III

House Of Shakira | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 19, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00004UGZN
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,756,016 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pellucid Part 1

2. Alien

3. Wings

4. In Your Head

5. Nearly Orgasmic

6. Black And Blue Skies

7. Splitted Hairs

8. Miracle

9. Rainbows And Butterflies

10. Time That Passed

11. Unspoken

12. I Am

13. Unforgiven

14. Pellucid Part 2

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars, not bad at all, May 15, 2009

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: III (Audio CD)

Swedish melodic rockers House of Shakira released their third album (appropriately titled III) in 2000. I'm not a huge fan of this band, but I liked what I heard on the Best of 2 compilation enough to give this album a try.

House of Shakira seemed to refine their sound considerably on this album. It's the same kind of Journey-inspired melodic rock they always played, but it just sounds more polished and professional on this album. Andreas Eklund also seems to be more comfortable singing in English, which helps a lot. His progress reminds me of Goran Edman's growth between the bands Glory and Street Talk. There are a few songs on III where Eklund sounds a bit like Tyketto frontman Danny Vaughn, which is definitely a point in his favor.

It's still not as memorable as the average Fair Warning or Gotthard album, but House of Shakira took a big step forward with III. I'm glad I picked it up, and can see most melodic rock fans enjoying it as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars House Of Shakira - III, June 17, 2001

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Fred Monster (Zwijndrecht, Holland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: III (Audio CD)

I already said it in my review of Best Of Two, earlier this year: "I'm really curious which direction the band will take on III. If it's anything near the style of the first two bonustracks that album might end up really high in my list this year." Well, the album has become a lot more varied than only songs in the vein of Susan and You Touched Me, but that the album will end up high in my yearlist is for sure. The band surpasses itself on all levels with this new album. Let me warn you, it's an album that needs a few spins. The first few times I didn't really know what to make of it. Harder songs like Alien that don't get to you that easy are mixed with hookfilled melodic gems like In Your Head and Nearly Orgasmic (what a great song!) that stick in you brain right after the first time you hear them. Which makes it a bit of a confusing album at first, as you don't know if the songs that don't stick immediately are bad songs or just need some growing. After a spin or ten you'll know, because then the less accessible songs stick in you head as well and then all you'll have to do is enjoy. Something I didn't quite like about the first two albums were the worldmusic influences. These are still present on III but not as dominant as on the first two albums. Recently I put the album in the CD player and put it on repeat, which is something I often do while reviewing an album. It has been on for about the whole day without getting boring for even one sec. Those are the kind of album's I'm waiting for, lazy as I am... (LOL) The production leaves nothing to wish for either, so I think we can state that House Of Shakira has reached the top in AOR/Melodic Rock. Now let's hope they'll keep that same level for a long time...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars mistake, September 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: III (Audio CD)

This editorial review for the band House of Shakira does not match the customer review, for the Columbian singer Shakira. This could be confusing to customers.