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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Shontelle has a good voice & good music but it doesn't stand out
December 2, 2010
By A. Gooding
Format:Audio CD
I bought Shontelle's first album and I had high hopes for her second album. Her debut was good, it had variety but no real personality.
It's easy to like Shontelle, she is pretty and she has a good voice. But it just seems like she hidden in her music. There just isn't any personality or uniqueness in many of the songs. The production and the beats are really good.
The album is a good listen, but it's just rather bland and if you heard it in the clubs or in the mall you probably wouldn't recognize who it is.
The most unique songs are "Impossible","Perfect Nightmare", and "Take Ova". Shontelle's vocals seem the most engaged in these songs, even if the lyrics aren't anything amazingly special.
Other than that, the rest of the music is standard pop that will go through one ear and out the other. It blends in perfectly today with today's music scene. And that can be both a good thing and a bad. She is relevant but not unique. Like say Beyonce has her trademark diva vocals, Ke$ha has her rebelliousness, Katy Perry has her cutesy innuendos, Rihanna has her girl power, Britney has her breathy/sexy vocals, and Taylor Swift has her unabashed honesty. Shontelle doesn't really have any special characteristic to make her own & market in the industry. To be a successful artist you have to have something to trademark.
I enjoyed this album for its dance-ability, nice beats and good vocals. I would only recommend this album as something to listen to in the background or to dance to.
It's easy to like Shontelle, she is pretty and she has a good voice. But it just seems like she hidden in her music. There just isn't any personality or uniqueness in many of the songs. The production and the beats are really good.
The album is a good listen, but it's just rather bland and if you heard it in the clubs or in the mall you probably wouldn't recognize who it is.
The most unique songs are "Impossible","Perfect Nightmare", and "Take Ova". Shontelle's vocals seem the most engaged in these songs, even if the lyrics aren't anything amazingly special.
Other than that, the rest of the music is standard pop that will go through one ear and out the other. It blends in perfectly today with today's music scene. And that can be both a good thing and a bad. She is relevant but not unique. Like say Beyonce has her trademark diva vocals, Ke$ha has her rebelliousness, Katy Perry has her cutesy innuendos, Rihanna has her girl power, Britney has her breathy/sexy vocals, and Taylor Swift has her unabashed honesty. Shontelle doesn't really have any special characteristic to make her own & market in the industry. To be a successful artist you have to have something to trademark.
I enjoyed this album for its dance-ability, nice beats and good vocals. I would only recommend this album as something to listen to in the background or to dance to.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Glenn Bell
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
i think her voice is truly amazing and i love her song impossible it almost makes me cry how amazing that song is and it reminds me of someone i use to care about so much (JP) and i wish that babyface would wright songs for her because Shontelle has the kind of voice that i will always love and support so please keep up the good work i love you and i love your voice very well done
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Rudy Palma
Format:Audio CD
There are a few catchy beats here and there, a passionate vocal once or twice, sometimes a tuneful melody, but that is all. Shontelle's "No Gravity" is positively earthbound.
The great majority of these tracks sound like Rihanna B-sides. The beats sound almost identical throughout, and the lyrics are repeatedly bland and canned.
Only formulaic lead single "Impossible" has an above-average melody that is worth more than one or two spins. The problem is that, like much of the album, it feigns originality and real emotion. Through the lyrics, the singing, the production and the videoclip, the song has been manufactured to appear serious and passionate when it is, in actuality, totally calculated. A close listen reveals there is no emotional pulse or punch inside it. It has no inner life, only outer life - ideal for mainstream acceptance in 2010.
In spite of her chosen occupation and her hard work and luck, Shontelle is a totally unremarkable singer. "Say Hello to Goodbye" is the best example - when she sings "'cause it's gone forever/no more try, you and I, not now not ever" is when her voice sounds its weakest.
Her vocals run ragged pretty quickly because her vocal range is clearly very limited. In the 70s neither she nor Rihanna would have ever gotten past the front door of a record company's corporate offices.
When she tries to display passion on the likes of the bouncy, flighty, paint-by-numbers "Helpless," the Darkchild-helmed "Perfect Nightmare" and even the somewhat pleasing "Love Shop," she sounds more like an inexperienced high school girl who fantasizes about real love and emotions rather than a grown woman who has actually experienced these feelings. It is simply because she is not emotive enough to be a substantial singer. She sounds the most invested in the title track, the song she co-wrote.
