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AMANDA GHOST
GHOST STORIES |
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I Found Myself an Idol
by "kate128" Centerbrook, CT United States
Reviewed on June 21st, 2001
What to say? Amanda Ghost is amazing. It's a pity she is not more popular but true talent is hardly ever popular. Ghost Stories is an great CD to listen to. It's ear-candy is a fusion of rock, pop, dance, and classical. Amanda Ghost penned the lyrics to all the tracks on Ghost Stories. Below are Amanda's explanations for some of the songs featured on the albumn ...P>"Filthy Mind" is about everything that goes on in our minds that we wouldn't dream of saying aloud."Idol" is about not having a singer that inspires her, the sorry state of music today. "The last person that said something to me in modern music was Kurt Cobain. He's a spiritual leader for the disenchanted. I can't think of anyone around now that I can say, 'Wow, that person's really got something to say,'" Ghost laments. "We're all becoming victims of style; it's style over content. What's trendy, what's fashionable, what's hip--that's not what speaking to the youth is about. I'm not trying to be aspirational; I do want people to empathize, though. I'm not putting myself on a pedestal, saying, 'Everybody, I've got the answers!' Because I don't. But I do ask the questions. Everybody's got sh-t going on in their head they wouldn't want to broadcast." "Glory Girl" is about Amanda's older sister. "The Wrong Man" is about every man Ghost has ever been involved with. Cellophane is about how she feels. Like shes wrapped in a clear substance, people can see how she carries herself but they can't see how she feels inside. Blind Man is about music industry executives. Concerning Empty, Amanda says, "I had a one-night stand in L.A. with some French guy, I can't remember his name. It was at the American Music Awards. I was drunk," Amanda Ghost laughs with her usual candor. More seriously, she adds, "After I had this one-night stand, I felt so empty. There was no triumph in it, there was no trophy at the end. I felt even hollower than I felt before." "A Child Believes" is about her father. And finally, "Numb" is about a deep platonic friendship, the kind that in some ways is more intense that any romantic relationship. "I feel everything four million times more than anyone else--I'm very, very sensitive," admits Ghost, as she reveals the personal story behind "Numb." "It's all about not wanting to feel what I felt, wanting to anesthetize myself to the relationship. But the irony is that I did [feel it], of course, otherwise I wouldn't have written the song. When you're going out with someone and it's not working out, you're like, 'Okay, finished, over, it's gone.' With friendships, you can't do that, you can't just go, 'It's over, it's finished.' You always just have to keep working on it. The person I wrote that about is the person I love most in the world. I love him more than anyone in my life, any lover I've ever had. They bring great things to you, but for every luxury, there's a heartache, there's a price to pay." It's hard to come by such great songs these days that are not written by 4 or 5 people. It's obvious Amanda is not doing this to make money - she's doing it to express herself and for sake of creating art.
More "Ghost Stories" reviews:
[2004-08-24] This cant be the only album we will hear from her! (8)
[2004-08-23] Amanda Ghost is just unforgetable (10)
[2004-05-05] Sweet and Sexy (10)
[2004-02-29] Ghost Stories haunts me in a great way (10)
[2003-09-25] not an impediment (2)
[2003-05-22] Pwetty good (6)
[2003-05-13] Awesome (10)
[2003-04-07] THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GHOST STORIES... (10)
[2003-02-26] Amanda Ghost's Cd is beautiful! (8)
[2002-11-15] Welcome to my filthy mind (10)
[2002-11-10] aMaZiNg!!!! (10)
[2002-09-23] Wonerful voice, and lyrics that you can identify with (10)
[2002-07-17] An average album with a few diamonds. (6)
[2002-07-03] Add this CD to your collection. (10)
[2002-06-08] Amanda Ghost. She's so good, it's scary. (10)
[2002-06-07] Amanda Ghost Will Haunt You (10)
[2002-05-14] Just OK (6)
[2002-01-19] why aren't people getting this one? (10)
[2001-11-05] The best CD I own (10)
[2001-10-23] This ghost is remarkably haunting... (10)
[2001-07-29] The best Ghost Stories ever! (10)
[2001-07-06] First heard in a club (8)
[2001-06-21] brittany spears on acid (8)
[2001-06-21] I Found Myself an Idol (10)
[2001-05-21] Check This Out (10)
[2001-04-15] Ghost Stories (8)
[2001-04-04] Major dissapointment (4)
[2001-03-24] The Beginning of an Artist (8)
[2001-03-13] Amanda Ghost Rocks! (10)
[2001-02-27] Ghost's songs are hauntingly edgy (Three & a half stars) (6)
[2001-02-05] So good, its scary... (10)
[2001-02-02] Amazing... (10)
[2001-02-02] The best kept secret of the year! (10)
[2001-02-01] The GLORY GIRL video is worth the price! (10)
[2001-01-30] This girl has it all!!!!! (10)
[2001-01-27] A Wonderful Mistake (10)
[2000-12-23] Very, very good! (10)
[2000-12-10] One spirit that's full of life... (10)
[2000-12-10] ~It will give you Ghost Bumps~ (10)
[2000-11-03] Could you make a suggestion for an act I'd enjoy? (10)
[2000-10-31] starsearch (10)
[2000-10-13] GHOST STORIES IS BEAUTIFUL (10)
[2000-09-23] best new album of the year (10)
[2000-09-23] she sang best for James (8)
[2000-09-19] WOW! (10)
[2000-09-19] One of the BEST CDs of the year (10)
[2000-09-16] A Must Have For Fans of British Rock Music (10)
[2000-09-13] A new Rocker (10)
[2000-09-12] An Amazing First Record (10)
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