Love Vanessa...Not Crazy About This CD
341537
Simply stated I love Vanessa Williams. I think she is a great singer, a superb actress and quite the beauty. I was so looking forward to this CD. I purchased it the day it came out....and boy was I disappointed. The CD is certainly not awful, but it is on the brink of boring.
No real songs stand out here and I have given this release several listens. I am so disappointed and bet you will be too.
3899180
Ick-- I heard her attempt to push her album at a funeral by playing "Smile" -- Really Anne, really?  In addition, she played "Smile" on the E string @ 5th position.  It was utterly lacking in musicality or feeling and sounded like she was using the violin like a dog whistle.  And it was the worst and most tasteless display of commercialism.
117127
I must admit, I bought this CD because of everyone's reviews.  When I finally got it, I was a bit dissapointed.  Almost all the songs have the same beat.  Dahil Sa Yo...they dragged it out a bit too much.  Voice V  however, is a great filipina group...much better to listen to. Makes you  proud to be a filipina!
1680660
I like Whitney, it's not hot stuff, but it's okay. Most of the tracks sound like an ode to Bobby Brown. Okay, we already know she loves her man (why? noone knows). Granted, the track with mr. bipolar is ok. The cd in itself is okay, but it's not the Whitney I am used to hearing. I have all of Ms. Houston's music and this is not her greatest work. I know the music stars can't have a multi platinum hit every single time, but it's just okay. It didn't make me want to hear the entire cd again....
3482650
This was disappointing, not Jackie's best CD but pretty good. Some very nice songs on this CD but some I couldn't understand what she was saying which was not a problem with her other CD's of which I have all of them. Even though she is considered a crossover singer, there are some songs on this CD that I don't feel were well suited for her talent. Just my opinion though, others may really like them. I preordered this and the price I was quoted was $11.98 (somewhere around that amount) and then it ended up being $22 plus. Oh well, next time I will not preorder, I will wait until it is out for awhile.
3118330
With no offense intended to Mannheim Steamroller, I just wasn't very excited about this CD.  Probably the best thing on here is the Nutcracker selection, but nothing stands out as being original or a fresh look at music.  The best thing I think that can be said about it came from my father, who heard it at Christmas, and said "At least it doesn't sound like all their other music."  So, if you are tired of hearing the standard radio playlist of Chip Davis, this might be refreshing.  On the other hand, if none of the selections from CHRISTMAS EXTRAORDINAIRE are being played, then probably none are very good (or popular).

In retrospect, I wish I had gotten FRESH AIRE, which I recognize as having some of my favorite Mannheim Steamroller songs.  I'm not throwing this CD away, but it won't be on the top of my Christmas music pile either.
4473456
Well I bought this hoping for some good crossover music, what I got instead is what most of Vanessa Maes music sounds like.  That's right, music that sounds like 'rap' or could almost be considered rap.  I'm not sure if the following is true, but by watching the Amazon video the Ahn Trio claim this music as their own, so it must be new and exclusively written for them right?  I'm not so sure, although I never heard any of this elsewhere.  The first twelve tracks sound OK, meaning they're tolerable, but that's it.  There's nothing really deep here, in fact it sounds and appears, as by judging by the length of each piece and of course listening to it, that each track probably only took an afternoon(probably less) to write.  Tracks 13-16, the so called bonus tracks, is the worst music I have heard out of all the music I've bought this year.

I thought this was the Ahn Trio, how come there is other instruments like guitar and beeping electronic noises and horrible singing other than just the trio?  I think this would sound a lot better if they just left it to the trio and dumped the new age sound effects and the awful singing.  No wonder few crossover albums are released anymore, they're all just bad.
2899512
But I still hate this CD. I bought it after I heard the requiem on NPR, and it is the only tune on the album I like at all. Her "Man of God" is so strident it is incredibly irritating to listen to even for a fellow Bush-basher like myself. Her voice and style sound very amateur to me, which I'm sure is appealing to some. I bought it expecting some soft, soulful female pop. It is instead very country and anything but soothing. This CD does not live up to its one great song, and I would not buy it again.
1187736
veronica quite honestly is just an ok singer.in other words she only sounds good on upbeat latin/R&B.she really doesn't have vocal range.in some songs she sounds horribly out of tune like on track #4. No One But You -feat Craig Mack just awful!.all in all this album is just average,not bad but not outstanding either.rise is probably the best track on here closely followed by some 1 2 hold.

i do however wish her well on finding a stable record label as she has gotten screwed around by mercury records when she released v...for veronica (wich i haven't had the pleasure of hearing cause its hard to find).
2510884
sorry, but do not like her as a singer. not that she is not talented, too much of the same emotion (or lack thereof) on each track.
1457677
I will admit that I don't listen to "pop" hardly ever, but this was not the greatest "happy and upbeat" playlist, which is what I was shooting for.  Most of the songs are Adele or Meghan Trainor, some of the songs have explicit language (not appropriate for office work), and, for the most part, I didn't find the songs to be happy or upbeat at all.
1667618
Her new cd is exacly like her old cd. If you know those songs than all you have to do is relearn new words because it is the same turn (almost:>)) But i do like some of her songs. I don't like "Opps...I did it  again" because it is treating a guys feelings like gum...u throw it  away after your done. They are humans too.
3838574
I guess I am in the minority! I do NOT like this cd!.i don't think it fully makes use of the operatic qualities of their voices..none of the songs are really "pretty" or "touching". I dislike it so much that I wish I had not already bought tickets to their next tour. Hopefully they will sing some of their older songs that brings out the true quality of their voices. Sorry Il Divo...not a fan of this one!
4447699
She has an amazing voice, but unfortunately most of the videos on youtube of this song (which I bought because I want to support the artist) are sped up considerably, so this song has a very different feel to it. It's a full 30 seconds longer, but primarily because it isn't sped up. So if you're here looking to buy the song that you heard on youtube, this actually isn't it. I'm not sure where you can buy a copy, and you may just have to speed your own copy up in Audacity or some other audio editing software to match the length of the one on youtube to get the same sound.
4133709
my problem with this cd is that every song sounds just a like...her first cd was so much better , she gave verity, on her 2nd cd...it is all aimed to the dance floor, and there are really no stand out tracks.....iit is just ..blah...sorry Shontelle you got to come harder...but on a positive note you are beautiful
59594
I like the originals versions much better.  This sounds more like some of the junk you hear on MTV.  You're better than that.  Sorry Amy, I have every CD you have made...but, I'm going to skip this one.
3008167
I recieved this CD for my birthday for some reason. I listened to it all the way through and was very unhappy. All the songs on here are very catchy and hard to resist to sing along to. But when it all comes down to it...The lyrics sound like a 13 year old girls poems..or letters..or in some case diary entries. Ive seen Britney Spears perform and she can dance, but obviously cant carry a simple tune. Her voice is very annoying on this album. All the songs pretty much sound the same. And I would not recommend this album,unless of course your 13 years or younger. I can recognize talent when i hear it, and i don't hear any of it on this CD. People comparing Britney with Christina? I don't think so. Im not a fan of any but clearly grab Christina's latest CD "Mi Reflejo" and TRY to compare them. I think you'll know which is the one with the actual talent, and not just looks. I'll tell you..its not Britney, thats for sure. This album is even worst than her debut.