Hi, my name is Elysha! I still haven't updated my previous reviews but I will do very soon! Thank yo...
Hi, my name is Elysha! I still haven't updated my previous reviews but I will do very soon! Thank you to everyone that made me turn green! E x
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After I read another review of this album, I knew I had to get it. It was everything I look for in an album and I managed to find it for 4gbp at my local supermarket which I believe to be an unbelieveable buy.
Diana Krall has been around for a long time and although I had heard of her, I did not realise what an impact she would have on my taste in music. Diana is a Jazz artist and after seeing her in a live performance, everything she does is so effortless she makes singing and piano playing look ever so easy.
Tracks (rating out of 5)
1. Stop This World (3) 2. The Girl In The Other Room (4) 3. Temptation (5) 4. Almost Blue (3) 5. I’ve Changed My address (3) 6. Love Me Like A Man (4) 7. I’m Pulling Through (4) 8. Black Crow (4.5) 9. Narrow Daylight (5) 10. Abandoned Masquerade (4.5) 11. I’m Coming Through (4) 12. Departure Bay (10) 13. I’ll Never Be The Same (3)
As you can see from my ratings of each of the tracks, they do vary in what I like but Departure Bay is the best song. The reason I found this was I read the biography and information about this album from the Diana Krall web site. The ste told me that this song was all about Diana losing her mother and that this song was about her first Christmas without her but remembering the past and how everything used to be so happy. I could feel my eyes beginning to swell up as I read this and was listing to the song at the same time.
The songs I gave a rating of (3) to, are all good tracks but not really something that gave me much emotion towards. Diana is a brilliant pianist and the solo's could be award winning. I am not a singer but do like to 'hum' the tunes if I am in a happy mood.
Temptation is the most upbeat track of the album and how some people cannot resist it. No matter how bad someone may be for you, the temptation is irresistable and will always be something you want to go for.
The title track is a very good one. I couldn't really imagine what the song was on about but really listening to the words and having them down in front of you really helps. It seems a little confusing as Diana seems to be singing about a lonely girl who is listening to people on the other side of the wall but by the time this track ends, the lonely girl is the one in the other room who is no longer lonely.
I have to say this is a very Jazz orientated album and comparing her to Jamie Cullum is about as near as I could possibly get. For those of you that like a melody that is in tune, you will probably not like this album. It seems some times notes are missed but that all adds to the feel of Jazz. I only have this Diana album and have looked into others. There are many well known tracks on other albums as dedications to arists.
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