Post by shayne on Dec 8, 2006 22:06:24 GMT 8
The Love Album Review - 8 December 2006
The nights are drawing in, the trees are dropping their leaves and turkeys are beginning to look decidedly worried. It can mean only one thing – Christmas and the annual battle for the number one slot.
As if that wasn't enough, you've got to contend with the annual dilemma of what to get that special someone. Never fear, those gorgeous lads from Westlife come sleighing to the rescue with their eighth album, The Love album, where we see those Irish crooners pick their favourite love songs and do what they do best - cover other people’s tracks - around a Christmas piano.
The all out lurve-fest begins with Bette Midler's 'Rose' and features the vocals and string arrangements you've come to expect from this highly produced and polished offering.
There are some surprising choices, including ‘All Out of Love’ which features haunting tones ably provided by Delta Goodrem. The boys have taken a feisty, in your face kinda of track and morphed it into an epic making this somewhat different from the original.
Other covers include ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’. It’s a brave choice and one that fans of Bonnie Tyler will take a while to warm too, but, with the trademark Westlife formula deftly applied by Steve Mac, it's bound to be a favourite with the Westlife faithful.
However, some tracks seem to have been forced into a Christmas template with ‘You've Lost That Loving Feeling’ particularly odd with its sleigh bell accompaniment.
Westlife have chosen some true classics and given themselves a bit of a makeover. As a result, The Love album does exactly what it says on the tin. Okay, so it hardly pushes the envelope and it’s certainly can’t be described as edgy new music, but it will make good stocking filler fodder for mums and soppy significant others.
The Love Album, by Westlife
Label: RCA
Released: 20 November 2006
The nights are drawing in, the trees are dropping their leaves and turkeys are beginning to look decidedly worried. It can mean only one thing – Christmas and the annual battle for the number one slot.
As if that wasn't enough, you've got to contend with the annual dilemma of what to get that special someone. Never fear, those gorgeous lads from Westlife come sleighing to the rescue with their eighth album, The Love album, where we see those Irish crooners pick their favourite love songs and do what they do best - cover other people’s tracks - around a Christmas piano.
The all out lurve-fest begins with Bette Midler's 'Rose' and features the vocals and string arrangements you've come to expect from this highly produced and polished offering.
There are some surprising choices, including ‘All Out of Love’ which features haunting tones ably provided by Delta Goodrem. The boys have taken a feisty, in your face kinda of track and morphed it into an epic making this somewhat different from the original.
Other covers include ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’. It’s a brave choice and one that fans of Bonnie Tyler will take a while to warm too, but, with the trademark Westlife formula deftly applied by Steve Mac, it's bound to be a favourite with the Westlife faithful.
However, some tracks seem to have been forced into a Christmas template with ‘You've Lost That Loving Feeling’ particularly odd with its sleigh bell accompaniment.
Westlife have chosen some true classics and given themselves a bit of a makeover. As a result, The Love album does exactly what it says on the tin. Okay, so it hardly pushes the envelope and it’s certainly can’t be described as edgy new music, but it will make good stocking filler fodder for mums and soppy significant others.
The Love Album, by Westlife
Label: RCA
Released: 20 November 2006