Eriol
Sophie Ellis Bextor- Off & On
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Post by Eriol on Mar 1, 2007 12:01:18 GMT -5
This will be ther 4th album studio of Hilary Duff called DIGNITY, AND THIS COMES OUT IN APHRIL 2 in USA, !, lets wait to got it: now this have 2 singles PLAY WITH FIRE AND WITH LOVE...
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Post by MyLastView on Mar 1, 2007 20:22:43 GMT -5
I am excited for this album =D
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Post by qnx100 on Mar 1, 2007 20:50:44 GMT -5
April 3 is the proper release date for the US.
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Post by Icebox on Mar 28, 2007 5:28:40 GMT -5
From The songs that i've heared this album is Hilary's best!!!!!
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Post by Icebox on Apr 5, 2007 3:17:42 GMT -5
Debuts at #25 in the UK!
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Post by Gerardo on Apr 7, 2007 17:51:33 GMT -5
It sounds pretty good.
If I save up, I'll pick it up.
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Post by banet2001 on Apr 10, 2007 17:16:56 GMT -5
Hilary Diff - Dignity
4 StarsFrom the soft-focused, impeccably styled, tasteful cover photo — better suited for Harper's Bazaar than a pop album — to the haughty implications of the title, Hilary Duff's third album, Dignity, appears to be the teen star's self-styled, self-conscious adult album. Almost too adult, actually, since the packaging makes it seem like Hilary skipped over her wild, restless years and headed straight toward polished adult contemporary blandness. But, as Bo Diddley once sang, you can't judge a book by looking at its cover, and Dignity isn't quite what it seems. To be sure, it's an adult album, but it's a young adult album, driven almost entirely by gleaming electronic beats, consisting almost entirely of dance songs, and never once seeming as stuffy as that ill-conceived cover. While it is never as stylish and brittle as the cold, robotic funk of FutureSex/LoveSounds, Dignity surely strives to be a happier, friendlier spin on that electro-pop sound — dance-pop for people who never set foot in clubs, which also means that even if the rhythms are pushed to the forefront, the tracks are built upon a strong songwriting foundation that, thanks to teen pop impresario Kara DioGuardi, are sturdy, hooky, and memorable. It's the kind of music made be somebody who knows what's fashionable but isn't by any means a trend-setter, but that, in a nutshell, is who Hilary Duff is: she's not the coolest kid around, but she's the popular girl who's still friendly to the misfits, nerds, and burnouts, so everybody still likes her even if it's at times begrudging. That persona shines strongly on Dignity, which bears a stronger autobiographical imprint than almost any other teen pop album of the 2000s. Despite that glossy photo, Hilary comes across as contradictory and conflicted as any 20-year-old in the throes of a messy, public breakup would. At its core, Dignity is the sound of the most popular girl at school shedding her long-time boyfriend and her old friends and starting life all over again. The ex-friends she takes completely unveiled swipes at are Lindsay and Britney, who earn Hilary's disdain as they party away in the Hollywood Hills, while the boyfriend is Good Charlotte's Joel Madden — and knowing all this via tabloids and gossip blogs actually makes Dignity's literal lyrics more interesting, since when she sings about being tempted by dangerous older men or rediscovering a part of her she lost or even fending off stalkers, they play like confessions, not inventions. Having these journal entries married to sleek wannabe club beats gives this an appealingly fresh, contemporary feel, as the sound matches the ideas behind the lyrics; it's the sound of teen pop growing old in the late 2000s. Too bad, then, that Hilary still sounds like a girl. She doesn't quite sound like the spunky Lizzy McGuire, but her voice is thin, sweet, fragile, not at all like a woman, so Dignity can occasionally feel like she's trying on her big sister's clothes as she imagines what her life will be like once she's all grown up (which also gives the Madden back-story a real creepy predatory undercurrent). Even if it's hard not to wish Hilary sounded closer to her age, with this small voice she still sounds relatable and, most of all, likeable — perceptions that are only enhanced by her determined desire to hold onto her dignity in this tabloid age. She may still be caught between childhood and womanhood, but on Dignity she makes some serious headway into turning into a mature recording artist, which makes this an effective, strangely endearing album. www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpfrxzw5ldae~T1
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Post by Gerardo on Apr 10, 2007 17:18:23 GMT -5
Does the booklet include lyrics?
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I Got Soul.
Mr. Brightside
All this work keeping people from having sex. Now I know how the catholic church feels. ZING!
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Post by I Got Soul. on Apr 11, 2007 11:02:56 GMT -5
This is getting fairly good reviews.
Not to mention it debuts at #4 in the US with 140k, and #3 in Canada with 20k.
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Post by Bullet on Apr 11, 2007 12:34:43 GMT -5
YES! GO HILARY! I bought this the other day and I love it!
Favorites: "Stranger", "Gypsy Woman", "With Love"
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Post by M! on Apr 11, 2007 12:40:00 GMT -5
This is probably her best album to-date.
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Post by Bullet on Apr 12, 2007 1:21:24 GMT -5
^I SO agree.
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Post by MyLastView on Jul 27, 2007 0:27:54 GMT -5
Officially certified Gold in the US by the RIAA!
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Post by Gerardo on Jul 29, 2007 13:19:28 GMT -5
The album is good. It's a good piece of work.
Nice change of direction for her.
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