RIHANNA,ALBUM "UNAPOLOGETIC"

Ok,so Rihanna's new album is officially out since 19.November and i finally took some time to listen carefully to it.But before i do the complete review of it I'll share some of information about it.

Rihanna's seventh album called "Unapologetic" was recorded between June and November 2012. The first single "Diamonds" was released on September 27, 2012. and you could read the review of it here . Rihanna executively produced it along with a lot of other producers,some old some new.The album combines genres like pop,EDM and dub step.Album features guest vocals from Chris Brown,Eminem,Mikki Ekko and Future.The album will be supported by the Diamonds world tour beginning in March 2013.

Now for the review it self.

The album it self has 15 songs and 2 remixes of "Diamonds".

So let's break it down...

Music: As i said musically she combined a couple of genres like EDM,dub step and pop,but there is a hip hop touch to it in a few songs.We have a typical David Guetta song "Right Now" which is made to be a club banger."Phresh of the runway" and "Power it up" are those hip hop like songs.And than there are strong ballads like "Stay","Love without tragedy" and "Half of me".There is also a reggae like song "No love allowed".You have Scillex inspired songs like "Lost in paradise" and "Jump".

Lyrics: Somehow I'm left wondering what was the point of some of the songs on the album.Most of them are kind of unfinished and lack theme.But i have to give kudos to Emelie Sande for writing a song like "Half of me" which is i think mostly about Rihanna herself.The song from which i expected the most was "Numb" feat. Eminem but it was to simple and to short of words.Lyrics,beside Emilie's,that are actually very soulful and revealing are from "Diamonds","Stay" and "Nobodies business".In them you can see the hopeful side of the young singer and her perspective on everybody sticking their noses in her personal life.

Vocals: in this part it's 50/50.I am actually impressed by her vocal performances in ballads,because for a long time she didn't concentrate on that part of her music.Now her voice has developed a lot,and i really like how she sounds in those songs.There are also songs that are to simple,but in the end it's her style and she is sticking to it.The semi rap part is kind of weird but still listenable.

All in all the album is 3.5/5 on my list.My personal favorites are #9 "Stay",#15 "Half of me",#10 "Nobodies business",#11 "Love without tragedy" without the Mother Marry part and #13 "No love allowed".I do think she should take a break and find the style that she'll stick to and to sum up everything she has done and will do next,because doing an album after album so soon can lead to a downfall if it continues.I just want to repeat again,this is my opinion,so please do respect it,as i respect the fact that in the end most of people will like and listen to this album. ;)

Ok,Rihannin novi album je u prodaji od 19.Novembra i konacno sam odvojila vremena da ga pazljivo preslusam.Ali pre nego sto uradim kompletan pregled,podelicu sa vama neke informacije o albumu .

Rihannin sedmi album  "Unapologetic" je snima izmedju Juna i Novembra 2012. Prvi singl "Diamonds" je objavljen 27. Septembra 2012. i pregled o njemu mozete da procitate ovde . Rihanna je bila izvrsni producent zajedno sa dosta drugih,nekih starih nekih novih.Album kombinuje zanrove kao sto su pop,EDM i dub step.Gosti koji se pojavljuju variraju, od Chris Brown,Eminem,Mikki Ekko do Future.Album ce biti podrzan od strane Diamonds world tour koja pocinje u Martu 2013.

A sad,revizija.

Sam album ima 15 pesama i 2 remixa pesme "Diamonds".

Muzika: kao so sam rekla,muzicki je kombinovala vise zanrova kao EDM,dub step i pop,ali u par pesama se oseca dodir hip hopa.Imamo i tipicnu David Guetta pesmu "Right Now" koja je napravljena sa namerom da bude klupski hit."Phresh of the runway" i "Power it up" su one pesme sa uticajem hip hopa.A onda imamo jake balade kao "Stay","Love without tragedy" i "Half of me".Na albumu se ponovo nalazi i jedna pesma u rege stilu "No love allowed".A imate i pesme inspirisane stilom Skrilexa "Lost in paradise" i "Jump".

Tekstovi: Nekako sam ostala u mraku sto se tice poente nekih od pesama na albumu.Vecina njih je delimicno nezavrsena i nedostaje im tema.Ali moram da odam priznanje Emelie Sande za pesmu "Half of me" koju je napisala ja mislim najvise po ugledu na sam Rihanna zivot.Pesma od koje sam najvise ocekivala je "Numb" feat. Eminem ali je prekratka i fale joj reci.Tekstovi,pored Emilie-og,koji su zaista veoma jaki i otkrivaju dosta su "Diamonds","Stay" i "Nobodies business".U njima mozete da uocite onu stranu mlade pevacice koja je zaista puna nade i njenu perspektivu o tome kako se oseca s' obzirom da se svi guraju nos u njen privatni zivot.

Vokali: U ovom delu rezultat je 50/50.Zaista sam impresionirana njenim vokalnim izvodjenjem u baladama,jer jako dugo se nije koncentrisala na taj deo njene muzike.Sada se njen glas razvio poprilicno i zaista mi se sidja kako zvuci u tim pesmama.Ima pesama u kojima je sve suvise prosto,ali na kraju to je njen stil i ona ga se drzi.Onaj polu rep deo je na neki nacin po malo cudan  ali i dalje slusljiv.

