Showing posts with label Album Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Album Reviews. Show all posts

Friday, October 3, 2008

Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing Review

As I've said earlier, I am really an Avril Lavigne fan. And this album really proves that she's the best damn thing! The tracks that I personally like in the album are "when you're gone", "The Best Damn Thing" and "Keep Holding On", which was included on the Eragon soundtrack. Those songs are well-written and has good choice of words. The MTV for the track "When You're Gone" suited well for the lyrics. I find the Music video very similar to Greenday's "Wake Me Up When September Ends". However, I found the track "girlfriend" quite crappy because of profane languages used (most of the tracks used "shit", "bitch" etc etc...). It's not surprising though because Avril Lavigne herself described the album as "bratty, fast, young, fun, confident, aggressive, cocky in a playful way...all the good stuff."


Good stuff huh? Well, I have to agree with that! It's not good for kids though, because the album bears the Parental Advisory label. Because of this, some children's radio stations such as Radio Disney do not play her new singles anymore. The album did well on the charts though. For example, it ranked no. 1 on Austrian, UK, US, Japanese album charts! The album is also certified 3x platinum selling over 6 Million copies worldwide! So what do you think about the album? As for me, I'm ranking it as the "best damn thing".


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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Review


Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (also simply known as Viva la Vida) is the fourth studio album by British alternative rock band Coldplay. I liked the songs on this album; however, I find the title quite crappy… It’s just my opinion though. :) It made me wonder where on earth they got the title for the album. While googling and browsing the web, I’ve read that the album got it’s name (Viva la Vida takes) from a painting by Frida Kahlo, the acclaimed 20th century Mexican artist. Although the title name is attributed to Kahlo, the album cover art is actually an 1830 painting by Eugène Delacroix entitled Liberty Leading the People.


The album was released on 11 June 2008 in Japan, 12 June 2008 in the United Kingdom and on 17 June 2008 in North America. In May 2008, Coldplay released two singles from the record: "Violet Hill" and "Viva la Vida", the latter becoming the band's first song to reach number one in the United States and the United Kingdom. As of September 2008, more than 5 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it the best selling album of the year.


The album has, to date, been the number-one-selling album in 36 countries around the world. In the United States, it sold 316,000 copies in its first day, and 720,000 in its first week. In the UK, the album sold 125,000 copies in its first day of release and 302,074 in three days, debuting at number one. The album has since sold over 500,000 copies in 10 days since its release, beating the first week UK sales of Coldplay's previous album, X&Y. Viva la Vida has become the most paid-for downloaded album of all time. In late 2008, Coldplay announced they would be releasing an EP, Prospekt's March, consisting of unreleased Viva la Vida material.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Lifehouse shows “Who They Really Are”


Well, Lifehouse is indeed a great band… And this album really shows what they’re made off… Their fourth album, entitled Who We Are, was released on June 19, 2007 . The album features Wade, Woolstenhulme and Soderberg as its lineup, and "rocks a little harder" than their previous album, according to the band. The album was recorded in Kiefer Sutherland and Jude Cole's recording studio, Ironworks Studios, in Los Angeles. The album's release was followed by a tour with The Goo Goo Dolls and Colbie Caillat, which began June 15 at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ, after which, according to Woolstenhulme, the band will go on a "world-wide headlining tour".


The album's first single was "First Time", released on April 24, 2007. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 48 in May, and peaked at #3 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Charts. The album's second single, "Whatever It Takes", was released to radio stations October 29, 2007. The music video for the song premiered on Yahoo Music on November 16, 2007.


The song "Broken", the album's third single, has appeared on several TV series, including Grey's Anatomy ("Lay Your Hands On Me"), Criminal Minds ("In Birth and Death"), One Tree Hill, and The Hills. As of January 24, 2008, it has peaked at #2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart (The equivalent of #102 on the Hot 100). The Music Video for "Broken" was debuted on Thursday September 11th, 2008.


According to Entertainment Tonight's website, Lifehouse is having a contest to make a video for the song "Make Me Over". The band is giving 60 USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate students a chance to shoot the video for their new single.

Lifehouse announced in August of 2008 that they will be starting on their fifth album which is tentatively scheduled for an early 2009 release. For the meantime, just check their album and enjoy. :)


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Thursday, September 4, 2008

Rihanna's 3rd album Good Girl Gone Bad Review


What do you think of Rihanna’s third album “Good Girl Gone Bad”? Is it good, really really good, or bad? Well most people would agree that this is her best album so far (even the critics agree). Her album was released on June 4, 2007 in most European countries and on June 5, 2007 in the United States. The album has achieved considerable worldwide success and its singles have become major hits— including the worldwide ever popular hit single "Umbrella". Her single "Don't Stop the Music” became a top three hit in the U.S. and Canada. "Hate That I Love You" and "Shut Up and Drive" were both included in the top 10 and top 15 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. This is also her first album to receive a two times Platinum.


The album was re-released in June 2008, a year after its original release, under the title Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded. The double-disc deluxe edition package includes three new singles: the U.S., Canadian and UK number-one "Take a Bow", "If I Never See Your Face Again" (which debuted at number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Disturbia" which became the third single from the album to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album has shipped more than 2 million copies in the U.S. and about 5.5 million copies worldwide. So what do you think is it good or bad? As for me, it’s really really good! Not yet convinced? Then just check out her album and hear for yourself…

Here is the track listing of the album.

01 Umbrella [Feat. Jay-Z]
02 Push Up On Me
03 Don't Stop The Music
04 Breakin' Dishes
05 Shut Up And Drive
06 Hate That I Love You [Feat. Ne-Yo]
07 Say It
08 Sell Me Candy
09 Lemme Get That
10 Rehab
11 Question Existing
12 Good Girl Gone Bad
Bonus Track:
13 Cry


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