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LeAnn Rimes - Whatever We Wanna Audio CD

A fair review of the LeAnn Rimes "Whatever We Wanna" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all LeAnn Rimes reviews here, or go back to the LeAnn Rimes tabs.

LeAnn Rimes Band: LeAnn Rimes
Title: Whatever We Wanna
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Release Date: 2006-07-04
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Satisfied 2: And It Feels Like 3: For the First Time 4: Save Myself 5: Little More Time 6: Rumour 'Bout a Revolution 7: Destructive 8: Strong 9: Whatever We Wanna 10: Everybody's Someone - Brian McFadden, LeAnn Rimes 11: Headphones 12: Long Night 13: This Life 14: Break Me Down 15: Some People

Coooollll
An inspiration to a 68 YO guy. What can I say? I love Leann - gr8 voice, cute.


Rimes is Best at pop
And she has a passable voice singing rock (a couple songs on the album). Short and sweet, LeAnn Rimes is best singing pop songs. She has a trained voice whose placement varies too little to ever sound like the country hick singing a heartfelt country lyric, so she's best singing Celine Dion-style Big Voice ballads, and there are a couple great ones on this album.
Though the album may not appeal to the hard-core country enthusiast, I think it's her best album since "Twisted Angel" (which I think IS her best), and better than her next album, "Family".
Don't return to pure country, LeAnn. Pop really needs a "real" diva.


Great Voice. Average Tunes.
I bought the CD on that song alone. I saw her on "Live from Abbey Road" singing "Destruction". During the interview she mentioned she is writing her own material. She needs to improve or hire a better "doctor' to fix the songs. No other tune is as good as "Destruction".

I read that her latest CD is "country-er". I generally don't listen to country music, much less buy a CD of that genre. So she's going to have to REALLY improve for me to buy her next CD. .


Pop Flair
She sings with gusto and grit on many of the album tracks, confidently soaring from sassy and fun to soft and submissive. Another venture outside the country genre for LeAnn Rimes, "Whatever We Wanna" is as close to rock as LeAnn may ever get. It may not be as good as her most recent "Family", but it boasts attitude and confidence.

Most of the messages delivered are empowering and on a whole this record is enlightening. There isn't a lot of new ground covered here and LeAnn plays it safe, sticking with the same patterns and vocal styles she's used in the past. She did contribute lyrics to a few of the songs, which is refreshing. Though some tracks (like the power ballad "And It Feels Like" and declaration of love "This Life") may seem dated, LeAnn's voice sounds smooth and bolder than ever, and her vocals on "Strong" in particular are gorgeous. There are a couple filler tracks: "Little More Time" see's LeAnn confessing her need for some `me' time and there's nothing groundbreaking about it, while "Everybody's Someone" seems to drag through portions of the song, despite it's sweet vocals provided by both LeAnn and guest Brian McFadden. LeAnn attempts to be the good girl gone bad in the pop rocker "Destructive", but it sometimes seems a bit over the top: LeAnn does however have the chops to sing it with strength.

The tracks that are good are spectacular. "For The First Time" is a wonderful ballad sung with conviction and heartfelt realization. "Headphones", with its club-ready beats and killer hook, is the biggest guilty pleasure on the album and even though a few of the lyrics seem awkward, it's a fun song. "Break Me Down" is another sensitive triumph and hits the heart hard. The aforementioned "Strong" is, ironically, the strongest song on the album, with the best goose bump-inducing chorus. The closing track "Some People" (a pop remix of the original from LeAnn's previous album "This Woman") presents a stronger and more assured angle.

This album was never released in the States due to the success of "This Woman", but probably would have faired well. It's the kind of radio-ready music so many Americans love and despite its obvious lack of country style, there are plenty of pop and dance-loving LeAnn fans. It's definitely worth picking up or downloading.


Basic
She's put out such a bulk of music the last couple of years, it's hard to keep up. I think I'm suffering from Leeann Rimes overload. This cd I didn't even know was released until I saw it online, and was like wow, a whole new Lee ann cd I haven't heard. I bought it and my first instinct was right. After 2 plays in my car, it had to come out. The songs are just too plain and ordinary, going through the motions. And that whole Bangles sounding "70's folk?, rock? country?" I wish they would just stop already and stick to country. Also, I'm tired of these weird duets and collaborations Lee Ann does with unknowns who aren't even country, and with Elton John and Bon Jovi, oy vey. Collaborate with normal country artists! I think Lee Ann needs to make music when the passion hits, not just to cure boredome, or kill time. It's one thing to be creative, but to be creative neurotic is another. On a postitive note and there is always a silver lining, there are a couple songs on here I love that are classic Lee Ann Rimes. I love "Strong" which is the best track on the cd in my oppinion. I also like "Headphones", and "This Life" is unique as you get on here. "Everydody's Someone" has got to go, that's would be the lowest pit you could hit on "Whatever We Wanna". .


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