Customer Reviews

Grammy Nominees 2004

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

There basicly is little difference between this and the last on eor two insatllments of the "Now" series. The Grammy nominations were horribly unjust this year. I'm a big pop fan so I don't mind pop artists taking big noms, but the industry picked the most overplayed and overhyped stars in the buisness this year. Beyonce and Justin have become nauseating over the last year and their music has become the same. The Black Eyed Peas get a hot pop star to sing the hook of an otherwise yawn-worthy song and *BOOM!* it's a hit and has Grammy noms. 50 cent???? Pulease! So what are the good tracks? Coldplay's "Clocks" is awesome as is Christina's "Beautiful" and Avril's "I'm With You." Luther Vandross and matchbox 20 are also very worthy. And i'm not a fan of rap, but Missy's "Work It" is a classic and worth a Grammy.

Basicly, go buy Now 14 and you'll get the same.

I am amazed at others whose words are are so caustic just because they personally don't care for the music. This is a fine collection covering a nice variety of musical styles, that is not easy to do in a year with so many great songs to choose from. I also would like to have seen "Hey Ya" on this CD. However, this still represents an excellent value and I'm going to enjoy listening to this collection. It is important to remember that music is SUBJECTIVE and there is something for everyones taste. It is not necessary to attack the music that we don't like, just listen to the stuff that we do.

previous year's nom CD covered Best Female Artist Pop and Male pretty extensively. This year they've missed some great performances from Dido's White Flag, Sarah McLachlan's Fallen, and Kelly Clarkson's Miss Independent. And why didn't they give us Evanescence's Bring Me to Life? Or Michelle Branch's Are You Happy Now?

A good collection of songs. It would be worth every cent of the money spent if lyrics is included. =)

1.Crazy in Love (Jay-Z /Beyonce)
A good song by beyonce and Jay-Z. A song that i will not get sick of. 5/5

2.Where Is the Love? - 4:05 (Black Eyed Peas / Timberlake, Justin)
This is an ok song gets annoying after a while. 3/5

3.Clocks - (Coldplay)
Excellent song by coldplay one of the best on the albumn. Has a great beat and great lyrics. 5/5

4.Lose Yourself - (Eminem)
Eminiem proves on this song why hes the best rapper around. 5/5

5.Work It - (Elliott, Missy 'Misdemeanor')

One of Missy Elliots best songs to date. 5/5

6.Going Under - (Evanescence)
One of the best new artists of 2003. Their debut albumn is also one of the best selling albumns of the year. 5/5

7.The Way You Move - (OutKast / Brown, Sleepy)
This song has a catchy tune and good rapping in it. 4/5

8.Cry Me a River - (Timberlake, Justin)
One of the worst songs on this albumn. Cry me a river for having to actually listen to it. 1/5

9.Beautiful - (Aguilera, Christina)
This song lives up to its name it is absolutely beautiful and has a good message in it. 5/5

10.I'm With You - (Lavigne, Avril)
This song is good but not great. 4/5

11.Dance With My Father - (Vandross, Luther)
Excellent and heart touching song. if this song doesn't touch your heart, there is something wrong with you. 5/5

12.Keep Me in Your Heart - (Zevon, Warren)
I didn't particularly care for this song. 3/5

13.In da Club - (50 Cent)
One of the best rap songs of 2003. 5/5

14.Stacy's Mom-(Fountains of Wayne)
At first i didn't like this song, but after a while this song quickly became one of my favorites of 2003. 5/5

15.I Wish I Wasn't - (Headley, Heather)
This song is ok, not the greatest though. 3/5

16.Gimme the Light -(Paul, Sean)
One of Sean Paul's most annoying songs ever. 2/5

17.Any Road - (Harrison, George [1])
Abouslete Excellent song from former Beatle George Harrison. 5/5

18.Ain't No Mountain High Enough - (McDonald, Michael [Vocals/Keys])
I absouletely can't stand this song for some reason. 1/5

19.Send Your Love - (Sting [1])
Great song from Sting. 5/5

20.Hole in the World -(Eagles [1])
The Eagles prove that they still got it with this song. 5/5

21.Unwell -(Matchbox Twenty)
Excellent song from my favorite band. Glad to see that they were nominated at the Grammys. 5/5

I ain't saying every single song is great here but a lot of the 21 are excellent tracks. If anyone liked what they heard on the radio in the year 2003 by the top acts. Then go and buy this CD cause its great. If you didn't enjoy anything in the year 2003 then I suggest you to stay away from this CD.

Does anyone else hear strange background noises on this CD? It sounds like an airplane or something. It could be a problem with my copy, or a artsy fartsy thing that they're trying for. Other than that I'm fine with the artists featured.

The only good songs on this cd are: "Crazy in Love", "Clocks", "Beautiful", "I'm With You", and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
That's only 5 great songs out of 21, so I wouldn't waste my money. You can get the good songs on other cd's. Stacey's Mom was a cool novelty song but it gets old fast, and Heather Headley needs to stop trying to be an R&B diva. Very dissapointing year for the Grammys

The Grammy nominations an wins have alsways been hit-and-miss affairs. Some years, the deserving unknown finally get the recognition from their peers. In others, nods and awards could not be fathomed.

In recent years, the Grammys were made to look hip and in major categories like Record of The Year and Album of The Year, you'll find a mish-mash of nominees representing different genres. Usually, winners are mostly a good mix of commercial success rather than critical acclaim. It's no wonder why cos in past years, winners have benefitted from post-Grammy surge in sales.

Put those aside, this CD is still a value-for-money to those compilation lovers. The selection here is diverse - from Beyonce's R&B to Matchbox Twenty's rock and Justin Timberlake's funk.

Nominations span across categories such as Record of The Year, Song of The Year, Album of the Year and Best Vocal Performances. You'll find several gems including BEYONCE' FEATURING JAY-Z's "Crazy In Love", COLDPLAY's "Clocks", MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT's "Work It", JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's "Cry Me A River", CHRISTINA AGUILERA "Beautiful" and
LUTHER VANDROSS's epic "Dance With My Father". There's even a posthumous nod to WARREN ZEVON for "Keep Me In Your Heart". The rest of the album is made up of popular but typical radio fodder, mostly hip hop artists that are hard to distinuguish by name or by sound. If Top 40's what you like, shell out the money for this compilation. Otherwise, spend 99 cents a song at iTunes Music Store for the tracks that you really like and want.

Don't listen to the people who say this isn't good because Hey Ya isn't on it. Who cares? One song doesn't make or break the CD. It's a great CD with songs from the Black Eyed Peas, Outkast, Eminem, Coldplay, 50 Cent, and more. I'd buy it.

*NOTE* All the songs are in the clean version.