Nuestras divas están alteradas, ¡sí señor!, sólo hay que ver las nuevas canciones de Madonna y Mónica Naranjo. La primera se ha pasado al hip-hop (creo, que yo de música no entiendo mucho) y la segunda ha evolucionado, digamos, a la ópera-pop-rock gótica, ¡qué cosas!

Pues eso, que me tienen estresado. 4 minutes me parece una cancioncilla que está bien, pero de Madonna nosotros no esperamos eso, nos encanta que se reinvente, pero que por lo menos se la oiga cantar, o lo que sea que ella haga con su voz y que a nosotros nos encanta. Y Europa, ¡ay Europa!, me parece infumable, tanto gorgorito no lo aguanto, no consigo acabar de escucharla, parece uno de esos niños que piden atención todo el rato y que no te dejan hacer nada.

Creo que este año soy más de Britney y de Kylie, que no son tan divas, pero bueno, que nos encanta que se estén recuperando, la primera con sus dos estupendos temazos: Gimme more y Piece of me (POM), patapom, ¡toma ya!, y la segunda, que está sembradísima, con los estupendos: In my arms y 2 hearts, siempre fiel a su estilismo futurista. Llamadme chaquetero, pero este año, a pesar de mi edad, diré que yo, en realidad, siempre he sido más de Britney y Kylie.

Y como en el reino del pop siempre se habla de herederas, aquí os dejo la mía: it’s Rihanna.

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You make me invisible
Like the sky, you make my day
I feel so wonderful
Oh, oh, oh, don’t let go
Now, see, there’s a darker few
It feels like I never saw the sun
Should I shout for a rescue
Oh, oh, oh, don’t let go
Oh, oh, oh, don’t let go

Two hearts are beating, together.
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)
Is this forever, and ever
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)
Two hearts are beating, together.
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)
Is this forever, and ever
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)

Looks good in the sunshine
Hold on, ‘cause
I’m coming up for air
I can’t even see up here
Oh, oh, oh, don’t let go
Oh, oh, oh, don’t let go

Two hearts are beating, together.
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)
Is this forever, and ever
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)
Two hearts are beating, together.
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)
Is this forever, and ever
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)

Two hearts (a-woo-woo-woo)
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)
Is this forever, and ever
I’m in love (woohoo), I’m in love (woohoo)
Two, hearts
A woowoowoo, oh.

După o operaţie de cancer la sân care i-a dat viaţa peste cap, Kylie Minogue revine în forţă. Cu Olivier Martinez în poziţia de fost-posibil soţ, o linie de lenjerie intimă care face furori, o carte pentru copii scoasă şi o păpuşă creată după imaginea sa, diva îşi mai face timp şi pentru fundaţia anti-cancer pe care o patronează.

Şi binenţeles că noul ei album - X (by Kylie) - a ieşit grozav. Citez numai 2 Hearts şi In My Arms (deja una din melodiile mele favorite).

Siccome è da stamattina che questa canzone mi “tormenta”, lascio che tormenti anche un po’ voi!

Buona serata!

Kylie live in Paris 2005 - Some rights reserved by Flickr user “law_keven”

This is a review I’m looking forward to writing because I think that Kylie Minogue is one of the greatest singers on earth. She has such a long music history and is therefore very experienced in the music business. After the cancer disease she has now fully recovered and is going on a spectacular tour in Europe in ‘08. As for now, I want to rate her music on the current album “X”. And next year I will also add a commentary about her concert in Zurich to which I’m looking forward very much.

So let’s begin. As usual, I’ll use a maximum of 5 stars with some nuances of 1/2 to make it clearer.

2 Hearts This charts topper is very good. I think, as all songs by Kylie are sensual in a way, I’ll leave that word away :-). So what else is to mention? This song is truly passionate, honest and without “twirls” but a good and strong beat. The background singers create the base in way, otherwise the song would be quite boring… ***** for a fresh power song.

Like A Drug “Like A Drug” is a good dance song animating people to get on the dancefloor. As the title mentions it, the song is a bit of a “fortune cookie” and therefore it may get by with music only for a short time to move the hips even more. The beats are rhytmic and you can really imagine someone dancing when you listen to it. Although the beats are cool, the song can’t convince me in terms of music. I think it’s too simple and also quite boring. So have a *** 1/2 rating for a good rhythm song, which can’t convince me as a whole.

In My Arms This is my personal favourite song on the album. At the beginning, the music is like lurking on the main part of the song with its high harpsichord sounds. Although the song isn’t that strong as for example “Like A Drug” it is all the same better because it is exciting and euphoric and “in one breath”. For such a good dancing song I give ***** stars.

