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IF YOU LIKE ALL KINDS OF MUSIC AND HAVE KIDS (8YRS AND OLDER) ITS PERFECT.
I'm not big on rap music, as you can probably see, but I was very impressed with Kanye West at the Grammy awards--his acceptance speech was terrific. I'd downloaded it before. If I got it free (e.g. Lovely.#4 Shut Up & Drive features Rihanna's fine singing voice with less of her over-repetition of lyrics than other; it's not beyond her range as other songs might be#8 Beautiful Girls is really catchy--when it 1st came out, I searched the radio to hear it again & again--if the lyrics don't turn you off, it's fantastic. It's one of my favs of all time. It was a challenge finding out the title at first--so I could download it.
Would I pay to download it from Amazon or iTunes. I'd have done 9 of the 20:#2 The Way I Are is actually sung mostly by Keri Hilson who does a fab job of singing it. To me most CDs by a single artist only have 1 or 2 out of 12 songs or so that meet the criteria, making them not worth the moneyI'd hope that a "Best of" or compilation CD would have a MUCH higher percentage of songs I'd buy or download otherwise. Fantastic IMHO. 23 didn't IMHO, but this one does. Pink shows she has pipes, can really sing, can put feeling/meaning into a song, can subtly insert stylistic words/inflections, etc.
It's certainly a touching song in which one can identify with the singer & the supposed girlfriend listener. Also, 9 out of 20 is pretty good, esp. DJs aren't as crisp in describing songs they're playing as they used to be. The one's I'd heard before didn't' impress me much, but this one does. Probably worth 4 ½ stars IMHO, but your taste will differ from mine: "different strokes for different folks.p.s. When reviewing music, I ask myself a few questions; for a specific song: 1. This song reminds me of "Life's Been Good to Me" by the Eagles & "Cover of the Rolling Stone" by Dr. & 3.
For a CD, I'd also ask: how many of the songs meet the above criteria. Deserves more recognition.#13 When You're Gone is probably my favorite Avril Lavigne song--though in fairness, I haven't heard all that many of them. I like it a lot.#12 Who Knew. 2.
It's a riot IMHO. Hook. I'd already downloaded it before.#17 Rockstar is another of Nickelback's fine songs--their singles tend to be great, but their albums often have a lot of totally different type songs--that I don't like as well as their terrific singles. Perhaps, I should check her out better.#14 Hey There Delilah was played zillions of times on the radio, but I never tired of it for some reason. when these compilations try to cover many different tastes/genres.
Whoever did the arrangement is a genius--reminds me of the fantastic arrangement of Gwen Stefani's "Sweet Escape" though the style here is quite different.
You can easily identify their sound/style when you hear it even if you haven't heard the song before.To me, most of the other 11 songs were okay with only one or two I really didn't like at all.
This song shows off Fergie's singing ability with less of a heavy rap sound.
A really fun song with a good beat--a good foil to modern Macho & Gangsta types.#19 First Time is yet another fantastic Lifehouse song--they've had quite a few.
as a gift), would I put it on my iPod.
Deservedly a big hit.
Is the first song I ever downloaded.
The prior Now, Vol.
They need to showcase the songs better.#11 Big Girls Don't Cry has the same title as an old 4 Seasons song, but it's a totally different one.
She loves all the music, as does my nine year old son. We get one every year for my 13 year old daughter for Christmas.
The only qualm is that the price shouldn't be too expensive, but the music is great. Keep the NOW hits coming. I collect all the NOW CD's. I like all the tracks in this album. Absolutely no complaints here.
So it was so-so. I expected this CD to be a bit better. I liked a few of the songs but I wasn't really into the first half of the CD.
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