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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The finalists Shine, 7 Oct 2003

By	Mr. S. Mcvay "seanmcvay172" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well after watching the whole series of Fame academy 2 I decided to go and buy the new cd. Listening to the students on this album makes it clear they are the more talented than anyone from pop idol or fame academy series 1.

The two that clearly shine through on this album are Alex and Allistar. Alex has just that unique appeal about her and will probably make it big on both sides of the atlantic. Her two best tracks on this album are words and yellow by far. Watching her sing imagine on saturday brought tears to my eyes. Then onto Allistar I didnt like this guy at first but after listening carefully his voice really grows on you. Best track is Wherever you will go. Onto Caroylnne the girl is talented and has a nice voice. All 4 of her tracks do her justice and come across great.

Onto the remaining 3 peter's cover of in my place is one of my fav tracks on the album and have found myself copying his voice over and over. The only downsides to the album would be i'd prefer a different song by James maybe one of his travis songs that he done. Paris is ok but nothing special.

Well hope this is helpful and on I final note I really hope we see Alex and Allistar realease LET IT BE for a christmas no1.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The sound of the future, 12 Oct 2003

By	mr paul main (CUMBERNAULD, GLASGOW United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

For all the people who enjoyed Fame Academy this is a must buy c.d.Forget about Layout,backing tracks and quick production and listen to the voices of the future.Firstly Alex version of yellow is excellent and although the rest of her songs are good they do tend to lose a lot of emotion and become a tad similar in sound.Carolynne does justice to Underneath Your Clothes and still manages to put her own stamp on the rest of her songs.The stand out voice for me on the c.d. was Alistair his version of Wherever you will go is superb and dare i say would give the original a run for its money.On the other three songs he puts so much emotion and original stamp on them that he does infact leave you wanting more,he has such a quality to his voice that he seems to take on any song no matter how familiar we are with it and give it such a rare newness. Peter,James and Paris are also worth a listen.All in all it is a fine first album and i much prefer the idea of it just being the finalists this gives us the opertunity to hear more of them.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Hmmmmm...., 18 Oct 2003

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First thoughts: really odd songs chosen! Last year's Fame Academy album had a pretty good balance of duets, some of the students' own compositions etc. Unfortunately, this is generally a much more straightforward album of covers.

However, the choice of songs is somewhat bizarre. Peter's sole contribution is a song where he basically does an impression of Chris Martin and gets no chance to showcase his madcap charm (circa Last Night, Glad All Over etc.). I'm a fan of James' voice and expected All The Day & All The Night to be on... instead we get the rather ordinary Somewhere In My Heart. Likewise, the song chosen for Paris is nothing compared to other spine-tinglingly good covers he sang throughout the series. Onto the actual finalists - where is Alex's Beautiful (which was amazing!), Alistair's own songs which were his strongest feature and Carolynne's Tell Me Lies??? And indeed, what about the group's stunningly good rendition of California Dreams and Dancing In The Streets, and the duets Love Shack, Baby It's Cold Outside, From Me To You etc.

Overall it's all very random. Take nothing away from the fact that Alex has a stunning voice, Carolynne is a very strong singer and Alistair just has a lovely, warm voice - it's just it could have been so much better! I'm eagerly awaiting Alistair's album (and the other solo efforts) though!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Track by track
Rarely have two contestants on a TV talent show inspired such emotional responses from their fans as Alex Parks and Alistair Griffin. Read more

Published on 5 Dec 2003 by fabbab

4.0 out of 5 stars Track by track
Rarely have two contestants on a TV talent show inspired such emotional responses from their fans as Alex Parks and Alistair Griffin. Read more

Published on 5 Dec 2003 by fabbab

4.0 out of 5 stars In short, very much like the series.
Nothing surprises me about this album. Alex is top notch as always, Carolynne does a better job than anyone could expect, and Alastair proves as over-rated as ever (he can butcher... Read more

Published on 4 Nov 2003 by jdav5

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall very good!!
I'm not really one to buy tie-in albums, but I have to say I was intrigued as to how this would sound. Read more

Published on 17 Oct 2003 by waytoomanycds

4.0 out of 5 stars Fame Academy finds favour with older fan
Obviously one's opinion depends on who you voted for, and you can tell from the reviews!! I am still avidly listening to Alex and wanting more. Loved "Tainted love". Read more

Published on 17 Oct 2003 by B. Prowse

2.0 out of 5 stars This has totally missed the point of Fame Academy...
I have felt thoughout Fame Academy this year that it has been highly commercialised and I feel this album has enhanced and justified this belief. Read more

Published on 15 Oct 2003 by Dr. Emily S. Ryall

4.0 out of 5 stars A good start
i had to buy this album as Alistair was my favourite and i love his voice! It has definitely not disappointed me,Ali is brill on it,Alex is good but bit depressive,Carolynne has... Read more

Published on 12 Oct 2003 by dizzydonut

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad album
This Fame Academy album is worth the money I paid for it just for the 4 Alistair tracks alone, his voice is simply stunning on such tracks as " Wherever You Will Go" & " Lately"... Read more

Published on 11 Oct 2003 by Sharon

5.0 out of 5 stars Alistair - brilliant
The only reason I bought this album was because of Alistair Griffin. His rendition of "Wherever You Will Go" and "Lately" are better than the originals. Read more

Published on 11 Oct 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Playing it continually @ work
I must admit that I bought this CD just for the Alistair tracks - they are TOTALLY FAB. I've been pleasantly surprised, however, as the other tracks (apart from Alex's... Read more

Published on 10 Oct 2003 by Anna

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