No Angel (UK Edition) [ECD] - Dido

...debt of gratitude to Eminem. No Angel was 18 months old when it finally got the acclaim it so rightly deserved by topping the album charts in February 2001 It's hard to really say which musical genre you would slot Dido into, some say folk, but it's not your archetype folk music sound, others would say pop, but again it's not a typical pop sound. My thought is a bit of a cop out it's Dido, it sounds like Dido and she's stamped her mark all over this ...
...wrote all the tracks on No Angel. When you think of Dido, you do tend to think of melancholic chill out music. If you compare No Angel to her second album Life for Rent then No Angel is definitely a bit more up beat, but only just. With a similar theme of break up's, discovering yourself, realization and starting over the two albums do have alot in common. If I'm honest and had to pick a favourite then I would have to go with Life for Rent, but that ...

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...than Isobel by Bjork anyway. No way is it a song which could be released, but its good none the less. 10 - *I’m no angel* This sums up the album title. It is quite different to the other tracks. It really gets stuck in your head, thats for sure. 11 - *My life* yeah, you could skip this one. Its a bit repetitive. More background music. Bonus track - *Take my hand* ooh, this one is good. It starts off with just dido’s voice...and ...
...dancing and fab. Well, all in all this album is fantabulous. if that was a word, it would be it anyway. Plus, if you put it in your computer, it brings up photos and videos, wow, bonus. Plus the special edition version has a nice silvery cover! Well, one last thing - BuY It! or I'll chase you round the garden with a big stick. ...

Isobel_Princess 23.09.2001 · Read full review
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...an urban folk album – No angel, and after months of exposure over in the US, mainly due to Dido featuring on Stan by Eminem, she has finally and deservedly made it big back here in England. The album itself is probably one of the best collections of tracks I have heard for a very long time by a single artist – combining more traditional folky piano, guitars and striking vocals with more modern electronic percussion, basss and weird funky ...
...make their millions, but with No Angel, none of those “Why did I buy this?” regrets are present. Indeed, after I bought it I was actively encouraging people to do the same, and her success is marked by the fact that her current tour is sold out in many venues – only a month or two after the release of her first album. This is the kind of album where you could have selected virtually all the tracks as potential candidates for singles, ...

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...review of her latest record No Angel, then you'll be disappointed. Since the British artist's collaboration with notorious rapper Eminem, wherein Dido's well-publicised song 'Thank You' was sampled on the hit 'Stan', Dido has come more clearly into focus in the public sphere. 'Thank You' also featured in the movies 'Sliding Doors' and 'If These Walls Could Talk 2' and Dido's track 'My Lover's Gone' was included on the Faithless album 'Sunday 8pm'. ...
...her experience poetically; 'his boots no longer at my door, he left at dawn, and as I slept I felt him go'. Dido's Northern-Irish origin is evident and this is the token folk song of the album. All that you want ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is an uplifting, cheeky song about a girl who wants her boyfriend back. It is a great deal more light-hearted than the previous tracks and has a rather mischievous tone to it. The guitar sounds are relaxing and despite ...

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...shrill of a voice is no where near Ms Dido Armstrong. The song 'Here With Me' was out now and I was really into the track as was many other people. This album shot to number 1 for 4 weeks and the track was at number 4 - if the album wasn't so popular it would have been number 1. And I can see why it is number 1. The album was awesome and I loved every track. Not one track is annoying or bland or the 'odd one out' as is the case with some albums. ...
...The semi-title track 'I'm no Angel' is also excellent and also shows off her fantastic voice and addictive but easy melodies. One of the best things about this album is that she wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks which is very rare nowadays. This includes the last bonus track which I think is the best on the album. I dont know if anyone agrees but 'Take My Hand' has everything to be a massive hit. Despite being 6 minutes long the track has everyting. ...

Solex 06.11.2001 (11.11.2001) · Read full review
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Review of No Angel (UK Edition) [ECD] - Dido

...otherwise very enjoyable and would no doubt make an excellent single. Another soft-rock song with exceptional lyrics and a very moving concept behind it of a man cheating on his wife. 6. Thankyou - The 'My Tea's Gone Cold' song from Stan is instantly recognisable amongst the majority of listeners, despite its rumba-ness with the maracas and other percussional accompaniment. A very moving song, which surprisingly uses the Stan excerpt in the verse ...
...song too. 10. I'm No Angel - A welcomely upbeat song, this one has to be one of the best on the album. With another catchy tune and rhythm that would make even the most reluctant music-lover to tap his or her feet, you'll soon find this song becomes a part of you. It's scary, but true. 11. My Life - A very American-club sound piece, slow, 'ballady' and with a great display of control over voice, this song is depressing but enjoyable nonetheless, ...

craigy_baby_2000 20.02.2001 (15.07.2001) · Read full review
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DIDO - NO ANGEL This album was released from the talented Dido in 1999 and has done so well, it's still in the charts 2 years later! I just had to go out and buy it, consisting of some great tracks, a few of which have been great chart releases for the soloist. I have only recently bought the album after hearing such good things about it over the media, friends and on the world wide web too! TrAcK 1 ~ Here With Me Dido's first single that she ...
...TrAcK 10 ~ I'm No Angel Where do you think the album title came from, well it had to come from somewhere!? You may find this track gets stuck in your head a little but still a pretty good track to listen to. 8/10. TrAcK 11 ~ My Life Not one of Dido's best but still a relatively good track but then all albums have a few week tracks don't they!? 6/10. TrAcK 12~ Take My Hand This is infact a BONUS TRACK to Dido's album and is a great BONUS at that! ...

