You're reading that correctly. I am doing a review for the CD Take Me Home by One Direction. Because of my psychotically obsessed lovely daughter, I have heard this entire album nonstop since it appeared on iTunes a few days ago. I know the songs. I know the words. I know who is singing which part - I can tell their voices apart. I thought it was good that I learned all of their names months and months ago. My daughter had to make sure that I wouldn't embarrass her by calling someone by the wrong name. Oh, how far I have come since I first made the correlation that the one with all of the hair is 'Harry'. Sigh.
So here we go. My daughter and I were both happy to realize that the lead vocals are more equally balanced this time around. On the first album, some of them (Louis and Niall) got jipped. Also, they don't deviate far from the sound of their first album. I was surprised by some of the songwriters this time around. My daughter loves Ed Sheeran, so she's happy about him contributing. Some of the boys participated in songwriting - it's a small step in becoming who they want to be. Big thumbs up from me and hopefully they will contribute even more in the future.
1. Live While We're Young - Nice and upbeat, already overplayed, and it seems like they are trying too hard to be peppy. Not my favorite.
2. Kiss You - Bubblegum pop, boy band standard. Fast and upbeat with catchy lyrics.
3. Little Things - Slow acoustic with great vocals. Lyrics seem a little too old for these boys, but they pull it off well. The funniest video EVER of a woman going crazy while watching this video for the first time HERE on YouTube. I laughed so hard I cried. "I'm perfect to Harry!" "I'm in love with you, too." "I'm not gonna cryyyyyy."
4. C'mon, C'mon - More upbeat pop with catchy lyrics. Makes you wanna get up and dance around the room (and embarrass your kids.) Reminds me of 'Up All Night' from their first cd.
5. Last First Kiss - So sweet! Soaring vocals. I can imagine the girls will be squealing over this one - I know my daughter is.
6. Heart Attack - Another upbeat and danceable song, along with catchy lyrics. Hard not to sing along with this one.
7. Rock Me - Mid tempo with nice vocals. Kinda cheesy though.
8. Change My Mind - My favorite song on this album. Sweet lyrics and awesome vocals.
9. I Would - My 2nd favorite song. Nice beat, catchy lyrics, and great vocals. L-O-V-E....
This song features the funniest lyrics on this cd:
"It feels like I'm constantly playing
A game that I'm destined to lose
'Cuz I can't compete with your boyfriend
He's got 27 tattoos"
10. Over Again - Another slow song. Solo vocals are iffy, chorus with all the guys is really good.
11. Back For You - Great lyrics and vocals.
12. They Don't Know About Us - Love this song. So sweet! Great vocals.
13. Summer Love - Perfect song for the end of this album. Summer's over. So sad. Great soaring vocals. Makes you wanna cry. Seriously. The end.
There you go. Hot boy band reviewed by a 44 year old woman. That just sounds all sorts of wrong. But this is my life with a 15 year old daughter who is obsessed with these boys. At least they are nice young men (so far). Hopefully they will stay that way.
We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Deluxe US Yearbook Edition CD - with a T-shirt. That's right - she received 2 T-shirts on her birthday recently, so she definitely needs another one. And she has informed me that she has her Christmas list ready - I can imagine that it's filled with 1D merchandise. At least she's easy to please.
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So here we go. My daughter and I were both happy to realize that the lead vocals are more equally balanced this time around. On the first album, some of them (Louis and Niall) got jipped. Also, they don't deviate far from the sound of their first album. I was surprised by some of the songwriters this time around. My daughter loves Ed Sheeran, so she's happy about him contributing. Some of the boys participated in songwriting - it's a small step in becoming who they want to be. Big thumbs up from me and hopefully they will contribute even more in the future.
1. Live While We're Young - Nice and upbeat, already overplayed, and it seems like they are trying too hard to be peppy. Not my favorite.
2. Kiss You - Bubblegum pop, boy band standard. Fast and upbeat with catchy lyrics.
3. Little Things - Slow acoustic with great vocals. Lyrics seem a little too old for these boys, but they pull it off well. The funniest video EVER of a woman going crazy while watching this video for the first time HERE on YouTube. I laughed so hard I cried. "I'm perfect to Harry!" "I'm in love with you, too." "I'm not gonna cryyyyyy."
4. C'mon, C'mon - More upbeat pop with catchy lyrics. Makes you wanna get up and dance around the room (and embarrass your kids.) Reminds me of 'Up All Night' from their first cd.
5. Last First Kiss - So sweet! Soaring vocals. I can imagine the girls will be squealing over this one - I know my daughter is.
6. Heart Attack - Another upbeat and danceable song, along with catchy lyrics. Hard not to sing along with this one.
7. Rock Me - Mid tempo with nice vocals. Kinda cheesy though.
8. Change My Mind - My favorite song on this album. Sweet lyrics and awesome vocals.
9. I Would - My 2nd favorite song. Nice beat, catchy lyrics, and great vocals. L-O-V-E....
This song features the funniest lyrics on this cd:
"It feels like I'm constantly playing
A game that I'm destined to lose
'Cuz I can't compete with your boyfriend
He's got 27 tattoos"
10. Over Again - Another slow song. Solo vocals are iffy, chorus with all the guys is really good.
11. Back For You - Great lyrics and vocals.
12. They Don't Know About Us - Love this song. So sweet! Great vocals.
13. Summer Love - Perfect song for the end of this album. Summer's over. So sad. Great soaring vocals. Makes you wanna cry. Seriously. The end.
There you go. Hot boy band reviewed by a 44 year old woman. That just sounds all sorts of wrong. But this is my life with a 15 year old daughter who is obsessed with these boys. At least they are nice young men (so far). Hopefully they will stay that way.
We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Deluxe US Yearbook Edition CD - with a T-shirt. That's right - she received 2 T-shirts on her birthday recently, so she definitely needs another one. And she has informed me that she has her Christmas list ready - I can imagine that it's filled with 1D merchandise. At least she's easy to please.
