Now, Vol. 21
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Free Music Notes for Now, Vol. 21
Free Music Review: Awesome CD!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a really good CD. I like The Bow Wow Song, Fresh Azimiz (Although no other people think it's good) I listen to it all the time! It's the best CD I have in my collection. Also, Run it by Chris Brown and Grillz by Nelly are the best songs on the CD. So, if I were you, i would no doubt get this CD!Free Music Review: Hashed songs :-l
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a good compilation - but - you must remember that the majority of these songs have been played and played and played and played over and over and over on the radio to the point of exhustion. Who wants to hear these still once the radio is switched off. The collection is great but the amount of times a human can possibly hear the same songs over again without jumping off a cliff is not endless.Free Music Review: Just Average
Hit: 3 Stars
Mariah Carey-Don't Forget About Us -- C
PSD-Stickwitu -- C
Nelly-Grillz -- F
Chris Brown-Run It! -- B
Black Eyed Peas-My Humps -- F
Rhianna-If It's Lovin' That You Want -- B+
Bow Wow Fresh Azimiz -- F
Dem Franchize Boyz Lean Wit It Rock Wit It -- F
3 6 Mafia-Stay Fly -- D-
T-Pain-I'm Sprung -- F
Ray J-One Wish -- B
Kelly Clarkson-Because Of You -- A+
Natasha Bedingfield-Unwritten -- A+
Nickelback-Photograph -- F
All American Rejects-Dirty Little Secret -- B+
Fall Out Boy-Dance,Dance -- C+
Relient K-Who I Am -- D+
Gorillaz-Dare -- A+
Trace Adkins-Honk Tomk Badonkadonk -- F
Casada-Everytime We Touch -- A
Overall: C
It wasn't an improvement or loss from Now 20, since it got the same grade. Just download these if you haven't already:
Run It
If It's Lovin That You Want
One Wish
Because of You
Unwritten
Dirty Little Secret
Dare
Everytime We Touch
Free Music Review: One of Now's Betters But Not Matching Up To 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, or 19
Hit: 4 Stars
The CD starts off with Mariah Carey's "Don't Forget About Us", one of`her minor hits when you think of the massive hits "We Belong Together" (9 weeks at #1 on Pop Airplay and #1 on Billboard 2005 year-end chart) and Shake It Off (7 weeks at #1 Pop Airplay and one of the top three gainers), but nonetheless it is a decent song and it charted fair enough; however without the bigger hits on earlier Nows has a sour taste at the end. "Stickwitu" comes next, one of the group's only good tracks and a massive hit during the winter. The song combines jazz and R&B and the Pussycat Dolls use all of their limited vocal range to produced a fair song. Next is Nelly "Grillz". The song has an interesting and addictive beat but the sound lyrics are pitiful "I might be grilled up nicely, in my white tee, on south beach..". The next song is "Run It", a fun dance/hip-hop song that warrants more than a few more listens, as well as one of 2005 and 2006's biggest tracks. The lyrics aren't amazing but good enough for this genre. "My Humps" comes next, an awful track but a definite guilty pleasure especially since it has one of the most addictive beats since "Drop It Like It's Hot" and Fergie says it all "My humps, my lovely lady lumps, check it out." Rihanna's more R&B track (comparing "Pon De Replay") "If It's Lovin' That You Want" has a fairly decent beat and so-so lyrics "If it's lovin that you want, you should make me your girl", but it's definitely incomparable to her current single "SOS", a definite pick for Now 22. The next song "Fresh Azimiz" is pure torture, the beat is lacking in any creativity and the lyrics are ridiculous at best "You ain't fresh as I'm is."; and azimiz meaning as-I'm-is, which is incorrect English to start with (Fresh as I am). The next song from Dem Franchize Boyz, "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It", comes nowhere near their last single "I Think They Like Me", but it is still a guilty pleasure from it's beat. The lyrics are mediocre, the chorus has a choice of only five words, go figure. "Stay Fly" has a very interesting beat and is one of the better rap songs of the year. T-Pain (Tallahassee Pain)'s "I'm Sprung" is barely worth mentioning since it's mediocre at best. The entire production is basic and lacks in any creativity and even a few of the poor quality rap songs before on this CD had better beats. His vocals are obviously computerized and enhanced. The lyrics..."I'm sprung, she got me, got me doing things I'll never do"...enough said. Ray J's "One Wish" has minor appeal to most, his vocals are monotonous, his lyrics are repetitive, and the beat is nothing impressive. The next song saves the CD and is almost worth the purchase, Kelly Clarkson's "Because of You", which is one of the most powerful ballads in some time, and it was also #1 on Pop Airplay for 9 Weeks (not straight weeks though, "Gold Digger" stopped it's growth for a little bit). The lyrics are pretty impressive, "Because of you, I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk, Because of you I'll play on the safe side so I don't get hurt", while they don't look too special in typing you can hear her vocal emotions through the entire song (Heck, you should watch the music video for this song, I was crying.). Afterwards is UK's Britney Spears without the garbage production and better vocals, heck you probably can't compare her to Britney, she has a still of her own. Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" is a pretty decent song, she can sing excellently and give out most of her vocal range, and the lyrics are decent enough. The beat is a pop/R&B crossover. Nickelback's "Photograph" is next and it's definitely a song better taken in small doses. It's more than annoying to her this song too often, but if you don't hear it often, it's a fairly decent song, mainly about past times. The guitars are pretty good in this song as well. Next is All American Rejects's "Dirty Little Secret", a pop-rock song that's addictive enough to keep your foot taping. The lyrics are pretty elementary "I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret.", but the guitars and drum beat are good enough to keep it an above average song. Next is Fall Out Boy with an interesting concept, dance and rock mixed together, suprisingly it works. The guitars and beat are maybe overly addictive, and silly and clever lyrics that make you smile every once in awhile makes this a great rock track. If you like Fall Out Boy, you should check out some indie bands such as Plain White T's and Panic! At The Disco; you might be surprised. Next is Relient K's "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" is a lacking song, the lyrics are decent but it sounds like they just kept adding guitars to make a hard rock sound, which doesn't work nor is it for them, and it wasn't a big hit to begin with. The next track, Gorillaz's "Dare", very much makes up for the last track and is one of Now 21's best songs. The track combines dance, rock, and rap, and makes it into a smash song. Unfortunately it wasn't much of a hit so I can't give it full credit, but I still give Now props for putting this on regardless. The next song is Trace Adkins, a definite no-no since it doesn't belong in this complication. It was a big hit so I will give it credit, but I can't "really" rate it since it doesn't belong and I really do dislike country as a whole. The last song ends with a strong note, Cascada's "Everytime We Touch", which is similar to D.H.T.'s "Listen To Your Heart". The beat is pretty intense and should take you on a ride through dance and techno.
Overall, Now 21 contains mostly hits, while some of the hits aren't good songs to begin with (it's winter, pop's worst season), if you get past the low quality rap and a few other annoying tracks, you should find a winner in there somewhere.
Free Music Review: One of the better Nows
Hit: 4 Stars
Now 21 has a broad variety of music. This is probably the most diverse of all the Now CDs. Mariah Carey shows her amazing vocals in the chart topping R&B hit, Don't Forget About Us. This song is fantastic, and it fits Mariah perfectly. Stickwitu by the Pussycat Dolls has a catchy melody, and it's very enjoyable to listen to. Nelly's Grillz is a fun song to rap along to, even if youre not a rap fan. Chris Brown brings us to the dance floor with his number one hit, Run It! Chris is a good singer for a 16 year-old kid. The Black Eyed Peas hit, My Humps seems to be one of the weaker songs on the album, and some people might find the lyrics offensive. Rihanna's fun song If It's Lovin That You Want, gets people of all ages to sing along. Bow Wow's Fresh Azimiz is enjoyable for a while, but after two or three times of listening to it, it gets old. Dem Franchize Boyz's Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It has a nice beat, but it's very good overall. This is probably the worst song on the album. Stay Fly is not unique, and it's very similar to most rap songs already released. T-Pain has an amazing singing voice in comparision to his speaking voice. I think it would be better if he goes around singing all the time instead of talking. His vocals are good, but they aren't great. Ray J. could be the next Usher. His One Wish, has good vocals, and a good melody. This is a song you will want to listen to mosre than a few times. Kelly Clarkson has always been an outstanding artist. Because Of You is an absolutely flawless performance, and Kelly singing it is stunning. This is by far the best song on the album. Natasha Bedingfield has a beautiful and distinct voice. Unwritten is a very catchy song, and most Natasha does a good job with it. Nickelback and All American Rejects both give good performaces with their songs Photograph and Dirty Little Secret. Fall Out Boy singing Dance, Dance, is fun to listen to, but like Bow Wow's song, this one gets old after a while. I am new to Relient K, and what I have heard from them so far, I liked, and Who I Am Hates Who I've Been confirms it. Dare by The Gorillaz is not a great song, but it's fun to listen to. Honkey Tonk Bodonkadonk may be offensive to women, and it isn't that good of a song either. At least it brings diversity to the album with a country song, but if I had to choose between My Humps and this song for which is better, I would choose My Humps. Cascada is a great singer, and this song is one the few songs that get stuck into your head easily, and you'd be happy about it. Although there are some songs that aren't so good, Ray J., Chris, Nickelback, All American Rejects, Relient K, Pussycat Dolls, Cascada, Natasha, Mariah, and Kelly definitely make this album worth buying.