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...running through all the songs, no real great changes in pace or mood but it doesn't detract from the experience, probably the best album from last year. Certainly in my top 5 from last year. I have used the "didozone" website for some of the facts on here but I have not copied it verbatim. It's a very good site for all things Dido, nice wallpaper for your desktop there. ...

DavidJWest 31.01.2002 · Read full review
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...works. The packaging of No Angel is your standard fare, a few pictures of Dido herself along with some from her younger days, listings of the actual lyrics of each songs and the usual gushing thankyou to people who helped her with the album, but nothing to write home about. Track listings are: ** Please be aware that this review refers to the American Version, not the English version, although the UK release only has a couple of videos extra on ...
...Honestly OK Slide Isobel I'm No Angel My Life Take My Hand Here With Me - the opening track to Roswell High and a truly haunting song, its the perfect way to start off this album, Didos voice and the lyrics reach out of your speakers and make you pay attention to what you're listening to. Hunter - A little bit more upbeat of a track, even today, months after I played the song the first time, I'm still unsure what message Dido is trying to ...

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...critic and music lover, and no matter which single she released, she was guaranteed a hit, and was the a betting man's dead cert for any industry award that was on offer at any given time. I liked and still do like the music that Dido released, but the claims that she is here to say seem to be pretty unfounded, as after last year's Ivor Novello awards, where she won the coveted best songwriter award, she split with her long term fiance and seemed ...
...listen to it. 'I'm No Angel' is the closest to a title track that you will find on this album. Again, it is an anthem for women, and urges us to be strong, admit our mistakes, but not feel that we need to constantly apologise for them, otherwise we might as well lie down and die, because nobody is perfect, and people who make us feel inferior for not being perfect do not deserve places in our lives. This is where she really comes into her own, and ...

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...sounds of her other group, No Angel sounds like it would fit into a fairly mainstream market. The first track actually starts out in a more interesting way for the first minute or so with its gurgling electronics and a subtle backbeat. Dido's voice drifts nicely over everything, but soon the pop craftmanship comes back into the picture fully with some acoustic guitar strumming and a more steady beat. Eventually, the whole track picks up with a flourish ...
...of the more moving tracks on the album with a sing-along chorus and very nice vocals. Unfortunately, the next two tracks have almost the same beat structure exactly, and although they do some different things lyrically, they're just not different enough to not blur into one another. Fortunately, that formula ends on the stripped-down fourth track "My Lover's Gone." With only some quiet guitars and some more interesting drumming, the track is more ...

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...are somewhat underpinned 10.’I’m no Angel’. A more upbeat song, it has a catchy tune and is up there with ‘Hunter’. I can’t help but tap my feet to this. 11.’My Life’. This is a ballad, and has a touch of Jazz style music. Vocals are genius. 12.’Take My Hand’. A bonus track, which starts off relatively slow. It picks up though and is a really upbeat song that has a dance feel to it. It’s a little long, but definatley worth the listen. So there ...
...sing along to these tunes because the inside booklet contains the lyrics. Although I will never sound as good as Dido. More like Fido the dog.! It also contains the usual stuff about the songs writers, which may I add Dido had a lot of input. A few pictures of Dido as a teenager, and one lovely photo of her as she is now (whoopee). At the back there is the dedication, which includes a mention of her talented brother, Rollo from Faithless. I give ...

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...she meant. I'm no angel - 8/10 ============ The title track of the album, and it definitely doesn't let the album down. I enjoyed every part of this song. The verse and chorus merge happily into one another which creates a great, mellow, musical experience from beginning to end. My life - 9/10 ============ Another gem of a song, this demonstrates Dido's sultry blues style. The vocals are nothing short of haunting, and the song stuck with me for ...
...my hand - 8/10 ============ Billed as the bonus track of the album, it was a bonus for me. This track carefully builds itself up to a lively end, courtesy of production work by Dido's brother Rollo. Very nice. Overall, I would recommend this album to anybody. It won't be the last we hear of Dido, and this is hopefully the first of many more albums to come. ...

PjR 23.02.2001 · Read full review
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...great expectations, but Dido - No Angel did not disappoint. Each track has it's own uniqueness and lyrics that sum up my own personal life completely. That is the beauty of Dido's first album, it had at least one track that everyone can relate to, if not several. The writing is all either solely done by Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong (Dido's real name) or at least co-written by her and the tracks all feel so personal. Some people have compared ...
...track that starts with almost no vocals, but instead of breaking straight in with a cutting sound, Dido drifts her voice gently into the track. The lyrics in this one are very true too - 'It's alright to make mistakes you're only human. Inside everybody's hiding something.' 9/10 9) Isobel - This song fascinates me. It tells a story and at the end you'll be dying to find out what happens. It's so mysterious and haunting. It doesn't sound particularly ...

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...for you. There are no thumping basslines here, so if that's what you were hoping for you can forget it. This is very relaxing stuff. Dido shows us her full range of vocal talents with some sublime and haunting songs peppered through the fifty minutes or so of music here. If you fancy some visual stimulation, the UK Edition is enhanced to include the videos for "Here With Me" and "Thank You". The booklet is of a high quality. Lyrics are included ...
...her Irish roots whilst "I'm No Angel" wants to get across the message that nobody is perfect, this is a beautiful and haunting song. "My Life" is probably my least favourite song on the album. I think it is a bit boring but at least it is short at less than three minutes. The final track is "Take My Hand" and is a good way to round things off. After a slow start it builds into a more uptempo track and is up there with the better songs on the album. ...

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