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List Price: $7.99 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 7201
Released: September 26, 2000 |
| Our Price: $4.85 |
| Used Price: $0.71 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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America Town Track Listing:
1. Easy Tonight
2. Bloody Mary (A Note on Apathy)
3. Superman (It's Not Easy)
4. America Town
5. Something About You
6. Jainy
7. Michael Jordan
8. Out of Love
9. Last Great American
10. Love Song
11. Boat Parade
12. Alright
13. Do You Mind
Editorial Review:
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Media Type: CD
Artist: FIVE FOR FIGHTING
Title: AMERICA TOWN
Street Release Date: 09/26/2000
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP
Description of America Town:
Five for Fighting is actually just one guy with a rather substantial chip on his shoulder who's taken his name from the amount of time a hockey player spends in the penalty box for fighting. Los Angeles native and erstwhile prodigy John Ondrasik really knows his way around a melody, bolstering it with a dramatic sense of timing and rhythm like a more modern and hipper Elton John. And that defiant chip does makes for powerful poetry, although oftentimes he sacrifices logic and clarity for the sake of iambic pentameter. While "Superman" is a catchy affair about the restrictions of being superhuman and the desire to belong ("I'm only a man in a silly red sheet looking for special things inside me"), it's doubtful that anyone who ever read a DC comic would believe that Superman would ever be "digging for kryptonite on this one-way street," since a loose fragment from Superman's home planet might turn him into a blubbering infant or a giant ant. At best, Five for Fighting follows in the narrative-based path paved by Counting Crows. --Jaan Uhelszki
America Town Reviews:
Wonderful 
2007-09-07 - I loved this CD. I actually bought the CD because the song Superman and ended up loving all of it.
Five For Fighting Reign Victorious!
2007-06-20 - Five For Fighting signed with Columbia Records and released "America Town" on September 26, 2000. "America Town" went virtually unnoticed for more than a year after its release until the melodically soaring "Superman (It's Not Easy)" was adopted as the anthem for the heroes who emerged in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Ondrasik's high pitched, emotive voice atop songs portraying genuine heartfelt messages make for a formidable opponent in any battle. The only flaw contained in this album shows up in the form of a song entitled "Michael Jordan." Below, please find the rating for each song individually:
Easy Tonight - 10/10
Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy) - 10/10
Superman (It's Not Easy) - 10/10
America Town - 9/10
Something About You - 9/10
Jainy - 10/10
Michael Jordan - 3/10
Out Of Love - 7/10
The Last Great American - 8/10
Love Song - 7/10
Boat Parade - 7/10
Alright - 8/10
Do You Mind? {Hidden Track} - 4/10
America Town FFF at its best 
2007-05-16 - I have all of the FFF Cd's, and am a huge fan, but I must say that America Town is my favorite. I think if you have not bought any of FFF Cd's before and are wondering which to buy you will not go wrong with this.
America Town Five for Fighting
2007-03-18 - Good. Different from the first cd. Songs are good. Superman is also on the cd. Worth the money.
Sensational
2007-03-12 - Five for Fighting with their opera trained lead singer has a gift for bringing it on. Even the most mundane of songs are intriguing due to the vocals.