Speakerphone The echo element in that song has a great importance in lyrics and beat. On one side, you can hear the alternating voices of Kylie and another one that sounds like a computer voice. The other voice finishes the lyrics to make them complete. On the other side, the beat is a sound similar to waves that return to you repeatedly. The song could be compared to a snake (rattles in the background and the high voice of Kylie). This one is another fave and I give it **** 1/2.

Sensitized Well, actually I think this song is quite disturbing. There’s a good melody but there’s a voice shouting out loud, which repeats all the time so after listening too long to the song it can get quite annoying. I mean, maybe the senses should be kept awake with that sound element but I personally don’t like it that much. For a more experimental song by Kylie I award *** for the courage to create something new.

Hearts Beat Rock I really like it when the sound qualities of a person’s voice come out. So I do in that song. The song is led by a sexy voice, which is, compared to the music, quite low but nevertheless firm. The music is very high-quality as usual, so no complaining about that. I’m amazed of how new sound elements are introduced, something I’ve never heard before and this is also what makes good musicians and composers. ***** for amazing composers and good singers.

No More Rain I think this song is not one that you like at first because it is quite flat. It took a while for me to discover it and now I like it even more although it is not my fave yet. I especially like the sound carpet, which is shortly transformed to a wonderful dream (representing the sun coming out from behind the dark clouds or a rainbow?). Therefore some xylophone sounds are used to create sound “colors”. In a way, these make me think of a huge rainbow in all its colors. ***** again for a fantastic sound experience.

The One This song is not good as it is too monotonous and repeats always the same lyrics and melodies. Compared to the other songs on the album I have to say it: This one is actually really bad. It is boring and the music drowns the already characterless sung part by Kylie. So I give it weak ** stars.

All I See I don’t know why but in a way this song reminds me of another R&B song although the music is certainly different. Here, the vocals are even more important than in other songs. But the overall picture is quite good. The song is a bit unusual for Kylie but nevertheless exciting. **** for an unusual song.

Stars This one is another dance song. Very good beat and good melody. The song really reaches for the stars because it is not boring and can be used to make a whole dancing crowd excited. Although I don’t know much old music from the 80’s or so, I think that there are old elements in the song to create the typical disco feeling (you can correct me there =). **** 1/2 for an almost perfect song.

Wow I know that the song “Wow” has had great success in some countries before the release of “X” but personally I cannot commend it much. I guess that for a certain period like the 90’s it would have had even more success and would have been lauded better but I don’t like those retro songs that much. Particularly when they’re boring as this one is. *** for another song to fill out the gaps between the songs.

Nu-di-ty I believe I don’t have to say much about this song. It is just sexy, exciting, amazing, provoking but after all very hot. ***** for almost the best song of the album.

Cosmic As an ending song this one fits good into the lacking frame of the album. It in a way adds a bit what got lost for the album as a whole, namely the connection between all the different songs and the leitmotif that should guide us somehow through the album. **** for a good and necessary ending

Overall impression: Some very fresh, new songs were introduced but there were also some dusty songs, which don’t fit into an anyhow lacking leitmotif. This album is certainly to be recommended despite those mentioned “mood killers”.

Get more information about Kylie on her site: http://www.kylie.com

Kylie has been at the very frontier of pop ever since the triumphant ‘Spinning Around’ comeback in 2000 – nor was she doing too badly a decade earlier – but has she actually been making many good records? I’ll help you here: no, she hasn’t. ‘Spinning Around’ itself was serviceable but horribly dated, and we’re legally obliged to praise ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’. Add to these the sparkling filter disco of ‘Love At First Sight’ and the dreamy Scissor Sisters collaboration of ‘I Believe In You’, and that’s about it. So expectations were oddly high for the comeback – perhaps it was just nice that there was a comeback at all.
 
It’s an unusual comeback, at least. While sister Dannii may consider shockingly tired Hi-NRG bilge the very apogee of cutting-edge pop, Kylie knows there is another way. ‘2 Hearts’ harks back to glam rock, with some knowing disco dust, and enslaves the world with its “wooo!”s. Not a particularly remarkable song, and a bit empty on first listen, it grows with repeated plays and becomes quite charming. Go on, the Kylester.
 
It goes down well with Junior on this, her second, maybe third listen. She plays her imaginary piano on the TV unit and wheels around, dancing with bubble wrap. We’ve just moved house; we don’t keep a ready supply of bubble wrap in the living room.

