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Kate Havnevik - Kates unique voice, which explores both the very depths and the highs of her vocal range, is as much her trademark as her own music, which is melodic & cool, sometimes dramatic but always intelligently executed. She spices her unusual & exciting arrangements with a touch of electronic programming mixed with conventionally recorded traditional instruments to create the sound-scape that she likes to dress her songs and voice in.
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Song List: Girl From Ipanema/Tattoed On My Mind/At 17/Hey Look At The Sun/I Didn't Know I Was Looking For Love/Invisible War/One Note Samba/Soft Melody/You On My Mind/Lost In Space/Lady Wants To Know/Close To You/Half A Minute/Samba Song/Bridges/Mas Que Nada/Wave/Fly Me To The Moon/Para Sa Akin
Lily Allen - On the breezy, immediately catchy "Smile," the sultry-voiced Allen takes pleasure in the woes of a former beau, while the bleakly upbeat urban ode "LDN" recalls an unlikely fusion of the Streets and Norah Jones. Though part of Allen's charm is in her day-in-the-life, U.K.-specific observations (see the punchy "Knock 'Em Out"), ALL RIGHT, STILL has enough sass, verve, and melody to appeal to a wide international audience.
Feist - Jazz-influenced and classically schooled, Feist possesses a voice with a distinctive intimacy often lacking in trained singers. This warmth complements the well-orchestrated compositions on LET IT DIE with an almost voyeuristic atmosphere, akin to hearing someone singing herself to sleep. The song that will make the tears fall, though, is the 1930s-esque, cinematic piano ballad "Now at Last," in which Feist dreamily sings "What makes winters lonely?/Now at last I know."
Nina - As the first female acoustic artist, Nina also pioneered a wave of acoustic hits, starting with tracks like "Foolish Heart," "Loving You," and all the other hits on her Nina Live! CD, VCD and DVD—which was also a landmark in OPM music. One might recall that Nina Live! was a collection of Nina and her fans* favorite love songs renditions, and which spawned a great senti revival throughout the Philippines. Nina proves just how famous and accepted her remakes are in the market. And now you can listen to her in iTunes.
Jennifer Lopez- You don't need to be fluent in Spanish to appreciate this album, however, it is completely different to anything Jennifer has done before with a much more mature feel, it may alienate fans of her traditional pop music. Jennifer's voice isn't extremely powerful, but it has significantly improved since the beginning of her career, and she's done well to sing some of the ballads on the album. This is a very good album, and it was brave of Jennifer to do a complete Spanish album, and I believe she has been successful in pulling it off.
John Legend- he cool-toned groove of the album's lead-off single, "Save Room," is a case in point, as is the beautiful, mid-tempo "Show Me," which floats on intricate electric guitar patterns and swelling strings. The vibe is deep on ONCE AGAIN, and beautifully restrained; the productions are contemporary and tinged with hip-hop aesthetic, yet they're never overbearing. Horns, piano, tasteful strings, and a pulsing rhythm section provide a sweet canvas for Legend's seductive croon and falsetto swoops. ONCE AGAIN is a true soul record, and Legend is rapidly gaining on his competitors as the king of the neo-soul mountain.
Ben Taylor- He has an ability to pen a catchy tune, and arrange it in an interesting and distinctive way. Ben's sound is reminiscent at times of some bands from the sixties, but not overtly so. It also sounds very new and inventive. Mostly a relaxing sound too, with no heavy or loud tracks to upset a late night chill out session, something this album is good for. All in all, well worth getting if you like acoustic melodic stuff and want something fresh and new.
Paolo Nutini- On his full-length studio debut, THESE STREETS, young Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini offers up a confident set of pop-savvy tunes in the vein of James Blunt and John Mayer. Helmed by esteemed producer Ken Nelson (Badly Drawn Boy, Coldplay), the album deftly mixes mid-tempo rock songs (the scrappy "Jenny Don't Be Hasty") with emotive ballads (the yearning "Last Request"; the regretful "Rewind"), revealing Nutini's raspy-voiced, easy-going charm. A highly successful record in the U.K., THESE STREETS bodes well for Nutini's future work.
Amy Winehouse- Ivor Novello award winner, Mercury Music Prize and triple Brit nominee Amy Winehouse follows the release of her single “Rehab” with the highly anticipated release of this second album. “Back To Black” is the follow-up to her platinum debut “Frank” which established her as one of the most exciting and challenging artists in pop music. She confirms beyond any reasonable or unreasonable doubt that she is a truly remarkable talent and gifted singer/songwriter.
Astrid Swan - She is from Finland. She writes songs, sings and plays instruments. Astrid asks of herself “Am I a conflicting figure, a radical annoyance with my own songs but also with my masquerades and games of beauty? Am I to be seen with the Marilyns or with the Jonis? Why can I not be with the Bobs or the Antonies?” Poverina is the title of her debut album. People who have heard it love it. Now you have the chance to hear & love the record as well, when Minty Fresh Records releases Poverina this spring 2007. If you really want to experience who Astrid Swan is, listen to her music. Astrid Swan is not heavy metal.
Fergie- The first release on Black Eyed Pea will.i.am's record label, THE DUTCHESS seems intent on giving Beyonce, Kelis, and every female pop/R&B singer a run for her money. With production help from Polow the Don and will.i.am (who also contributes raps to a couple of songs), Fergie delivers a record that kicks out spare club tracks inspired by Missy Elliott and M.I.A. (such as the disc's lead-off single "London Bridge"), alongside sultry soul ballads ("Clumsy"). There aren't many surprises here, but THE DUTCHESS is a glossy, fun, and satisfying album, which is exactly what her fans are expecting.
Blue Six- Aquarian Angel along with other gems from Jay Denes are in a class by themselves. It is completely different from other house songs you may have heard or any other genre that Jay presents to you on his CDs. The easy listening songs work well if you have company over and you have it as background music. I guarantee that your guests will ask you who the artist is before they leave. Do yourselves a favor. Pick up this CD. Try it for yourself. Then try it on your guests. You will be glad you did.
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James Morrison - The 21-year-old presents a spellbinding collection of raw, bittersweet and bluesy soulful songs. His voice evokes shades of Rev. Al Green and the late Otis Redding, remarkable for a blue-eyed Englishman imbuing his material with a genuine passion and raw emotion that is honest and inspirational.
Chris Rice - "Songs have an amazing way of stretching people in how they think. If I can get someone to consider a very serious subject through a song, then I'm all about it. But at the same time, I want to make people laugh at a funny thought too. Humor stretches people too! In one sense, they're just songs. Period. But on the other hand, a song can trigger a thought that might lead to a change. That's not unique to music, though. We ALL have that potential with our lives and our work."
Chris Brown - Brown lights upon a clever formula here by combining edgy tracks with a sultry urban-contemporary delivery, and bringing to that mixture the fresh-faced innocence of teen pop acts. Like Usher, whom he resembles in some respects, Brown's music is likely to make 15-year-old girls swoon, yet there is a vitality here and a musical sophistication that promises even better things to come from this young upstart.
