Advantages: Loveable and good songs Disadvantages: The album is very limited
I can't say it is hard to get confused when it comes to this youngsters album, as Chris Brown released his debut album in late 2005, the album would appear with different versions and different covers (as highlighted by the wide variety of albums by the artist to review). All versions of the album went by the self-titled name of 'Chris Brown' however the track amounts vary from 8 to 15. For the purposes of this review, I shall be reviewing the eight track version of the album. Welcome to Chris Brown's world.
When Chris Brown first burst on to the scene it would be with the single 'Run It', that is the first track on the album if you do not count the Intro (See The Light). Run It was an immediate success and truly was the song of the summer for 2005 and gave Chris Brown the fanbase he so wanted. Chris was himself only 16 at this point ...
Advantages: SUPERGROUP THAT NEVER EXISTED! Disadvantages: NO MASTERCLASS SONGS
Sounding like the Radiohead / Doves / Sigur Ros / Coldplay hybrid that gave us their superb last LP 'Breathe,
Leaves are still criminally overlooked.
Bloody Icelandics and their obscure profile-keeping selves.
Still, check this out! Great drone rock.
And I mean that in a good way, with the same affection that one would hold for any of the other commercially successful bands who surely must've shaped their sound.
Fresh and alert with their 2nd album, 'The Angela Test', brings to the mix, an urgency, uniqueness and new found maturity of their own, that doesn't even seem capable of failing to surprise and please our astonished ears.
Did I mention the similarity to Radiohead / Doves / Sigur Ros / Coldplay? OOOPS!
Take a couple of tracks to overcome your disbelief at the sheer quality of their sound, and then hear 'em really ...
Advantages: Lots of big tunes Disadvantages: A couple take a while to get into
Released in 2007, ?Exclusive? was the second album from the R&B singer Chris Brown. I found him working with more big names in this field as the likes of Swizz Beatz, The-Dream and Scott Storch all got in on it and helped in re-creating the buzz which came with his debut, in which he was seen to bring Pop hits such as ?Gimme That, ?Yo? and ?Run It!?.
1. ?Throwed?
The album begins well as the singer kicks a lively tune to get the thing going as he uses Go-Go influences in order to get into an energetic tune to hype up the listeners as he introduces what this sophomore album has to offer his fans. It is a big one and placed perfectly in order to get the most out of it.
**Five Stars**
2. ?Kiss Kiss?
This was a monster single from the album, in which it has Breezy teaming up with another big name in the R&B game as T-Pain shows what he ...
Product Information for "Leave The Light On - Chris Smither" »
Product details
Title
Leave The Light On
Performer
Chris Smither
Genre
Folk
Release Date
02/10/2006
Recomended Retail Price
14.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2006
Label / Distributor
Signature Sounds / Proper
Engineer
Mark Thayer
Producer
David Goodrich
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
701237200125
Catalogue Number
SIG 2001
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Chris Smither (vocals, guitar); Sean Staples (vocals, banjo); Tim O'Brien (vocals, mandocello, mandolin, fiddle); Anita Suhanin (vocals); David Goodrich (guitar, kalimba); Jazer Giles (accordion, piano); Lou Ulrich (bass instrument); MIke Piehl (drums, percussion); Olabelle (background vocals). Recording information: Signature Sounds Studios, Pomfret, Connecticut (02/2006).
Album Reviews
No Depression (p.104) - "With Tim O'Brien on mandolin and members of Ollabelle contributing harmonies, the songs are carefully calibrated soundscapes."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Open Up
2.
Leave The Light On
3.
Shillin' For The Blues
4.
Seems So Real
5.
Origin Of Species
6.
Cold Trail Blues
7.
Diplomacy
8.
Father's Day
9.
Visions Of Johanna
10.
Blues In The Bottle
11.
John Hardy
12.
John Hardy (reprise)
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