Writing's On The Wall, The - Destiny's Child

...is their second album, The Writing's On The Wall, where the band still had four members; Beyonce, Kelly, LaTavia and LeToya. The last two have since left and sued the remaining members twice over. The album begins with the intro; their take on The Godfather. They lay down a set of Destiny's Commandments that will appear throughout the album before each song, such as 'Thou shall pay bills' for the song Bills Bills Bills. It ends with Beyonce saying, ...
...the title of the album! A nice idea, but I skip it because there's no point to it! The first proper song is SO GOOD, a light, summery song; hitting back at all the critics and backstabbers who had trashed Destiny's Child. This is definitely one of the best from the album - not an instant hit but it grows on you! Sticks in your head for ages afterwards and you can't help singing... Next is BILLS BILLS BILLS, a heavy, man-bashing R'n'B song, the ...

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...their constantly changing numbers. The Writing's on the Wall is a brilliant r&b album, and it contains all of the recent hits that we've come to love and know, including the no.1 hit "Independent Women". Destiny's Child came to the world with a message, and much of it is about how girls should treat their guys or how guys shouldn't treat their girls. Once you get through all of that, you're left with a pure r&b experience. The album has recently ...
...CD with four extra tracks. Intro ===== Hmm, what is going on here? It's one of those trendy introductions to the album with the girls trying to act out something from the Godfather. Grin and bear it! So Good - 8/10 ======= One of their earlier hits, it's a lighthearted and catchy song directed at an ex-boyfriend. This stuck in my head for a while after hearing it. Bills, Bills, Bills - 8/10 =================== Apparently, now their boyfriends ...

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I have'nt really been into the girls music for long but i heard a few of there songs and they sounded quite good. So i decided to go buy this album i got home and then realised i got the one with the bonus Cd and as a whole i found it to be a excellent album. I am going to take you through each of the tracks. CD 1 1 Intro (The writings on the Wall) When you get into this relitively short track you start to get a Spanish feel with guitars and Pianos. ...
...with them giving you the jist of what the album is going to be like 6/10 2 So Good At the start you get a sole from either a guitar or Harp which sounds quite good. You get all three of them singin all the song for this one and you don't have anyone doing a solo. Its quite poppy and quite addictive. 8/10 3 Bills Bills Bills This was the first to be released as a single. When you first listen you get the clear sounds of a Keyboard and a Symbol. This ...

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...of the rest of The Writing's On The Wall which is basically, Girl Power, but in a more sophisticated manner than the Spice Girls ever did it! Each song carries on the theme of the intro, stating one of the DC Commandments at the beginning, such as "Though shalt not bug." but again, please don't let it put you off! With many albums I find that the stand-out tracks are always the singles (which are in this case, Bills Bills Bills, Bug A Boo, Jumpin ...
...on this album are not fillers, they're on the same level of quality as all the singles. Confessions is a soulful track on which Destiny's Child are helped out by one of their many celebrity mates, Missy Elliott, whilst Temptation is a sultry, hip swaying song which shows off Beyonce's (who was a teenager when this album was released) song writing talents and maturity. After Say My Name, which was a hugely successful single for the band, comes She ...

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Destiny’s child a group of young females from Texas, not the original quartet, but two missing members and two new members, allegedly due to some kind feud because of Beyonce, the lead singer, but did I notice until someone told me? No. The CD’s a little strange I must say, with an intro and an outro with some weird girl power stuff, bit dodgy if U ask me, the outro is dedicated to somebody by the way. So how is the album, there are some quality ...
...track, track 2 is very average, they just say that they are going to be so good and keep repeating it, bit like Prince Nassem Hamed I guess…. Then it get better, next track is Bills, Bills, Bills, I’m sure you’ve heard this, in case you haven’t, this is not a song about the outgoing president, just about a “scrub” as TLC would say, nice song, works well, good tune too. Next track confessions (feat Missy Elliot) is a bit of a bog standard r’n’b but ...

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Don't get me wrong, this is a good album. I just expected better from these feisty Texan ladies. Out of 17 tracks there are only 9 good tracks. The thing is the good tracks are VERY good, while the bad tracks are just boring. The feistiness of the singles is not borne out in the album fillers. It was very obvious to me that "Jumpin Jumpin" was going to be their next single as it is the most upbeat one that they have not released. And this is Destiny's ...
...a Boo", "Jumpin Jumpin", "Say My Name", "Where'd You Go", "Hey Ladies" and "Get on the Bus") are just so much better than their slower numbers ("She Can't Love You" being the only good one). I'm not including their acapella "Amazing Grace" among the 'slow' songs, it's another thing altogether and I'm tempted to name it the best track on the album as it is truly beautiful. These ladies know how to sing. Just leave the mush to Celine Dion. ...

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...'Isn't it obvious - the writing's on the wall.' This is basically saying that the album is for all of the people (mainly girls) who have been cheated on and disrespected in some way or another. To explain this further, between each track there is a 'Thou Shalt...' for a guide for men to avoid losing their girlfriends. For example 'Thou Shalt Pay Bills' before the song 'Bills Bills Bills'. Here is a quick briefing of all the tracks: CD One 1. ...
...a beat which explains the ideas behind the album, not so much a song as a talk. 2. So Good - upbeat, irregularly base-d song which has a catchy melody, though doesn't quite reach the standard of some of the other songs. 3. Bills Bills Bills - the first song to really get anywhere in the Uk for this band makes this song one worth listening to. Very catchy and annoyingly likeable, even though the lyrics don't always make sense. 4. Confessions (featuring ...

