Katie Melua - Piece By Piece
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Free Music Review: Pick up the pieces
Hit: 4 Stars
Katie Melua is one of those artists that I came across purely by accident. I had never heard of her before, but I don't think many other people did either; her 2003 album Call Off the Search didn't even chart in the U.S. While THIS album, Piece By Piece, didn't exactly peak at a high position either (#108), I still decided to check it out.
This is a very impressive album. There are several smooth highlights to be found, like "I Do Believe In Love" and "Shy Boy". Another good one is the apparent memoriam "I Cried For You" (the liner notes list the alternate title as "Mary's Song", but it really isn't implied whom Mary is). Katie also does a good job on remakes, like the Cure's "Just Like Heaven" and especially the classic "Blues In the Night" ("My mama done told me...").
I couldn't get into the single "Nine Million Bicycles" as much as everyone else; and "Spider's Web" was just too bizarre. But the rest of the album is great. Hopefully Piece By Piece will help Katie garner the acclaim she didn't quite receive with her first album.
Anthony Rupert
Free Music Review: Piece by Piece
Hit: 4 Stars
Piece by Piece~ Katie Melua is a very good album that I picked up just by pure chance. I did not know who this woman was at all and therefore this album was definitely a pleasant surprise. Ms. Melua has tremendous vocal skills and writes descent enough lyrics. The problems with the lyrics is that they become a bit meandering and she seems a bit happy to go on and on which can get a bit tiresome. The best song is without a doubt her cover of the stupendous and astounding cure track just like heaven. The book-let is really well made and the photos are top of the line. Now do not get me wrong, I really like the sound and the vibe of the album. Ms. Melua has vocal skills that can be comparable with some of the best in the business. However with a more strict text editor her songs could have become even better. Still and all this is a very good album that gets the 4 out of 5 stars that it rightly deserves.Free Music Review: Very enjoyable to listen to again and again...
Hit: 4 Stars
I like a variety of music and this CD caught my attention while browsing in a book-music store. Impressed, I bought the album and then went to a Melua concert at the Montreal Jazz fest. She was equally impressive live, displaying a low key, delightful sense of humor along the way. On the CD I like the melodies and intelligent lyrics which don't repeat adnauseam typical of so many popular songs; solid group of musicians; and Katie's singing which doesn't try to overpower, but rather subtly insinuates and seduces. I suspect if she takes care of her voice, it will grow better and better. Mike Batt's and Melua's lyric writing and tuneful music will also, I hope, continue to grow. I don't always like a mellow album, but this one "works". However, only time will tell if Melua will be able to keep producing fresh material (along with Mike Batt). For all our sakes, I hope they do!
Free Music Review: "Engineered by Steve Sale..." ...and CLIPPED...
Hit: 4 Stars
All songs are excellent!
But,... there are just too many treble boost (aural excitation?) in vocal and mastering. The '80s style reverberation is not colorless. Too aggressive loudness maximization is applied which introducing 3rd harmonics, causing me a hearing fatigue after few hours long play....
Oops... Opened by Sound-Editors and you will observed that a lot of audio portions from many songs are.... CLIPPED! (Most severe in "I cried for you" 2m24s: "How F-R-A-G-I-L-E the world can be...")
Mr. Sale should know what I mean. Hope that a re-mastering edition will be available in future (CD, HDCD, SACD, DVD-Audio...) Then I will buy again. And this is the reason why I write this review! Mr. Batt and Mr. Sale, please!!!
Still highly recommended. Don't wait for the remastering anyway.
Free Music Review: Incredible...
Hit: 4 Stars
This follow-up to "Call of the Search" will be a wonderful addition to any music collection. Melua has been rightly compared to Norah Jones for her jazz vocalist sound and the way her voice blends seamlessly with her music. I think another apt comparison is to Sarah Bettens, the lead singer of K's Choice who released her own solo album. I would go ahead and single out particular songs, but the cd is solid all the way through and is the kind of thing you can put into your cd player and let run over and over again. If you buy this cd, you won't be disappointed.