Thinking it Over (Single) > Reviews > Screw you Hear'say

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Outstanding
Value for Money

Advantages:	Great music
Disadvantages:	Awful dance routines !

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Liberty are Jess, Michelle, Tony, Kev and Kelli, the five rejects from the ITV phenomenon ‘Popstars’. They are the five wannabe’s who got into the last ten, but were pipped to the post by the people who were to become Hear’say.

Having gone through ten (?) gruelling weeks of auditions, we can conclude that they do actually have some talent. Their voices are quite distinctive and unique (to such an extent to where you can instantly tell who’s singing a certain line), as are their personalities, and in both departments they seem to compliment each other perfectly.

Their debut single, Thinking It Over, is a pop song, but with elements of R ‘n’ B and garage, and a Mediterranean flavour. It’s a chilled out, catchy dance tune about a girl needing space in a relationship to make sure this is what she wants. In it, the three girls and two guys sing to each other.

Their new single, Doin’ It, out this month, is slower and sexier, a song about being unable to resist their boyfriend or girlfriend. The video is actually quite erotic, the five of them appearing wearing next to nothing and snuggling up to their honey’s.

According to a recent interview, the album also combines lots of different aspects of modern music: garage remixes, happy-go-lucky pop, Latino grooves. There’s no news yet on when they’ll be releasing it.

I think most people would agree Hear’say were better before they were manufactured by their record company to be just like every other mixed-sex pop group. Well, Liberty still have their individual personalities and their music does seem to be more grown-up than Hear’say, to appeal beyond the teeny-pop generation.

My one complaint about them is their dance routines. Despite starring in an advert for ‘the science behind dancing’, in the videos the moves aren’t as slick as they could be and on a personal note the silly sways the boys had to do in Thinking It Over looked completely gay.

To be fair though, at the moment this is the only area they are flagging in because as a recent meeting with them showed, they are down-to-earth, talented young people who are very popular with their fans.

Check out their website at http://www.libertywebsite.co.uk for more info.

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