Tuesday, December 1, 2009
CD Review: Melanie Fiona
Posted by Mike McCray on Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:05 PM
The Deal: Canadian born R&B singer releases debut as buzz builds behind her second hit song in the U.S.
The Good: No real problems with her voice or the production. The singles really are the best tracks. Have to love the single from a year ago, "Give It To Me Right" which samples The Zombies, "Time of the Season" and "It Kills Me."
The Bad: It sounds like movie montage music, if that makes sense. Like all the songs seem like they were written for a movie or TV soundtrack, not regular music consumption. The whole pop soul thing comes off more Disney than Whitney, not a lot of soul involved whatsoever. Could be fitting for a teen movie or MTV show, but not for riding around.
The Verdict: This may have been exactly what she was going for. The Winehouse appeal she may have been going for fails because Winehouse did soul that turned pop not pop that has a twinge of soul. Really wanted to like it, but as far as the listening experience, I'm not really feeling it.
INFO:
SRC/Universal Motown/Release date: Nov. 10, 2009
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