Music : Healing Is Difficult

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Rating:

- Voice is Awesome!
Sia has a wonderful voice. I am surprised it took so long for me to find out about this truly gifted singer.

Rating:

- Sia Soars
Simply put, Sia is the ish, man! It takes some getting used to, because some of the songs have a sort of old-school R&B vibe, giving off the impression of material that is dated and bland. If you think this, then you don't understand Sia. She has a way of sounding R&B or rock, or whatever and then not sounding completely R&B or rock or whatever. It's really weird and awesome. Just a suggestion here. Try listening to this album while smoking. The sudden turns this album makes throughout makes for a really trippy experience.

Rating:

- Great voice, but not a great use of it
There's only one song on this entire CD that really highlights the beauty of Sia's voice. Granted, she wrote the songs on this CD after she lost her boyfriend in a car accident -- so you could imagine she was out of it slightly. Her other solo work is better as is her work with Zero 7.

Rating:

- Hearing is Difficult
Sia's work as part of Zero 7 was fantastic so when I ran across her solo CD's I bought this one and Colour the Small One.

As much as I hate to admit it, I'm disappointed. The good news is that Sia's voice is there is all of its breathless glory, she uses her vocal inflections in a wonderous way, and she has a very clever way with lyrics The bad news is that there is a sameness and predictability to much of it.

I still like both of them, but I really really wanted them to be my new favorites, a mark they have both fallen far short of.

Rating:

- I CANT QUIT !
Let's face it, not all electronica/soul cd's are worth your buy. Many times I'll try one out and toss it a month later due to unoriginality and boring melodies; but when a friend of mine handed me the dubut album by this woman, I was hooked solid. It's hard to sum this sound up into words, all I can say is that it's a rhythmic journey through soul and fire which takes the listener into various emotional terrains and leaves us looking to buy property there by the end of the album. This album is suggested to you with my highest reccomendation, and I am a musical SNOB so these reccomendations do not come easy!. Check her out, buy the album or find a way to become introduced to this fine quality of music.

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