“SING IT OUT: One of the more entertaining cassettes to land on our desk over the past few weeks is “Sweet Enuf 2 Eat,” the full-length debut of Men Out Loud on Pure/Mercury Records. A well-respected openly gay a cappella quartet from Los Angeles, Men Out Loud performs on this album with musical accompaniment for the first time. How nice of them to choose the vibrant groove of dance music as the vehicle for their maiden voyage into the mainstream.
“Sweet Enuf 2 Eat” combines serious theatrical tunes like “Empty Chairs At Empty Tables” from “Les Miserables” with deliciously cheeky interpretations of Madonna’s “Express Yourself” and the Bee Gee’s “More Than A Woman.” The lyrics to these songs will never be the same to our ears after hearing ‘em in this setting. Have a listen, and we’re sure you will agree. No, this is not for the hard-core underground club kid. Rather, it’s aimed at folks who dabble in the occasional guilty pleasure -- as well as those of us who will always take great pride and comfort in hearing same-sex pronouns in pop music.
If ya wanna catch Men Out Loud in concert (and it really is quite an amusing treat), look for ‘em throughout June, when they’ll play a string of gay pride festivals. Applause to the folks at Pure and Mercury for giving this act a forum of expression. We’re hoping they’ll get an opportunity to perform their music outside of the gay community in the coming months. This is an act that holds plenty of widespread appeal.”