My Brightest Diamond - Almost every song pivots around a moment of crisis, distilling stories to their most distressing points of contact: a phone call, an injured horse, a dragonfly caught in a spider’s web. Shara doesn’t share all the information — just the stuff that matters. The effect is a sensational compression of time, in which an entire event is summarized in a single note. This, of course, is the essence of opera. But My Brightest Diamond is much more than musical theater.
Joshua Radin - has the art of whispered singing down to an exact science. Joshua's songs have been further featured on the FOX Television drama North Shore, and the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. His song "Star Mile" is on The Last Kiss movie soundtrack. The album "We Were Here" was released in 2006, containing many of the songs featured on the various television shows. The album is made up of heavily acoustic indie Folk/Pop, and is especially reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel, Elliott Smith, Damien Rice and Iron & Wine.
Utada Hikaru - On her first major-label English-language album, Utada (who previously sold over nine million albums in Japan) delivers a diverse collection of urbane, modern, and, at times, almost avant-garde electronica and dance music. Of course, Utada's remarkable voice--which sounds like a cross between Tori Amos, Yoko Ono, and Madonna--is the center of the storm; on "Tippy Toe," the ex-Columbia University student swoops to great heights and back down again, matching her often intensely personal, wryly humorous lyrics with an unpredictable melody.
Fantasia Barrino - AMERICAN IDOL fans--and lovers of great R&B--are eagerly anticipating the December 12, 2006 release of Fantasia Barrino's second full-length album. Among other highlights, Outkast's Big Boi lends a guest vocal to the first single, "Hood Boy." Fantasia has proven that she has broken away from the Idol stage. She is in a total league of her own with this new hot album. With her statuesque Grace Jones cover pose, she is poised to strike it big.
Robin Thicke - There are hard-grooving tunes here, and downtempo tracks as well. Thicke works a nice contemporary R&B vibe by judiciously mixing choice old-school elements (Marvin Gaye is a clear touchstone) with electronic flourishes and hip-hop inflections, so that several tracks on THE EVOLUTION sound ready-made for radio play. Robin Thicke's sophomore release should be of interest to fans of the new breed of post-millennium R&B stars like Ne-Yo and Jaheim.
Chris Daughtry - His new album, DAUGHTRY, on 19 Recordings/RCA Records fully delivers on that promise, but what's most striking about the North Carolina native's debut is the skillfulness with which he blends his hard won attributes: The rugged voice tempered by an even sturdier sense of place. Emboldened by riveting collaborations such as "What I Want," "It's Not Over," "There And Back Again," and the probing "All These Lives," it's evident Daughtry possesses a durable songwriting presence of his own.
Hem - Sally Ellyson's warm vocals--evoking a whiskey-drinking version of Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn--are at the album's heart, but the songs are decorated with a rich tapestry of unusual instruments that make the simple, folk-based songs more complex without seeming overstuffed. At its finest moments, as on "The Pills Stopped Working," FUNNEL CLOUD is right there with the best of contemporary indie country and folk, and its rigorous song structures and unapologetic pop sense give the album an epic scope akin to Wilco's YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT or R.E.M.'s AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE.
Kate Havnevik - Kates unique voice, which explores both the very depths and the highs of her vocal range, is as much her trademark as her own music, which is melodic & cool, sometimes dramatic but always intelligently executed. She spices her unusual & exciting arrangements with a touch of electronic programming mixed with conventionally recorded traditional instruments to create the sound-scape that she likes to dress her songs and voice in.
Tony Bennett - Released shortly after Tony Bennett's 80th birthday, 2006's DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC finds the beloved jazz/pop vocalist collaborating with an impressive array of friends and admirers. Amidst a backdrop of lush string and horn arrangements, Bennett, still in remarkably bold voice despite his age, shines on these winning tracks. Highlights include the buoyant "Lullaby of Broadway" (with the Dixie Chicks), the lightly swinging "I Wanna Be Around" (with U2's Bono), and a rendition of one of Bennett's smooth signature tunes, "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Diana Krall). While duet albums can be spotty affairs, Bennett and his well-selected singing partners make this a thoroughly enjoyable set.
Eva Cassidy - Cassidy died at a mere 33 years of age in 1996, and up until then she'd only been known in the local music scene of Washington D.C. For some fans, the pleasure of listening is enough. Others want to know more: "Who was this remarkable singer? Why haven't we heard of her before? Are there more albums?" Her singing is consistently both strong and reserved, betraying emotion without resorting to showy indulgence. An apt comparison might be an updated, American Sandy Denny, with whom Cassidy shares a special kind of quiet soul.
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Incognito - are a British band, widely regarded as one of the key members of the acid jazz movement. Their first album, Jazz Funk, was released in 1981, with ten further albums following, the last of which, Eleven, was released in October 2005. The band has had intermittent success in the singles charts, with their breakthrough hit a version of the Ronnie Laws tune "Always There", featuring Jocelyn Brown. They have also been a favourite of various re-mixers, including Masters At Work, David Morales, Roger Sanchez and Jazzanova, and have released three albums consisting almost entirely of remixes.
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Up Dharma Down - A Filipino Band got the name from the word Dharma, meaning the laws of life. In whatever case, it is a law that connects everything in existence no matter how diverse they are. This is how the band explains their music, having rather dissimilar musical influences that results into a dynamic sound that still meets halfway as it appeals to a certain group of listeners almost everywhere.
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Totally Country - These are the hottest Country picked by someone who emailed me to download these songs. I am not a fan of Country but when I heard all the songs, I intended to indicate that these selections are pretty decent and sound Pop. Much of the collection's tone is lyrically nice, as evidenced on Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts The Most" and of course, the American Idol's only Country Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" and LeAnn Rimes' "Some People". It's a variety of fine Country hits.
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The Kooks -The eagerly awaited debut of the energetic UK new pop foursome who have been built a significant fanbase with their honest, appealing musical style. The album begins with the slow acoustic 'Seaside' quite a contrast to the rest of the album, but it's still definitely a sing-along and makes a good intro to the rest of the record. It's followed by the loud and proud 'See the World', an anthem by any standard this sets the tone for the rest of the album perfectly, with big verses and bigger lyrics. This is a song from the heart and the lyrics show it.
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Sarah McLachlan - McLachlan's unmistakable soaring voice displays its usual angelic tones and amazing versatility, abetted by the familiar, assured stamp of longtime producer and collaborator Pierre Marchand, making SURFACING McLachlan's most mature album yet. Right from the start, with the anthem-like pop tune "Building a Mystery," McLachlan sets the tone, simultaneously shadowy and calm. SURFACING is an introspective musical landscape, a tight collection of thought-provoking songs from one of today's most talented artists.
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Liz Phair - Indie rock critics and fans have made almost a sport of charting Liz Phair's ever-mutating sound. Phair's music has lived under the microscope, from the homemade Girlysound tapes to the carnally frank lo-fi classic EXILE IN GUYVILLE, the more polished, but still chaotic WHIP-SMART, and the quainter pop of a newly married mom on WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG. Emerging from a five-year hiatus, Phair comes out with a self-titled effort sure to give said critics and fans plenty to talk about.
