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Don’t they look pretty? All gelled hair and fake tans! While I much prefer their suave grown up wardrobe and hair, there is no denying that before they became the new G4, RyanDan were as cheesy as cheesy can be. They were in a boyband called B4-4 – which was a bit like Bros because there were the twins and one other dude. And really, the music isn’t that bad. It’s not great or even classic boyband, but it’s chirpy enough in a generic sort of way. The singles are the highlights on the album. Get Down is probably a mix between debut album A1 and early Backstreet Boys. Go Go has some mad crazy woman screaming at the start (I think it’s probably RyanDan’s mom screaming at them to ditch the non-twin for more royalties) and it’s very 5ive and quite good in a toe tapping sort of way. It has one of those wave your hands chanty choruses that 3SL did on their debut single before going all r’n’b. Talking of r’n’b, the third single Ball and Chain sees them edging in that direction with mixed results. It’s a mid tempo ballad and a little dull. There are some other highlights on the album that show promise ~ You Really Got To Want It could easily be updated into a nice electro boyband song. It’s pretty much there already, just needs some updating. And a nicely harmonised You’ve Got A Friend is quite lovely. Anyway, as the album is quite hard to find at the moment, I’m going to put it here for download for a limited time only. Let me know what you think!

DOWNLOAD: B4-4 Debut Album