Five for Fighting - The Battle for Everything (2004)

Synopsis: Five For Fighting is the musical project of singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, who began playing music at the age of two in Los Angeles, California. Drawn to the soulful tunes of Stevie Wonder,... Five For Fighting is the musical project of singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, who began playing music at the age of two in Los Angeles, California. Drawn to the soulful tunes of Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind and Fire, Sting, and Elton John, Ondrasik explored the highs and lows of life in his debut album A MESSAGE FOR ALBERT in 1997. Since then, Ondrasik has found much success, due in part to the popularity of the song "Superman (It's Not Easy)" in the wake of September 11th. Getting much radio airplay, the public latched onto the song as a hopeful anthem during a time of tragedy. Released in 2004, THE BATTLE FOR EVERYTHING is the product of much hard work and thought by Ondrasik, who felt a lot of pressure in following up the popularity of "Superman." Singing about love, life, death, and politics, Ondrasik is not afraid to be serious. It is this introspection and sensitivity that make Five For Fighting so popular among fans of adult alternative music, often drawing comparisons to artists like Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and Ben Folds Five. BATTLE FOR EVERYTHING lives up to the hype, being more lyrically and musically complex than Five For Fighting's two previous albums. This dual disc features the CD version of THE BATTLE FOR EVERYTHING on one side and a DVD-Audio version with bonus video material on the other. [More]