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Lisa Loeb - Rising to modest fame with her surprise hit, "Stay (I Missed You)," which was featured in the 1994 film REALITY BITES, New York City-based singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb charmed audiences with her bookish, bespectacled persona and sugary-sweet alt-pop tunes. This 2006 collection draws largely on cuts from Loeb's first two Geffen albums ('95's TAILS and '97's FIRECRACKER), including the delicate aforementioned song and the energetic "I Do."
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Jaci Velasquez - Though she has been called "the Christian Christina Aguilera" due to her Latin heritage and predilection for slickly produced dance pop, with UNSPOKEN Jaci Velasquez shows once and for all that she is far more than simply a teen idol. First off, Velasquez has been releasing albums since 1996; she left behind the vocal calisthenics long ago, slowly developing into a singer of great maturity, restraint and range.
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Gerald Levert - Gerald Levert was born to sing smooth, seductive R&B. Surrounded by a rich musical family, Gerald was influenced by his father Eddie, a member of the hit-making O'Jays, and formed the vocal group Levert with his brother Sean. In 1987, Levert scored the crossover smash "Casanova," along with a number of subsequent R&B hits. Embarking on a solo career at the beginning of the '90s, Gerald has been pumping out steady, sensual soul since then, and 2003's A STROKE OF GENIUS is just another satisfying step.
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Eric Benet - In the six years that passed after the release of 1999's A DAY IN THE LIFE, Eric Benet's very public marriage and painful breakup with Halle Berry ended up overshadowing the Milwaukee native's skills as a talented, soulful singer-songwriter. Not surprisingly, HURRICANE uses Benet's recent turmoil to fuel songs touching on the crooner's dark and troubled times. But rather than go down the more accusatory path of musical retribution (as the late Marvin Gaye did on 1978's HERE MY DEAR), Benet looks inward throughout these few cuts.
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Basia - Basia is out of this world as a vocalist. She's got a total command of her huge, riveting voice, alternating brilliantly between tender, seductive passages and powerful, thrilling climaxes, and she does so without ever slipping over into show-biz schmaltz. At the same time, this is a mature adult contemporary pop album, with lots of fun and witty lyrics and barely anything that even remotely resembles sappiness such as "Promises", "Time and Tide" and "New Day For You".
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Hil St. Soul - Im a fan of good music. The 20-something year-old chanteuse along with her musical partner Victor Redwood Sawyer (founder of the award-winning hip hop group Blak Twang), make up Hil St. Soul, one of the hottest groups to emerge from Londons underground music scene in recent years that blends low-key hip-hop and soul-jazz into a compelling mix, bubbling under the vocals of Hilary Mwelwa for a set that includes the smooth-as-satin "Hey Boy" the slinky "Baby Come Over," on which she's joined by up-and-comer Dwele, and the regretful, slow-burning "Goodbye."
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Corinne Bailey Rae - Her voice is mesmerizing. I’m currently spinning her songs over and over again. This is a woman, who’s not ever going to be your average ballad singer. In fact, if allowed, she’ll blow you away many times with her “Put Your Records On”. I like the Billy Holiday/Erika Badu feel she gives. I do love her songs. They are pretty catchy - gives me the laid-back feeling that everything will be alright.
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Luther Vandross - Vandross had so many hits throughout the 1980s and '90s, and--more importantly--was such an influential R&B stylist, that any attempt to sum him up on a single-disc compilation is somewhat futile. Still, 2006's ULTIMATE LUTHER VANDROSS, which modified the track list of the 2001 collection of the same name, does an admirable job of capturing the artist's achievement.
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Brie Larson - Unlike her slightly older peers Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan, singer/actress Brie Larson hadn't garnered a high-profile Hollywood career prior to the release of her debut album, FINALLY OUT OF P.E., but that doesn't stop the disc from being a more-than-respectable slice of hummable teen-pop. Although the record mainly sticks to the ultra-slick pop/rock territory of Duff and Lohan, Larson is a more natural and assured singer than those performers, making this 2005 outing an immediately entertaining and accessible record.
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Cassie - R&B singer Mario invited her to be the lead (and only) girl in the video for his single "Here I Go Again", Missy Elliot picked Cassie to be the face of her Adidas "Respect M.E." clothing line, Clean & Clear put her in a commercial, Complex magazine featured her in a swimsuit spread, and Target department store chose her to be on their prime billboard space in Times Square. Judging by this whirlwind of success over the past year, Cassie's future seems to have "star" written in it. Not bad for a girl who broke a school tradition to follow her heart and write her own rules.
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Vivian Green - Whether she's questioning the erratic quality of a romantic union ("Emotional Rollercoaster"), resigning herself to a broken romance over a bed of cocktail lounge piano and trumpet ("No Sittin' By The Phone"), or defiantly questioning a lover's unrealistic demands ("Superwoman"), Green displays a sophistication that continually belies her young age. Her forays into more contemporary nuances like slightly dance-flavored beats on the captivating "Wishful Thinking" further ensures Vivian Green's place alongside fellow Philly denizens Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.
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Jeremy Camp - Camp's powerful vocals take center stage among bashing, Nirvana-esque drums and a thick wall of guitars. "Even When" incorporates gently swaying string arrangements and a waltz beat, while "My Desire" starts as a folky, acoustic-based testament of faith before moving into soaring power-ballad territory. A highly accessible record, RESTORED is a moving (but rocking) declaration of faith.
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Chris Botti - With a varied procession of guest vocalists wrapped in Botti's own GQ elegance and transparent trumpet interludes. They hover like smoke rings in languid and lonely whispers. Botti balances the songs' tempos and moods with great care. A wonderfully moody work showing that the Great American Songbook is always open to new interpretations. Despite the added star power, the record is still Botti's show, as he reminds listeners with his smooth, atmospheric Chet Baker-inspired horn lines, particularly on the gently floating "Embraceable You" and the romantic title track.
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Pharrell Williams - The overall feel of IN MY MIND falls somewhere between hip-hop and urban contemporary R&B, whether on the spare, electro-funk beats of "Keep It Playa" or the smooth, seductive groove of "Baby." A figure as in-demand as Pharrell can get just about any guest he wants, and the list for IN MY MIND is an impressive one: Slim Thug, Nelly, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, and Gwen Stefani, all of whom were Pharrell clients at one point or another, make appearances.
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Keri Noble - Her voice is rich and full of the blues. The song writing is impressive to say the least. It's the perfect blend of beautiful song writing, an angelic voice, and simple piano accompaniment. I must admit that some of her songs took a few listens for me to love them, but once I stopped to listen to the lyrics and to appreciate how gorgeous and rich her voice really is, I was hooked on all of them. Enjoy this one loudly!
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Rilo Kiley - Some albums grow on you the more you listen to them and Rilo Kiley's "More Adventurous" is definitely one of those. The tunes are catchy and upbeat, the lyrics make you ponder about life and love and how everything will work out in the end, but the main attraction here is definitely the voice of Jenny Lewis. Lewis adds a beautiful country touch to "I Never", sounds melancholic and pretty on "Accidntel Deth", charming and playful on "Portion for Foxes" and "It's A Hit" and comtemplative on "The Absence of God".
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Musiq Soul Child - The confusingly constructed title of the debut album by Musiq translates to "I just want to sing," and that intention is borne out impressively throughout this recording. The album's placement on Def Jam's Def Soul imprint is not insignificant, as Musiq is a true R&B/hip-hop hybrid. Like any classic R&B singer, though, Musiq presents himself as a love man of the first degree, and the album's focus is decidedly centered on the ins and outs of romance.