You make me invisible
Like sky you make my day
I feel so wonderful
ooh oh don’t let go

2 Hearts are beating together
I’m in love ooh I’m in love ooh
Is this for ever and ever

It sounds like Kara DioGuardi is singing backup on Kylie’s “2 Hearts”. Will someone check the credits to confirm/reject that, please? Ta.

Your Stripper Song Is

by Britney Spears “I’m a slave for you. I cannot hold it; I cannot control it. I’m a slave for you. I won’t deny it; I’m not trying to hide it.” You may seem shy, but you can let your wild side out when you want to!

Kylie Minogue recently released her brand-new album “X”. I could already have a listen and, wow, I’m really impressed by all the new sounds. It’s true that some of the songs are similar to some of previous albums but this album is certainly outstanding. The hit song “2 Hearts” makes a good start, it couldn’t be better. I’m impressed how fast Kylie recovered and how she promoted herself again; that’s what a real star should be. So I recommend buying it to all of you, it’s worth it!

Get more information about Kylie on: kylie.com

Get the album on iTunes:  X

You make me invisible,
Like sky you make my day.
I feel so wonderful.
Oh oh-oh-don’t let go.

I’m seeing the dark of you.
It feels like I never saw the sun.

Should I shout for a rescue.
Oh oh-oh-don’t let go.
Oh oh-oh-don’t let go.

Two hearts are beating together.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~
Is this forever and ever.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~

Two hearts are beating together.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~
Is this forever and ever.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~

Looks good in sunshine.
Hold on because I’m coming on up for it.
I can’t even see up here.
Oh oh-oh-don’t let go.
Oh oh-oh-don’t let go.

Two hearts are beating together.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~
Is this forever and ever.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~

Two hearts are beating together.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~
Is this forever and ever.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~

I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~
Is this forever and ever.
I’m in love. Wo0~
I’m in love. Wo0~

Two hearts…

Kylie Minogue has released a new single (”2 Hearts“) and has just launched a new mobile phone social networking site. The site is KylieKonnect.com, that fans register on their mobile phones. The site allows users to blog, communicate with other users, and upload images and video. Kylie will sell music online through the network, as well as update a blog.

Kylie’s next album, X, is being released internationally, comes out on November 26.

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Gek maar lekker

Het zat er aan te komen: de clash van de diva’s is begonnen! Britney’s lang gevreesde video voor Gimme More is er: we zien haar in sexy outfitje haar beste paaldans opvoeren. Akkoord, ze is een hoopje miserie momenteel, maar het nummer is catchy en ze heeft nog steeds een lekker lijf en een geweldige poep! Niet haar beste, wél een goeie!

AussieBum scoort

Aan de andere kant van de wereld horen we dan weer Kylie Minogue victorie kraaien. De wulpse Australische brengt haar eerste single uit sinds 2003. Ze viert haar overwinning op het kankermonster met het edgy en rocky 2 Hearts. Gedaan met de electro, hallo ruige Kylie. Het heeft enkele luisterbeurten nodig, maar blijft wel lekker hangen!

Céline leert diva’s een lesje

Ouwe rot in het vak Céline Dion gooit het ook over een andere boeg. Iets subtieler dan haar collega’s maar ze grijpt haar kansen in Taking Chances. Haar stem doet ons denken aan haar Franse plaat 1 fille & 4 types: ijl, kwetsbaar en sexy rasperig bij momenten. Van deze single nog geen clip, maar je kan het wel beluisteren en haar groots kapsel bekijken…

Nu is het nog wachten op de nieuwe plaat van onze vitamine-B spuitende diva: Madonna. Het beloofd een spannend gevecht om die fel-begeerde nummer één plaats te behalen!

Kylie Minogue’s first post-cancer album, X, is slated for an international release on November 26. The lead-off single, “2 Hearts,” will be available digitally on November 5. At this time, there’s no North American release information.

For this album, Minogue has worked with Calvin Harris, Groove Armada, Boy George, Teddy Riley, Amanda Ghost, and the Scissor Sisters. In addition to the album, Minogue is the subject of a documentary titled White Diamond; the documentary chronicles Minogue’s return to performing after her cancer surgery in 2005.

Here is the track list for X:
2 Hearts
Like a Drug
In My Arms
Speakerphone
Sensitized
Heart Beat Rock
The One
No More Rain
All I See
Stars
Wow
Nu-di-ty
Cosmic

Hopefully soon there will be an announcement as to if and when this album will be released in North America.