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Post by andyandy1987 on May 7, 2006 15:00:33 GMT -5
Anyone a fan of this gorgeous epic stringy masterpiece? nice video too and kind of looks like Nigella Lawson which is a plus.
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Post by letuinmybackdoor on May 7, 2006 15:10:41 GMT -5
Yeah, bought the album, is a really great track, the album is OK, nice cover of 'Losing my mind', not as good as Liza's, no stomping synths but overall a nice mellow album. The Cullum is involved on some tracks but lets not hold that against her, and have seen her interviewed and she seems really sweet.
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Post by ttoby on May 7, 2006 15:33:56 GMT -5
Hmm... the song is quite good, but *not quite there*, same as her delivery and her looks and... well everything. She's good, "but".
Anyway I hate the bitch for blatantly trying to steal Sarah Michelle Gellar's sonic ring. It could have been Laura Kelly but noooo.
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Post by AcerBen on May 7, 2006 18:25:34 GMT -5
I did download the track from iTunes but I don't think I've played it the whole way through yet, it's a bit dull.
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Post by xolondon on May 7, 2006 19:44:58 GMT -5
Great song. As is her cover of Somewhere Only We Know. Sorry to say I think the Sondheim song (Losing My Mind) is utter shit, as is her cover of The Cardigans Communication. Still, I am getting the CD!
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Post by Jon on May 7, 2006 20:16:39 GMT -5
Losing My Mind is a fantastic, epic song - which is why I don't want to hear this version It couldn't ever be as majestic as Liza's, so what's the point?
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That said, I have heard her Keane cover and it beats the original - and There Was A Time is a good track. I also really like Communication, but then I've not heard the original, so I can't compare it.
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Post by Steve on May 7, 2006 20:19:36 GMT -5
I've heard the album and it's a bit rubbish really. I love the lush production (Marius DeVries is the producer for most, if not all, of it) on "There Was A Time," but she ruined "Communication" and she strips every ounce of emotion from Sia's "Numb" too.
I don't mind the Keane cover, but Natasha Bedingfield has also done it, and her version is far superior to the original and Laura M-K's version.
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Post by andyandy1987 on May 7, 2006 20:32:26 GMT -5
The album is a bit duff and i don't mean Hilary. But I'm a bit in love with 'there was a time' in an ooh this song reminds me a bit of my life experiences kind of way, definitely a grower.
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Post by Wicked Witch of W12 on May 8, 2006 4:50:10 GMT -5
Laura Michelle Kelly was fantastic as Mary Poppins!
I've only heard the song a couple of times on the radio though and it doesn't appear to be on 7digital...
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Post by Steve on May 8, 2006 6:29:12 GMT -5
Laura Michelle Kelly was fantastic as Mary Poppins! I've only heard the song a couple of times on the radio though and it doesn't appear to be on 7digital... The album was added to iTunes last week, if that's any help! |
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Post by Wicked Witch of W12 on May 8, 2006 7:12:35 GMT -5
Unfortunately not... I don't have an ipod (I've got a Sony mp3 player) and I (sneekily) download music at work so can't install software to download music.
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Post by xolondon on May 8, 2006 7:20:03 GMT -5
I just noted on my blog that she looks like Nigella Lawson. Doncha think?
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Post by Steve on May 8, 2006 7:45:55 GMT -5
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Post by Wicked Witch of W12 on May 8, 2006 7:55:43 GMT -5
Spooky! I just discovered that seconds ago (whilst downloading the Pet Shop Boys maxi-mix of I'm with Stupid) |
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Post by n69n on May 10, 2006 9:01:55 GMT -5
i very much want to like this album...
but i think she is capable of so much better.
the production is lovely, money was obviously spent...
but the songs are so mediocre & bland....
& i dont feel like she's puting any personality into it (or @ least... i hope thats not her personality)
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Post by AcerBen on May 10, 2006 10:20:19 GMT -5
I don't know what made me buy the album... sounds a bit boring so far. Her next single is the Cardigans cover according to Music Week.
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Post by cleggar22 on May 10, 2006 12:07:41 GMT -5
i like it.
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Post by xolondon on May 10, 2006 12:08:05 GMT -5
I have to say it's the kind of album that takes repeated listens. At first I hated the title track and Butterflies and now I think they're very nice. Give her a shot...
The Cardigans version of that track is soooooo much better, though I thnk LMK adds something to the Keane song. I am not so hot on that Cullum track though! It's deleted from my ipod.
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Post by browneyedboy on May 16, 2006 15:03:08 GMT -5
I've been listening to the album a lot over the last two weeks and whilst I love There Was A Time and the title track (which could be the new Bond theme) I think her voice is a bit sweet on some of the tracks.
Overall though it's a very fluid album, and she does add something to Somewhere Only We Know, but then Charlotte Church could sing that song and not ruin it.
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Post by nickinoo on May 16, 2006 16:28:06 GMT -5
Communication, Numb and Somewhere Only We Know are three of my favourite songs, and she's done a crap job of covering them. What was the point really? Her fairly weak voice and the dull production have just made them sound a bit shit.
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