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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Give it a try!, 9 Nov 2003
This is a good album - a very good album from Australia's Neighbours actress. Although the best song on the whole is "Torn", there are enough other good tracks to make buying this one a pleasure. Track by track review:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#01 TORN> One of my all time favorite songs. It's very sweet and very uplifting. But don't listen it too often! Too bad it's the first song on this album. Nevertheless: 10/10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#02 ONE MORE ADDICTION> The second track on the album is most of the time very catchy and qualified for a single, but One More Addiction certainly isn't. It's worth a couple of listens - but don't expect too much of it. 5/10
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#03 BIG MISTAKE> A very powerful song with a strong chorus. I think it has some of the best lyrics on this album. Certainly a favorite. 9/10
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#04 LEAVE ME ALONE> Classy, sweet, city. It's nice but not too remarkable among the other songs. 7/10
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#05 WISHING I WAS THERE> This one is so great! It has a quite happy tone, compared to the other songs here. It doesn't grow old even if you listen it 1000x a day. 10/10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#06 SMOKE> This is the album's summit. What appears to be a lousy ballad turns out to be a wonderful, yet powerful song, a kind that is very rare these (21st century) days. "You're hiding underneath the smoke in the room." Does it get better than this? 10/10
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#07 PIGEONS AND CRUMBS> Another ballad, and, though it is not as great as Smoke, it still has that emotional value that you don't want to miss. 8/10
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#08 DON'T YOU THINK?> There is nothing to say about this song. It's very normal, quite catchy, just good. Nice to listen to, sometimes. 7/10
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#09 IMPRESSED> This song really "attacks" you on your first listening. It's really good when you need a huge up-tempo song. 8/10
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#10 INTUITION> Not bad, not good, it's in the middle ;-). It reminds me a bit of Don't You Think. 7/10
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#11 CITY> This is again a very good song, mainly because of it's striking chorus. Natalie runs away from the city. 9/10 ...and then five minutes later, there was this hidden track (unless it's presence on the tracklisting):
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#12 LEFT OF THE MIDDLE> Peace and tranquility on this final track. It's a grower, until you become hooked to it's mediocre chorus. 8/10
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average: 8/10. Although the singles are the best tracks, this album certainly has more to offer. Now it's up to you if you'll buy it. Give Natalie a chance! I hope I have helped you make a decision.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A memorable CD by Nat, 16 Feb 2001
By A Customer
Having heard Torn for the first time, I was an instant fan of Natalie. Her music, quite like that of Alanis Morrisette, it is straight from the heart. Following Torn, is the more rock styled "One more addiction" a song about being addicted to someone (Not drugs, which it has been mistaken for). Its a heavy song with great lyrics. Then is the released "Big Mistake". A real anger ballad about being cheated on in love. Quite emotional (theres no sign on the gate, and theres mud on your face, dont you thin its time we reinvestiagte this situation. Put some fruit on your plate. You forgotten how it started, close your eyes, think of all the bubbles of love we made). Following big mistake is the song, Leave me alone. Its quite different to the rest of the album, it's about men picking up on women (Ohh leave me alone, stop asking boy, Im going home on my own). A great song, mixed really well. Then is the melancholy Wishing I was there. About missing someone after a broken up relationship (Boy im not so dumb, but when you leave me, Ill be wishing I wishing I wishing I was there), quite a good song. Then comes the powerful ballad Smoke. About a lost childhood due to neglection (my lullaby, hung out to dry, whats up with that? Its over. where are you dad? Moms looking sad, whats up with that?), an excellant song. Not about Natalies own childhood. Then is the fantastic Pigeons and the crumbs. About cities and basically being too busy to accept the surrounding.. quite like London, where Natalie lived at the time. Then is Dont you think, a really good song. With some great metaphors (Borhter shoots brother, but meanwhile your fixing up your face), although not written by Nat. Then is Impressed, which has excellant up beat song on the album. One of my favorites on the album. (What youve got isnt all that you've been given, changing your body like you change your jeans, nothings ever as it seems. six foot leaning on a lizards chest, two red dragons ironed on his vest, all that money you deserve the best, Im impressed) The song is about men who go after blonde, tall, super model type women. Next is the brilliant Intuition. All about Natalies road in life. (Intuition, tells me, how to live my day, intuition tells me, when to walk away. Could have turned left could have turned right, but I ended up here and I feel alright). Its a great song. then is the quite depressive City, all about being alone and in a big city (london) and struggling. (Funny how those friends forget you when your tired of their games). And lastly is Left off The middle, a great acoustic song that rounds off the album nicely. (End of the third round, as I put the phone down, chasing the same light, over the old ground). The album is a great buy. Fans of torn, Big Mistake, wishing I was there and Smoke will love it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
She wants her 15 minutes of fame, but 20 would be nice..., 28 Jan 2001
By A Customer
In 1997 Natalie Imbruglia burst onto radio stations and tv shows with "that song". "Torn" was one of the biggest selling singles of that year, and even won Natalie the best video award at the brits. The break-up anthem was just a taste of the energy and strong vocal chords Natalie has to offer. Left of the middle introduces us to a unique blend of music styles, from the more "pop" song, Torn, to the haunting ballad of "Smoke" and the upbeat "Impressed". Describing Left of the middle as "Where she was at the time" and "Meaning it has no balanced" Natalie made an album that came purely from the heart. Writing 10 of the twelve tracks, Natalie wanted to make her album exactly that, HERS. None manufactured, just a part of her. A part you can either love or hate. She didn't want to be going to producers and asking "I want this done" she said "teach me". Learning production skills and writing skills Natalie set out to conquer the music market, and, is exactly what she done. Left of The Middle reached 6X platinum in her homeland of Australia, and furthered into greater figures across Europe, and smashing a top ten mark in the US. The songs themselves tell stories of Natalies life and thoughts...."Torn", "One more addiction", "Big Mistake", "Impressed" and "Leave me alone" show relationships at their climax, and Pigeons and the crumbs is a great orchestral of emotion about life in London. Along with "City". Left Of the Middle includes her top 2 hits, Torn, Big mistake and smoke and her top 20 hit Wishing I was there. Each having a different impact and sound. Vocally, there is none other. Slamming her music rivals such as Kylie Minogue, and Alanis Morrisette, she's set to make a style of her own, a style which captures the heart. A brilliant album with incrediable emotion poured into it. An excellant buy.
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