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Now That's What I Call Music! 19

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Most NOW compilations are hit and miss affairs (more often miss than hit), but NOW 19 has the distinction of having four of the best songs of 2005, regardless of your taste in music. Obviously, "Hollaback Girl" was unavoidable in 2005, and it had the added benefit of teaching everyone how to spell "Bananas." The second song of note was "1 Thing" by Amerie. Rich Harrison sampled the most amazing drum break of the year from The Meters and it elevated this song above so much other R&B. John Legend's "Ordinary People" was excellent in its simple piano and real life lyrics about relationships. And finally, the song of the year, whether you're tired of it or not, had to be "Feel Good, Inc." by the Gorillaz. It combined so many different elements into absolute musical perfection. These four songs, plus a few good others, make NOW 19 an essential purchase for anyone trying to feel the pulse of music in 2005.

I think this is one of the better Now compilations to be released in recent times, but I think some artists were left off that should have been on here. Also, some of these songs have been way overplayed yet again (I guess that means they are hits, so then it would be appropriate to include them here)

Great tunes (although most were overplayed): Hollaback Girl, Switch, Oh, Mockingbird, Girl, La Tortura, Baby I'm Back, Breathe (Anna is actually really good), Incomplete, Let Me Go

I would say if you are not a fan of pop, you most likely wouldn't care for this CD since it's almost all in that genre. Overall, 10 out of 20 songs doesn't really seem to be worth a purchase for me, but it has a better chance of being purchased than the last Now CD.

I Have A Better Guess For Now 20

1.Lose My Breath:Destiny's Child
2.A** Like That:Eminem
3.Rich Girl:Gwen Stefani/Eve
4.Belly Dancer:Akon
5.Just The Girl:The Click Five
6.My Humps:Black Eyed Peas
7.Somebody Told me: The Killers
8.Lose Contorl(Explit):Missy Elliot,Ciara,And Fat Man Scoop
9.Pon De Replay:Rihanna
10.Signs:Snoop Dog and Justin Timberlake
11.Boyfriend:Ashlee Simpson
12.Dare:Gorillaz
13.Cailforina:Lenny Kravitz
14.Like You:Bow Wow and Ciara
15.Beverly Hills:Wezzer
16.Alomost:Bowling For Soup
17.Do You Want To?:Franz Fredinand
18.First:Linsday Lohan
19.City Of Blinding Lights:U2
20.He Wasn't:Avril Lavigne

My New Guess Is Better Than My Old One Take That Haterz!

This NOW album is better than now's 15-19, but it gets old within one time of listening to it.

Top 5 songs: Mr. Brightside, Feel Good Inc., Mockingbird, La Tortura, and Slow Down
5 Worst Songs: Hollaback Girl, 1 Thing, Incomplete, Girlfight, Oh
Songs That Should Have Been On Here: Lonely- Akon, Get Right- Jeniffer Lopez, The Clincher- Chevelle

Now 20 Predictions (notice the pop overload):
1. Beverly Hills- Weezer
2. Don't Mess With My Heart- Blackeyed Peas
3. Don't Cha- Pussycat Dolls
4. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'- Jessica Simpson
5. Touch- Amerie
6. Pon De Replay- Rihanna
7. These Words- Natasha Bedingfield
8. Cool- Gwen Stefani
9. Listen To Your Heart- DHT
10. Energy- Natalie f/ Baby Bash
11. Notice Me- NBRidaz f/ Angelina
12. Let Me Hold You- Bow Wow f/ Omarion
13. Pimpin' All Over The World- Ludacris
14. Summer Nights- Lil' Rob
15. Ride With Me- Pretty Ricky
16. We Belong Together- Mariah Carey
17. Badfish- Jack Johnson
18. Scars- Papa Roach
19. You and Me- Lifehouse
20. Fix You- Coldplay

As you probally noticed, the first nine songs in my prediction are all pop, and the urban music doesn't start until number ten, and this ends at number 16. The rock/ fake rock take up numbers 17-20, and there is no country(Because there are no current country hits). This gives my NOW 20 prediction a Now 10-ish look and feel to it.

