Emily B. from MEDFORD, NJ Reviewed on 8/27/2006...
Country music. A few really great songs! Great girl band.
CD Reviews
The Girls are Back, with an attitude..........
James | Augusta, GA USA | 10/09/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I am a HUGE SHeDaisy fan, and their album "The Whole SHeBang" is among my all tme favorites.
Their latest "All Mixed Up" is a great addition to my collection. Normally, I wouldn't have bought an album that only has the same songs as the last one, but I made an exception in this case....and I'm glad I did.
This new album has all my favorite songs, in new mixes, and it doesn't dissapoint. While I do prefer the original over the mixes, this does add a nice variety. These girls know what they're doing and I hope that they keep up the good work. I can's wait for a cd with all new material, and "All MIxed Up" will hold me over until then just fine. And their Christmas Album "Brand New Year" actually restored my faith in holiday music...I had to hide it from myself to keep from listening to it again until this holiday season, I cant wait to hear it again.
On an interesting side note, I wrote a letter to Kassidy a while back, and she actually replied to it. That was so sweet of her...she is truly one of the greatest vocalists I know of. And I'm not just saying that because she wrote me back. If you're reading this Kassidy, please write again."
Hopefully NOT the direction SHeDAISY is heading in...
John O'Neill | Alpharetta, GA | 10/30/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I gave both "The Whole SHeBANG" and "Brand New Year" five stars - they are both EXCELLENT "pop" (more so than country) releases with gorgeous harmonies, tight, creative arrangements, and sparkling production. Girls, what were you thinking? Here we get all of the original vocal tracks from "The Whole SHeBANG" remixed with new instrumental tracks. On a couple of tracks they are made to sound more country... a new steel guitar here, a country fiddle there, but the new instruments sound out of place as though they were added on as an afterthought, which is exactly what we've got here, right? For the most part the tracks are given a brutal modern feel which completely ruines tracks like "I Will... But" and the hillarious "Lucky 4 You". I can't think of one mix included here that is an improvement over the original version so why bother? "All Mixed Up"? Indeed. I would say someone was not thinking clearly when this release was put together. Let's hope that SHeDAISY and producer Dan Huff get things all sorted out before returning to the studio to work on the next release."
This Cd is HOT!!!!
West Texas Cowboy | 09/02/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"SHeDAISY rocks on this CD... not only is it my favorite SHeDAISY album, but one of my all time favorite albums by any artist... yes it is that good!
How unique to remix a whole album! and what a job they did it is outstanding... "LITTLE GOOD BYES" is similar to the original with a more driving sound... you'll like this version a lot! "I WILL...BUT" is outstanding soooooo much better than the hit version, the song starts off with the girls amazing vocals with no music then builds up and explodes into a hard rocking version of the song... so HOT!!!!!! "THIS WOMAN NEEDS" is also similar to the hit single release, but the girls have turned it into a Power Ballad making it much stronger than the original. "BEFORE ME AND YOU" Rocks from the get go... I didn't think you could improve the original, but man you can this song is one of the finest rockers on the CD. "LUCKY 4 YOU (TONIGHT I'M JUST ME)" is another song that rocks and and once again is so much better than the hit version. "STILL HOLDING OUT FOR YOU" is very similar to the hit version. "PUNISHMENT" is a complete opposite of what you might expect on this album, where the original version is much more pop sounding, here they've turned this song into a very country almost hoedown sounding song very different than anything else on the album...but... just as addictive as the rest of the album. I like it just as much as the original but for all different reasons. "CAUSE I LIKE IT THAT WAY" totally rocks (but not in a hard rock way) and once again will blow you away with the outstanding production and vocals once again are just as good or better than the original. The only song I feel that falls short from the original version is "A NIGHT TO REMEMBER" on this song they slow it down, and with a dominate piano, which is fine... but the original is just much better with that awesome country/pop sound from SHeDAISY, I wish the original version was on the album. "WITHOUT YOUR LOVE" has a really neat haunting sound that you'll love, this song and "THIS WOMAN NEEDS" stand out as the best ballads from this album. And finally they saved the best song for last "DANCING WITH ANGELs". This song soars it is simply perfect! Man... it sounds awesome... put it in and crank it up... it'll blow you away... amazing vocals and amzing music and production. You can tell from the first note that this song is something special... building up... then building up some more... and before you know it you're on the musical magical journey, that you hope never ends... even at over 5 min long this still flies by so fast. I understand that SHeDAISY took a lot of heat for this album, but I LOVE IT! I love the fact that SHeDAISY isn't afraid to push the boundries a little that they don't fall in the cookie cutter mold of Nashville... and to think that this album has a country underlining and comes off so cutting edge... so awesomely cool... If you want a AWESOMELY HOT CUTTING EDGE ALBUM THAT ROCKS... You want this album... you won't be dissapointed. IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL! Thanks SHeDAISY!"