B4-4"BEFORE FOUR"
(Columbia/Canada, 2000)
"Go Go"
Comprised of identical twins Dan and Ryan Kowarsky, and Ohad Einbinder, B4-4 was signed to the Canadian division of Columbia Records after angling an impromptu audition for a record company executive. That gutsy gamble paid off with an eventual Juno Award nomination for best new group following the release of their debut album.
Sure, "Before Four" may not measure up to some of the other boyband releases coming out at the time -- in terms of either quality or album sales (Backstreet Boys, NSYNC and A1 were all still basking in the glory of their most successful releases) -- but there's enough talent and appeal in this mix of sweet, smooth ballads ("Smile", "Savin' For a Rainy Day") and groovy, energetic dance tracks ("Go Go" and the very cheeky "Get Down") to see why the Juno Awards took notice.
After releasing one (or was it two?) subsequent albums in Europe, the trio went their separate ways, with the twins venturing into Il Divo territory and releasing a classical-crossover album under the moniker RyanDan in 2007. One could see even back in 2000 that the Kowarsky twins had voices that would take them far.
so I am wondering if the "clever" group name B4-4 means that "three comes before four" in terms of their group members? If so, I just threw up.
ReplyDeleteI didnt like the RyanDan thing or whatever it was when it came out...
Ha-ha ... yes, as I understand it, that's what the "B4-4" signifies. (Remember to brush your teeth afterward.) ;-) Hey, I didn't say they were particularly profound, did I? ;-)
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