I have bought or listen to all the NOW CD's. I would say this is one of the best ones! You have the good hip-hop songs and alternative songs of today. Most of the songs are very upbeat and easy to dance to. When you are driving down the road, you want a CD that will be upbeat and able to keep you awake.

My favorite song on the CD is Hollaback Girl by Gwen. I like about 90-95% of the songs on this CD. My money was well spent!

My only suggestion for the next NOW...needs a couple more upbeat country songs. There are some great country songs out there..anything by Shania Twain, Tim McGraw, Tobey Keith, etc. The song by Keith Urban was a good pick for this CD.

If you could only buy one cd, buy NOW 19.

This CD is probably one of the best of the NOW series because it features some really good songs. Here's a track-by-track review:

1. Gwen Stefani-Hollaback Girl: This is an okay hook, but that "bananas"
part is weird and the bleeping gets annoying. It was overplayed. B-

2. Will Smith-Switch: Nice to see Will make a comeback and this is the
perfect comeback single, with a terrific hook. A-

3. Amerie-1 Thing: The beat is the only thing that saves this otherwise
lackluster Amerie tune. C+

4. Ciara feat. Ludacris-Oh: This was overplayed, but Luda is awesome and
the hook is better than the one on "Goodies". B

5. Bobby Valentino-Slow Down: I'm not much for ballads, but this is an
okay song, pretty average at best. C

6. Eminem-Mockingbird: I like Eminem's slower songs and this is pretty good. The lyrics are very touching. A

7. Brooke Valentine-Girlfight: This was overplayed, but it has a good hook. Lil Jon is annoying, though. B

8. Destiny's Child-Girl: This is better than "Cater 2 U", but not
"Soldier". It's an okay song(for Destiny's Child). C

9. Shakira-La Tortura: Shakira's voice bothers me, but the beat is okay,
I guess. A little simplistic. So-so. B-

10. Baby Bash feat. Akon-Baby I'm Back: Some of this guy's other material
is alright, but this is just a smug, stupid song. C-

11. Frankie J-How To Deal: I don't like ballads and I hate this. F

12. John Legend-Ordinary People: This is an okay song, since it has
meaningful lyrics and the piano is good. B+

13. Anna Nalick-Breathe(2 AM): This is an okay song. That's all I can really say about it. B-

14. Keith Urban-Making Memories Of Us: I hate wuss country. F

15. Backstreet Boys-Incomplete: The beginning hinted at something better, but this just evolved into a sapfest. D

16. 3 Doors Down-Let Me Go: This is an okay rock song. A little whiney, but what 3 Doors Down song isn't? A-

17. Relient K-Be My Escape: A little bad, but I'll still give it a decent
rating. B

18. The Killers-Mr. Brightside: I really like this song a lot. It has a good new wave beat. A

19. Coldplay-Speed Of Sound: Okay, this was overplayed, but I still like it a lot because it's a good Coldplay song. A+

20. Gorillaz-Feel Good Inc.: Another of my favourites. This song is just plain addictive. A+

Overall, this is one of the better NOW entries and if you're going to invest your money into just one of these CDs, I would choose this.

Do you people actually call this "music" I find it hard to call "songs" like "Hollaback Girl" music.

1. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani: Great song awesome beat, although is way overplayed in the radio, but it's a great dance beat after all, this one is one of my favorites. 10/10
2. Switch - Will Smith: Great get on the dancefloor song, perfect for parties. 9/10
3. 1 Thing - Amerie: This song's awesome, great dancing song, one of my favorites. 10/10
4. Oh - Ciara with Ludacris- When I first saw the video for this track, I didn't like it, but now I love the song, great beat. 9/10
5. Slow Down - Bobby Valentino: Nice song!!! 8/10
6. Mockingbird - Eminem: Great rap song, love the vid also. 9/10
7. Girlfight - Brooke Valentine with Big Boi & Lil Jon: Anothet great party song, and I love girl fights so, it's perfect for a cat fight ocation. 10/10
8.Girl - Destiny's Child: Love this song, awesome ballad, meaning lyrics. 10/10
9. La Tortura - Shakira- Best song on the album, great video! Shakira really knows how to sing and move. 100000000000/10
10. Baby I'm Back - Baby Bash with Akon- Hate Akon! 0/10
11. How To Deal - Frankie J.- Cool song, I always skip it. 4/10
12. Ordinary People - John Legend: Okay song. 6/10
13. Breathe - Anna Nalick: Awesome song, love the lyrics. 10/10
14. Making Memories Of Us - Keith Urban- I don't even know why do they put Keith Urban in Now. 0/10
15. Incomplete - Backstreet Boys: Great song for a come back, Overplayed though. 8/10
16. Let Me Go - 3 Doors Down- Another fav song. 10/10
17. Be My Escape - Relient K- Okay song, it almost looks like a filler. 5/10
18. Mr. Brightside - The Killers- Best Song in here also, love The Killers 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10
19. Speed Of Sound- Coldplay: Best Song also. 1000000000000000000000000/10
20. Feel Good Inc. Gorillaz- Awseome song!!!!!! 1000000000000000000000/10

This cd is a great mix that includes songs for everyone. If I had one complaint about it, it's the fact that most of these are the very same songs that radio stations thrash all the time (and I do mean all the time) and therefore you may be sick of them before you've started listening to the cd. The worst song on here is 1 Thing. I don't know how she got a recording contract or who wrote that song, but anyway ... Coldplay and 3 Doors Down certainly make up for that indescretion.

okay, i can say this is one of the better nows, like Now! 15 and 13. here is my review for this cd
1. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback girl--- 3/5. good tune, but can get annoying
2. Will Smith - Switch--- 4/5. great song. played too much though
3. Amerie - 1 thing--- 2/5. boo! bad song.
4.Ciara f. Ludacris--- Oh 1/5 OH NO! HORRIBLE SONG. the 1 pt. goes 2 Luda
5. Bobby Valentino--- Slow down--- 2/5 urg, getting there bobby
6. Eminem - Mockingbird--- 5/5. ONE OF MY FAVORITES ON THE ALBUM
7. Brooke valentine f.big boi and lil jon - Girlfight--- 3/5 eh... so-so
8. Destiny's child - Girl--- 4/5 This song is quite good! surprisingly!
9. Shakira - La Tortura--- 4/5 another good song!
10. Baby Bash f. Akon - Baby i'm back--- 3/5 ummm... it's... okay
11. Frankie J. - How To deal--- 1/5 how to deal with a horrible song.
12. John legend - ordinary people--- 2/5 let's move on shall we?
13. Anna Nalick - Breathe--- 4/5 good song!
14. Keith Urban - Making Memories of us--- 0/5 GYAH! I HATE KEITH URBAN!
15. Backstreet Boys - Incomplete--- 0/5 AGH! BACKSTREET GIVE UP ALREADY!
16. 3 doors down - let me go--- 4/5 finally we're back to the awesome song
17. Relient K - Be my escape--- 5/5 - ANOTHER FAVE! GO RELIENT K!!!
18. The Killers - Mr. Brightside--- 5/5 ANOTHER FAVORITE! THIS SONG RULES
19. Coldplay - speed of sound--- 5/5 3 good songs in a row!
20. Gorillaz - Feel good inc.--- 6/5! THE BEST SONG ON THE WHOLE ALBUM! I NEVER GET TIRED OF THIS!!!

IN Conclusion, a total of 14 good songs on the album. listen to them, choose what you like. overall, i love this album