Scene 23 - Popstars 2: Introducing Scene 23

Very upbeat music!

This pop band has really uplifting music. You can listen to the fun tunes while singing along and dancing to them. I especially enjoy listening to their music while going on road trips. This is a great CD to add to your collection - enjoy! January 8, 2007

Great songs, but lack of material loses a star

Now I randomly found Scene 23 out of nowhere - I'd never heard of them until a couple of weeks ago when I was recommended their music by a friend. I checked it out and was very pleased with what I heard. They are really talented! I have no idea who they are, all I know is that they came from Popstars and didn't last long.

I downloaded all their original songs - He Said She Said, I Really Don't Think So, The Greatest, All This Love, What She Got, Another Night & Respect Me. That's only 7 songs, which isn't really enough for an album. But it's enough for me to know that I like Scene 23 and their music.

The best track of the 7 is "Another Night" - this should have been a hit. It's a midtempo track, but still has attitude. One of the boys and one of the girls sing to each other, almost telling a story with the song. The chorus is really catchy, and there's a bit in the middle where they talk to each other, and the guy asks the girls "tell me how you feel." This song is fabulous, I love it.

Another standout track is "He Said She Said" - this would have made a great single. It's very very catchy with fabulous music, and the group sings to each other as well as to the listener. The lyrics are GREAT in this track. Another great song is "All This Love" - this song reminds me of an late 90's pop song, it's a slow jam and the closest you'll get to a ballad by Scene 23. "What She Got" is a song dominated by the girls, and it took awhile to grow on me, but now I love it! It's very catchy, about a girl who thinks she's all that. "The Greatest" is another slow burner of a song that took awhile to grow on me, but now I adore it - it's a cover of the S Club 7 original, and I think Scene 23 do this song a lot better then S Club ever did. Their vocals work better and it's a lot more catchy. "Respect Me" is a bit more bland then the other tracks, but it's still catchy. "I Really Don't Think So" is probably my least favourite track, I find it kind of boring.

So even though I like 6 of the tracks, why 4 stars? The fact that there's only 7 original tracks kind of brings it down. They needed more tracks to get 5 stars. The quality of the tracks are fabulous though, so that justifies the 4 stars. July 18, 2006

Scene 23 on the scene.

Over all the album would probably deserve three stars instead of four, but since I like all of scene 23's original songs and never once have to skip, I decided on four stars.

I'll start with 'He Said She Said'. This is one of my favorite songs on the album because of the catchy and edgy chorus, but also because the verses are equally divided between the male and female singers which makes it seem as if they're not only singing to you, but also to each other. I really love that about this song. Plus, everyone gets a chance to sing on this track.

The second song 'The Greatest' is probably the only song I tend to skip every now and then. It's not a bad song, but it's just not as good as the other ones, in my eyes at least.

As for 'I Really Don't Think So', I like it because of the pop/rock combination it has to it. This is by far the most edgy song on this album, but has a feel good feeling to it at the same time. The lyrics are pretty simple, but do the trick and a lot of people will be able to relate to the 'Why does everything got to be a love thing? Why can't we dig each other and just hang? Is it really where you wanna go, no, I really don't think so' part.

Moving on to 'All this Love' which can be seen as the only ballad on this album when it comes to the slow R&B beat. The vocals of the males really get the chance to stand out and some parts are sung with both power and soul.

'What She Got' is also one of the more catchier upbeat songs and the lyrics will get stuck in your head with ease. And most girls will probably be able to relate to the lyrics. I'll give you a little preview: 'What she got that I ain't got? Walks around like she owns the spot. Sweats herself 'cause she thinks she's hot. What she got that I ain't got, baby'.

'Another Night' can be considered a ballad, though to me the beat is slightly too quick for one. The lyrics don't go too deep, but the song is still worth listening, too.

And last but not least, 'Respect Me' holds a 'back off and leave me alone' kind of message to it. It gives you a boost of energy and makes you feel good.

As for the other three songs on the album, they aren't sung by the group itself, but are original songs from Mariah Carey, Joe, and R. Kelly. The songs are memorable and songs where you can totally get lost in.

The rest of the tracks are snippets taken from the actual show 'Pop Star'. They don't take more than a few handfuls of seconds so they're no distraction.

True, there are as many songs by Scene 23 on here as I would like, but it's still a pretty decent pop album to get and all of them do know how to sing. July 14, 2005

you have got to be kidding me

This has to be a joke right? William Hung had more star quality than any of these so called "popstars". they just dont have what it takes to be in the music buisness and it shows because where are they now? nobody cares. June 6, 2005

Popstars? Ha!

To call this band, "Scene 23," popstars, is like calling brussel sprouts delicious. They just aren't. All of the songs are bad, except "The Greatest," which I would like, except for S Club 7 were the original singers of it. There are only 6 original songs, not counting the intro and "The Greatest," and they all sound the same, and all lack the "bang" you need to have a hit. I can see why they didn't release a complete album. The world couldn't handle an entire Scene 23 CD. May 15, 2005

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