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Post by -Big Dan- on Oct 20, 2008 20:15:24 GMT 1
Got this today, and I have to be honest, I'm pretty disappointed on first listen. Almost none of the tracks grabbed me (apart from 'You On A Good Day' and 'Side Chick'). Hopefully things'll improve with subsequent listens.
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Post by Al on Oct 20, 2008 21:45:56 GMT 1
I've never been a Sugababes album-buyer, I've got the 'Singles Collection' and I recieved the revamped version of 'Taller In More Ways' as a birthday present but i did buy 'Change' last year and i think it's a fantastic album. 'Girls' is quite frankly a rubish lead (if not any sort of) single, so that's completely put me off and the fact all i've read about is the girls stating how rushed it was and how they'll be happy to take time on the next one.  The fact it's under £7 in Asda is swaying me a little though  Keep us posted on it Dan. |
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Oct 20, 2008 22:31:51 GMT 1
I'm quite the opposite Dan
I find Sugababes to be very hit and miss but I listened to this and was very impressed and this will actually be the first Sugagabes album I will buy
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2008 23:01:43 GMT 1
I love this album.
Best songs on the album..
You On A Good Day
No Can Do
Hanging On A Star
Sunday Rain
Every Heart Broken (love the lyrics).
but i like almost every song.
and im not a sugababes album buyer eather. i have their greatest hits and taller in more ways and change but only because it was 2 for £10 i didnt want it that much.
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Post by -Big Dan- on Oct 20, 2008 23:22:02 GMT 1
I'm pretty sure it'll grow on me. I just wasn't entirely convinced on first listen. Some of my now-favourite albums were like that to begin with.
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Post by aly2k on Oct 21, 2008 9:20:00 GMT 1
Its a big grower, on 1st listen I wasn't overly taken, but a few listens down the line It's now up there with my fav sugababes albums. I'm a big fan of the girls but I hated Change so I'm glad that they've come back with something much better.
It does lack the stand out singles of previous albums but i think it's more consistent in quality and tone. 2 thumbs up!
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Post by aaron18 on Oct 21, 2008 17:15:37 GMT 1
have to agree... its the first album of theirs that i have brought straight away cause i loved girls however i think they are gonna struggle to sell this album highly during the christmas period unless they do get a second single before then
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Post by harmony on Oct 21, 2008 18:20:17 GMT 1
Have all their other albums and love at least 70% of each of them, however Catfights & Spotlights leaves me cold. Literally the only songs I like are : -
Girls
Sunday Rain
Sound Of Goodbye
Everything else sounds generic crap to me. Eevery Broken Heart is a major disappointment. I was expecting something dark and brooding but it is well little and slightly whimsical sh1t. The next single is so bad it hurts to hear it. The on other halfway decent song is Hanging On A Star. I kno the album was made in a matter of weeks but honest to God they could have done a lot lot better!!!!
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Post by RedFox on Oct 21, 2008 19:32:49 GMT 1
Not got the album yet but its on order from play.com - I've heard the single and 2 other tracks which sound pretty good! 'Murder One' or whatever it's called sounds really good, much better than 'Girls'. I don't think this album will be a big seller as it lacks that killer pop single that their others have had, but I think they're proud of it and based on what I've heard so far, so they should be!  |
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Post by Scott on Oct 21, 2008 20:37:44 GMT 1
Despite the lead single, Catfights and Spotlights is a really strong album and certainly one of their best albums. They have completely moved away from the electro-pop sound from the past and completely progressed but at the same time they have gone back to a similar sound of their superb debut album. Like many, Sugababes have the sixties sound throughout a few of the tracks. It's mostly a midtempo affair with only 2 uptempo songs (both the weakest on the album) but vocally and lyrically they are fantastic.
Highlights: You On A Good Day, Side Chick, Every Heart Broken, Sunday Rain and the beautiful acoustic version of About You Now.
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Post by S1m on Oct 21, 2008 21:12:11 GMT 1
I'm quite the opposite Dan I find Sugababes to be very hit and miss but I listened to this and was very impressed and this will actually be the first Sugagabes album I will buy Orson-lover! |
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Post by holmography on Oct 22, 2008 11:22:45 GMT 1
It's a shame that GIRLS was released first. SIDE CHICK is the catchiest tune on the album and it would have had a wider appeal to the public. NO CAN DO, a crafty little 60's homage (to be released as the next single), may help a bit, but GIRLS as the lead single was a mistake. t's a shame as the rest of the album - which is quite different - is much better.
If you weren't thinking of getting it, don't dismiss it on the basis of GIRLS. Just remember the consistency of their work over the years. They would have faded a long time ago had their suff been predictale.
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 22, 2008 20:02:05 GMT 1
Here's my tuppence worth: I had read really mediocre reviews of the album and went in with a "oh, I an going to be really disappointed with this", but personally, I think this is some of their better material, and as a *whole* it flows much much better than their previous albums. It doesn't stray too far from the Sugababes sound, just the sound is much more consistent and, I hate to say it, just a bit more classy. You On A Good Day No Can Do Sunday Rain Every Heart Broken ...are my favourite tracks so far. And whilst I despise any song that uses the word "chick" (no idea why, just bugs me a bit) - Side Chick is also very good track. I give it a 9 out of 10 as Sugababes albums go. There, I will stop waxing lyrical now. |
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 22, 2008 20:09:53 GMT 1
One negative though: the album title is terrible.
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Post by S1m on Oct 22, 2008 21:47:14 GMT 1
OT: but did you like the All Saints non-single title "Chick Fit"? Or the We Are Scientists track "Chick Lit" ? Or the Shanks and Bigfoot #1 "Sweet Like Chiclot" or something.  |
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 22, 2008 22:42:27 GMT 1
OT: but did you like the All Saints non-single title "Chick Fit"? Or the We Are Scientists track "Chick Lit" ? Or the Shanks and Bigfoot #1 "Sweet Like Chiclot" or something. Nope, didn't like any of those. Especially "Chick Fit" - yoikes, awful. Guffaw at Sweet Like Chiclot!  Though Chikki Chikki Aah Aah is 80's wonderful. |
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Post by Thor on Oct 31, 2008 23:12:42 GMT 1
The second half is much better than the first! But the first is really really poor. They've done much better
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Post by S1m on Oct 31, 2008 23:19:10 GMT 1
I *loved* "Chick Fit"!
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 31, 2008 23:25:21 GMT 1
The second half is much better than the first! But the first is really really poor. They've done much better No way! You On A Good Day would make a much much better second single. But then saying that No Can Do is a very good track. Much less patchy and all over the shop than the previous albums. |
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Post by Thor on Nov 9, 2008 16:23:29 GMT 1
The second half is much better than the first! But the first is really really poor. They've done much better No way! You On A Good Day would make a much much better second single. But then saying that No Can Do is a very good track. Much less patchy and all over the shop than the previous albums. I'm not liking either of those much. My rankings... 01 Can We Call A Truce 02 Nothing's As Good As You 03 Sound Of Goodbye 04 Every Heart Broken 05 Sunday Rain 06 Unbreakable Heart 07 No Can Do 08 Side Chick 09 You On A Good Day 10 Girls 11 Hanging On A Star 12 Beware |
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