Kelly Rowland, anyone?

As much as I enjoy reviewing CDs, sometimes I really really hate it. Like when I need to review 7 in one afternoon, which is what happened today. It's now ten to seven in the evening, and I've still got 2 to go. Granted I have only spent about 2 hours today actually reviewing. Today's Tasty package was quite the disappointment. Number one, they were all full length albums, which is more time consuming all round, and two, a lot of them were bloody awful, particularly the offering from a Ms. Kelly Rowland. I'm not sure why Sony BMG though it would be a good idea to sent a predominantly alternative music zine this particularly horrifically radio friendly, r n b gem, but they did, and lucky me got to review it. Needless to say, it was pretty poor, but at least I only had to listen to a couple of tracks to find that out. Luckily there were a couple of saving graces that travelled with Ms Rowland, and to stop me giving up on music entirely.

Elsewhere, I've decided to learn Spanish. (Not actually elsewhere, at the same desk where I do everything -review/blog/watch/listen/learn.) I got a little CD/booklet thing out the library today, and have every intention of listening to it as soon as I shift these CDs. It's only on loan for a month though so I better get cracking.

I got Beth Rowley's album the other day. I was a little concerned she'd just play it safe with a voice like that, and sadly she has. The reggae inspred cover of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released is pretty awful, and she even manages to make Willie Nelson sound boring. A little too much record label ((Universal, a huge conglomerate of course) influence there I think, as she sang far more interesting songs when I saw her live.

Back to the listening post...