Best of 2009: January #10 - #5

Let's get straight to business, shall we? There's a lot to cover in so little time.

#10: Calvin Goldspink - Private Show

Calvin Goldspink is one of the alumni of the ill-fated S Club 8 that attempted to start a career after the band. Unfortunately for him, he didn't follow in the footsteps of former band mates Frankie and Rochelle when it comes to success. When it comes to music, I cannot believe that the guy has a voice like that! The song sounds like something that will never hit around the pop circles but will appeal to the Leon Jackson fans. LOVE it though.

#9: Jada - American Cowboy

Even if all RedOne songs made during a certain period sound the same and this sounds like a direct knock-off Just Dance and Poker Face, I do like the chorus and what's not to love about a girl group?

#8: Tami Chynn - Frozen feat. Akon

I don't exactly remember how or why I came to actually even have this song but I do and I like it. One of the RedOne creations, it doesn't sound THAT much like Just Dance but Akon does make it sound a bit closer to Lady GaGa. Catchy melody and generic instrumental but it's one of my guilty pleasures - deal with it! Hahah.

#7: KSM - Hero In You

I was actually debating over 2 KSM songs but I'm afraid this is the one that deserves some credit. It was the song that sort of convinced me that KSM were somewhere in the realm of an Everlife/Superchic[k] V2 with more nasal vocals - very rock-y feel by a bunch of girls. YES! Hahah. Corny lyrics and the chanting can get annoying to a certain extent but I like the melody and the instrumental has head bang potential - brilliant.

#6: Paula DeAnda - Roll the Credits

Paula DeAnda was a part of my grade school life and my adoration for her debut (and only) album came simultaneously with my 2-year Westlife addiction - the girl is a big part of my musical life! Great voice, brilliant songs on her first album and I've been waiting for material ever since. Nothing's happened to her though as she remains with Prima J, Samantha Jade and all those other acts I adored but never got anywhere in the industry. Roll the Credits may not be as good as certain previous songs but it's competent and very easy to listen to.

#5: Naturally 7 - Wall of Sound

I first heard of these guys when they performed at the Royal Variety Show back in 2007 (I think.) and me being me, loved the a capella work. Like duh. The entire album is fascinating - how they recorded it with just the 7 of them and this song is hands-down the most musically proficient song of the set. Brilliant melody and the dynamics involved in this song are just WHOA. It's even better live, for crap's sake.

I'M BAAACK!

OK, so I said I'd take a week break but I actually just slowed down on the posting. This was a happy week for me music-wise(DO NOT ask about how my Math 8A and 8G exams were, DO NOT.), mainly because of quite a few new stuff I've discovered and some old sought-after albums finally found. hmm..

• I know I ranted about RedOne recently but I can't help myself, their new song is AMAZING. I'm dead serious. I know the formula is too obvious and repetitive and they can't manipulate it well yet but it's a pretty darn good formula. Jada's American Cowboy is actually quite good, but the title kinda sucks. Oh, and the girls kind of sound like Lady GaGa as well during some parts.
• Speaking of Lady GaGa, I heard somewhere that her next single is Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) but only in Australia and New Zealand. Hmmm. I do like the song. haha.
• There's a new Leona unreleased track out called Stay, and it sounds a lot like a song someone from the Natalie generation would put on an album. You know, the piano-backed R&B ballad plus the thin, airy voices? Yeah. It doesn't actually go anywhere but the melody's nice. Nothing special or ground-breaking though.
• I'm now officially addicted to a Liberty X song, No Clouds. Not in the 'I like it, it's good' then I won't listen to it for the next few months kind of way, I ADORE IT. And it's all I've been playing today(OK, maybe not but it sure seemed like that!) but I haven't gotten sick of it. It's pop, I think that's the best way to describe it. Think a less sanitized Same Difference plus an early 2000's R&B girl group song. BUT, the melody's so addictive that I was actually singing it after like 2 plays. Will have to review it sometime this weekend.
• There's a new Lady Sovereign song out and may I say, I'm liking her new image much more than her old one. She's like Lily Allen mixed with Lady GaGa, at least that's what So Human is telling me.
• Calvin Goldspink, yes Calvin from S Club 8, posted a couple of songs on his MySpace and I'm loving them! I must say though, he sounds nothing like he used to(as if I actually heard him.. OK I did but it's just an excuse 'coz I kind of forgot what he sounded like during the I Dream era..) and the songs are amazing! Think an edgier sounding, smoother-voiced James Morrison.
• I'm addicted to another of these Chris Brown unreleased stuff, Takes Time. It's very commercial, I can imagine it on the ad for some kind of family-related product. I don't know, I think. haha. I love the melody though, even if the song itself is kind of short(2 minutes?).
• I've got a hold on a not so good copy of the Spectacular! soundtrack, am listening to it at the moment and I'm liking what I'm hearing. Will review it this weekend.
• I know it's all over the place but Kelly Clarkson's My Life Would Suck Without You has a video AND is number one in the US! Yay! I think that they're trying too much to re-create Since You've Been Gone with the video and all(look at it, it looks almost exactly like SYBG!), but it's something they'll never, ever, NEVER be able to do. Since You've Been Gone defined the generation and although I do think that this is a brilliant song, it's not as good.

Hmm.. I guess that's it, will get to the reviews now! haha.