Customer Reviews

Rush Hour 2

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Regardless others people reviews, I really enjoyed this soundtrack... I'm Macy Gray's fan and that's why I got this CD... Well, she's amazing as always. But after listening to the rest of the CD I got really surprised! Specially by the upbeat urban/R&B song Blow My Whistle by Hikaru Utada... I never heard of her (very strange name)... But she's got a great voice... I'd like to know more about her...

I'm a very big fan of hikaru utada. and i'd like to comment on her song'Blow my whistle' But first of all, i'd like to say, that this album pretty much rocks. i liked Ludicris Area Code. I think it's catchy and, hot. although kinda dirty.
The song 'Blow my Whistle'...I have to admit, i was kinda disapointed. It was nowhere near what i had expected. I just read one of the previous review, and it said that she's taking singing lessons. but i think it's making her voice sound less like herself. maybe there's a difference when u sing in japenese and english. But i think she sounded very beautiful when she sang "Fly me to the Moon"(in the single Wait and see~risk~) and she sounded more HERSELF.

Overall, i think this albums pretty cool.

I was so excited when I heard that Utada had a song on this cd, so I had to get the cd just because of her. I really like her song on this cd, maybe not as good as some of her other songs in Japan, but I like it. I highly recommend listening to her other cds (First Love, Distance) if you like her song "Blow My Whistle", even if you don't know Japanese. (Most of her songs are done half in english)

Other than that I can't say much about this album. I haven't been a much of a fan of American music for about 2 or 3 years. Some of the songs are good some of them are pretty bad...

Yes, Hikaru Utada graces this album, and this will be the only basis of this review, unless you want me to give a negative score and read an 8 page essay on why I don't like most of the rest...

We now interrupt this review for a News Story...

Hikki, or rather the name she likes better in the America biz, Hikaru Utada, has signed a contract with Island Def Jam, a division of Universal Music Group. According to Japanese news sources, Hikaru will apparently record an album and it will be released nationwide.

Now back to the review...

Anyways, Hikaru Utada becomes the single Asian on this album and sings in English. Unfortunately, this song isn't quite as good as her Japanese works or even her rendition of "Fly Me To The Moon", which was featured on the "Wait & See ~Risk~" single. Her vocals seem faded and behind the music/rapping/background vocals unlike most of her Japanese work. Her vocals also seem weak, unassertive and uninspired as well. As far as I can tell, she didn't write the song either. Overall, this isn't one of the centerpieces of Hikaru's works and this album is not an essential buy for the Hikki fan. I, personally, can only hope that she follows her own path in her music writing, since her abilities are much better than it has been illustrated in this song...

I have a question. In the movie there when ever Jackie Chan thinks Carter is dead and he is riding in his car there is a song playing. I was wondering what the name of that song was. E-mail me at gamzarme@aol.com . Anyones answer would be great!
Patrick Thomas
P.S. If you're wondering what the song's words are when it starts out it's:
"It seems like yesterday we used to rock the floor..."

Utada Hikaru is awesome...she really is. You should hear her other songs...my favorite is First Love and Final Distance. SHE DEFINETELY saves this album, and it makes it worth listening to. I hope she makes a major debut in the US>>>But other than that, I think that some of the rap songs are also good, but some of them are just too tiresome.

This album is REALLY bad....much of the music is not even on the movie, and two of the best songs that SHOULD be on the album are not !! (Micheal Jackson : Dont stop till you get enough and P. Diddy : I'll be missing you). Wouldn't reccomend even buying this thing used...mine is going to be used for a coaster....or thrown in the trash.

lovher didn't have a cd released in the us. this was the onle cd with their 1 hit!!

This is one soundtrack worth having. Let's start at the top and move down.

Ludacris - This song, though admittedly ..., is definitely catchy. It's simplistic and funny, and that's really where its strengths lie.

Montell Jordan - Jordan's created another danceable joint. It's not his best, but its uptempo beats keep the CD banging. He's got the voice that makes the ladies swoon. If you've got a hot date, put this track at the front of the tape to set the sexy mood for the rest of the night.

Meth/T.R. - The original rumpshaker and Meth get together to pop off gibberish about party M.C.ing. This is one of the hottest tracks on the album and is definitely able to get a party jumping. Yo TR, what's that ish you on?

