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Westlife - Unbreakable: Greatest Hits 1

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Westlife, one of the the world's most successful pop groups- bar in America- has just released their first Greatest Hits cd. Known for their romantic, slushy, feelgood ballads, this disc captures all the material that they've previously released and six new songs. In just three years, they've garnered an unprecedented TEN number one singles and the remainder went top 5. Unbreakable includes all of them from the achingly sweet Swear It Again, the anthemic Flying Without Wings, the soaring My Love(probably one of the most beautiful pop songs ever written), to the upbeat, head bopping World Of Our Own. The new songs rise to the challenge, especially Written In The Stars and the Bryan Adams- esque Tonight. This is a great mix for a romantic dinner in or a long drive on a Sunday afternoon. A must have for anyone who yearns for some truly excellent love songs. These Irish boys know how to capture the feeling and I'd HIGHLY recommend this.

Unbreakable is a collection of Greatest Hits that are all hits! Who but WESTLIFE could have given us that? This collection demonstrates why WESTLIFE has risen to the top and stayed there for so long -- songs with strong, emotional lyric content; lush, romantic melodies; arrangements that conjure up the great romantic music of the past while remaining contemporary; and five young men who always seem to rise effortlessly to the level their music demands.

Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Bryan McFadden, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne, the boys of WESTLIFE, can actually sing. And how they sing! Whether they are wrapping luxurious harmonies around the power ballads like Unbreakable and Queen Of My Heart, or bouncing their voices off the recording studio walls in the up tempo numbers like World Of Our Own and Uptown Girl, or just relaxing and having fun with the mid-tempo songs like Fool Again and When You're Looking Like That, they prove over and over that they are no fluke. These five lads are superb musicians, and their voices are their instruments -- instruments utilized with enormous virtuosity.

It seems to have become fashionable to claim that when your musical tastes "mature" you move on from ballads to R&B, or Punk, or Grunge, or Heavy Metal, or whatever else peer pressure and the media are claiming as the musical form du jour. But, although constantly evolving and re-inventing itself, the ballad form goes back centuries, and will undoubtedly be with us when Punk and Grunge and Rap have settled into the dust-heap of history.

Unbreakable is an unabashedly emotional and romantic ballad. It surely deserves to be the greatest hit Westlife has had so far! Unbreakable is the first of six new songs recorded for this compilation, and each of these new songs are beautiful, superbly crafted, artistically executed gems. But, Unbreakable deserves special attention. Unbreakable has a hauntingly beautiful melody, complex harmonies, and a full-blown orchestral arrangement that soars into realms ethereal.

The six new songs on this compilation are the perfect compliment to the 13 massive hits which are the definitive WESTLIFE, and which have deservedly lifted these five Irish lads to the heights of international super-stardom!

Oh, yes! I love this album!

Right, here are the songs, and my reviews:
1. Swear It Again
(This was the first hit from Westlife I heard on MAX6, so I'm kinda bored of it, but the lyrics are so good! 6/10)
2. If I Let You Go
(Nice, simple tune, and again, meaningful lyrics!7.5/10)
3. Flying Without Wings
(It means a lot, seriously. The tune mite bore some ppl, including me @ first, but when I listened in depth, I realized it was more than just a flat melody 8/10)
4. I Have a Dream
(Rather boring now 4/10)
5. Fool Again
(This one... It's alright I suppose. A rather duller melody 5/10)
6. Against All Odds - Mariah Carey
(Mariah did a great job in this song 5/10)
7. My Love
(Nice intro, with nice lyrics and nice melody, and naturally, nice voices 7/10)
8. I Lay My Love on You
(I LOVE THIS SONG!!! It doesn't make that much sense, but the tune is simple, smooth and just nice 9/10)
9. Uptown Girl
(A re-sing, originally sung by Billy Joel 7/10)
10. Queen of My Heart
(It starts off low, then goes higher and higher. Do not skip this song just cuz it's boring in the front 8/10)
11. World of Our Own
(Cool, bouncy beat. 8/10)
12. Bop Bop Baby
(Bop Bop Baby the name doesn't make much sense, but the lyrics do. Nice piano intro, but the tune gets boring... 7/10)
13. When You're Looking Like That
(A faster beat, with lively lyrics and so. LOVE THIS SONG AS WELL!!!! 9/10)
14. Unbreakable
(A ten out of ten bingo! It mite sound boring, but the lyrics are seriously wonderful!!! 10/10)
15. Written in the Stars
(More than best! The tune is really nice, actually. 11/10!!)
16. How Does It Feel
(Typical Westlife style [if u noe wat i mean] 8/10)
17. Tonight
(Nicky looks so cute in the music video! Sorry :p Typical Westlife lyrics, but the tune is not the typical type 7.5/10)
18. Love Takes Two
(I find this song rather boring, actually. 4.5/10)
19. Miss You Nights/Westlife Hall of Fame
(A silent, slow pace, but nice lyrics. I like how they used 'midnight diamonds' 7.8/10)
20. Westlife Hall of Fame -
(Actually, it's FLying w/o Wings again, but this time guest starring BoA. No offence, but I think they cud've chosen a better star. I mean, I doubt she can speak English... 6/10)

