Review: McFly – Room on the Third Floor
Not a lot of Brits have the honor of populating my playlist, so I thought it may be time to try something out. McFly is still riding high in the British charts, so my curiosity was peeked what this was all about.
Upon listening to their easy rock tunes, with some 70-ties feeling to it, a few things became apparent instantly. Clearly a boyband with voices recorded roughly without digital touch-ups (which is good, were it not it that all of them don’t really have any vocal skills), singing lyrics that almost seem childish. I might be able forgive the ever present British accent, but the lisping really goes too far. I suspect the one responsible for their success, while listening to their demo tape, had a severe ear infection.
All the negative things aside, it does bring another positive side to light, and that’s that finally boybands aren’t hunkadory dancers in gay clothes anymore. They could be disguised as immature guitar wielding youngsters too. In any case, teenage girls have a sixth sense for this, and success is guaranteed. Dare I try the next one in line (which is Busted, same formula, hitting the same charts) ? 5-.