Search - Natalise :: I Came to Play

Loved her first album, this... not so much

J. Nguyen | 08/11/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This has a different feel from her first album. The ballads are still there, but some songs have more of a hiphop feel to them rather than pop as in her first album. On these songs the production is way off, I really dont think her voice is suited for it. She even tries out rock in "Get Me Off" which is the worst song on the album. I'm not sure how she can go from a song like that to a ballad on the next song. It totally disrupts the feel to the album.



Talking about disrupting the flow of the album, she throws all these meaningless skits on the album. Which sounds like filler time.



I'd still buy it, but re-record it cutting all the excess trash off it."

If you've heard Kaci Brown's "Instigator," here's some more.

The Blue Raja | MD, USA | 12/06/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wow. This album surprised me. I wish I knew why Amazon does not provide audio samples for every release... and it is probably not proper to disclose the on line shop where I DID find samples for this album, so I'll just say I managed to sample this album before buying it, and in doing so was completely drawn by one track in particular (the title track); "I came to play." If you have the opportunity, check it out. Natalise's first album (ironically samples of that one DO exist on Amazon) does not appeal to me so I will not compare. This album mostly consists of 'shake-your-body' R&B-ish grooves (that's a good thing), even though one track ("get me off") tauts some grungy electric guitar punches and an agressive vocal delivery. Don't let the lengthy track listing fool you, as there are many of those "skits" in between cuts (I've never understood that trend, and I find them annoying, but that's what mp3 players are for... you don't have to rip those cuts to your portable if you don't want to). But I digress.



A word of caution to parents, as this album does not seem to sport a Parental Advisory sticker; along with vulgar language in the skits, there are curse words some of the songs as well.



I must note that the rhythms on this album are incredible; tight, strong and refreshing cut-throat beats with stabs and grooves that surely make you want to do more than foot-tapping. Hats off the rhythm programmer(s).



The overall production & feel of this album is similar to Kaci Brown's "Instigator" album. Fans of Destiny's Child, Willa Ford, even Britney Spears will not be disappointed. "I Came to Play" is a solid album throughout and offers enough variety within, rather than stretching the idea of one single.

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It's my favorite CD!!!!!!

MiKaJ | San Francisco | 07/24/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wow! This is my favorite CD right now. Warning, if you liked Natalise's first album this one is a little different. And it's 20 times better! The music is totally hot and there are some killer beats and really great slow songs too. Her voice is amazing. And the lyrics are really meaningful. If you listen to the lyrics you can tell that she is talking about true life experiences and not just singing the same things as other other artists. And ALL the lyrics are printed in the booklet. It's a really big booklet with LOTS of pages TONS of photos and all the lyrics for every single song! The booklet is like a bonus. There are so many good songs on this album, It's the best CD I've bought in a couple years.



I give it 6 out of 5 stars"