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Rihanna - Rihanna's "Pon the Replay" was the jam of summer 2005, and with good reason: its Caribbean-flavored rhythms and infectious, singalong chorus made it nearly irresistible. The Barbados-born singer's full-length, MUSIC OF THE SUN, performed well on the strength of the single, and offered more of Rihanna's commercially tailored dancehall-pop.
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Lyfe Jennings - A prison stint gave Chester "Lyfe" Jennings time to write songs about the kind of everyday complexities that are far from the prevalent "bling-bling" hip-hop lifestyle. Rich, Quiet Storm-flavored grooves dominate these arrangements, and, with a pliable vocal style that falls somewhere between Al Green and Marvin Gaye, the former choirboy readily impresses.
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India.Arie - The singer-songwriter's continues to perfect her unique blend of styles. Smooth and accessible, yet marked by supremely well-crafted songs, TESTIMONY shifts gears effortlessly, moving from breezy tropical tunes ("Good Mourning") to Lauren Hill-styled hip-hop ("I Am Not My Hair"), hitting all points in between.
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Jill Scott - Jill Scott first turned a multitude of heads by penning the brilliant hip-hop love jam "You Got Me," which with the aid of Erykah Badu became a huge hit for fellow Philly-ites The Roots. Scott is easily Ms. Badu's equal in sultry sensuality and subtle vocal acrobatics, and her lush, luxurious lyrics are almost on par with the patriarch of sexy lyrics himself, Prince. "A Long Walk" which is my favourite was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
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Lemar - Lemar breathes new life into the UK R&B scene, his voice is a cross between Luther Vandross and Jaheim. This debut album (2003) "Dedicated" has a nice mix of styles from old school soul to mainstream R&B pop. There are many other memorable moments on this album. On the whole a very promising debut im sure as the years role by his song writing will grow to match his unmatchable vocal talents.
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Hed Kandi - "Serve Chilled" focuses is on sunny, brighter chill tracks rather than the more acoustic, introverted tradition of the darker side that's common on Kandi's "Winter Chill". It's the perfect companion for an afternoon in the sun, by the pool, on the beach, savouring beautiful Balearic sunsets or even for the morning after! Hed Kandi has always been about lifestyle. Musically, they've never been just about club records, but their taste extends into whatever music is required for any situation! It's all about diversity!
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Minnie Driver - The Actress best known for her work in films like Good Will Hunting and Circle of Friends, released her first music album, "Everything I’ve Got in My Pocket". Strongly autobiographical songs like the folky “Invisible Girl” and the country-tinged “Fast As You Can” bear resemblances to Neil Young and Cowboy Junkies respectively, while there are hints of Sarah McLachlan and Gillian Welch on such tracks as the more pop-oriented “Wire” and the gorgeous ballad “Home,” about having faith in the power of love to guide one through life.
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Collections Of Buddha Bar Sound - There are several tracks that are new variations on old classical pieces, a Gotan Project Remix of an old Sarah Vaughan track called Whatever Lola Wants which you can also find on Verve Remixed 2, an awesome remix of Telepopmusik's Breathe which fits perfect in this mix and an amazing track called Manvantara by an artist/artists called Bliss. It's great to chill too with, to have playing in the background with friends or put the top down in the car and just blast the stereo as you are driving through the streets.
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Anggun - If you've heard anything from Anggun (Snow on the Sahara?) you know about her voice. It's an odd comparison, but the best I can compare it to is Sade mixed with Cher. What that really means is that she has a unique voice; it has a dark intensity that really sets her apart. This is not a novelty voice or special vocal processing that will fatigue you, like Macy Gray or some other flavor of the week! Her voice is just different. I can't see myself getting tired of her specially the song "Snow Of The Sahara" and "I Wanna Hurt You".
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Scissor Sisters - is a case study in albums that are more than the sum of their parts. On paper, the group's combination of 1970s glam, disco, and pop brings to mind Elton John, Supertramp, and a really sweaty night at the disco with a particularly deft DJ on the turntables. In practice, however, the band uses their influences not so much to create a new style as to render up something eerily familiar that isn't quite identifiable. And while the sense of the familiar makes them immediately appealing, it is the unidentified other that keeps you listening.
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Josh Rouse - With its feel-good vibes, earthy structures, and gorgeously crisp, expansive production (courtesy of Brad Jones), the album effortlessly transports us to the year in question. Moreover, it's clear that Rouse has been doing his homework--his excellent batch of songs bears the influence of '70 songwriters like Carole King, Marvin Gaye, and James Taylor, and groups like America and Fleetwood Mac. But Rouse is no mere mimic; he blends his inspirations with flair. His stylistic melange contains clear reference points, yet stands in its own bell-bottomed jeans.
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Regina Spektor - The music is sometimes willfully primitive, as on "Poor Little Rich Boy," with its sing-song melodies, tumbling lyrics, and countertop percussion. Although Spektor can verge on being cloyingly child-like, she also delivers meticulously crafted, detail-packed songs of great intensity and passion ("The Flowers") and sketches sweepingly beautiful metaphors ("Us"). Spektor effaces seriousness and self-importance with her endearing sense of humor, relishing silliness and absurdity that is nevertheless rooted in emotional truth (particularly on "Chemo Limo").
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Jamiroquai - "Jay Kay returns with another blast of super-slick soul..." In an age of manufactured music idols, Jamiroquai stands out with his original blend and brand of music. He have proven to evolve and stay ahead of what is preceived as good music. He can flatout create music that is great. So if you like good hooks, melodies, and lyrics then check this out. It's an ultimate FUNK!
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Ari Hest - "Ari Hest collects his thoughts and weaves together a selection of inoffensive love songs and acoustic meditations..." Ari Hest realized his destiny while in high school when he decided to trade in his baseball bat for an acoustic guitar. He started writing songs in his bedroom, and brought those songs off to college campuses with him and performed them live.
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Gavin DeGraw - The photogenic young troubadour Gavin DeGraw (he's even got a great name) seems almost preternaturally destined for success on his seamless debut album. "Chariot" organically emphasizes the natural hookiness of the material rather than relying on crass production tricks to shove the songs down the public's throat. DeGraw's voice has just the right mix of ragged honesty, falsetto-tinged sweetness, and pure pop melodicism, and the mainstream singer-songwriter rock he turns out is a refreshingly gimmick-free commodity all too rare for its era.
11 Tracks To Listen
Jed Madela - I can say one of the best voice ever heard. The Songs Rediscovered has everything from The Past. I really like the way Jed put his own stamp on these songs. He gave the song a new flavor and dimension. Everytime I listen to the track "The Past", my mind became a camera, snapping shots of the endless life I had in my past, bright lights, greenery that complimented a very laid back of every home in the province, you know those kind of stuff.
15 Tracks To Listen
Imogen Heap - Although it took Imogen Heap seven years to follow up her solo debut with 2005's SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, the British vocalist was far from idle during the interim, having formed Frou Frou with producer Guy Sigsworth (Bjork, Seal). The disc's most notable track is "Hide and Seek," a nearly a cappella tune that was prominently featured on the popular teen drama THE O.C., and presents Heap's bold-yet-breathy vocals lounging on a bed of electronic effects. A must have!
