Amazon.co.uk Review
The second album from Atomic Kitten is a mixed bag of good and bad. The good thing about
Feels So Good is a varied selection of well crafted songs from a respected group of writers whose credits include hits for
Kylie and
All Saints to name but two. The downside is their obvious shift to middle-of-the-road, adult-orientated "soft-pop" inspired by the reaction to their uber-ballad "Whole Again".
Having made it to number one, their cover of "The Tide Is High" (a song made famous by Blondie) can't be argued with. But compared to the original it remains decidedly flat, lacking the punch that made the earlier version a timeless classic. The album's high point is most definitely the title track, written for the Kittens by none other than Kylie Minogue; it is typical pop-diva material with a disco class and fat rhythm section that will undoubtedly make it a camp anthem for the latter half of 2002. If you had to predict a Radio Two hit it could well be the mid-tempo, faux-80s ballad "Love Doesn't Have To Hurt". With its soft and cuddly acoustic guitar and so-happy-to-be-in-love type of chorus it could well be a strong contender for post-Christmas number one. To summarise the album, none of it's bad, but not much is great either
just somewhere in the middle. --David Trueman
CD Description
'Feels So Good' is the second album from sassy pop trio Atomic Kitten. The album is a mix of uptempo dance-pop hybrids and semi acoustic ballads. 'Feels So Good' also features theUK number one single, 'The Tide Is High' and the Kylie Minogue penned track 'Feels So Good'.