Amazon.co.uk Review
Joey McIntyre is having an identity crisis. He has grown up with his fans from the boy band days but has a younger audience from his show on MTV. His attempt to impress all age groups fails with the misguided
Meet Joe Mac. The album is a hotch-potch of musical styles and influences. The first single, "Rain," is a mid-tempo inspirational ballad that smells distinctly of
Matchbox Twenty's reject pile. "If I Run Into You" sounds a bit rocky like
Green Day. "The National Anthem of Love" has the simplest lyrics this side of "Happy Birthday" (and is only slightly more tuneful). Even more appalling, McIntyre actually raps in the amateurish "NYC Girls". The only track that belongs on this disc is "Easier", an Elton John-esque love song that really exploits the power of McIntyre's voice. Joey McIntyre has a great voice, but his material really couldn't be worse.
--Courtney Kemp