Sve u svemu album je zaradio 3.5/5 na mojoj listi.Moji licni favoriti su #9 "Stay",#15 "Half of me",#10 "Nobodies business",#11 "Love without tragedy" bez Mother Marry dela i #13 "No love allowed".Zaista mislim da bi trebala da napravi pauzu,da nadje svoj stil kog ce se drzati i da sumira sve sto je do sad uradila i sta ce uraditi sledece,jer izbacivati album za albumom sa tako malim razmakom izmedju njih moje dovesti do velikog pada ako se nastavi.I samo zelim da ponovim,da je ovo moje misljenje,pa Vas molim da ga postujete kao sto ja postujem Vasa kao i cinjenicu da ce se mnogima od Vas ovaj album veoma svideti i da cete ga duuuugo slusati. ;)

Poz, M.

BREAK TROUGH-JAMES ARTHUR

I know that a lot of you have heard about the world wide famous show "The X factor".I have been following the 9. series of the UK show,and i have to say that the competition is tough!!!There is a lot of good singers including Jahmene Douglas and Ella Henderson,and amazing performers like Rylan Clark,but if you ask me there is only one complete musician on the show and that would be James Arthur!!!

James Arthur is a 24-year old singer,songwriter,raper and guitarist from Saltburn,Teesside.He wowed the judges with his performance of Tulisa's song "Young".Making it his own he sang his heart out for them.And what a voice came out!!!The same moment i heard him sing i fellt he will be HUGE!!!!Later we found out about his not so happy life.But in the end he came through!!!

As the week passed we came to the live shows where you finally see who is made for this and who,simply,isn't.And he let us see what a true talent he is.So far during the competition we could hear his interpretations of a lot of great hits.But the one song that showed that he is a true star is his interpretation of Adele's song "Hometown Glory".Every week he would play with songs and make them his own,but this time he has outdone himself and every other person in that competition.Starting with the guitar intro,which was followed by his soooooo amazingly rough voice was just the start.The song then came into his a dub step remix which has never been seen on a talent show before.I'm sorry Adele but his version is better!!! :)))

When you have an artist like James you simply can't go wrong.He really has an ear for making a song,adding parts of rap or his feeling for putting the song into a different genre are simple and true talent.And his voice is unbelievable!!!Turning from soft and gentle,to a rough and full of strong emotions,this is why I'm glad competitions like these exist.

I know that you will say,ok but he must have made a mistake,he isn't perfect...but he is!!!Even if you listen to one of his own songs you will see the amount of talent he has.And i can proudly say i have found my idol!!!

But it would be for the best if i stop writing and let him and his voice show everything to you.I have huge expectations for him and i can't wait to hear and see what will come next for him!!!

James Arthur - Hometown Glory(Adele)

James Arthur - Faded

Dosta Vas je do sada culo o svetski poznatom sou "The X factor".Kao i uvek pratim i ovu 9. sezonu engleske verzije soua i mogu vam reci da je konkurencija ogromna!!!Imaju mnogo odlicnih pevaca ukljucujuci Jahmene Douglas i Ella Henderson i neverovatnih izvodjaca kao sto je Rylan Clark,ali ako mene pitate postoji samo jedan kompletan muzicar u celom souu i to bi bio James Arthur!!!

James Arthur je 24oro godisnji pevac,tekstopisac,reper i gitarista iz Saltburna,Teesside.On je oduvao sudije svojim  performansom Tulisine pesme "Young".Prilagodivsi je sebi,pevao je svim srcem za njih...Kakav je samo glas izasao!!!Iste sekunde kada sam ga cula kako peva osetila sam da ce on biti ogroman hit!!!!Kasnije smo saznali i o njegovom,ne tako srecnom,zivotu.Ali na kraju on je izasao iz svega toga jaci.

Kako su nedelje prolazile dosli smo i do performansa uzivo gde se konacno vidi ko je stvoren za ovo a ko,naprosto,nije.A on nam je pokazao koliki je on zapravo talenat.Do sada u takmicenju smo mogli da cujemo njegove interpretacije velikih hitova.Ali jedna pesma koja je pokazala da je on zaista prava zvezda,je njegova interpretacija pesme Adel "Hometown Glory".Svake nedelje bi se igrao sa pesmama i cinio ih njegovim,ali ovaj put je nadmasio sebe i sve ostale u ovom takmicenju.Intro koji je zapoceo gitarom,pracen njegovim neverovatnim glasom je bio samo pocetak.Pesma se potom razvila u njegov dub step remiks koji niko ranije nije pokusao da izvede na ovakvom souu.Adel,izvini,ali njegova verzija pesme je bolja!!! :)))

Kada imate izvodjaca kao sto je James,naprosto,ne mozete da pogresite.Njegov sluh za pravljenje pesme,dodavanje repa ili njegov osecaj za stavljanje pesme u potpuno drugi zanr su prosto i jednostavno talenat.A njegov glas je neverovatan!!!Prelasci iz neznog u grub i pun jakih emocija je razlog zato mi je drago da takmicenja kao ova postoje (na zalost,ne i kod nas).

Znam da ce te reci,ok ali mora da je napravio neku gresku,on nije savrsen...ali on jeste!!!Cak i kada poslusate jednu od njegovih pesama uvidecete koliko talenta postoji u njemu.

Ali bice najbolje da prestanem da pisem i da pustim njega i njegov glas da Vam sve pokazu.Imam ogromna ocekivanja za njega i jedva cekam da cujem i vidim sta ce biti sa njegovom karijerom!!!