second album shocker, "WONDERLAND", featuring the #1 singles "I'LL BE OK" and "ALL ABOUT YOU", plus the upcoming release "I WANNA HOLD YOU".

1 --- I'll Be Ok 10/10
2 --- I've Got You 10/10
3 --- Ultraviolet 10/10
4 --- The Ballad Of Paul K 10/10
5 --- I Wanna Hold You 10/10
6 --- Too Close For Comfort 10/10
7 --- All About You 10/10
8 & 9 --- She Falls Asleep Part One & Part Two both 10/10
10 --- Don't Know Why 10/10
11 --- Nothing 10/10
12 --- Memory Lane 10/10

They are also amazing live. I hope that helped. Bye xxx

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