Out of Control [Import, Extra tracks]

Girls Aloud | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Extra tracks
• Label: POLYDOR UK
• ASIN: B001HZ4TIG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,761 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

UK edition includes one bonus track, 'We Wanna Party'. 2008 release from the UK's premiere girl group, who continue to take Pop music to places it's never been before. Five albums into their career they are trailblazers who have consistently raised the bar and changed what it means to be a girlband in the 21st century. Working again with the Xenomania team, Girls Aloud have been constantly challenging themselves in the studio. The lead single, `The Promise' sees the girls explore the lush sounds of the '60s. It's a sound that has already proved to be a winner. Even before release the single is already one of the most played Girls Aloud songs on radio. 12 tracks. Polydor.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly great album, November 12, 2008

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Weather Warden <3 "Huge WWE fan" (Auckland, NZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out of Control (Audio CD)

Without a doubt, Out Of Control has received the most mixed reviews of GA's career to date. Half the fans love it, half the fans hate it.

But there's no doubt that is looking to be GA's most successful album yet - it recently reached #1 in the UK album charts, GA's first studio album to reach the top.

My opinion of the album? It's one of GA's best albums yet. I know I say that about every album they release, but this time I mean it. In the ranking of their albums, it would be their second best after Chemistry.

Out Of Control opens with the lead single from the album, "The Promise." This was GA's fourth #1 single, and one of their biggest sellers to date. It's also a very good song. The first time I heard it, I thought it was really weird but it quickly grew on me. The catchy 60's feel of the song was infectious and soon I couldn't get it out of my head. When you hear it on OOC, it's a bit out of place, and not one of the better songs on the album. But on it's own, it's awesome.

Track 2 is "The Loving Kind." This song is famous because it was produced by the Pet Shop Boys. GA fans all over rave about this track, but I don't get the hype. I find this song really boring. It's going to be GA's next single, but I don't agree with the choice. This is not up to GA's usual standards in my opinion. I hardly ever listen to it.

The next track is "Rolling Back The Rivers In Time." On my first listen through of the CD, this was a favourite. And it still is, but I have to be in the right mood, otherwise it bores me. It's got this really cool retro feel to it, and the chorus is really catchy. It also has this interesting acapella opening done by Nadine.

Track 4 is "Love Is The Key." This is one of the other 'meh' songs on the album for me. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. It's just average, like "Control Of The Knife" was on Tangled Up.

Things start to really pick up with the next track, "Turn To Stone." This is one of my favourites! I didn't like it much on the first couple of listens, but once I listened to it a bit more, it's greatness just hit me. I just love the dancey feel to this track! Some may say it's a bit repetitive, but I think the repeated chorus lines really work.

Next is "Untouchable" - this is my ABSOLUTE favourite song on the whole album!! I just love it so much, it's one of GA's best songs to date and definitely the standout on OOC. Some may be put off by the song's 6 and a half minute running time, but trust me, it's worth it. This song is stunning, magical, hot and just plain amazing. All the girls sound fantastic on this track, especially Nicola. The lyrics are also stunning, some of the best lyrics written for the girls so far ("like beautiful robots, dancing alone"). A beautiful song and the standout!!

"Fix Me Up" follows, and unfortunately it can't live up to "Untouchable" - it's better then "Love Is The Key" but still quite a 'meh' song to me. It's catchy though.

"Love Is Pain" is next, and it's another dancey track. This song is really catchy and quite dancey and has cool lyrics. Cheryl's end vocals are really awesome. Another favourite of mine.

"Miss You Bow Wow" is track 9, and yet another favourite of mine. Some people think this song is too weird, but if you say that, you must not be that big of a GA fan, cos they have lots of weird songs. This song is soooooo catchy! I love the chorus and the "I'm living that dream" part that Sarah sings, cos she sounds awesome. One of the best upbeat tracks on the CD.

"Revolution In The Head" is next, and yet another highlight. This was my favourite song on the first listen, and it's still a fave now. With one of the catchiest hooks on the whole album in Nadine's "gimme da ting, gimme da ting, gimme da oh oh oh" this is just a fabulous track. So catchy and fun. Cool lyrics too.

