"Los Angeles-based Men Out Loud like to refer to their quick rise to success as a Cinderella story. They got the opportunity to record their debut album, "Sweet Enuf 2 Eat," based on solid four part harmonies. Four distinct voices that harmonize to create one enchanting sound. Think of a favorable musical blend of pop, jazz, and rhythm and blues, and you've got Men Out Loud. 'It's all about harmony, it's all about blending together as one,' says tenor Santo Ragno. 'But when we have solos we really put forth our individual personalities. I'm like the Pat Benatat of the group, I handle the pop and rock songs. Rob McElroy is soulful, like Luther Vandross. Joseph Pearce sounds like Elton John, he's got that silky voice. And Steve Steinberg is the bass, so he's really had to work at developing a style of his own.'
"Sweet Enuf 2 Eat" is comprised of thirteen tracks from the danceable Madonna tune "Express Yourself" and Warren Cooper's "Sweet Enuf 2 Eat," to the poignancy of "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables" from "Les Miserables" which is Men Out Loud's haunting presage to the tragedy of AIDS. The most compelling numbers are Lennon/McCartney's "Yesterday," and Stephen Sondheim's "Somewhere." These last two tracks are done a cappella and the result is pure enchantment.
Overall Men Out Loud's "Sweet Enuf 2 Eat" is a solid musical treat, some of the arrangements were on the border of "schmaltz" like in "Gotta Have Lovin', " but their a cappella numbers were riveting, guaranteed to give you goosebumps! "Sweet Enuf 2 Eat" is candy for the ears."