The-Dream is certainly talented, but everything he has been churning out for the last two years has sounded irritatingly similar no matter who he is working with, and his "T-Shirt" collaboration here fits that mold perfectly. He has a nice, sonically-pleasing trick up his sleeve, but that trick has run its course. It's time for any - any - change in his sound.
"No Gravity" is an oxymoronic album because it is absolutely defined by gravity. It takes no risks and offers no passion, grit or soul. It is just another grab-bag of songs tossed off by a record company sung by a mediocre talent.
The great majority of these tracks sound like Rihanna B-sides. The beats sound almost identical throughout, and the lyrics are repeatedly bland and canned.
Only formulaic lead single "Impossible" has an above-average melody that is worth more than one or two spins. The problem is that, like much of the album, it feigns originality and real emotion. Through the lyrics, the singing, the production and the videoclip, the song has been manufactured to appear serious and passionate when it is, in actuality, totally calculated. A close listen reveals there is no emotional pulse or punch inside it. It has no inner life, only outer life - ideal for mainstream acceptance in 2010.
In spite of her chosen occupation and her hard work and luck, Shontelle is a totally unremarkable singer. "Say Hello to Goodbye" is the best example - when she sings "'cause it's gone forever/no more try, you and I, not now not ever" is when her voice sounds its weakest.
Her vocals run ragged pretty quickly because her vocal range is clearly very limited. In the 70s neither she nor Rihanna would have ever gotten past the front door of a record company's corporate offices.
When she tries to display passion on the likes of the bouncy, flighty, paint-by-numbers "Helpless," the Darkchild-helmed "Perfect Nightmare" and even the somewhat pleasing "Love Shop," she sounds more like an inexperienced high school girl who fantasizes about real love and emotions rather than a grown woman who has actually experienced these feelings. It is simply because she is not emotive enough to be a substantial singer. She sounds the most invested in the title track, the song she co-wrote.
The-Dream is certainly talented, but everything he has been churning out for the last two years has sounded irritatingly similar no matter who he is working with, and his "T-Shirt" collaboration here fits that mold perfectly. He has a nice, sonically-pleasing trick up his sleeve, but that trick has run its course. It's time for any - any - change in his sound.
"No Gravity" is an oxymoronic album because it is absolutely defined by gravity. It takes no risks and offers no passion, grit or soul. It is just another grab-bag of songs tossed off by a record company sung by a mediocre talent.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good cd
I ordered this for myself Nd was very happy with this purchase. I would recommend it to others. Thank you
Published 3 months ago by tweetyfair2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great voice with great music
I brought because I really like the hit Impossible. Shotelle's music is very engaging with a nice beat. I will see what else she has put out.
Published 5 months ago by derrickdj1
2.0 out of 5 stars
to be honest..
Shontelle has barely any talent at all. her only good song is "impossible" i wouldnt give any of her future work a listen
Published 8 months ago by rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Workout Music!
I bought this for my wife to work out to and she loves it! She runs to the music on her ipod and even likes the slow songs. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Drew Jarrod
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Music
I think its a shame this album did not get more attention. I have more than 3 favorites already and I listen to the cd everyday in the car where ever I'm going. Read more
Published 16 months ago by DreamGirl
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love it!
This album is great! plz dont listen to those other reviews. they seem so overly critical. the album is full of upbeat songs, but also some nice meaningful songs. Read more
Published on December 9, 2010 by Elsa V. Webb
3.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT SINGER
It was a short time ago that I discovered Shontelle for her song: "Impossible"", and due to I had not been able to find it in my country, I bought it here. It's great!! Read more
Published on December 7, 2010 by Sonia Planas Planellas
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sounds Too Much Like A Previous Rihanna Album
This album screams Rihanna! It sounds so similar to her "Good Girl Gone Bad" with a bit of her "A Girl Like Me" album. Read more
Published on November 28, 2010 by Lilly
4.0 out of 5 stars
Party album with some ballads
I don't know why this album was a flop. I like it very much. Maybe it's about thepromotion, or no promotion. There are couple nice party tracks and some ballads. Read more
Published on November 26, 2010 by Slawomir Zenderowski
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ignore the negative posters this album rocks!
This is a fantastically catchy album that just makes you want to head to the club and strut your stuff. Read more
Published on October 18, 2010 by LMG
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