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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The Lifehouse Project

No! No! This is not a school project or whatsoever.. This is just a review about lifehouse… The title just popped out of my mind. :) Lifehouse is an American rock band and they are one of my favorite bands! The band consists of Jason Wade, Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. and Bryce Soderberg. The former members were Sean Woolstenhulme, Sergio Andrade, Jon "Diff" Palmer, Collin Hayden and Aaron Lord.




The band came to prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" (written by Jason Wade), which was the most played radio track of 2001 from their debut major label album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys for the #1 Single of 2001. In 2002, they released their follow up album Stanley Climbfall. The band's third album, self-titled Lifehouse, was released in 2005. The band released their fourth studio album, Who We Are, on June 19, 2007.


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Lifehouse - Hanging by a Moment (Acoustic)
Hanging by a Moment

Lifehouse - Only One (Live Extended)
Only One

Lifehouse - Spin (Radio Version)
Spin

Lifehouse - Broken (Live)
Broken

Lifehouse - Sick Cycle Carousel (live acoustic)
Sick Cycle Carousel

Lifehouse - Take Me Away (Acoustic)
Take Me Away Acoustic

Lifehouse - You and Me
You and Me

With You by Chris Brown or With You (Acoustic) - Which one is the best?

You’ll definitely agree that Chris Brown’s With You is indeed a great song! RnB is one of my favorite genres and I'm convinced that Chris has done a great job on this song. While his other previous single had up-beat/hip-hop influenced tempo, "With You" was well-received by critics for its simple, strumming guitar harmony. Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song four and a half stars, and characterized it as "perfect slow dance option". He said "Chris Brown makes countless young fans swoon, but, until now, he has not yet released a top-notch romantic performance. With You is that performance. The lyrics may be a bit simplistic in the "you're everything, you make me swoon" style, but this sound is a great one for staring into your lover's eyes as you make your way across a darkened dance floor.


However, you might also be surprised how a band called “boyce avenue” “automagically” rearranged “With You” from an RnB genre to an acoustic one. Many people are also amazed by their performance. Some of them even commented that their version is better than the original! And I’m starting to think that way too! :) You can watch their video below… And see the difference…;)

With You (acoustic) - by Boyce Avenue
Chris Brown's version was disabled for embedding by request. However you can still watch his video on You Tube.

So which one of them is the best? That’s up for you to decide.

Chris Brown Review

Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is a Grammy nominated American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, dancer, music video director and actor. He made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16. The album featured the hit single "Run It!", which topped the Billboard Hot 100, making Brown the first male artist to have his debut single to top the chart. The album sold two million copies in the United States and was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.


Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. It spawned two successful singles; his second U.S. number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" featuring T-Pain and "With You", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. His latest single, "Forever", was released in May 2008 from the deluxe Exclusive: The Forever Edition and has peaked at number two on Billboard Hot 100. Exclusive has gone platinum, selling over one million units.


In addition to his solo commercial success, Brown has been featured on several hits such as "No Air", a duet with singer Jordin Sparks, "Shortie like Mine" with the rapper Bow Wow and "Shawty Get Loose" alongside Lil Mama and T-Pain. The songs have peaked on number three, number nine and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. Due to his vocal and dance routines, Brown has been compared to renowned R&B artists such as Usher and Michael Jackson, citing both as large influences on his music.


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Chris Brown - Gimme That
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Chris Brown - With You (6MB)
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Chris Brown - Run It
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Chris Brown - Say Goodbye
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Chris Brown ft. Jay Z and Pharrell - Yo Rmx (6MB)
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Chris Brown - Wall To Wall
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David Cook

David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982) is an American rock singer-songwriter. On May 21, 2008, he won the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol. Prior to Idol he released an album entitled Analog Heart.

Early life
Cook was born in Houston, Texas, but was raised in Blue Springs, Missouri. His parents are Beth (née Frye) and Stan Cook. He is the middle of three brothers. Adam is the oldest, and Andrew is the youngest.

Cook's interest in music began early in life; he received his first guitar at the age of 2. He began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher gave him a solo in a school choir performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program. He also participated in choir and drama programs in middle school and high school. At Blue Springs South High School, he performed in musicals, including The Music Man, West Side Story, and Singin' in the Rain.

He was also an avid baseball player during high school. After losing interest in sports, he focused more on music. He earned a theater scholarship to the University of Central Missouri, but he abandoned theater after two semesters, graduating from the school in 2006 with a degree in graphic design. While in college, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After his college graduation, he relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to pursue a career in music, telling his family, "I just want to give myself until I'm 26 years old to get a job."

Musical background
Cook was the lead singer and guitarist of the band Axium from 1999 until 2006. He formed Axium in his junior year of high school with drummer Bobby Kerr. One of the band's songs, "Hold", was picked up by AMC Theatres Movie Tunes and was played before previews on over 20,000 screens nationwide. Axium was also named one of the top 15 independent bands in the country in the "Got Milk?" independent band contest, and it was chosen as the best band in Kansas City in 2004.

