Album Review: LOVE? – Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez’s New Album – LOVE? is set to be released on 3rd of May but we have a chance to listen it. So, now we’ll review it track by track.

1. On the Floor (ft. Pitbull)

Rating: 4/5

Review: This song has a heavy synth and is certainly a party track. Being the lead single of the album, it certainly lives up the the expectations to JLo fans who waited so long for this album. Although this song doesn’t have clear structure, it is quite addictive in a good way.

2. Good Hit

Rating: 2/5

Review: This song is quite strange and is quite messy. Although the melody of the chorus is quite good, the song wasn’t produced very well.

3. I’m Into You (ft. Lil Wayne)

Rating: 4/5

Review: This song is the 2nd single from the album and it is as good as the 1st single. JLo repeats ‘I’m into You’ many times in the song but it doesn’t sound boring and repetitive. Taio Cruz, being this song’s writer, has done a really good job here.

4. (What Is) LOVE?

Rating: 4/5

Review: Being one of the album’s promotional single, this song is great. The chorus of the song is slower than the previous songs and is actually a ballad with drums. JLo’s irresistible voice suits this song perfectly.

5. Run the World

Rating: 3/5

Review: This song is overall OK and the chorus is quite good but it is not catchy enough to stay in the listener’s mind like ‘On the Floor’ or ‘I’m into You’.This song is similar quite Rihanna’s slower songs .

6. Papi

Rating: 4.5/5

Review: GREAT SONG! This song is catchy, with great instrumentals and has a dance beat. Although its bass is not as big as ‘On the Floor’, this instrumental behind the whole song is perfect with a Spain twist in it. The melody for both the bridge and the chorus is really great. The 2nd half of the song features JLo speaking a Spanish monologue which makes this song extra hot!

7. Until It Beats No More

Rating: 3.5/5

Review: This song is quite slow and a normal ballad. This song displays JLo’s vocal abilities well and shows her range well as it  has both quite love and quite high notes.

8.One Love

Rating: 3.5/5

Review: I find the similarity of this song with ‘(What is) LOVE?’ as it has similar beats and tempo. Penned by JLo herself, the chorus is a great song in a love album.

9. Invading My Mind

Rating: 4.5/5

Review: Penned by the Queen of Pop Lady Gaga herself, this song has both great lyrics and great melodies. I find this song extremely catchy.

10. Villain

Rating: 1.5/5

Review: I don’t find this song good at all and this is certainly the filler of the album. This verse part is like a cheesy Britney type of song with light vocals. Although it got better in the chorus part, it cannot compensate with the verse disaster.   This song surely sound like a fail Britney Spears song which didn’t make into her album. The deluxe version tracks are way better than this one.

11. Starting Over

Rating: 3/5

Review: This song has medium tempo with some touching lyrics. It is great that JLo integrates dance music and ballads in the album.

12. Hypnotico

Rating: 5/5

Review: Also penned by the Queen of Pop Lady Gaga herself, this song has is extremely extremely catchy. The sick beats at the start, JLo’s sexy voice matched with perfect synth on the verse, a perfect chorus and with a really seductive post-chorus. Even I’m not listening, my brain still echoes this song.

13. Everybody’s Girl

Rating: 5/5

Review: This song has a perfect intro, verse, bridge and chorus. Even the post-chorus is amazing. OMG.

14. Charge Me Up

Rating: 4.5/5

Review: Produced by RedOne like her singles, this is extremely catchy and I can see a Lady Gaga influence in this track. The melody is somehow similar to Gaga’s new song, ‘Judas’.

14. Take Care

Rating: 3.5/5

Review: As one of the ending songs to this album, this song is light and feels like a tea time song.

14. Ven A Bailar (On The Floor Spanish Version ft. Pitbull)

Rating: 4/5 – Same as ‘On the Floor’

Review: JLo really take cares of her Spanish fans by putting this into her album.

Overall, JLo has really put a lot of hard work in this album and it’s quite good.

Somebody to Love Remix- Justin Bieber ft. Usher Music Video Out!

Somebody to Love Remix- Justin Bieber ft. Usher Music Video Out!

The funny thing is in the the middle of the music video, there is a Traditional Chinese word meaning ‘love’ painted on the wall!

Enjoy!

Review of this video posted later.

‘Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals’ Out Now!

The Music that the glee cast sang in their season 1 finale, ‘Journey’ is being compiled into an extended play called Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals released 8th  June,2010.

The song that helped launch Glee’s popularity in 2009, “Don’t Stop Believing,” is reprised here in a “regionals version,” with each cast member singing a snippet of the lead vocal.

Also included are “Faithfully” and a mash-up of “Any Way You Want It” and “Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’,” both of which are led by Lea Michele and Cory Monteith.

The three remaining songs are: “Bohemian Rhapsody” (performed by Jonathan Groff), a cast version of “To Sir, With Love,” and an acoustic “Over the Rainbow” by Matthew Morrison.

For those who purchase every Gleesoundtrack, Journey to Regionals isn’t going to disappoint.

The average rating of the album in iTunes is 5/5 (full marks) and it has over 4000 ratings!

I personally think that it is excellent and I can listen to it 100 times and not get bored!

TRACK LISTING: (from Wikipedia.org)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	“Faithfully”	Jonathan Cain	Journey	4:33
2.	“Any Way You Want It / Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin'”	Steve Perry, Neal Schon / Perry	Journey	3:07
3.	“Don’t Stop Believin'” (Regionals Version)	Cain, Perry, Schon	Journey	3:41
4.	“Bohemian Rhapsody” (featuring Jonathan Groff)	Freddie Mercury	Queen	5:56
5.	“To Sir, with Love”	Don Black, Mark London	Lulu	2:41
6.	“Over the Rainbow”	Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg	Judy Garland in the film The Wizard of Oz	2:31

Song Recommendation of the Month: June 2010: Telephone

It is really amazing that Lady Gaga has released 3 singles from her 2nd album, the Fame Monster. The 2nd single is Telephone, Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce, released on 26th,January,2010.  The lyrics portray the singer as preferring the dance floor, rather than answer her lover’s phone calls. It was also added to the setlist of the European leg of The Monster Ball Tour. While the song is fantastic, the music video is also in amazing quality.

Other References:

Billboard Hot 100 Hits – Singles which have ranked within Top 20

“Alejandro” – Lady Gaga (#4)

“Baby” – Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris (#5)

“Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga (#2)

“Eenie Meenie – Sean Kingston feat. Justin Bieber (#15)

“Telephone” – Lady GaGa featuring Beyoncé (#3)

Gaga’s New Alejandro Music Video TEASER!!

Hi! Lady Gaga has released its Alejandro Music Video’s teaser! It will be released on June 7, Monday on http://www.ladygaga.com !!

Here is it: Enjoy!

Song Recommendation of the Month: May 2010: OMG

The Song of the Month of MAY 2010 is : OMG (Usher ft. Will.I.Am)

This song is from Usher’s new 2010 album Raymond vs. Raymond released on March 26th.

This song uses the auto-tuning effect, which has received with mixed reception.

This song is the third single from the Raymond vs. Raymond album. The 1st is Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) and the 2nd one is Lil Freak.

Usher with will.i.am performed the song on the ninth season of American Idol.

Gaga on Times Cover!

Hi! Lady Gaga is on this issue’s times cover, which is about THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!

Also, Gaga has a whole page of her picture!

Lady Gaga is rally a new revolution of the pop culture!