Ashley Parker Angel was in the boyband O-Town, which was also put together by Lou Pearlman (who put together Backstreet Boys and NSync), through the TV show Making The Band.

I watched a bit of Making the Band once, and it wasn't a bad show at all, it was interesting to see Lou Pearlman, the boys had great voices too. O-Town had some hit songs though they never became big in Australia and I don't know much about them at all, I have never even heard their album.

O-Town broke up in 2003, but it's all okay now because Ashley has released a solo album! And more importantly he worked with Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald!

As you would probably be aware, Ashley starred in a reality program about his life on MTV called There and Back. After O-Town he spent all his money and was broke, but then began his journey to get his life back on track and make a new album. The show is pretty good, though I only saw one episode where I saw him talk to Larry Rudolf who is helping him with his career. (Larry Rudolf, you would know, is/was(?!) Britney's manager and played a role in her success). Ashley also spends some time with producers. I wonder if Max Martin was in the show? I doubt it.

Well, I have already listened to Let U Go and I'm Better about a thousand times - I love I'm Better so much! a totally awesome song. Both the songs are 'rock', I'm Better I could imagine Yellowcard singing (that's a compliment), very catchy indeed. I heard ages ago that I'm Better was going to be the second single but sadly this didn't happen as far as I know. A missed opportunity.

The rest of the album is way better than I expected. Mostly upbeat rock/pop songs but also a few ballads (not too cheesy either). I listen to this album from time to time and really enjoy it.

Ashley co-writes almost all songs on this album (don't be scared, they're good). Other songwriters include The Matrix songwriting team (L. Christy, S. Spock, G. Edwards), X. Barry, Soulshock, K, Karlin, A. Cantrall, S. Hurley, R.Math, G. Clark, K. Hawkes, E. Pressly and L. Robbins.

Other songs I like are Feel So Alive (co-written by The Matrix), Beautiful Lie and Did You Go? (both written by Angel, Soulshack, K.Karlin, A. Cantrall).

It's good!! A bit rock, fast, perhaps similar to Bo Bice.

This song went really well on MTV TRL in America.

"Let U Go" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No 17 and according to Billboard: 'Angel's debut at No. 17 marks the highest new entry on the Hot 100 since Bo Bice's "Inside Your Heaven" bowed at No. 2 the week of July 9, 2005'