Girls Aloud - What Will the Neighbours Say
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Artist: Girls AloudEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Import
CD Release Date: 2004-12-06
Music Label: Universal UK
Soundtracks:
- The Show
- Love Machine
- I'll Stand By You
- Jump
- Wake Me Up
- Deadlines & Diets
- Big Brother
- Hear Me Out
- Graffiti My Soul
- Real Life
- Here We Go
- Thank Me Daddy
- I Say A Prayer For You
- 100 Different Ways
Music reviews of What Will the Neighbours Say
Music Review: Even better then SOTU!
Rating: 5 Stars
I sincerely thought it would take Girls Aloud a lot to top their debut album Sound Of The Underground, which was my No.1 album of 2003 and one of the best released that year. But they did it, with What Will The Neighbours Say? their sophmore album released in November 2004, a year and a half after SOTU's release in May 2003.
Fans were kept waiting for the album, and it didn't disappoint when it finally arrived. I imported this album in early 2005, and I'm glad I paid the pricey import costs, because it was definitely worth it.
All 14 tracks are great and all could be worthy singles. Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh, Sarah Harding & Nicola Roberts all show off their vocals in the tracks and each co-wrote a song on the album. Top production Xenomania took control of the production and did a superb job.
Track rundown:
1. The Show (5/5)
Unlike other GA fans, this song didn't instantly hit me as a favourite. I had to listen to it a few times before how truly great it is finally dawned on me. This song is fantastic! It's electro pop at it's finest, and leads the way in this genre. The song might take awhile for you to understand but stick with it. With strange lyrics, and a combined vocal from all the girls during the majority of the song - it's a winner. This reached No.2 in June 2004.
2. Love Machine (5/5)
This song is absolutely fabulous - easily the girls' best single. It never gets boring, no matter how many times you listen to it, and it's topped 100 on my most played list on iTunes! The song itself is a superb 60's sounding song with a catchy as hell chorus and great verses. All the girls sing, and there is a great dance routine that accompanies the chorus. More strange lyrics, but it works. This reached No.2 in August 2004 and stayed there for two weeks. Nobody who has heard this song dislikes it! Fantastic.
3. I'll Stand By You (4/5)
I couldn't rate this song too low or too high because it's a charity single, and because it's a cover. The girls tackle The Pretenders hit and put their own sparkle into it. Whoever said GA can't sing can take it back, because they show off their vocals in this gorgeous track. This hit the No.1 spot in November 2004 and stayed there for two weeks.
4. Jump (4/5)
Now I think this is slightly pointless. This song was featured on the re-release of SOTU and it works much better on that album then here. They wasted a track when they could have done something new in it's place. But ignoring that, this is a great upbeat corker of a song. Another cover, this time from the Pointer Sisters. The music at the end is fab and I love Kimberley's vocals in the middle 8. It reached No.2 back in November 2003. Great, but not needed here.
5. Wake Me Up (3.5/5)
Now everybody else seems to adore this song, but I don't love it as much as everybody else. I find it to be one of the weaker tracks on the album - I do like the rocky music, and the girls' vocals. I don't know what it is, but I don't like it that much. It was the last release off the album, released in February 2005 and reaching No.4.
6. Deadlines & Diets (5/5)
Here we hear a very chilled out sounding Girls Aloud - something we don't usually hear from them. Nadine and Cheryl lead this bluesy, midtempo track about having an affair with a married man. I love their vocals and the lyrics. Another winning track.
7. Big Brother (4/5)
This song starts off the girls' co-writing, with Cheryl co-writing this upbeat song. The song is about voyerism, and the lyrics are really clever. The chorus is a mish-mash of lyrics and vocals, giving the song a different sound. Very cool.
8. Hear Me Out (5/5)
When I first heard some of the album tracks before I got the full album, I completely fell in love with this song. Sarah co-wrote it, and shows what she's capable of. This song is a beautiful ballad, with amazing vocals from Sarah and Kimberley. I can't get over how amazing this song is. One of my favourites on the album.
9. Graffiti My Soul (5/5)
Now this song is completely different to anything else out there, and that's what makes it brilliant. This song doesn't have a chorus to speak of - they sounded like they took 5 different songs and stuck them together to make one song. The girls all take turns singing and you can hear their distinct voices and personalities in this song. Superb.
10. Real Life (5/5)
I don't get how most people don't like this song - I love it! It's similar to Graffiti My Soul, especially the way it sounds like 5 different songs at once. Again all the girls get a chance to sing, and each girl brings her own flavour to the track. Very catchy, but the song is about nothing in particular.
11. Here We Go (5+++/5)
Now this is my absolute favourite on the album. It was one of the only songs I hadn't heard before I got the album, and I was so surprised when I finally heard it. I had heard so many good things about it, and they were all correct. This song is very rocky, with fantastic vocals and lyrics. Cheryl leads most of the song with Nicola and Kimberley singing on the verses, Sarah helping out on the bridges and Nadine doing a odd little 'yip yip yip' sound effect during the song. It works so perfectly together! Definitely the standout track of the album.
12. Thank Me Daddy (4/5)
Most people don't like this song, but I quite like it. Kimberley co-wrote it, and she's my favourite in GA, so maybe that's why I like it. The song is all about the girls telling their fathers to be glad they don't know about all the bad things they've done in their lives. It's very catchy and upbeat, with clever lyrics and beats.
13. I Say A Prayer For You (5/5)
This is Nicola's song, she co-wrote it and she leads lead vocals. I say give the girl more leads! She's absolutely brilliant on this song, her voice is so full of emotion. It's got this sweet ring to it, very lyrical and innocent sounding. This song is all about a relationship that went wrong and Nicola does a fabulous job - another favourite of mine.
14. 100 Different Ways (4/5)
The closer of the album is co-written by Nadine and she sings the lead vocals with the other girls on backup. I don't like Nadine that much, but she does have a fantastic voice - and it shows in this song. The song is all about saying sorry for something bad you did and Nadine sings it with emotion.
Top 5 tracks:
01. Here We Go
02. Love Machine
03. Hear Me Out
04. Graffiti My Soul
05. I Say A Prayer For You
Overall, WWTNS? is the best album of 2004, and it looks likely GA's 3rd album, due out in December is going to be the best album of 2005. The girls can do no wrong and I hope they do more song writing on the new album.
Description of What Will the Neighbours Say
Since forming at the end of 2002, Girls Aloud have created their own brand of electro-pop chic. During the past year, while releasing a trio of top three singles, they have also been working on the follow-up to their debut album ?Sound Of The Underground?. The result is brimming with the same brand of amused knowingness and louche sexiness as its predecessor and features the biggest party single of last year, ?Jump?, plus ?The Show?, ?Love Machine? and their forthcoming Christmas ballad, ?I?ll Stand By You?. Includes 2 UK bonus tracks 'I Say A Prayer For You' & '100 Different Ways'. Polydor. 2004.Pop CDs
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