Hi! Im 18 years old, am an avid film fan, and my dream job would be as a film reviewer. Also enjoy m...
Hi! Im 18 years old, am an avid film fan, and my dream job would be as a film reviewer. Also enjoy music, seeing live bands and reading.
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With 12 tracks, the twelfth being a bonus track, this album has everything a fan could want. It's got some upbeat songs that you could really dance to and some slow ones that you can relate to.Theres something for everybody.
1.Lose my breath- A classic drum beat starts this song off and of course with Beyonce shouting 'hit me'. This song has already been released as a single a few months ago but would satisfy any 'shake your booty' lovers out there.The beat is continued through-out the song and accompainied by a dramatic sounding keyboard. With two verses, a bridge and a chorus that repeats three times and fades out, this song is very catchy and is definately one to sing along to. Written by the girls,Beyonce Knowles,Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and produced by Rodney 'Darkchild' Jenkins and Beyonce Knowles.
2.Soldier (feat.T.I and Lil Wayne)- This is a true RnB combined with Rap song. Each Verse is sung by a different person, the first being T.I., then Kelly,then Beyonce, then T.I. again, then michelle and finally Lil Wayne. This track also has a good strong beat and the rap verses complement the girls voices. The only problem with this is it lasts quite long and some may find the chorus repeats its self a bit too much. Written by Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rich Harrison, Sean Garrett, Dwayne Carter and Clifford Harris and produced by Rich Harrison and Beyonce Knowles.
3.Cater 2 u- Now after some upbeat tunes, the album seems to slow down and use the girls vocal talent more wisely.
Starting off with some 'crackly' high pitched piano/keyboard, Beyonce starts this song off with a verse and from then on they take turns to sing a verse, Kelly then Michelle singing the bridge. On this single, the girls voices complement each other perfectly and the backing vocals are really powerful. Written by Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rodney Jenkins, Ric Rude and Robert Waller and produced by Rodney Jenkins, Ric Rude and Beyonce Knowles.
4. T-shirt- This song starts of with Beyonce speaking the lyrics. With a constant 'ooh' going on in the background this song makes the perfect slow romantic track. Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Sean Garrett and Angela Beyince are part of the writing team on this track and it is produced by Andre Harris, Vidal Davis and Beyonce Knowles.
5. Is She The Reason- This track is probably one that some women could relate to. Once again these three have such similar voices that they complement each other so well. The lyrics are powerful but get a message across which leaves the listener satisfied. It also includes a pre-chorus sung by Kelly something that only appears in two songs. Written by Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, Sean Garrett, Patrick Douthit, Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead. It is produced by 9th wonder and Beyonce Knowles. An interesting fact that is included in the booklet is that the song also includes extracts from 'I don't know no one else to turn to' as recorded by Melba Moore.
6. Girl- This is one of my personal favourites on the album and you can tell that the lyrics reflect the girls own friendship. A song about how true friends last forever and that in some cases your friends can see something that you might not be able to. The song is sung with strength and feeling all the way through and the lyrics have been written really well. This song has already been released and was in the charts for a long time. There is also a sample from 'Oceans of thoughts and dreams' as performed by The Dramatics (1977). Written by Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, Sean Garrett, Patrick Douthit, Angela Beyince, Don Davis and Eddie Robinson. Produced by 9th wonder and Beyonce Knowles.
7. Bad Habit- This is my favourite song on the album and the lyrics express what it's like to finally give up on something that you've been fighting for for a long time, it's about finally moving on and breaking a 'bad habit'. The voices are perfectly in tune and once again are strong and powerful. This song is the latest from the album to be released as a single so far. Written by Kelly Rowland, Bryan Michael Cox, Kendrick Dean and Solange Knowles(Beyonces Sister). It is produced by Bryan Michael Cox and Kendrick Dean.
8. If - The backing vocals are impeccable on this track and are perfectly in tune and in time. Once again the track is split in to seperate verses and every few lines are broken up by a change of person singing. Also added is a spoken verse, explaining what its like to just sit and wait for something until you're fed up of waiting and realising what you've been missing, then the chorus fades out. Written by Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Dana Stinson, Big Drawers, Charles Jackson and Marvin Yancy. Produced by Rockwilder for F-5 productions and Beyonce Knowles.
9. Free - Starting the song with Beyonce, this track is powerful and as the title states is about being free. This track has a good beat and a nice tune to complement it. This time its Kelly singing the bridge and it makes a nice change. Written by Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Dana Stinson, Big Drawers, Larry Mizell, James Carter and Fonce Mizell. Produced by Rockwilder for F-5 productions and Beyonce Knowles.
10. Through with love - This song is how, after losing love, about finding love in God and how the only person who wouldn't judge the girls would be God.This song could be quite preaching but it has been mixed so that it would appeal to even the less godly fans out there. There is still a RnB feel to this but towards the end, a gospel choir joins and makes the song feel more powerful. Written by Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Mario Winans, Sean Garrett. Produced by Mario Winans and Beyonce Knowles.
11. Love - This song really finishes the story that we have gone through on this album, with finding a new love and meeting someone else. This is more of a slow song but good all the same! Written by Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Erron Williams, Angela Beyince. Produced by Erron Williams and Beyonce Knowles.
12. Game over (bonus track) And now we have come to the end of the album it pretty follows up from track 11 and just saying how the new love that has been found is the 'one'. It's another slow song that would probably suit romantic dinners or dates but it is a good round up of the album. This track being the bonus isn't actually in the booklet so it doesn' t have who it was written by!
Cover and inside booklet - The cover is simple but effective with just Destiny's child posing on the front. The designers have pretty much blacked out the background and just left the girls faces. Inside the booklet are photo's of the girls seperately and then a small poster at the back. All the words are included except for the last bonus track and have the details of the song (writers, producers, etc.) Also included are the girls thank-you's and in small print in the back (same page as the thank-you's) is a bonus feature where if you were to insert the CD in to your computer disk drive and connect to the internet then you can see exclusive videos and more!
All in all this is a great album, powerful and meaning and showing how much Destiny's Child have matured and grown over the past four years. There will be songs that you can relate to and some you can't but in the end theres something for everyone. Personally one of my favourite albums and i would definately recommend it to fans and newcomers who aren't familiar with the girls work.
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I think this was a brilliant review, nexactly what you wanted to know before you brought it well done, loved it.
JulyBunny 15.11.2005 16:12
I hate this album, i hate beyonce. the obly decent songs on the track are soldier girl and bad habit, lose my breath was alrite but annoying now. I think they were better earlier in their career, this was a disappointing album. great review thoguh. Staz x
Fayby 30.09.2005 19:05
This is a really good review, a lot of description put into it!
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