"Live In The Country" is the album's last official track and it's a bad way to end. This song is HORRIBLE. I hate it. It's one of GA's worst tracks to date. Well, ok, it has cool lyrics and a catchy chorus but the animal noises make me cringe and the whole idea of the song is really tacky. Not a good track at all.

The UK bonus track is "We Wanna Party" - originally done by Lene from Aqua on her solo album. This song is pretty good, it's way better then "Live In The Country" and it has good lyrics.

Highlights:

Untouchable
Miss You Bow Wow
Turn To Stone
Revolution In The Head
Rolling Back The Rivers In Time

Minus a couple of bad songs, this is a stellar album. GA seem to be getting more successful as time goes by with a #1 album and a #1 single, I hope they last for a long time yet.

I just have one request for the girls - Untouchable for a single, please!!

5 stars for sure. Buy this now!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid Packaging, February 1, 2009

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Adel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out of Control (W/Book) (Coll) (Audio CD)

None of Girls Aloud albums been made as Special Edition like this packaging until Out of Control cause by no doubt this is the Girls Best Album so far,

It includes massive hits! Such as "The Promise", "The Love Kind" which was produced by the Legendary "Pet shop boys"

And believe me by saying MANY MORE HITS.

It's a mix of Dance and Electronic groove hits, Some how familiar to Madonna's Confessions on a Dance floor!

The Deluxe edition comes with a DVD pack, Including HQ glittering pictures and 2 CDS, The first CD contains the tracks of the album, And the second one containing the making of Out of Control, Amazing and truly worth every penny.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bring Girls Aloud to America!, January 10, 2011

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Falsetto Prophet - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Out of Control (Audio CD)

As an American BritPop aficionado from the dawn of Duran Duran, I took pride in being plugged into the best music from the Mother Land, Scandinavia and Europe - everything ranging from Propaganda to Pulp, Abba and Alice Deejay to Transvision Vamp and The Zutons. How I was able to completely miss the phenomenon of Girls Aloud is beyond me. I likely lumped them into the lightweight rubbish bin alongside Atomic Kitten, Sugababes and Saturdays - not for the merits of those acts but due to my lingering disdain for The Spice Girls and Pussycat Dolls.

Needless to say, as Cheryl Cole sprung into international superstardom thanks to The X Factor on YouTube, I became curious. I started with her solo albums before buying the entire Girls Aloud catalog on Amazon. While her solo works are exactly what I expected - lightweight pop song guilty pleasures - the Girls Aloud work was something different altogether: lush, imaginative arena pop with an edgy, indie rock mentality.

Credit writers/producers Xenomania for the songs - and guitarist Johnny Marr of the Smiths for a dash of extra cool (he plays lightly on many of this album's tracks). Read Wikipedia's listings on Xenomania and Girls Aloud for a much better dissection of their innovative approach to song structure. All I can say is - wow, this is some of the best pop music to wash upon any shores in the past 25 years. If you like Swede hipster pop stars like Annie (also a Xenomania project) and Robyn, then you'll love this.

Some of the tracks are pure, euphoric, unforgettable pop: Untouchable is simply smashing - one of the best pop singles of all time. But then there's the weird tracks. "Live in the Country" would have fit nicely in on Blur's masterpiece "Parklife." "Revolution in the Head" is also very dark, edgy and indie - with a sinister verse and chorus. "Fix Me Up" is a monster of a song that would have fit The Pussycat Dolls nicely - but only the Girls' could handle the snarl and sass of the track.

Which brings up a good topic - the other Girls in Girls Aloud. Their voices weave in and out of the mix so seamlessly, its hard to tell when one starts and the other stops. They're all very talented and beautiful beyond words. While their videos mostly feel stale and awkward (quick everyone raise and sway your left arm), their penchant for glamorous and colorful dresses recalls a better time when pop stars were fashion icons instead of WhoreNuns and femmebots.

All I can do is urge some record company to get off their duffs and re-release the Girls Stateside as or before Cheryl takes on X Factor USA - global domination is eminent for pop this perfect.