Search - V*Enna :: Where I Wanna Be

Pretty good

03/17/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you like the new group of girls called Shine, then you'll probably like V*Enna. They're styles and voices sound VERY much alike. If you want to see my opinion on the songs..."Where I Wanna Be": This is a REALLY fun, good song. It's really fun to dance to. I like the intro a lot. It's one of my favorites on the CD."Make That Noize": I really do like this song. It's fun to dance to and fun to sing. It must have been awesome when it was live. Another favorite."Do You Wanna Know": I like this song a lot. Sharnessa sounded relly good when she starts the bridge. It's another favorite. It reminds me a lot of "Do You Believe In Love?" by Shine."Sometimes": This is a pretty song. It's pretty good, but not a favorite."Why Did I Let You Go?": I really like this song. It used to be a favorite, but it's something I don't listen to a lot anymore."Sunshine and Rain": I LOVE this song. I kind of like the older version better on their first CD (On All The Way To Heaven: The Maxi-Single). Another favorite.Best Friends: This song is pretty cool. I used to listen to it all the time, but not really Anymore."Hold On": Of course, who doesn't like this song? I LOVE this song. It's very sweet. Another favorite."Don't Stop": I like this song. It's fun to sing. I really like the way Sharnessa sounds on the first verse."All The Way To Heaven": This is probably their signature song. I like it a lot. It's a little hard to compare with the first version (Also on the maxi-single). Another favorite."Don't Get Left Behind": This REALLY is a favorite. I love the message in it. It's very pretty. It's kind of like a love song. Anyway, I'd recomend to anybody who likes Shine. If you're a huge fan of someone like the Newsboys or Rebecca St. James (Like I am), you probably woulden't like them to much."

A great band who sings great songs AND wears clothes!

09/13/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"After Britney Spear's debut album, "Baby One More Time" hit stores way-back-when, the whole world went beserk. Britney's yeah-yeah-yeah voice was a favorite among many teens, and she grew up to be a very naughty girl. *tisk tisk*
I've known a couple of girls who were fans of Britney, and every time I went over to see them, they'd have Britney's shoo-bop shoo-bop music playing in their rooms. Not really a nice thing to hear on Sundays after church, especially.
Well, after I saw Britney's newest album, I totally lost it. I loved music, but I was also a Christian, and all I owned was praise and worship music. I really liked what the secular artists/bands had to offer, with the funky beats, and the techno sounds. I just didn't like their sexy and impositive lyrics.
After searching endlessly, I found V*Enna. Wow. I've never heard such awesome Christian music in all my life. I tell you, they rock! Some of their lyrics aren't exactly "creative" in some songs, but the beats are cool. My favorite songs out of the whole album are "Where I Wanna Be" and "Make that Noize". Those songs are great for dancing to. Some other songs like "Don't Get Left Behind" and "Why Did I Let You Go" are slower, but they are nice to listen to. :-)Sounds Like:
(Secular): A*teens or ABBA, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilara
(Christian): Jump5, ZOEgirl, and WhisperLoudBottom Line? I totally love this CD. The reason why I gave it a 4, is because only SOME of the songs didn't fit me enough to give a 5. I really recommend this CD to TEENS. This CD is best appreciated around the 12-16 age group. Of course, there are some adults who like this CD - which is okay too, so if you're an adult, you might like this CD or not. Just listen to some of the samples on this page. :)Interested? I promise you, I've searched and searched all over the Net and found that Amazon.com's got the cheapest price on this CD. If you don't care if it's new or not, try looking in the "Used & Unused" section on this page. There has got to be a couple people who are willing to give up their V*Enna CD. :)Happy listening! ;-)"

Sunny, sugary dance pop

J Lee Harshbarger | Ypsilanti, MI United States | 07/09/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this album the same time I bought the debut from Aurora, and at first I liked Aurora's album better. But as time went on, I found this landing in my CD player much more than Aurora. Why? I guess it's because the melodies are so good they stick in your head, then you want to go hear the CD again.
One reason I didn't like this album so well at first was the lyrics. Many are aimed at teens, so they aren't something I can relate to--"Do You Wanna Know" and "Why Did I Let You Go?" deal with dating, and "Best Friends" is definitely teen material. And the lyrics in the song "Make That Noize" strike me as a little cheesy--"V-E-N-N-A, we're gonna make you rock today / P-A-R-T-Y, we're gonna lift Him up tonight."
But there are enough songs with lyrics I can relate to that make up for the stuff too young for me. "Where I Wanna Be" is a desire sung to the Lord--"I wanna see the way You see...I wanna live the way You live." "Don't Stop" asks God to keep me on the straight path--"Will You tell me when I'm out of line, 'cause I really want to fill my mind with You." Some other songs are very simple--in most cases, I would even say trite--expressions of the joy of knowing Jesus ("Sunshine And Rain," "All The Way To Heaven"), but their tunes are just so sunny and sugary happy that the unimaginativeness of the lyrics doesn't matter!
So yes, it's the incredibly catchy melodic hooks that really got me liking this album, as well as the sugary, sunny sound with ABBA-esque vocal harmonies. And the lyrics are just expressions of the various phases of the life of a young Christian--some songs sung to God, some about dating and friendship, and one final song, sung with the love of friendship, urging a friend, "Don't get left behind."
Cheerful dance pop--enjoy!"