Customer Reviews

Now 22

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

this CD is AMAZING! from the first song, S.O.S. to the last song, Tonight I Wanna Cry -- i think it's great!

my friend had a lot of NOW cds so i decided to try them out.. i got NOW 22 and i totally fell in love with it! i think it has great songs. NOW 22 has good music that you will always enjoy! IT'S A MUST BUY!!!!!!! :-)

This album seems like it should have been released about the same time as the 21st volume.

Here are my reviews:
1. c-
2. c+
3. d+
4. c+
5. c
6. b-
7. d+
8. d-
9. b
10. c+
11. b-
12. a-
13. c
14. c+
15. b
16. d+
17. c
18. b-
19. b-
20. a+

Now 23 Predictions

1. Crazy- Gnarls Barkley
2. Deja Vu- Beyonce
3. Promiscuous- Nelly Furtado
4. Sexy Back- Justin Timberlake
5. It's Goin' Down- Yung Joc
6. Ain't No Other Man (remix)- Christina Aguilara
7. A Public Affair- Jessica Simpson
8. That Girl- Frankie J
10. Do It To It- Cherish
11. Sexy Love- Ne Yo
12. Hips Don't Lie- Shakira
13. Unfaithful- Rihanna
14. Gallery- Mario Vazquez
15. Stars Are Blind- Paris Hilton
16. Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol
17. Far Away- Nickelback
18. I Write Sins Not Tragedies- Panic! at the Disco
19. Hate Me- Blue October
20. What Hurts the Most- Rascall Flatts

this is an awesome cd with a great variety of the most popular songs at the time. personally, i think this is the best now cd yet! the now cds just keep getting better and better, so im excited to see what now23 has in store for us.

This is THE album to get if you're really serious about music. Kelly Clarkson, Three Six Mafia, Nick Lachey, Beyonce, and Chris Brown are have hits on this CD. You're gonna love it and you'll play it for hours!! The NOW collections are selling through the roof; in fact, this album is outselling Thom Yorke three-to-one. Why? Because Kelly Clarkson and Beyonce are hip and relevant, and Thom is not.

I liked this Now 22 release--it's more consistent than some past Now releases. The first half has some good R&B and hip-hop numbers such as Rihanna, Sean Paul, Beyonce (fun song she made) and Chamillionnaire. But it jump full throttle between tracks 10 and 19 with crunchy rock numbers and some creative done songs. KT Tunstall and Saving Jane's rocking songs give the more popular Kelly Clarkson some stiff competition. Pairing Nick Lachey's What's Left of Me with Daniel Powter's Bad Day was a smart move--both songs are extremely popular and heavily played at this moment. Lachey is in fine form--he sounds so much better vocally. The All-American Rejects Move Along has a stomp and feel so close to U2 circa 1984. Would have fit well on U2's The Unforgettable Fire and Bono would have sounded perfect singing it. It has the feel of the big arena rock records of the '80s but with their 2005 approach to them. Ashley Parker Angel's Let U Go is LOUD!, full of energy and makes you forget about the lame, mediocre and formulaic pop of his former group O-Town. The worst song and only bad song on here is Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia and their Poppin' My Collar. They could have replaced that with something else. I think Three 6 are an interesting rap group, but their song seems out of place in this collection. But I can't stop talking about the solid section between 11 and 19--such incredible songs by these up and coming and continuing rock artists, a strong emphasis on musicianship and a willingness to take artistic chances. Keith Urban's song on track 20 is one of his best written songs--continues the heartbroken themes that Nick Lachey's song did earlier. A lot of times the NOW series focuses on radio hits, which I love, but this one is a step up with the dynamic second half. Other years the albums' second half sounded disconnected from the first with forgettable songs, but I'm playing these just as much as Rihanna or Chamillionnaire or Chris Brown. A good CD to play during these hot summer months on long road trips and cookouts.

These songs are played on the radio everyday. You're better off recording these songs on a blank cassette tape. Anybody who buys NOW 22 knows full well that after a while that it's going to end up in a $1.99 bin at the used CD store. It's just one of *those* CDs.

only two-three tracks on here carry any kind of weight with me&they are "Chamillionaire" Ridin Dirty" which is a cool bounce cut. "Sean Paul"Temperature, T-Pain" I'm in Luv with a stripper" was my cut. tired of hearing "Bad Day". "Ms.New Booty" is Funny. the kind of cut to laugh&crack up off of,but that is it. the Kelly Clarkson song is ok,but after that nothing gets my attention. so on a whole pretty average.

First off, if you like any of the artists on this cd, there is something wrong with you already, secondly, if you want to buy a cd, why not pick your favorite artist (or rather sex symbol)and buy their cd instead. This is a shameless attempt to make money...but unless you're here to mock the cd like i am, you probably won't listen. Buy Mudhoney instead, its better pop music.

If your like me than you like all types of music. This cd has many different styles and types of music. Most of the tracks on here are good but some aren't as good as others. Some of the good ones i think are SOS, Bad Day, Savin Me, Over My Head (Cable Car), Move Along, and Ms. New Booty.

Suggestions I have for now 23 are:
1)Cassie-Me&U
2)Pussycat Dolls Ft Big Snoop Dogg-Buttons
3)Chris Brown-Gimme That
4)Chingy Ft Tyrese-Pullin Me Back
5)Brooke Ft Paul Wall- About Us
6)Nelly Furtado Ft Timbalind- Promiscous
7)Yung Joc- It's Goin Down
8)Ciara Ft Chamillioare-Get Up
9)Rihanna-Unfaithful
10)Red Hot Chili Peppers-Dani Califonia
11)Sean Paul Ft Keisha Cole-Give It Up To Me
12)Christina Aguilera-Ain't No Other Man
13)T.I.-What You Know
14)Beyonce Ft Jay-Z-Deja Vu
15)Fergie-London Bridge
16)Nickelback-Far Away
17)NE-YO-Sexy Love
18)Danity Kane Ft Yung Joc-Show Stopper
19)Diddy Ft Nicole Of The Pussycat Dolls-Come To Me
20)JoJo-Too Little, Too Late