My review is short and simple - this is a great CD. It contains almost all of my favorites (except for I'll Be There) and the last 6 songs, which were new to me, are all beautiful ballads. My favorites are Unbreakable and Miss You Nights. You will definitely not be disappointed! You can stick this CD in your player and not skip over any tracks! It's too bad so many people have not heard about Westlife in the USA....

After a string of successful singles and three albums,Westlife have produced a superb greatest hits album which offers the classics and a few new tracks.If Westlife keeping producing more cds like this,they're going to be phenomonal.
Swear it again-Their first single that launched them into the limelight and cemented their positions as singers.This track is smooth and lovable with meaningful vocals.
If I let you go-a slightly more upbeat track than swear it again.Nice vocals over a rythmic beat
Flying without wings-my personal favourite.Strong,perfect vocals over a delicious melody.Listen to the words-they're extremely sweet and irresistable.
I have a dream-A superb cover of the ABBA classic.Very christmassy and dreamy.
Fool Again-A different remix from their first album-much better.Not one of my favourites but pleasant enough.
Against all odds-a excellent duet with dive Mariah Carey.Westlife provide the smooth,harmonising vocals while Mariah provides the honey,strong vocals-a perfect combination.
My love-the first single from their second album-a definate winner.Their vocals are much stronger and defined and this track is perfect.
I lay my love on you-One of the more upbeat,slightly dancey tracks.
Uptown girl-another brilliant cover.It's upbeat,light and difficult to avoid singing along to!
Queen of my heart-first single from their third album.Extremely heartfelt and smooth.A typical,swaying-along-to track.
World of our own-Another upbeat track.The background beat is funky and the vocals are strong.
Bop Bop Baby-a slightly more upbeat track.Not one of my favourites but still good.
When your looking like that-a better remix that the original.A [great],hard-to-avoid-dancing-to track-even better live!
Unbreakable-another favourite from this album.A perfect,flawless track that may bring a tear to your eye.Perfect for sharing with someone you love.
Written in the stars-Also,one of my favourites.Smooth vocals over a silky background track-you can really hear the emotion.
How does it feel-again,its not one of my favourites but worth listening to.
Tonight-an emotion filled,gorgeous ballad that'll life your spirits and make you want to run to your loved one and wrap youself in their arms.
Love takes two-a typical westlife ballad-not a favourite but still a good listen.
Miss you nights-another cover and they cover it perfectly.Was unsure of it first,but after the second time,you'll fall in love with it.
A superb,perfect album,not one mistake or flaw-just smooth,gentle and irresistible.If you haven't got any of their previous albums then definately buy this one.It covers all the classics and creates a perfect combination of songs.Westlife are enormous and phenomonal here in the UK so watch out for them in the US-you won't be sorry you did.

alright these guys are great...they are mostly known for ballads..but they have some few great up temple songs...westlife is a great band..and i love alot of their songs...
"swear it again"
"If i let you go"
" up town girl" a cover of the billy joel hit
all and all they are a great boy band....more sugar pop...

I LOVE THEIR MUSIC! IT'S VERY REFRESHING TO HEAR A NEW SOUND THAT DON'T SOUND LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER BOY BANDS HERE IN THE US. WESTLIFE HAS BY FAR BEEN TOGETHER LONGER THAN MOST GROUPS AND DID I MENTION THAT THEY SOUND AWSOME!!!!
YOU WILL LOVE THEM AND THIS CD

I enjoy every song on this CD. 14 year old Granddaughter loves it, too.

it so nice to see so many people supporting westlife. like all the rest of you i am a big fan of westlife. i consider them one of the most successful boy band ever. this cd hads some of my fav westlife songs like; flying without wings, bop bop baby, world of our own(you should see the uk version on video/dvd its great!)written in the stars,love takes two and lots more!!!westlife had 8 NUMBER ONE SONGS ON THE UK CHART!!!including my love, swear it again ,world of our own and some more that are included in this cd!!! i hope you enjoy the cd as much as i did!!!and don't just take my word for it, buy the cd to see for your self!

Westlife's greatest hits album is a good overview of their careers. It also includes 6 new songs that I personally love, my favourites are Miss You Nights and Unbreakable. The boys continue with their heart warming ballads and the amazing vocals that fans have grown to love.