English Music Review

13/11/98


Charts

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Albums

NEW!!!!!

ALANIS Morisette:Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

 

Bryan Adams:On A Day Like Today

Soundtracks

Armageddon

Cant Hardly Wait

Ally McBeal

Singles

Jennifer Paige: Crush

B*Witched: RollerCoaster

Boyzone: No Matter What

 

 

 Alanis Morisette:Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

LW: 20 TW: 02

This Week

NEW!!! Alanis Morisette's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie & B*Witched's new single: ROLLERCOASTER

AND THE AUSTRALIAN CHARTS!!!

Bryan Adams', On A Day Like Today, The Armageddon Soundtrack, Cant Hardly Wait Soundtrack, Jennifer Paige Crush, Green Day Time of Your Life, Boyzone No Matter What, and Ally McBeal as well as Alanis Morisette's Thank You.

 

NEW ENTRY into AUSSIE CHARTS AT NO.2 THIS WEEK!!!!


ALANIS Morisette: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie: 5 / 5

This album cannot be put into words, its plainly descriptive and so natural and talks about every aspect of life. Sometimes she accuses herself of being a hypocrite or a coward and sometimes a rage who kicked someone out of bed. This is a mature approach to her work in comparison to her super popular Jagged Little Pill. This album has said to be inspired from the east, India, therefore she thanks India in her already charting single THANK U and also there are Indian beats involved in some of her songs. My personal favourite tracks include:
Front Row, Thank U, Are U Still Mad, Sympathetic Character, That I Would Be Good, The Couch, Cant Not, UR, I Was Hoping, One, Would Not Come, Unsent, So Pure, Heart of the House.

I have mentioned 15 out of her 18 tracks. Thats a marvelous effort. You like something real and not beating around the bush about love like Celine Dion does, this is the album for you.


BRYAN ADAMS: On A Day Like Today: 3.5 / 5

If I were to compare this album to his previous albums, Id have to honestly say that I would be disappointed. Although the songs are reasonably good in its class, they are nothing like the superb hit that he produced in 1993, Everything I Do or last years Lets Make A Night To Remember. This album features 15 new tracks out of which I like 6. The rest you will have to grow on.

The superb mentionable tracks in this album include:

How do ya feel tonight, I'm A Liar, Where Even Angels Fear To Tred and Hey Baby.

 

 ARMAGEDDON Soundtrack: 3.5 / 5

Besides the hit smash single, I Dont Want To Miss A Thing and a superbly performed song Im Leaving On A Jet Plane there is not much to this album. The 3.5 points are practically onlyfor the two tracks as the rest are not real pleasent to listen to. A track by Jon Bon Jovi is rather disappointing.

Bryan Adams: On A Day Like Today:

No Entry

Armageddon

LW: 10 TW: (OUT)

Cant Hardly Wait

No Entry

Ally McBeal

LW: 03 TW: 04


CANT HARDLY WAIT Soundtrack: 0.5 / 5

Need I say more? Half the people singing in this album are coming out of nowhere with no talent. Practically this was just a shoutin and screamin album and is a major flop. Not too different in the reviews in comparison to the movie which was as well, a complete washout.

 

ALLY McBEAL Soundtrack: 4 / 5

Vonda Sheppard is a great singer with brilliant tracks such as Searchin My Soul, Its In His Kiss and many more which compile all the songs actually heard in the super hit dramedy series. Nice piece of work.

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 Singles Charts

Jennifer Paige: Crush

LW: 08 TW: 02

 

 

B*Witched: RollerCoaster

LW: 09 TW: 01


JENNIFER PAIGE Crush: 5 / 5

This brilliant new singing sensation, Jennifer Paige has released her first single Crush which has already taken Australia by storm by kicking out the No. 1 Aerosmith Armageddon track. This song is very young and has a very catchy beat that you could rely on in a good party. This is worth the buy and you will definitely enjoy the tunes of the song.

B*WICTHED: Roller Coaster: 4 / 5

Definitely their recent hit Ces't La Vie captivated the Aussie charts to come up to the top ten , but this time, they are off on a roller coaster, their new single that is hardly any meaningful although the beat is so catchy that u really need to get the hold of the track. They have done well, music is wonderful and their dressing sense.. well what can I say, so natural and day to day wear. I like that, do you?

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Boyzone: No Matter What

No Entry

 

 

 BOYZONE No Matter What: 5 / 5

This brilliant new single just released in Australia has already taken the States by storm as well as the UK charts. Boyzone has been known for releasing one good song at a time leaving all the rest an average. Such as their brilliant single Words, this song has its own meaning, its own style and sung with pride. No Matter What is a definite No.1 Smash Single waiting to be seen in Australia and I'll keep you up to dats as to how that progresses in time.

 

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THE AUSTRALIAN CHARTS WEEKLY

13th November 1998

Top Albums

To Be Reviewed

Already Reviewed

01

Best of 1980 - 1990

U2

02

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Alanis Morisette

03

Hits

Phil Collins

04

Songs From Ally McBeal

Vonda Shepard

05

Left of The Middle

Natal;ie Imbruglia

06

The Living End

The Living End

07

Romanza

Andrea Bocelli

08

Sultans of Swing

The Very Best of Dire Straits

09

Come On Over

Shania Twain

10

B*Witched

B*Witched

Top Singles

01

RollerCoaster

B*Witched

4

02

Crush

Jennifer Paige

5

03

From This Moment On

Shania Twain

5

04

I Dont Want To Miss A Thing

Aerosmith

4.5

05

Everybody Get Up

Five

4

06

Time of Your Life

Green Day

5

07

Music Sounds Better With You

Stardust

3.5

08

Finally Foumd

Honeyz

4.5

09

Viva Forever

Spice Girls

4

10

Sweetest Thing

U2

4.5