In 2006, after the breakup of Axium, Cook relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and joined the regional touring band Midwest Kings, playing guitar, bass, and singing backup vocals. He recorded one EP, Incoherent with Desire to Move On, with the band in 2006. He also worked as a bartender at several Tulsa clubs, including Blank Slate and Rehab Lounge.

Cook released a solo independent album, Analog Heart, in 2006, for which he also designed the artwork. The album was chosen as the fourth-best CD released in 2006 by website Music Equals Life. Cook also won the Urban Tulsa Weekly's "Absolute Best of Tulsa" award for "Best Locally Produced, Independent Album" in 2007. He had completed recording his sophomore album before his appearance on American Idol. Over the weekend of April 18 to April 20, 2008, Analog Heart was listed as the number one album for "Today's Top MP3 Albums" on Amazon.com. Soon there after, the album was removed from Amazon. His musical influences include Our Lady Peace, Alice in Chains, Big Wreck, Pearl Jam, Chris Cornell, Switchfoot, Bon Jovi and Collective Soul.

American Idol
Overview
Cook auditioned for American Idol in Omaha, Nebraska, performing Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer." He originally did not plan to try out for the show; he came to the auditions initially to support his younger brother Andrew (who did not make it to Hollywood) and then, at his brother's urging, David tried out himself. For his first Hollywood audition, Cook performed "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. Cook took advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments. Besides his Hollywood audition, he also accompanied himself on electric guitar for his performances of "All Right Now," "Hello," "Day Tripper," "I'm Alive," "Baba O'Riley," "Dare You to Move," and "Dream Big," and on acoustic guitar for "Little Sparrow," "All I Really Need Is You," and "The World I Know." His white, left-handed Gibson Les Paul electric guitar has the letters "AC" on it; as Cook told TV Guide, "I have two brothers, Adam and Andrew. So, because of superstition, I put their initials on everything growing up." Since the Top 12 week, he has also been wearing an orange wristband to support a 7-year-old fan, Lindsey Rose, with leukemia. Cook's performance of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" was highly praised by all three judges, especially Simon Cowell. Cowell later said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the performance "was in a different league to anything we've heard on the season so far," and although he knew where the arrangement came from (Chris Cornell's remake of the Michael Jackson original), "that doesn't really matter." The performance has received well over 4.5 million views on YouTube. Cook's rendition of Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby" was also highly praised, receiving a standing ovation from Randy Jackson. Another of Cook's performances, The Beatles' "Day Tripper", was credited to Whitesnake. Seattle-based band Doxology has claimed that Cook's performance of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" was based on a version the band recorded over a year ago. On April 1, before performing his self-arranged rendition of Dolly Parton's "Little Sparrow" on American Idol, Cook responded to Ryan Seacrest in the interview session, revealing that his performance of "Eleanor Rigby" was based on Neil Zaza's and Doxology's versions. He also reiterated the credits of Whitesnake and Chris Cornell. Despite the controversy, critics praised Cook for choosing versions of songs that fit his vocal style. His arrangements of "Hello," "Little Sparrow," "Always Be My Baby," "All I Really Need Is You," "Baba O'Riley," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" were original arrangements.

Cook won the seventh season of American Idol on May 21, 2008, receiving 56% of the votes, with 12 million votes over David Archuleta as the runner-up. Cook then sang "The Time of My Life", the winning song of the 2008 American Idol Songwriter's Competition.

During the finale, Cook appeared in a commercial for the game franchise Guitar Hero, mimicking Tom Cruise in Risky Business. Fellow finalist David Archuleta appeared in a separate commercial parodying the same scene. Both commercials were directed by Brett Ratner.


Post-Idol career
For the Billboard chart week ending May 25, 2008, a week following Cook's American Idol victory, Cook broke several Billboard chart records. Most notable was his record shattering feat of having eleven songs debut on the Hot 100 that week, beating the previous record set by Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) in 2006 when she had six songs debut on the chart. Cook's first single, "The Time of My Life" led the pack, debuting at #3 on the Hot 100. Cook's eleven charting songs also gave him the most songs by one artist on the Hot 100 of any week in the Nielsen SoundScan era (which began in 1991), and the most of any era since The Beatles placed 14 songs on the chart the week of April 11, 1964. In addition, that same week Cook also broke the record for the most debuts on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart, where he placed 14 debut entries, the record of which was previously six set by Bon Jovi in 2007. Cook's 17 entries had a combined total of 944,000 digital downloads in the first week of selling. In June 2008, Cook became the first ever American Idol winner to have success in the UK singles chart with a winner's single. The song reached #61 due to downloads alone.

Cook has been working with Ed Roland (Collective Soul), Zac Maloy (The Nixons), Jason Wade (Lifehouse), Neal Tiemann (MWK) and Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace) on his upcoming album, which is set to be released in November 2008. The producer for the album is Rob Cavallo. According to DirectCurrentMusic.com, Cook's new album has a scheduled BMG street date of November 11, though that date is tentative.

Cook has also signed an endorsement deal with Skechers, that will run through December 2009. At the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, Cook won the Best Reality/Variety Star award.


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