17 Tracks To Listen
6 Cycle Mind - The 90's alternative rock's present-day modern rock. However you call it, one thing remains constant: Good music rocks. Among the notable cuts in "Permission to Shine" are "Biglaan," "Tunay," "Pa Ba," "Wait Or Go" and "Sige." The carrier single, "Biglaan," is already inching its way up radio charts everywhere.
10 Tracks To Listen
M.Y.M.P. - Make Your Momma Proud or a lot famous as MYMP is the author of the sweetest, softest and most soothing music the Philippine Music Industry could have. Pairing up the guitar work of Chin Alcantara and the most angelic voice of Juris Fernandez is truly heaven’s work. This tandem, together with their other band mates, has brought fans and listeners everywhere great music and pleasant times both with their wonderful personalities and their heart-warming songs.
14 Tracks To Listen
Amel Larrieux - When I first heard this track, I started to feel attracted to her soulful voice. A little funky & R&B and with flashes of middle eastern, west african and indian ethnic styles. She is simply beautiful, musically, spiritually, physically, wholly. Amel combines a blend of musical ingredients creating a warm, eclectic backdrop for her sweet yet soulful voice.
7 Tracks To Listen
Train - Train convinced myself that I'd look back and laugh one day. It's like you know when there's the whole thing that went wrong, at the end you'll get stronger. I could play this while travelling back to Bicol in a sunny afternoon on a bus watching the sky, feeling the breeze that collapses my face.
3 Tracks To Listen
KT Tunstall - As the lyrics tells, "when I find the controls I'll go where I like. I'll know where I want to be but maybe for now I'll stay right here on a silent sea". It sounded pretty laid-back as you just let the world go by, touching the shore where the children play and dwell forever. Such a soulful voice.
10 Tracks To Listen
Tori Amos - Throughout, the music is melodic, inviting, and sometimes even danceable. "Sweet the Sting" mixes church organ with an old-school soul beat and Latin percussion, resulting in a track that has less in common with Amos's usual overt sexuality and more with Barry White-style make-out music. "Sleeps with Butterflies" is a gently jazzy soft-rocker. Lyrically, the album draws heavily from ancient religious texts, with an emphasis on women's role in Christianity a la THE DA VINCI CODE. One of Amos's most reflective albums, THE BEEKEEPER is also one of her most intensely thought-provoking outings.
13 Tracks To Listen
Jasmine Trias - OK, I'm a fan. This sounded a bit of Mariah Carey's first few albums, upbeat and it makes you want to dance. She has definately went R&B totally different side of her than the one she showed during her American Idol days. The Luther Vandross revival song "I'd Rather", her new single (released 2006) just went Top #1 for the most Top Idol Single. Go Jazzy!
14 Tracks To Listen
Jazz & Vocals Collections - Renee' Olstead, a melancholy classic. "Someone To Watch Over Me" was recorded by several singers among which Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Elton John. During the credits of the movie with the same name (Ridley Scott, 1987) Sting give a great rendering of the tune. I don't think I still need to tell you why. There are few songs from John Stevens, an American Idol contestant who can really sing few beautiful Vocal jazz on this playlist.
17 Tracks To Listen
James Blunt - "Blunt's writing is heartfelt and wrapped in the sort of sugary strums that make couples gaze at each other longingly". "You're Beautiful" is indeed, a beautiful song. It makes you want to be a teenager again and the lyrics always strikes me. The uncertainty at the beginning, and the calm confidence and hope at the end of the song. Wow! Wow! Wow! Man I wish I wrote that song.
9 Tracks To Listen
Avant - In the classic mold of mack-daddy R&B crooners, Avant is a man with one thing on his mind, and it's the sort of thing that's best appreciated in a PRIVATE ROOM. As a matter of course, most of the tracks are in the time-tested slow-jam vein, giving Avant plenty of room for whispering, cajoling, cooing, and otherwise working his musical wiles. Nevertheless, "Heaven" has an almost 1970s-sounding melodic pop flavor. Things get pretty hot in Avant's PRIVATE ROOM, but his simmering, romantic style makes sure that they never overheat.
11 Tracks To Listen
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twitter aside
Cigaretts
Coffee
Lost
CSI LV
Digg
One advice though…Drop the coke!
It’s a nasty drink.
coffee
torrent downloading
LOST
Dynasty/Samurai Warriors on PS2
good food/desserts
24
cooking
Ah!Gaming.How could i forget?
I will replace Digg with GRAW …oh well..or just ad it.
Wish i knew how to cook.
1.Mobilephone
2.Music
3.Video games
4. Bleach
5. Supernatural
looking at your list… i don’t drink coke, i hardly drink coffee, i don’t smoke, i’ve outgrown CSi (i think), and i’m more of a friendster person than flickr.
but, here’s mine. right now i’m so into…
:: boy bawang (seatmates beware)
:: sherrilyn kenyon’s dark hunter series (5am na ako kung matulog kakabasa!! grrr, my eyebags!)
:: blog-hopping (to the detriment of my household chores)
:: chocolates (self-explanatory)
:: handbagssssssss (yeah yeah, i know, i know. and i don’t think any kind of rehab program is going to cure me of this)
that’s it!
Good one K.
1. my blog (i visit without fail even though i don’t do an entry)
It’s your blog! Need to have a daily dosage of it.
2. Coffee ( a must, it’s like air… i can’t live without it)
3. Chocolates ( it’s like water… going without it for a while is fine)
4. Handphone (can’t live home without it or I’ll get panick attacks)
5. If you haven’t noticed it yet
ps: do you think i should stop getting addicted to No. 5 on the list? Lol.
It’s friday… happy weekends K.
ohhh…forgot to add…
S – hoes
H – andbags
O – ptical (glasses/contact lenses)
P – ants (jeans/capris/chinos)
P – erfume
I N – could not find anything to match so combined both for skin care (make-up/hair products)
G – adgets (DVDs/video games/toys)
CSI
Bones
Numb3rs
Google
My computer(s)
total geek list.
thanks for posting those songs on your multiply k
james blunt…cool.
shoes.
ukay-ukay.
eliot.
blogging.
flickr-ing.
CSI.
veronica mars.
bones.
coffee.
beach.
c. trinity, I knew you’ll be the first to comment. We almost share the same stuff of addictions. I’ve tried quitting my cig in a week. But I spend time at home nothing to do, I crave for it all the time. I would normally store them inside my refirigerator to keep them “fresh” and cool.
I enjoy CSI – NY. And no, I’ll keep the coke for now.
I deluge to downloading mp3’s too. As c. trinity would say, I’ll get busted if the RIAA finds out I’m sharing you some music. I think she was only kidding. I don’t copy and sell, right? We are not in the bottom 3, so we are safe Consuela.
What is PS2? Jokies. I know what that is but I’ll leave that to my nephews.
c. trinity? YOU CAN’T COOK? That’s a shame! I think I used to play “brick-game” toy a lot. I even bought dozens of them and a virtual pet called Tamagotchi.
