Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 57 by Various Artists
Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 57 by Various Artists
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Track Listing:
Disc 11. Britney Spears - Toxic
2. Kelis - Milkshake
3. Jamelia -Thank You
4. Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman
5. Justin Timberlake - I'm Lovin' It
6. Enrique Iglesias feat. Kelis - Not In Love
7. The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up
8. 2 Play feat. Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused
9. Beenie Man feat. Ms. Thing - Dude
10. Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl
11. DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide
12. Girls Aloud - Jump
13. Boogie Pimps - Somebody To Love
14. Atomic Kitten feat. Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night
15. Emma - I'll Be There
16. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - I Won't Change You
17. Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
18. Deepest Blue - Give It Away
19. LMC vs. U2 - Take Me To The Clouds Above
20. Special D - Come With Me
21. Ultrabeat - Feelin' Fine
22. Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes
23. Ferry Corsten - Rock Your Body Rock
Disc 2
1. Will Young - Leave Right Now
2. Katie Melua - The Closest Thing To Crazy
3. Norah Jones - Sunrise
4. Blue - Breathe Easy
5. Kelly Osbourne feat. Ozzy Osbourne - Changes
6. Blink-182 - I Miss You
7. Busted - Who's David
8. Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
9. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
10. Alistair Griffin - Bring It On
11. Sugababes - Too Lost In You
12. VS - Love You Like Mad
13. Joss Stone - Fell In Love With A Boy
14. FYA feat. Smujji - Must Be Love
15. N.E.R.D - She Wants To Move
16. Jamie Cullum - Frontin' (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)
17. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
18. Snow Patrol - Run
19. Alex Parks - Maybe That's What It Takes
20. Ronan Keating - She Believes (In Me)
21. Michelle - All This Time
Reviews of Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 57:
NOW 57 BY MR B RUTTER LUTON BEDFORDSHIRE
GREAT TO OWN IT AGAIN THIS TIME NO CHANCE OF IT LEAVING MY SITE
CANNOT WAIT TO DOWN LOAD TRACKS ON TO MY IPOD !TOXIC!
Very Acceptable!
I think that this is actually quite a good mixture of music. Its hard to keep everyone happy, but as far as compilations go this one is very well put together! ok there are one or two unfortunate tracks,but the rest is definatly acceptable!
16s And Above Advisory: Rubbish Content
Kids and parents of kids who listen to or buy these albums: see bottom of review for appropriate message....(5 stars!!!)
All others who should know better, read on, baby!
Like the other two sensible reviewers of this 'album', my standpoint on the Now series is to completely slate, destroy, burn, and decimate it 'til there is nothing left but ashes. I have given it a 16s and above advisory label as you can't expect the pop-fed majority of today's chart loving kids to be into good music. True, there is a growing number who are seeing the light, and realising what this sort of corporate-driven drivel truly is- a money spinner. Music doesn't have to be one giant machine, churning out the same old same old in order to bring in the bucks, it can be something to be truly enjoyed. These kids only take this stuff in because they are force-fed it by the corporate giants who oversee the influx of profits every minute of the day. Please, we dont want to see another Pop Idol!
Music to me should be about artists who can play their own instruments, make music which is meaningful to them and comes from their own inspiration. Sure, all musicians need to make a living, and unfortunately that's where the concept of singles comes into play, but when the music itself is given to faceless acts (prime example: S Club Juniors or whatever they're called), by major label writers, that's when it stops being important or meaningful.
I'm not going to comment on the tracks on this CD, because I would say the same about all of them (that being.....Rrrrrrrubbish!), HOWEVER there are a couple of exceptions here which stand out as being more genuine. The likes of Katie Melua, Norah Jones, Keane, Snow Patrol, Joss Stone, and Jamie Cullum are, in my eyes, worthy of being called musicians. I listen to a wide range of music, from Chillout (e.g. Zero 7), through Art Rock (i.e. the mighty Radiohead), Electronica and Techno (Prodigy, Leftfield, Chemical Brothers), Alternative (Cooper Temple Clause), Metal (Machine Head), Alt rock (Tool, etc), Hip Hop (Jurassic 5, The Roots), to Swing (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy)- I'm telling you, these are all GOOD, REAL artists. I'm only saying this to show that I know what I'm talking about. I assure you, none of the tracks on the CD would match the quality of any of the artists above. If any intelligent person is still reading this, I think you've gathered what my views on the Now series are. There must be SOME people who look at the reviews of the series cynically, just to see what others think. If you're one of them, isnt it good to hear the truth for once? Review over. 0 stars
KID LISTENER'S SECTION (PLUS PARENTS OF THOSE KIDS)
For those kids who do listen to the Now series, I assure you, this one is juuuust as good as the others. In fact, EXACTLY as good. I don't think you could get any closer in goodness. So buy this album now! I'm sure you won't regret it, for another few years anyway. Parents, you should buy this album for your kids. It's what they want. Just don't complain verbally when they want it on in the car, and don't go into denial either and pretend that you like it. But you should buy it for them. It'll make them happy. 5 stars!!!!
a summary of everything that's wrong with the music industry
I still don't know why people insist on buying these albums. Every single one of them is filled with the same generic pop of the moment, plus a song that hasn't been released but is still on a hits compilation (now tell me that the record industry isn't going to ram THAT song down your throat until it really does become a big seller). The only saving grace is when a non-mainstream song gets into the top 10, and they have to find a way to fit a song that is completely off-kilter to the rest of the album, & try to fit it between the fast food rockers & the cheeky girls. All in all, I think that if you like a song, then a: buy the single(of course i don't condone downloading!lol), or b: buy the album, as you will get to hear the songs on the next Now compilation anyway, & after 6 months, you may just listen to it again, instead of just buying the songs that the suits want you to listen to. The record companies are making a mint and a monkey out of you at the same time, and they are making even more money out of the poor sap that they roped in to sing their latest money spinner (but then that's the price of fame without talent). am I being pessimistic? maybe, but how many times have YOU listened to your hear'say album recently? think about that, whilst I go and listen to something with a bit more substance, like paint drying. My rating? one star, and that's only because I can't put a zero.
Ooh a shiny coaster!
Now 57 is an over-priced drinks coaster. It is the perfect gift for deaf spaniards and magpies (they like shiny things). Any self-respecting Britney Spears or Will Young fans - that's the under 12 market - will already have these songs. The few good bands in there are vastly outnumbered by the pre-teen drivel. The other reviewers are clearly EMI employees or idiots
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