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Grammy Nominees 2003
Music CD CoverEdition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2003-02-11 Music Label: Warner Strat. Mkt. Soundtracks: - A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
- Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
- How You Remind Me - Nickelback
- Landslide - Dixie Chicks
- Without Me - Eminem
- Hot In Herre - Nelly
- All You Wanted - Michelle Branch
- Complicated - Avril Lavigne
- Your Body Is A Wonderland - John Mayer
- Soak Up The Sun - Sheryl Crow
- Get The Party Started - Pink
- Overprotected - Britney Spears
- 7 Days - Craig David
- Fragile - Sting
- October Road - James Taylor
- Girl All The Bad Guys Want - Bowling For Soup
- Where Are You Going - Dave Matthews Band
- Girlfriend - *NSYNC
- Girlfriend ? N*Sync
Free Music Notes for Grammy Nominees 2003Free Music Review: Pretty good-but a lot of forgettable tracks Hit: 3 StarsYeah, they sort of half-assed the track list; some of the songs here weren't really spectacularly big hits and barely made the charts. Anyways, here's a review of each song:
A THOUSAND MILES- To this day, by far her best song ever. Very good song, and she wrote it all by herself! ^.^ Catchy and sweet. Beautiful piano playing. Good message, too. (5/5)
DON'T KNOW WHY- This song's pretty good. Very, very slow and mellow. Probably one of her better songs. But I don't love it; a little too boring. But nice and gentle. Easy on the ears. (4/5)
HOW YOU REMIND ME- This song was SO overplayed on the radio but I guess it's pretty good. Reminds me of Hootie & The Blowfish. It's kinda catchy, but screaming banging grunge rock I've really never liked that much. (4/5)
LANDSLIDE- I can't stand country. This song is horrible. And what's worse, I remember hearing this on the radio a kajillion times. Nothing worse than a God-awful song getting overplayed. (0/5)
WITHOUT ME- Ah, Eminem. There are three things you can count on with his radio hits: 1. A catchy, sometimes poppy hook. 2. A series of hysterical, bitchy one-liners. And 3. A whole lot of blanked out cuss words. And this contains, of course, all three. I personally think this is one of his best songs ever-"The Real Slim Shady" is probably my favorite, but this is a close second. Ya gotta love him. And yet, you gotta hate him. (4/5)
HOT IN HERRE- This is probably Nelly's third-best song. "Ride Wit Me" is #1 with me, and "Dilemma" is a very close second. This is an *obviously* Neptunes-produced rap/dance track, and it is catchy, sassy, fun, and stupid. All the ingredients for a perfect let-loose dance song. (4/5)
FOOLISH- I don't like this one. Boring, stupid. Repetitive. I don't like Ashanti. (0/5)
ALL YOU WANTED- This is one of the reasons why I bought this. I love all three of Michelle Branch's radio hits; they're all fantastic. But sometimes in this song her voice sounds a bit too much like that of a young Alanis Morrisette; whimpering and whiny. But still very catchy, easy on the ears, awesome message and lyrics. (5/5)
COMPLICATED- This is Avril's theme song. If you haven't heard it you are not from Earth. Great song; catchy and somewhat deep lyrics, but....I don't know if I can call it her best. (5/5)
YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND- B-O-R-I-N-G. The beginning is so dull I don't even want to listen to the whole thing. But I still do. And it just gets worse and worse and worse. The lyrics are retarded. Skip this one. (0/5)
SOAK UP THE SUN- This one will annoy many, many people. But I suppose I kind of like it. One of her better songs. As I've said in previous reviews, I loathe country, but if it has a catchy hook and/or pop/rock undertones, I can handle it and sometimes even enjoy it. It's okay, but sort of generic and annoying. (3/5)
GET THE PARTY STARTED- This is an AWESOME song-arguably Pink's best ever-but she has a lot of cool songs so I don't know. Either way, you MUST hear this incredibly catchy dance track; great for clubs and parties. Really gets you in the mood to party. (5/5)
OVERPROTECTED- Okay, okay....this really wasn't that big a hit and probably doesn't deserve to be on a Grammy Nominees CD. Britney's third album was pretty mediocre, and none of the tracks became true chart-toppers in the U.S. But. I love this song and I can relate to it. Very catchy, fun, rebellious, and just....addictive. And in its entirety, this version is far better than the Darkchild Remix. I listen to this song probably a little too often. (5/5)
7 DAYS- Bleaugh I don't like this one. There are already too many ballads and slow tracks here. We don't need another one. Boring, has me yawning in seconds. The lyrics are SO stupid. I'm fed up with these people acting like they're such hot s***, always going out with hotties and only going after people for their looks. (0/5)
FRAGILE- The beginning of this song is so beautiful. A tad slow and boring, but that's justified with this one because it's so pretty and relaxing. A fantastic song to listen to when you're looking out the window at rain/when you want to relax. (4/5)
OCTOBER ROAD- Too folky. As I said, I hate country. And I hate this song. (0/5)
GIRL ALL THE BAD GUYS WANT- Ugh I can't stand grungy punk rock. And what is the deal with all these poppy punkers (like Blink-182) trying to speak weirdly with some kind of slur/lisp/childish accent? This song is unbelievably annoying. (0/5)
WHERE ARE YOU GOING- This song also suffered overplay on the radio, but it's not horrible. I kind of like it. Mellow, catchy. (2/5)
GIRLFRIEND- This is one of *Nsync's best songs. Very different from their earlier sugary bubblegum pop. The background beats remind me of "Hot In Herre". It sounds like it was produced by The Neptunes. Quite catchy, fun. Not their absolute best, but....pretty damn good. After you listen to it a few times, it gets better. I reluctantly give it 5 stars. (5/5)
OVERALL SCORE: 55/95
There are a LOT of awful tracks really bringing down the score, but the good ones (A Thousand Miles, Without Me, Hot In Herre, All You Wanted, Complicated, Get The Party Started, Overprotected, Fragile, and Girlfriend) make this pretty much a worthwhile buy. I kind of wish they would have replaced tracks like "Foolish," "7 Days," "Girl All The Bad Guys Want," and "Your Body Is A Wonderland" with "Dilemma" or "Hey Baby." But we can't have everything, can we? Stay away if you really don't like poppy rap-dance tracks and very slow chill-out music, because both are here in abundance.
Grammy Nominees 2003 PosterFeaturing Joe Zawinul (Best Contemporary Jazz Album), Souza Luciana & Etta Jones (Best Jazz Vocal Album), Alvin Youngblood Hart (Best Traditional Blues Album) & Mary Youngblood (Best Native American Music Album). 19 tracks. Warner.
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