BLEACH? Is that an animation game or a detergent? Speaking of bleach, I would never want my underwears soaked in a water for 2 weeks, even bleach can’t take care of them. It smells like a “cum”. HAHAHA.
So do you think #13 is really a bad luck?
FRIENDSTER! Indeed, I have only used that service in a month despite the controversies. It’s a war between google and yahoo but quite frankly, Friendster still remain quite popular although I’ve used AOL, Skype & now gmail, it’s confusing but all look the same.
Sino si Boy Bawang? I have books but never read them but I’m also addicted to furniture books, Modern houses, & Architectures. But thats about it. Reading books reminds me of my Microbiology class – I almost failed because I can’t differentiate an algae to a fungi. BOBO no?
Chocolates – stay away! I’m diabetic.
Asha, since when did you use a handphone? I thought you hated them? How about the kitchen? The “sexy” photos? I’ve seen those all the time in your blog and I thought you crave for it the whole time.
GIVE IT A REST, I can’t be your daily dosage. Hahaha. Thanks, anyway. You’re one of my top loyal reader. I should give you an award really. Here catch … *Blowin kissessssssssssssssss*
C, hahahaha YOU are a SLAVE of SHOPPING MALL. I can’t believe you spelled it properly (literally). SHOPPING – women could never resist. You should write about that, “why women love malls”.
That’s a total geeko addictions. But BONES? Which part? Allow me to say this, I’m craving for an iMac. Simple yet chic.
I will be putting more songs there next month. Limited but they are all playable and I can always practice patience. Free is good but not all the time I believe.
Thanks for sharing the geeky side of you.
There you go – the UKAY-UKAY. Who wouldn’t want to agree? Few years ago it was “A TREND” around here, but it was plucked-out in response to the SARS epidemic. Most of this stuff comes from Japan so it was very popular. Two years later, I went home in Bicol and a batchmate who adores LV brands bought dozen of t-shirts from UKAY, nakisakay na rin ako. Imagine, fifty pesos for a Levi strauss jeans? Kapal no?
So bones is some kind of GAME? Two of you mentioned the same thing. But of course the beach – you surf!
1. Shoes and slippers!
2. yahtzee games
3. CSI
4. Corba soup and pides ( red lentil soup and meat pizzas)
5. California Makis and Yakisobas
6. Screwdrivers and Zombies
7. Bags
8. shopping
9. anything white
10. Reading blogs
11. bittorrent
12.fashion magazines
13. water smoke pipes
.. and the list goes on…
I can go on and on and on… I have an addictive personality. I easily get attached!
Sorry for the long list, K!
me like Coke too! with rum
Ok K.,we share about the same stuff indeed and i also try quiting smoking…in june.
About cooking…oh well..my bf is a cook and because of that i don’t really got to learn.He cooks so good and i told him that if i am about to cook i will only be wasting the ingredients.
And now…i got you scared about being busted.Eheheh!
:::hits and runs::
Thing is,you’re in HK and the law aplies somehow only to the US.As long as you don’t break the law in the country you are living in,then is all good.
BTW?did you got my e-mail?
1. Eating
2. Shopping
3. Inet
4. Blogging
5. K (asus) and my habibi
Sabi ko 5 lang, papano na yung iba, baka wala ng silang maisip? Hahahaha. Jokies.
a Cobra soup? Is that related to the snake soup? The snake shop at Wanchai market demonstrate how to kill the snake, from skinning to cutting, taking the poisonous secretion (venom) and the way you cook them. I JUST CANT STOMACH IT! NO WAY! But I’ve tasted a few times, tastes like chicken and good for winter months.
Chinelas din. I always crave for “Our Tribe” leather chinelas. Masakit sa una, pero masarap pag lagi ng ginagamit (hahaha, parang Trivia).
You never crave sa food ni hubby mo? Ahem may tampuhan pa?
Dagdag: I dint read it correctly. You actually meant CORBA, a vegetarian Turkish food. Hahaha I know as you read that cobra soup, you’re puking on my shirt already. Kilala mo si BOBO KO? Ako yun….
Thanks k,. a lil down lately..ut i know i can always count on u to cheer me up. can’t wait to meet and keep u as my friend. miss u k. (clears throat) ahem.
c. trinity, so you have a deadline for quitting? That’s funny cuz I said that before, one of those New Resolutions – it’s yearly and it keeps coming back. So I said, maybe one day if I’m ill then I’d learn the lesson. Ok now I’m smoking as I type this… me barks: “gimmeeeeee the damnnnn ashtrayyyyy”!
I know you were just kidding. And yup, I replied to your email just now. Keep me posted. Thanks!
Cute choice on #5. You’re making my ears swell.
Salamat, eh diyan ka lang naman sa kabilang kanto. I can “poke” myself to your house without knocking the door. We should all vote for “BLOGGING”. Everyone of us are addicted to it. I din’t realize that.
Parang PMS ni Duke ah? Life goes down, it comes once in a while, embrace it. If there’s happiness, there’s sorrow. If there’s a hungry mouth, there’s Chicharon. Somehow, you’ll live. Cheer up hunk!
lolz @ chicharon.. can’t get over it ha…
Funy thing is i forgot my New Year resolutions and i believe that happened in the first week of the year.Doh!
Lol! Right, here’s my list Mr K. It’s hard selecting only 5, but here they are.
(in no particular order)
Cheesecakes
Ice cream
Necklaces, earrings, bracelets
Salmon Sashimi
Cute/quirky knick knacks
3 out of 5 – Food. Sheesh.
It’s actually that fish chicharon. Kinda hard to get a grip on it. But it really tastes good. Thanks to you. Now that’s my other addiction.
Yup it happens all the time to people who can’t decide which are the ones that goes first. I would avoid the ones that I think is easier. Say smoking is kinda hard, at least if we try it slowly then we will feel committed to do this goal.
Hahahaha, I’m kidding, Who says I’m quitting? Lezgo share one now in the kitchen. Don’t forget to bring some coffee.
OK I’ll vote for Sashimi. Eating something slimey is delicious. That’s a good one. Thanks for sharing. Now, give me the ice cream.
shares my cone of a double scoop Baskin-Robbins Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with K *slurps*
hurry up before it melts away! what’s ur favorite flavor?
“what is PS2?” u really don’t know?
it’s okay…let’s patiently wait together for the new PS3!!!!! hehe
I can’t resist the temptation.Let’s go have a coffee&smoke&..coke (for you and Consuela) party.
Anyone with the same habits is invited.
And Consuela,while you wait for PS3,would you like playin’ a bit with me on 360?
hahahahah I was laughing my heart out with the cobra soup!
ikaw talaga, K! May salamin na mali pa din basa.. lol
btw…
hubby’s desserts I eat everyday. Half of our fridge is desserts!
I think that I’ve always wonder about the things I don’t know, and want to try to know that, often I regret knowing that. Sometimes ignorance is simply a bliss.
I thought dear hubby was the side dish and you’re his desserts?
Ps. Still cracking up here with the Cobra soup. Nak ni Zuma, oo!
c. trinity> all in for a gathering and if it involves coffee…count me in! I’ve not played on a 360 but wouldn’t mind learning…just a matter of getting used to it…what games do you play on it?
