After taking Europe and Asia by storm, Take 5 wants to break big in America with their pop-laden debut Against All Odds. The five-piece boy band steps right in behind the likes of fellow teen pop bands N 'Sync and the Backstreet Boys, but the competition doesn't intimidate them. They want to be a part of the glossy mainstream, and their 14-track debut will make the girls scream too. ... Take 5 is funky, sassy, and commonly conventional when deriving the sharpest pop song. "Hottie" and "Girl Next Door" shimmy and shake, whereas "Missing an Angel" unleashes the sentimental side behind the band. And as if teendom didn't have enough kings and queens, it's all about having fun and fans will be content with these young crooners
Add Take 5 to the long list of teen-manufactured pop bands bred by corporate mogul Lou Perlman's Trans Continental Records. This five-piece boy band based in Orlando came together in 1997. All five members -- Stevie Sculthorpe, Tilky Jones, TJ Christofore, and brothers Clay and Ryan Goodell -- were veteran performers long before the days of screaming fans. TJ was a 1995 winner of Star Search and played the role of Gavroche in the Broadway musical Les Miserables. Stevie did some modeling, starred in several commercials, and performed in musical theater. Ryan and Clay were classically trained pianists and both have dabbled in commercials and musical theater. Tilky, on the other hand was the drummer for a local Vero Beach ska-punk band called User Friendly. With the experience under their belts, Take 5 joined the ranks of fellow boy bands like the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync.
Prior to releasing their debut Against All Odds, the boys in Take 5 spent the last two years traveling the globe, releasing several singles and making the girls swoon in Europe and Asia. Their music is tainted with swift R&B vibes laced with glossy pop, but musical influences range from artists like Dru Hill, Stevie Wonder, Maxwell, and Blackstreet to Dave Matthews, Busta Rhymes, and Lenny Kravitz. Persistant in the face of the already packed world of pop sensations, Take 5 released Against All Odds on Elektra in August 2000 |
