McFly Album: “Wonderland”

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

"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.

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

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