Blogging is probably my addiction—or at least a bloody time-consuming hobby!
An idea to K. and C.: why don’t you both try quitting smoking together and reinforce one another on June 13? It would be the world’s first quitting-smoking via blogging.
Bones as in the TV Show Bones. Think of it… that in the CSI…they can’t identify bone fragments. That bone would be shipped to a different department to be identified. Bones is all about that.
The TV show is actually based on a book by Kathy Reichs. She’s a forensic anthropologist. One of the character in her books is called Dr Temperance Brennan.
The interesting thing is that… on the TV show…the character Dr Brennan wrote books with character called Kathy.
Jack,you’re a genious with that idea.
I am so gonna blog about that when the time comes.
If K. agrees,we can stop at the same time.
Are you in for that K.?Would you like to stop?
Consuela,I play on both xbox and xbox360 .On 360 i have for now one fav. game ,Ghost Recon which i have played on the original xbox too.
I am playing just about any game of Tom Clancy.Anything this type and that has a sniper weapon.
I have ps2 but don’t really play that much anymore on it.
What are you playing?
I know the machine Consuela but don’t know how to use them. Ok, I’ll pick the ice cream, the classic macadamia nuts & vanillas. One more scoop pls?
c. trinity, crazy-bad influence, Consuela doesn’t smoke, just tell her to make some 2 big mug size of latte pls.
Now it’s getting really really complicated… What’s this 360? Are these some kinds of grass? LMAO. 0)
Hahaha Jack, now we are talking. BLOGGING is very contagious. You and trinity started all these coComment, you two dragged me into these addictions.
On a challenge? How do we count the scores and see who’s winning the battle? What’s your bet?
HAHAHA EAR, I’m sorry blame my ignorance. I had no idea it’s a TV show really. Sounds like a good detective story. I don’t have a cable and pretty much that CSI is aired a thousand replays. I’m not updated.
Trinity, it’s easy for me to say, I’d accept the challenge. But how are we going to do that? How can I tell we’re quitting? I’d like to STOP but give me a minute to think it gazillion times over hahaha. I’m a fickle-minded, I can’t compromise too easily.
Bah!Quiter!Lmao!
Ok,on June 13 is the Quit Day.We will call it QD.
Till then,we smoke and enjoy it.From that day on,no more smoking at all.No cigarettes in the house,no ashtray around,nothing cigarett related.
No cheating.
Get tons of chewing gum (normal or with nicotin),start going to the gym or buy some gym toy in the house and for every time you feel to smoke,do 20 push-ups or start running.
Do saunas do take out the toxins.
That’s self discipline.
No, no challenge, K. Just a mutual “quit smoking” agreement here for you and for C. Trinity, as witnessed by us, your readers. And if others want to join in, they should, and make June 13 the first day of freedom for you and other smokers—the first blog-made QD ever. So if you both accept, then we should publicize it, exactly as C. says. No cheating!
It sounded so expensive to get a little discipline. Buy dumbells and go to Saunas. Yet, it’s a great IDEA. Ok I’ll go for it?
BTW, is it just ONE DAY or forever? Cuz forever seems like a long term engagement.?
Oh God.
OK DEAL. By tomorrow, I’ll smoke more than 6 sticks in 2 hrs before the final date… 13 must be a lucky day for me.
You guys are marvellous! I’m going to have to blog about this later!
You truly are a certified BLOG ADDICT, Jack! See, what trinity has to say.
Where is she…?
Yeah, I’m nuts, but what you are doing here is great IMO. I think every blogging smoker will want to do it!
C. might be sleeping in; it’ll be morning in Belgium.
And how was your FRIDAY, btw?
I worked like crazy. Got to sleep at 4.30 a.m., then started at 8 a.m. to get to the TV studio. Pretty much non-stop till midnight.
You need a good massage, sauna and a big HOLIDAY (yeah, holiday, speaking of which…). You’re so hardworking Jack. Ok I learnt a little discipline there about how to start quitting of smoking. Kudos!
Deal!
It’s an expensive discipline but is worth it.
Don’t overdose yourself with too much smoking till then.I want you alive on 13.Lmao!
Jack,thanks for the idea of quiting together…online.
You’re the pimp.Ehehehe!
We shall be the new Quit Smoking Squad.
K…thanks for accepting.
Don’t be “shy” to tell if you have fallen for a cigarette while in “rehab”.Ok?
Hope the readers will be around for us.
Count down started.
WAIT…. I still wanna know if it’s only for a DAY challenge? Is this forever cuz I think you should talk to my lawyer first. LMAO.
JACK is a PIMP, I agree on that! Jack the Pimper? Jokies.
It’s not for one DAY.Is for as long as you can.
OK..i just blogged a bit about it.
Now..Jack and K.,both of you must go to my blog and leave your..autograph/agreement/comment…whatever you wish.
It will be like your signature to all this.
C., do I need a username or something? I don’t know how to log in to post a comment there. But I have blogged it, too!
Anyway, I can blog here and say: I am a witness to K and C. promising to stop smoking by June 13.
Go to my blog and refrash the page and post the same you do here.I just enabled the comments.
Going now to see your post.
Sorry, I still don’t know how to do it. I click on add comments, it takes me to some WordPress page, and I have to put in my username and password. But I don’t think I am allowed to, because your blogging software says I don’t exist. On K’s blog, the comment box is at the bottom of the post so I just type away.
Ok.Refrash and try now.
Otherwise i will make you a member to my blog.
K;Did you do something special to your comments so anyone can comment without logging in?
Never mind!
Is done.I forgot to disable something.
You can post now,Jack.
Thank you, C.! I have posted now.
You are welcome Jack.
K.How much do you usually smoke in a day and how much did you already smoked today?
Yeah I read both of your posts. Thanks for pushing me to do these ultimate goal. I’m extremely surprised and excited at the same time.
Hahaah , you two. I knew you gonna fixed it yourself Trinity.
I’m not a heavy-smoker really. If I’m working, between breakfast and lunch, I’d have 2 sticks each meal. On tea time, another 2, and late snack another 2. That’s work.
However, if I’m at home, basically surfing online, read-blogging, TV watching, I can spend half the pack the whole night. I must admit, I can consume 2 packets in 3 days but for me, it’s way too much.
Yesterday, I only had 3 sticks, the last 3 left and din’t buy a replacement. Although the next morning I was craving for it already but I did survived it, so maybe yeah I can do it.
Oh man!
You’re a little smoker next to me.
When i game or surf i smoke like a chemical factory.
Hey, Knoizki! I’m back here after such a long time.. I really haven’t had much time to blog/bloghop lately.. How’ve you been?
Here are my top 5
Sleep, Family Guy, shopping [although poor finances have prevented me from doing so for quite a while], downloading torrents. Oh, and let’s not forget Wazir.
This thread doesn’t seem to follow the topic of smoking cessation, but as an ex-smoker (I can’t even remember being a smoker) I wish you guys the best in The Quest. Stay active, avoid those moments where smoking is such a part of the experience. Drink lots of good beverages, expensive stuff like carrot juice.
