Skye Sweetnam - Sound Soldier

Japanese pressing of the singer's much anticipated second album release. This version comes with a bonus track, 'Girl Like Me'. EMI. 2008. Album Description

Skye's back, and the noise is even better

I very much enjoyed Noise From the Basement, but as a debut CD there was definite room for improvement. When I found out Skye Sweetnam had followed up with a new release I had to find out what it was all about. It's about loud, brash, raw, and untamed, and I like it. I was pleased to discover that the sound is still the Skye I remember, even though the style has changed somewhat. With production by The Matrix, she's picked up a lot of the sound of Avril Lavigne without falling into the trap of being an Avril clone. It feels more like she grew into a high-octane, high-decibel, rough-edged kind of style that she was only hinting at in her first release, and now she's more at home with herself and her music.

The CD opens and closes with its defining tracks, "Music Is My Boyfriend" and "Babydoll Gone Wrong", which both backup her intense vocals with even more intense arrangement; I recommend watching the videos to get a feel for those since preview tracks are not available here. While "Make-Out Song", "My Favorite Tune", "Cartoon", and "Ultra" follow in this vein pretty well, there's enough variety on the CD that it doesn't get boring. "Human" is both more melodic and more electronic, with a sort of split-personality chorus that alternates between soft and hard. "Scary Love" is the only ballad on the disc. "Boyhunter" is also unique, somewhat rap in its style. "Ghosts" and "Into Action" both have a different feeling that's reminiscent of No Doubt; those two and "Kiss A Girl" are the most pop-oriented songs on the disc.

Will this new CD please everyone who loved the first one? That depends on what you liked it for. My favorite song off the original was "I Don't Really Like You"; most of this CD feels like a more mature followup on that. For those who preferred the more acid-bubblegum quality of young Skye, that may seem like it's missing here, but I can hear a playful streak coming out in more than a few songs (especially "Cartoon"). There may be more acid than bubblegum now, but Skye has grown up a bit, and I like the sound of the grown-up Skye even better. November 17, 2008

New Skye

Thiz album iz soooo good, its reallllly diffrent from the debut album and thiz iz an Improvement, its real good, dancey beat-ish still rockish. Its good its just good all togather. I really Sugesst the songs (My FaVess) Music Is my boyfriend, Human, Boy hunter, My Favorite Tune, CArtoon, Make Out song, Ultra and Girl like me. Those songs are amazing!!! Especially Human,Ultra and Makeout song those are really catchy. Its a real mix but not off like sad to mad too like all others its a perfect mix, i really suggest to get thiz. I like the cover too :)! and the inserts October 16, 2008

The Skye is the limit!

I will say that this cd for the most part is different, BUT you crank this baby up and let the sound and the bass take over and you will find yourself singing along and wiggling in your seat. I love it especially "Human," "Boyhunter" (which I have coveted since the Sims pets came out), "Cartoon" oh yeah!, and "Baby Doll Gone Wrong." A slow very pretty song on the album is "Scary Love" to rival her "Smoke and Mirrors" from the "Noise in the Basement" album. Overall I give it 5 of 5! There is only one song on the entire album I skip over about half the time- the rest are can't-skip hits. Thanks Skye for bringing us this album. March 22, 2008

Skye has done it again !

This is a very good CD. Keeping in mind it is a bit different than her first one,but I am POSITIVE that if you're a Skye fan,you WILL love it.
The more I listen to it,the more I like it. It's good to have her back after such a long absence.
Trust me,get it now,you will be glad you did.
P.S. Skye,PLEASE tour in the U.S.A. soon ! December 9, 2007

fun!

I love love love Skye Sweetnam. "Noise from the basement" was flawless in my opinion so it's really not that big of a shock that "Sound Soldier" doesn't live up. Although it's not as all around catchy, it has it's shining moments!
My favorite song on this album is either "Human" or "Cartoon". The chorus of "Cartoon" is wicked and just so much fun!
<3 Skye <3 November 9, 2007

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