Thursday, October 04, 2007
Sugachange
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 It's official. The new Sugababes album Change is the record I'm most looking forward to hearing in full for the year. How exciting for me that I'll be able to do so in just 3 days or less.
I'm incredibly impressed with the 5 tracks that have surfaced so far, in particular Denial, a song that completely outdoes the live version I posted on here last month which - if you recall - I loved to bits. Once the full album surfaces, I have a feeling it's going to be hard for them to top this, which I'm inclined to believe is one of their strongest songs to date.
This better be a single. Never Gonna Dance Again sees Xenomania and the girls teaming up to create a stunning, luscious and heartbreaking pop song. It is like Careless Whisper for the Naughties! Surprise is really cute and, naturally, Amelle sounds positively fierce on it. The ooh-ah-oh-oh's in the chorus are stunning as well. Dreamy ballad Mended By You is sweet, with a very simple but effective structure and lovely lyrics.
Title track Change is a classic 'babes ballad of epic proportions; airy verses, stomping chorus. There is also a fob-off-amazing key change towards the end that will actually elevate you to a spiritual state of bliss. I swear.
These tracks are a perfect teaser of what to expect from the refined ladies of Pop, especially now that they have - in my opinion - the definitive Sugababes line-up arrangement fronting these staggering songs. I love all these girls and honestly think their harmonising has never sounded better (sorry Mutya, you know I love you.)
It is all about these girls for me right now. Bring on the weekend.
EDIT: Within minutes of hitting 'publish post,' Change leaked in full. Have my expectations been met? YES. What an album. My Love Is Pink rocks big time, Undignified is another Sugaclassic, and Open The Door is the second best song on here. Full review coming Monday...
Labels: Sugababes
4 Comments:
- 4:50 AM | Paul said...
it's VERY thrilling isn't it? For the first time ever i am more excited about a sugababes album than i am about a girls aloud album. who woulda thunk? Did you know thunk isn't even a word?!
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- 7:34 AM | J'ason D'luv said...
I'm avoiding all 'babes leaks and just looking forward to hearing the full CD when it arrives from Amazon.
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- 7:38 AM | Pretty Much Amazing, said...
@j'ason...
good luck. I tried doing that. I didn't last 5 minutes. THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT!
@paul: "crunk" is now in websters dictionary, wht not "thunk"...
I loved the leaks and the album as a whole was even better. I alot more interesting than Girls Aloud.
-Luis PMA
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- 10:01 PM | Paul said...
i am strangely disappointed with their album, as i ultimately end up being with every sugababes and girls aloud album. They are very excellent singles acts though and probably very good EP acts. J'ason's picture is quite horn inducing isn't it?
PS ~ I was on the road with no signal for your radio show. Next week i freaking promise!
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