Hi Dave: the moment when K and C. decided on quitting smoking via the blog came a bit earlier—around comments 44 to 54. That’s good advice, BTW. My father went cold turkey with it and it worked; I imagine it is different for everyone. If I smoked, I imagine I would be like you, avoiding moments where smoking is part of the experience.
Dave,maybe you can give us more tips how to handle ourselves when we will be craving for a cigarette.
You’ve been there…so help us a little.
How do we avoid?What are we suppose to think about or do when we feel to smoke?
As for the bevarages,i am going to make RedBull richier this year.
hi bren I thought you have neglected me because you were busy painting your nails. But I do know that you’re still around thinking of me. haha. And Wazir of course.
You mean to quit on 13th June? I would like to be with you and quit too! (perhaps already before the 13th!)
Yep, the 13th is the planned date. I believe we’re posting here, some tips at C.’s blog as well. You’d be most welcome, Johansson, to join us! Do you have any ideas in mind on what you might do to quit?
You’re very welcome to join us,Johansson.
If you want to quit earlier,it’s even better and you can let us know how it goes.
If you need our support..well,we’ll be here.
Please join the Quest Johansson. I am on this thing and hopefully trying to quit slowly before the final 13. I hope I can do it and so can you. Visit jack and trinity’s site if you need support.
If you’re thinking of trying to kick cigarettes, check out this site. There’s nothing for sale here – just a totally different approach to quitting (forget the nicotine) and a few thoughts that might help in understanding your addiction.
http://www.geocities.com/cupace/
I wonder if we are turning into a world of coffee shops! Ace, thank you for your link! Gosh, I wonder now if the date is a good idea after reading that; however, taking the page’s advice, it is a good day to aim for as far as mental preparation. I say we keep June 13, but that we don’t get shame anyone if temptation takes them. After all, we are all different.
That’s a great read Ace. I was thinking the same thing that’s why I asked both Jack and C to think things over. I don’t wanna end up spreading the news with my friends that I’m quitting – unless I really DO it straight away. The thing is, you can’t compromise and push yourself to the fact that quitting is GOOD, but it takes time to really do that. I would probably follow what was written in that site. Thank you for posting it.
I am going to start tomorrow. Today I am smoking my final cigarettes. I do know that always when drinking morning coffee you will smoke uh…but you cannot smoke when you have no cigarettes at home. Tonight I am going to destroy all. I am going to write here what happens…and need sometimes support too and I am going to give it to others too if I can say something “wise”!
You’re FAST! Well good luck to you. I will have to start however within this week, depending on how I gradually can take it. Say, 2 sticks in a day, let’s see.
Share your post on this, will you?
Hello! Have been without cigarettes for 12 hours now! Not even nervous…
You can do DO it Johansson. But wait… here, I got one stick right, cmon have a “puff”. Hahaha, JK. I have months and a half to go.
Johansson, well done! This is awesome!
Well done Johansson!
You’ve got will so use it.
Keep us posted on how it goes.
The article is aimed more to put your guns down.This doesn’t work for me.
The cigarette is not only a bad addctive habit but is also a mind problem.A social habbit.
Breaking the habbit and suffer a bit of physical pain from quiting isn’t really the hardest task on earth.
If you don’t try to quit,then you don’t know if you can make it.We owe that to ourselves.
The best method that worked for those who wanted to quit was the cold turkey.
And guys,don’t forget that WE make those things around us….they don’t make us.
So if we really want,we can quit them at any time.
Think about the fresh mouth..about smoke free home,smoke free hair and clothes……and that’ll do it.
sus i’m no.97!!! grabeng haba nito ha! Congrats! dami mong frends
by the way if you’re still interested i’m addicted to:
- gatorade (orange)
- chocolate
- shopping for bianca’s clothes
- taking pictures
- badminton
i’m also a smoker but i’ve to say not that often anymore since bianca’s always with me … dont smoke when she’s around … i quit when i was preggy but went back to it last year … it’s a bad habit … we know
Hahaha sorry for getting into the bottom of the comment page. Some nice people like Jack & Trinity were kind enough to promote this post for online QUIT SMOKING CAMPAIGN. I am really into quitting just that I need extra push from people so I thought I’d share my cravings.
Ok ang badminton, remember nung uso yan sa Pinas earlier last year, almost every students in Pinas may dala dalang racket.
Smoker ka din? BWAHAHAH welcome to the POT CLUB. Meron ka pa ba diyang stick? Pengeeeeeeeeeee. LMAO.
sige yosi break muna tayo! bweheheheheh …
Great visualization, C. There are so many benefits. And K, we know you can do it, and we’re happy to push! (And to support you.)
Ate G, you’re such a bad influ talaga. I am into quitting soon so I hope I can do it. I started a few days going on a cold turkey, it’s not easy but if I say, 1 or 2 stick, a day why not say it zero stick instead?
Pero teka.. lika dun tayo sa gilid, order ka ng kape.
We’ll see, Jack. I know it’s very exciting for you but I have to really act on it, not just saying it. Anyway, how can you tell if I really quit? Can I cheat? hehehe.
if you’re really bent on doing it of course you’ll manage to quit … good luck tito Knoizki! hope you get what you want
That’s true, Grace, Keep visualizing quitting smoking, K, and it will happen. We’ll just have to trust you that you have quit (or have not quit). We’re here either way. I don’t think there’d be any gain to lying as quitting would be for your own good, and we, as your support group, can only help if we know your truth.
Thanks Tita G, I realized I’m getting enough support from all of you here, so I could not just ignore it. I beleive it’s time move fast & do what it takes. Not easy they say, but we’ll see. I know I’m getting in there.
I will announce it soon, Jack. if others can, why can’t I right?
yan tito k ha … tibay na ng support group mo! wala ka nang lusot! bwehehehehe
I am sure you can do it! And only when you feel the time is right. I have every faith in you.
Tita G alam ko. I really want to achieve this kahit mahirap (mahirap kapag hindi ginagawa) pero I’m sure I can handle it. Salamat.
Thanks for the support Jack. You should send me boxes of those gum to overstuffed my mouth with h a giant pink wad of bazooka joe to chew, blow and, most importantly, pop up before the 13th next month. I heard it will keep me drool like a dog later. hahaha.
I think regular gum there could work. I have phases where I am addicted to gum and chew away, so I know it is a good substitute for something! If you program your mind to say, ‘Have gum and enjoy the mint flavour,’ instead of cigarettes, it is an option.
And you haven’t answered whether you want to send me boxes of gums. hahaha. Oh where’s Trinity when you needed her?
But yeah, this will obviously take time to ever get used to after quitting. I’ve heard a lot of people who did this chewing-alternative and sure did work for them.
Well, K, I didn’t want to answer it as getting something posted by me can take anywhere from three weeks to a year—I really am that busy and can’t find the time to shop for someone else. But I think C. Trinity should! It will be cheaper sending from Belgium, surely?
I love the new quit smoking graphic, K!
Your funny, I was just kidding about that hahaha, nothing serious there.
I liked it too, well I made that graphic here.
Interesting … might play with it myself when I have a bit of time (not tonight! Too much work on!).
Take your time Jack, no rush. Wait, what work?
Interesting… I’m going to have to come back for more reading later. Off to work!
have quit smoking…
but still drink way to much beer and coffee!!