Kandice Love - A throwback to the golden age of R&B, this song is about getting yourself together and telling that bad bad man "NO"! Very cool song. Sing along and you'll find yourself doing the Ricki Lake "Talk to the hand" maneuver.

Keith Murray - The best song on the album. You've got three and a half minutes of blindingly fast lyrics blasting out of this M.C. BTW, whatever happened to "Word is bond"?

Jazz - Jill Scott is off the hook. What else can be said about this song? The only snag in this lovely tapestry is the extraneous guitar noise. A little less of that and this might have been one of the best songs on the CD.

Musiq/Redman - As much as I'm a big fan of Redman, this track was not one of his best. The singing of Musiq is mediocre and Redman's rhymes are not up to snuff. With other stellar tracks available, this one gets drowned out.

LL Cool J - The man's been around for years and, unlike other old school rappers, he still keeps coming with freshness. Some will like the song, others not, but it definitely has something new for J. Smith fans. Sing-songy with a hint of KRS-1-style reggae/rap thrown in, it's a pretty cool song.

Lovher - I really can't say enough about this song. It is bad. The singing is okay and the music is alright, but man, you'll come away thinking that the singer is a complete ... In love with a ..., and that's how it's going to be. Boohoo, everyone's against me, and everyone hates my boyfriend. Yawn.

WC/Nate Dogg - Right when the CD feels like it's about to fall apart, WC and NG put together a solid track that keeps everything moving along nicely. It isn't anything earthshattering, but it doesn't beg for the Next button like the songs immediately surrounding it do. Real West Coast flavor is the order for the evening and they deliver it right on time.

Christina Milian - If you like this song, you'll *love* Sweetbox. Take away the lyrics and this song becomes a generic R&B song. Put the lyrics back in and you realize that you should have just left them out in the first place. ... This song should have been left on the cuttingroom floor.

Say Yes - Who are these guys? Where did they come from? The only Rock song on the album and if you've made it this far, you'll be richly rewarded. Nice guitar riffs, decent vocals, a non-sensical theme, this songs got it all. Definitely one of the top 3 songs on the album.

Utada Hikaru - *sigh* Every singer should get to debut without 'guest artists' to give a good (or bad) flavor to her audience. Hikki doesn't get that chance. She instead gets Foxy Brown to ruin her song for her. Hikki's been taking voice lessons, her singing has much improved, even compared to her mediocre album Distance. Her song writing is far from improved, though, and I still think she would do better with a professional songwriter backing her up. Foxy Brown, though, totally destroys anything that might have been good about this song. She's all over the map with her particular brand of female ..., while Utada's lyrics are not related in any way to that theme. The addition of this song was a marketing decision to bring Asian buyers, pure and simple.

Benzino - You know what? Skip this track. The track ... Skip this track.

3rd Storee - Bumping. Seriously cool. It's got all the makings of a classic R&B song that we'll be hearing played to death on the radio even 5 years from now.

FT - Gibberish? At least this song can be skipped and it leads to the last song:

Macy Gray/Slick Rick - Very nice wrap up to this album. Though a little high-pitched (almost child-like), the singing is fun and interesting. Rick's lyrics could have been a bit tighter, but all in all this is a really solid song.

This CD is definitely worth the asking price. If they had been a bit more selective with a few of the songs, I would have given it 5 stars.

The Rush Hour 2 soundtrack is good. There are some real good songs on this album...and there are ones that don't even deserve to be heard. Songs such as "I'm Sorry", "No", "You Make Me Laugh", "Party And Bullsh*t" are all great. I can't help but nod my head to the beats and feel the music. But, like most CD's, It has it's downside. Tracks such as "How's It Gonna Be" and "Keep It Real" should not have made it onto the Album. Even "Area Codes" got played out.

But the one song that made me say "WOW!" was Utada Hikaru's "Blow My Whistle". This song is produced by The Neptunes and features Foxy Brown. Of course Foxy's raps are tight. But Hikaru's voice flows perfectly on this song. What is so amazing is that Hikaru generated the most discussion on the album, and she's virtually unknown in the U.S. That, to me, shows a bright future in Utada's U.S. career.

3.5 STARS