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...The title 'The Writing's On The Wall' is said by the girls to "spell out what happens in a relationship when a couple treat each other in a certain way". The concept of the different commandments spelt out before each song came from none other than Wyclef Jean. The re-release of this album comes with a second CD containing remixes of the new single 'Independent Women' (from the 'Charlie's Angels' soundtrack). After all, the girls showed femininity, ...
...have sung the main tune to the movie? They are an effervescent, hip-shaking, finger-wagging, 'you-go-girl' (don’t you just hate that americanism!) type of band. The oozing "Bug A Boo" is irresistible, as is the spirited "So Good". To their credit, the girls can slow the pace down, and on the soft "Temptation" they show it to great effect. There are some up beat numbers like "Jumpin Jumpin" and the the one that everybody knows "Independent Women". ...

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..."The Destiny's Child Album- The Writing's On The Wall" Well, not only was I shocked at him knowing the title of the album, but also his sudden change in musical preferance! He's an old rocker usually listening to the likes of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. You can imagine how completely shocked I was! LOL :) Anyway, onto the review... I bought this album at Notting Hill Market for £10 which was a great start. The album was the recent special ...
...01 - Intro (The Writing's On The Wall) 02 - So Good 03 - Bills, Bills, Bills 04 - Confessions (feat. Missy Elliot) 05 - Bug A Boo 06 - Temptation 07 - Now That She's Gone 08 - Where'd You Go 09 - Hey Ladies 10 - If You Leave (feat. Next) 11 - Jumpin, Jumpin 12 - Say My Name 13 - She Can't Love You 14 - Stay 15 - Sweet Sixteen 16 - Outro (Amazing Grace...Dedicated To Andretta Tillman) 17 - Get On The Bus Bonus Disc 01 - Independent ...

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Destiny's Child can definitely sing! This CD is a mix of ballads and upbeat tunes w/an R & B feel. Its not the best CD I've ever owned but I think their great role models and I love hearing them on the radio! 1. Intro-- Nothing much to it... its short 2. So Good-- This is such a GREAT song! I think they should definitely release it as their next single. It is really upbeat and has a ton of energy. 3. Bills, Bills, Bills-- I think this was the ...
...really catchy and once you hear it, it will be stuck in your head forever! 4. Confessions (featuring Missy Elliot)-- This song is pretty cool. I love the chorus and its really fun to sing along too. The background music makes this song really original. 5. Bug A Boo-- Here's another of their hit singles! Still cool, although, like anything else, if its overplayed it can get a little annoying. This song definitely gets stuck in your head! 6. Temptation-- ...

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Before I had bought this album, it had been recommended to me by magazines and television clips, and after hearing Bills Bills Bills, my favourite song of last summer, I decided that I would go along with their advice and make a purchase. When I got home with this album, I did the foolish thing. I played the CD through once and said, ‘ yes this a decent album’. That was the last time I listened to it, until a month ago. Whilst I was listening to ...
...to myself and realised how good they actually were. So when the song was finished I hopped up stairs to my bedroom and inserted Destiny’s Child into my player. From then on, the album has remained in my CD player. The album is packed with quality tracks such as Bills Bills Bills, Say My Name, Jumpin’ Jumpin’ and yet to be released So Good. If you like what Destiny’s Child have done so far then I advise you to stop reading this review and go to your ...

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Destiny's Child have had their fair share of problems in the past but this has failed to affect the musical talent that they have to offer. This is an excellent offering and well deserved of "The R+B Album of the Year" title. Before I continue I will just say that I have the version with the bonus disc including four extra tracks. The album begins with an intro which, to be honest, is kind of weird. But it is rather funny. The group then breaks ...
...Having listened to "Independent Women Part 1 and Part 2" (available on Disc 2), it is quite ironical to listen to "Independent Women" and "Bills, Bills, Bills" together as they appear completely contradictory. However, as I bought the album for the music rather than the message in the songs, this is simply quite humorous. There are an equal number of fast ("Bills, Bills, Bills", "Bug A Boo", "Jumpin, Jumpin" and "Say my Name") and slow songs ("Temptation", ...

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Destiny’s child a group of young females from Texas, not the original quartet, but two missing members and two new members, allegedly due to some kind feud because of Beyonce, the lead singer, but did I notice until someone told me? No. The CD’s a little strange I must say, with an intro and an outro with some weird girl power stuff, bit dodgy if U ask me, the outro is dedicated to somebody by the way. So how is the album, there are some quality ...
...track, track 2 is very average, they just say that they are going to be so good and keep repeating it, bit like Prince Nassem Hamed I guess…. Then it get better, next track is Bills, Bills, Bills, I’m sure you’ve heard this, in case you haven’t, this is not a song about the outgoing president, just about a “scrub” as TLC would say, nice song, works well, good tune too. Next track confessions (feat Missy Elliot) is a bit of a bog standard r’n’b but ...

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This album is amazing- my favourite song of all time is "say my name" and i wasn't that fond of the groups other songs but when my sister bought me the cd I thought I would give it a shot so I put it in The player sat down and listened. After the first few songs I was sitting in my chair bouncing about and by only half way through I was up on the floor dancing. The first album has all their songs except indepaendant woman, but their new release of ...
...with a few others. Their genre is r'n'b and they are top of this genre without a doubt. Altough the members in the group are always changing the top quality music is always the best. I would recommend this album to anyone and everyone who wants to have a dance or just sit and chill as it has a variety of types of music. ...

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...members) and there album "The Writing's On The Wall" just prooves all that if you like RnB then it's a brill album. It has different type of music from " Say My Name " to "Amazing Grace", I would advice anybody who's into RnB to buy this album but if you're not that into RnB then there's not much point in buying it. (By the way there earlier albums are also very good so I would also advise you to go out and buy those albums, ifyou like that type ...

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