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Daniel Bedingfield - Second First Impression Audio CD

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Daniel Bedingfield Band: Daniel Bedingfield
Title: Second First Impression
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Release Date: 2004-11-15
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Growing Up 2: Complicated 3: Wrap My Words Around You 4: All Your Attention 5: Way 6: Sorry 7: Show Me the Real You 8: Don't Give'r It All 9: Nothing Hurts Like Love 10: Holiness 11: All the Little Children 12: Draw You [*][Demo Version] 13: Kiss Without Commitment [*][Demo Version] 14: I'm Not Dead [Demo Version]

This is not your American Pop Music


You won't find any featured rappers or synthesized vocals on a DB song or album. Daniel Bedingfield is another examples of British talent that is unappreciated in the US due to a combination of undermarketing and the American fixation with what is essentially manufactured crap music. What you WILL find is unique, beautifully-sung music that puts to shame anything coming out of our domestic music scene. DB takes raw emotions and finds a way to translate them into thoughtful, no-holds-barred musical exhibitions. At times upbeat and almost 'perky' to dark and brooding, DB covers a full range of emotions, vocal styles and musical incarnations and again produces an album that is memorable, distinct and a favorite.

This set is not as immediately catchy as his first, which is one of my all-time favorites, but after repeated listenings you realize that being invited into a true expression of talent and emotion is far more rewarding than an instantly-catchy but quickly forgettable pop hook.

Highly recommended. (PS - it's cheaper to buy it from Amazon. co. uk than to pay the inflated import price on Amazon. com - this is true for virtually all British albums).


Wrapping his words around me
It makes me sick to see such talent get ignored by American radio. This cd was worth every penny that I paid to have it imported. I, like Daniel, have struggled with ADD since I was a child and found his song about the disorder "sorry" to be deeply moving & personal.

In fact I found the whole cd to be like a "step inside the mind of someone with ADD" experience. One minute you have reggae influence,then there's some rock, then a ballad with beautifully orchestrated strings, then acoustic guitar. Cuz that's the way people like us think. . . . we have so many thoughts going on and we're rather impulsive so we want to do it all and at the moment the action/thought is in our head

One can only hope that America starts rebelling against all the "fake" acts and decides to latch onto real talent like what's displayed on this cd.


"Second First Impression" the perfect title for this album
Bedingfield is back. Mr. This album is much better than his first one. My favorite song is "All Your Attention". The U. S. needs to realize this mans talent. He is better vocally and a much better live performer than half of these so-called pop singers. .


First-rate Second Impression
Add a near-death automobile accident into the equation and you will begin to understand why this album sounds as confusing and chaotic as a headless chicken running around the butcher's shop. Sophomore albums are never easy to do, what with all the expectations and time constraints. And I mean that in a positive way.

Frankly I'm tired of pop albums that sound like they all came from a single music factory - predictable and boring. As such, this album is refreshing in that it completely blows away all pop music conventions and experiments with a multitude of different styles and rhythms. Add to the mix Bedingfield's uniquely raspy voice and it all somehow clicks - again.

While a lot of the songs do sound quite unfamiliar and nowhere near as catchy as the tracks on "Gotta Get Thru This", this albums bears repeated listening and will eventually grow on you if you are willing to give it a chance.

Memorable tracks like "The Way" - a U2-esque track guaranteed to burn up the charts if released as a single; " Complicated" and "Growing Up" give this album an essential rock-ish flavour that saves it from some of the mush that masquerades as love songs - "Nothing Hurts Like Love" and "Wrap My Words Around You" to name a few. Still, I foresee these latter tracks to be potential singles as well, if only to entice the ladies and teenage female fans to come back for more.

All in all, this is a respectable and slick studio effort that still manages to retain the edge that made his debut CD such an enjoyable and memorable record.


Well alive and getting better and better
And his amazing voice! After a slow start ''Second First Impressions" has grown on me and I simply can't put it down because it feels like Daniel is inviting you into his life, his experiences, his beliefs - as if he spoke and sang of them into your own life. One reason for sure why Daniel "is not dead" is so that we can enjoy more of his music and lyrics. That's the power of the person and his music.

And as with the first album Daniel demonstrates that he is a master at producing different songs for different moods. Drawing on a wide range of sounds and music, everything is yet very original - clearly, he is extremely versatile and broad. The acoustic numbers are very personal and deep, and crown the album like the end of a good book or a good film to complete a story in its entirety. Yes, with arrangements that are second to none, his tunes and lyrics make this album "completely complete"!

This album flows out of a more mature and growing performer. One wonders then what else Daniel is going to come up with next time around? It is undeniable that this energetic and creative genius is here to stay.

So turn the light down, sit down and listen carefully. You're not sure? Put the volume up and gradually discover how awesome this is.

For me, Second First Impressions is unquestionably the "album of the year".


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