"Scared"
A1
from the album "The A List" (Columbia/UK, 2000)
A1 were a British boyband who I originally dismissed as NSYNC wannabes ... but then, after "No Strings Attached", that's what almost all the other boybands seemed like, isn't it? Anyway, I eventually learned to appreciate this album on its own merits, especially after their third and final album, "Make It Good", which just might be their best.
When assembling your next Halloween mix CD, this track is a must-have. From the evil, echoing laugh at the beginning, to the heart-racing beat, to the frantic horror-movie-organ keyboards that bookend the tune, this one will give you goosebumps in the best way! It may be more of a love song than a ghost story, but that hardly matters.
The rest of "The A List", the group's second album, is just as much fun. It makes me wonder why all four of the A1 lads haven't gone on to greater success. All we've seen is Christian Ingebrigtsen recording one solo album in his native Norway, and Ben Adams releasing just one single before having his record contract seemingly pulled out from under him. Maybe the book is closed on A1 as a group, but I hope we haven't heard the last of its very talented members.
