Me Is You Now - Lucy Dixon

Advantages: fantastic songs and voice
Disadvantages: virtually unknown

...good songs at that) and who has a fabulous singing voice, yet hardly anyone appears to have heard of them… someone who deserves to have had FAR more recognition than they have actually achieved . . . that makes me think that life REALLY isn’t fair. Lucy Woodward is a prime example of what I am talking about. I happened across her myself originally thanks to those “favourite lists” on amazon. While I was buying “Harmonium” by Vanessa Carlton, “While You Can” was on one of those lists along with it. I saw several artists on that list I had never heard of, so I downloaded a few tracks from each of them to have a listen. I guess I was in a rare experimental mood that day. Anyway, after listening to a couple of her tracks, I was sold, and ordered a copy of the album straight away. This album, released in 2003, is as far as I know Lucy’s... Read review

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Advantages: Some great heacy pop tracks
Disadvantages: Not available as a UK release and imports can be expensive

..., but there's no trouble to be had here, as it's another mid-tempo heavy pop tune which reminds me a little of Ashlee Simpson's debut album, although that tended to be a little more up tempo. There's an acoustic guitar opening to "What's Good For Me" which could be any artist you care to name. When the vocals come in, it's a gentle pop song, which picks up in the chorus to have a heavy pop edge, although it still sounds a little like a Lucie Silvas track during the verses and a Lindsay Lohan song in the chorus and towards the end. The intro to "Standing" sounds like the opening to a pop ballad and that's what it turns into. Generally, I prefer the more up-tempo songs, so this was never going to be one of my favourite songs, but it's not too bad. This one sounds even closer to Lucie Silvas' sound than the previous track, as she was more... Read review

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Advantages: Great variety of tracks
Disadvantages: Some tracks I never heard of as yet!

...I have recently bought the latest addition to my NOW collection - NOW 60. What I found was that this latest album is weaker than the previous Now 59. Why you ask? Well, basically, the album contains songs which I have never heard of which is a disappointment to me and possibly other fans of the NOW albums. I have never heard of Ciara feat. Petey Pablo - Goodies, Verbalicious - Don't Play Nice, Bloc Party - So Here We Are, Thirteen Senses - Thru The Glass and Raghav feat. Frankey Maxx & Jucxi D - Angel Eyes. I would have thought that I would see mostly tracks that i have heard before but why include tracks most people have not heard of or tracks before chart release? This has spoiled the album. The very best that I loved about the album is both discs starts off with my favourite tunes. Disc 1 starts with Gwen Stefani's What You... Read review

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