CIARA: 5 out of 14 songs
"That's right": The beat is hot enough for me to ignore the crappy lyrics
"Like a boy": She's trying something different with violins in the background. But the most impressive part of this song is how angry she is at Bow Wow asking him "What if I had a thing on the side?," talking about his lying and cheating. She says that she wants to switch places and "play him like a toy" and "act like a boy." If you loved Beyonce's "Irreplaceable," you'll love this one.
"Promise": It's the slow single she has out now. This is the new sexy side of Ciara.
"I Proceed": It was produced by Pharell. He sampled Salt n' Pepa's "Push it", making it a passable dance song.
"Make it last forever": This song samples "It takes two to make a thing go right" and it is the hottest song of the entire album.
Drake Bell
Um, yeah. So the lyrics and the production is way too juvenile for my taste. But I'm thinking whoever watches his show "Drake & Josh" and finds him charming will pretend that it's good. It sounds like it was literally produced by Nickelodeon. If he wanted to sell the music to an animated movie, like Shrek he could make millions.
Dreamgirls
2 disc (36 songs), out of the 20 songs I sampled, the superb vocals are in:
"Love you I do" Jennifer Hudson
"I want you baby" Eddie Murphy
"Family" Jamie Foxx & Jennifer Hudson
"And you're going to love me": They've got to get Jennifer Hudson to sing it live at the Grammy's, the Emmy's, or the Tony's, so we can see if the track was digitally altered or not.
"When I first saw you" Jamie Foxx
"Listen" Beyonce Knowles
"Dreamgirls"
"When I first saw you" Beyonce Knowles & Jamie Foxx
Gwen Stefani
"Sweet Escape": It sounds a little motown-y; something catchy you can sway to. It features Akon.
"Orange County Girl": She sounds like Brooke Hogan while she's trying to rap the lyrics "I'm just an Orange County girl living in an extraordinary world." It's really bad.
"Early Winter": It sounds Blondie-ish with her 80s vibe and it's produced by a member of Keane. The lyrics, "Why do you act so stupid? You know I'm always right," shows a bit of the forthright Gwen we used to know before she went Hollywood.
"Now that you got it": It has hot drum beat and a catchy hook, with "Hollaback girl" fame potential.
"4 in the morning": It's a throwback to the old Gwen, with a little "Don't Speak" vocals to it. But the song itself isn't anything phenomenal.
"Yummy": There's remnants of "Wind it up" in it, with African drums and Pharrell helping her out. She calls it disco tetris. It's bizarrely my favorite song.
"Flourescent": It has a very similar beat to Vanity 6's "Nasty Girl" in the chorus, but then it slows down. It's okay.
"Breakin up": The song has a Clipse-like start with the words "How sick is this?" But she doesn't have the same appeal.
"Don't get it twisted": It has a fairytale rhythm in the beginning with the words "Don't get it twisted. Don't get clever. This is the most craziest shit ever!" But then the song turns to crap.
The rest aren't even worth mentioning. She's gonig to have to go nuts on music videos to make these songs interesting.
No comments:
Post a Comment