 |  | One good song, the rest mediocre (Buy "I Ain't Movin'" instead) |  |
This album basically had one good song - "I'm Kissing You" from the soundtrack to the 1996 version of Romeo & Juliet. The rest are pretty mediocre. Wish I could have just bought that one song. If you want to hear Des'Ree at her best, buy "I Ain't Movin'" It's a much better (actually EXCELLENT) album.
January 1, 2008 | | Will always love this one!... | |
This CD is really catchy, upbeat, still love it after all these years! She has a great, unique voice for her material. 'Life' and 'What's Your Sign' are great cuts- sunny day feelgood songs. Not so keen on her new stuff, but this one is 'the classic'. Try it out!
September 24, 2004 | | Nice, but a little different than expected | |
I bought this cd expecting something more along the lines of "I ain't movin." Simple lyrics, but inspiring. I was kind of disappointed by Supernatural because some of the lyrics are really corney on this cd. Like the fist song "What's your Sign? Do you know?/Let me guess? You're Scorpio/...Scorpios are pretty cool. See I am a Sag..." Just very lyrically uninspiring. The first song "What's your Sign" was not my cup of tea at all; I did like the chorus however the rest..ahh. The music was very good for all the songs-but lyrically, it was lacking (which drags the power of cd down). And all the "doo doot doo doot doo" choruses (instead of actually words) in many of the songs also got on my nerves. However, there are some redeeming gems that make the cd great. Such as Indigo Daisies, Darwin Star, and Time. The song that was my favorite was "time"-I love that song; its about how time goes so fast & we all just need some more, beautiful melody. So if your buying this cd, buy it expecting ok music but not v. wonderful lyrics.
I would definitely recommend her 1st cd mind adventures & I ain't movin before this cd. =)
January 11, 2003 | | Third uplifting pop&soul release for the gifted british lady | |
All of us fans have loved each of the three Des' Ree offerings for some very specific reasons . In Supernatural , the warmth in her voice is once again perfecly combined with her delicant melodies and her , full of wit and simplicity lyrics . " What's Your Sighn ? " , " Indigo Daises " and the first single " Life " are all great yet do pay special attention to the sensational " I'm Kissing You " and the tender , ethereal " Darwin Star " , the magic ballad which the Celine Dions of this world have never released . Even though she's a beautifull tall woman , Des' Ree sounds she would be perfect as your best friend as well .
August 21, 2002After a fair few years of slog, Des'ree finally made it into the charts with hit single `You Gotta Be', followed by the radio-favourite `Life'. In many ways this British soul album is similar to artists such as Gabrielle (particularly during her early years). The lyrics of the songs certainly have that uplifting feel to them, especially on such fantastic tracks such as `You Gotta Be', which is every bit as good, if not better than Gabrielle's `Dreams'. Comparisons are obviously going to be made, but Des'ree is patently the better artist when listening to her best songs, even if she isn't as consistent and as radio-friendly (save some of her singles) as Gabrielle.
There are clear weaknesses to the album, namely the fact that Des'ree's often plain daft lyrics don't work all the time. For instance, on the single `Life', they work to a tee and are amusing as they are curiously relevant to the song. Yet on tracks such as `Proud To Be A Dread', the tired message of being yourself falls flat on words such as `some say he should shave his head, but he's proud to be a dread'.
Yet underneath it all you get the feeling that Des'ree, who pens her songs herself, isn't just trying to cash in on the `out there' bandwagon. Particularly the last track on the album `You Gotta Be' is not only catchy but also light, intelligent and inspiring. Of course, anyone's who has heard the single that she released for the `Romeo and Juliet' soundtrack will know that there's certainly more to Des'ree than meets the eye. Crucially, she can also do soul a lot better than many other artists. Her smooth vocals work perfectly on `I'm Kissing You' and `Indigo Daisies'. Here is someone that's kind of a mixture between Gabrielle and Sade yet never seems to achieve their success. She's light, she's soulful and she's fun. January 2, 2002
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