by: Lian Nami Buan
Caught playing recently in the London 2012 Olympic Visa Party with Abba’s “The winner takes it all”, McFly is maybe the new Beatles, at least according to the Guiness World Book of record who hailed them the youngest band ever to top the UK chart with a debut album beating the record of John Lennon and company.
Although of course McFly would want a different identity, as what all the bands in the world would. But whether they admit it or not, being compared to the World’s most successful band of all times, let alone beat their record is one thing McFly cannot say no to. Besides, they root from the same land, spoke with the same accent, and perhaps rode the same tube trains on their way to the top. Four years of being in the music industry, McFly still has a lot to achieve. But if your country asked you to sing what seems like an anthem for the olympics, you know you’re on the right track.
It was their debut album “Room on the 3rd floor” that sealed the deal for McFly. All the following albums would reach no lower than number 6, and even then, audiences still requested for more. So they came up with an album, titled “Radio:Active”, and gave it free as a supplement for British tabloid, “The Mail on Sunday.” They have had seven singles which topped the UK chart in a span of 4 years. Truly, they, so far, has been doing the Beatles formula right.
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