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LFO, which, by the way, stands for "Lthe tune will probably
becoyte Funkie Ones," will always be known as the group
that does that "Abercrombie & Fitch" song. Actually titled
"Summer Girls," me the summer anthem of 1999,
(Entertainment Weekly hails “SummerGirls” as “ the beach
blanket jam of the summer.”) and deservedly so. It is catchy,
memorable, and littered with more pop culture references and
product placement than a Mike Myers film.
The latest product from Louis Perlman's Trans-Continental
Boy-Band Factory, LFO differs from its predecessors 'N Sync
and the Backstreet Boys largely in one way: there are only
three of them. Their debut CD is a showcase of the trio’s
vocal and songwriting talents, which mesh together to form
a rich, unique harmonic blend of pop, hip-hop, rap and R&B.
LFO'er Rich Cronin shares co-writing credits on three tracks
on the album — "Summer Girls," "Girl on TV," and "West Side
Story" — the latter of which is actually the best pop nugget
on the album, featuring some of Cronin's rapid-fire dexterous
raps. In fact, the songs Cronin had a hand in writing are the
best on the album, and those that set LFO apart slightly from
their contemporaries. Melodic, catchy, and lyrically clever,
these tracks are packed with teen culture, falling somewhere
between the Backstreets and Barenaked Ladies.
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