Midtown - Forget What you Know

Written by Steve Parker
Tuesday, 07 November 2006

To be honest I have been a Midtown fanatic since I started listening to music intently. Midtown was one of the very first bands I ever truly listened to. Their debut album “Save The World, Lose The Girl” is one of the three best albums that I personally have ever listened to. However, “Forget What You Know” is far from the midtown I am used to. In my opinion, it is actually a lot… worse. Their opening track “To Our Savior” is probably one of the best tracks on this CD. The chorus is different then the midtown I’m used to, but its still a bit catchy. The second song, “Give It Up” is actually their breakout song which was put out as their single, and it is also a pretty decent song. From here on, sadly, the album takes a steep decline. Except for “A Whole New World” and a short, but catchy instrumental “The Tragedy Of The Human Condition”, the Album is less then mediocre. This is a sad to my midtown obsession. I was used to being able to listen to entire albums by them and now, I have to pick and choose…(tear). Recommended Tracks: Track #2: To Our Saviors (clean) Track #3: Give It Up (clean) Track #6: Whole New World (clean)