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Family Force 5
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Product Details

  • Artist: Family Force 5
  • Binding: Audio CD
  • EAN: 0093624946229
  • Label: Maverick
  • Manufacturer: Maverick
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Product Group: Music
  • Publisher: Maverick
  • Release Date: 2006-03-14
  • Studio: Maverick
  • Title: Business Up Front/Party In The Back
  • UPC: 093624946229
Avg Customer Rating: 4 stars

Product Description: Arriving out of Atlanta like high school sophomores who stole mom's car to hit spring break in Daytona Beach, the 3 brothers and 2 others of Family Force 5 deliver their debut, Business Up Front/Party In The Back. Without a doubt the focus here is on the "party", as most of the record is devoted to getting down, chasing girls ("Drama Queen" sounds like it was written by a 14 year old who just got dumped), and driving around with the radio blasting. Not that there's anything wrong with these things, but the band comes off more like Limp Bizkit's smart-ass little brother than a bunch of kids on a tear.

No one would accuse FF5 of over-thinking their music and lyrics--when your album title is a.k.a. a mullet, intellectualism probably isn't your highest priority. Overall, the album seems genetically engineered to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, piled high with 80's synths, rap/rock riffs and shout-along refrains, and name-checking everything from break dancing to Speak & Spells. In the end, trying this hard causes the FF5 to wear out their welcome. It's only when the band drops the catchy chorus on "Kountry Gentleman" or "Love Addict", you may just find yourself speeding down the highway, bobbing your head a little despite your better judgement. --Ben Heege


Customer Reviews


5 stars bb tx
this is the first band since Korn that sounded completely set apart from everyone else.
their style and sound is off the chain! and unlike Korn, it's kid friendly.
what a find, these guys rock.


5 stars CRANK EM' UP!
Try this: put this CD in your car, and CRANK IT UP! This is the type of CD you actually want you non-Christian friends to hear. This music invites you to loosen up, and lose your mind in dancing. The beats and raps are nothing short of incredible. And these guys are not afraid to be different, just look at their names! Now, this music might stun you at first, but after a few listens you will be singing the praises to Krunk Rock. ROCK ON!

This album is not for serious people, it's pure party, and it never lets up. Favorites are many, and letdowns are few to none.

By the way, get the special edition, it's the icing on this delicious cake.


2 stars "Wanna Talk About God Philosophy?"
I first started listening to FF5 and I thought to myself, "Hey, this is pretty good!", so I found more of their songs to listen to. They have a great sound that definitely kept me listening.

Then I started listening to the lyrics.

I have never felt so retarded from listening to a song before. It felt like the absence of any intelligent lyrics was actually draining the brain cells from my head and making me stupid just by listening to it.

They're either attempting to be funny and failing miserably, they're trying to be humorously ironic and also failing miserably, or whoever writes the lyrics is a complete moron. I'm guessing it's the moron one.

I also don't know why they call themselves a Christian band. There's only one or two references to anything Christian, one of which is the hilariously bad "Wanna talk about God philosophy?"

The horrible and immature lyrics ruin what was something that had so much potential.


1 stars Dumb and Dumberer
First, the music sounds great with screaming lyrics, screaming guitars, catchy hooks, fat bass lines and slick production.

Then you listen to the lyrics.

It is too bad that this band and album are being passed as Christian music, because it definitely is not. Everything is either, "I'm so talented", "hey girl this", "hey girl that", "shake your tail feather", "party all night", or some variant thereof. The focus of this album is completely party it up, go to a club, hit the dance floor, dance with a cute girl, which is definitely not a positive witness, especially to those of us who have come out of the clubbing scene and the drinking, drugs, sex, and general ungodliness that go along with it.

The song "Love Addict" might be the closest thing to a recognizable, biblically sound song with positive lyrics, but it is even doubtful that the kind of love FF5 sing about is biblical love, since they promote unforgivness, retribution, and bitterness in the songs "X-Girlfriend" and "Drama Queen".

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, most people assume it is a duck. This album looks like the world and sounds like the world, so do yourself a favor and don't buy it if you are looking for any kind of Christian theme at all.

In the liner notes, the band thanks Jesus Christ. Do us a favor guys, thank Jesus Christ by your actions, not in your liner notes.


4 stars no business, all party
I love this CD! One of the most fun discs I have ever heard. Great to work out to, great to drive to, great for a pick-me-up. I only gave it a 4 because it never goes very deep, though there are a few songs that have a somewhat deeper meaning if you read into them. I hope they make more CD's; they certainly have talent.


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