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No Angel - one of the greatest albums of the past decade...
by Jagged Little Teenager "Alex" Leeds, U.K.
Reviewed on August 14th, 2002
As of 25th August 2002, No Angel has spent 97 consecutive weeks on the UK Album Chart. It has gone 9x platinum in the UK selling 2.4 million copies, selling a further 14 million worldwide. Dido deserves all this success but it's a shame it's all because of Eminem. Dido wrote or co-wrote every single song on the album. Each track is different in their mood and reflect unique times in her life. No Angel has won many awards and recieved great critical acclaim, so I decided to buy it. Here's my review of each song...Track 1 is Here With Me (10/10). This was Dido's first single to be released and was a hit all over Europe where it made No.4 in the UK chart in February 2001. The smooth vocals of Dido are supplied with a soft undertone for the first chorus before breaking out into a powerful love song. Dido's vocals are perfect for the track. The lyrics are beautiful and thought-provoking. Track 2 is Hunter (10/10) was the third single to be taken from No Angel where it entered the UK Top 20 late in 2001. The guitar influenced and rocky bassline is supplied with poetic backing-vocals. Dido is never one to make a fuss about making a great video - but the video to Hunter is probably her best to date. Track 3 is Don't Think Of Me (10/10). This is one of my favourite un-released tracks on the album. I like the lyrics at the beginning of the song and the traditional Dido indie bassline (try saying that ten times fast!). The chorus is a full-on raging revenge-attack and this should've been released as a single. But the bit where Dido whispers doesn't suit her - it would've been better just left as an instrumental for 30 seconds or so - whispering on tracks is for sleazy Christina Aguilera. Track 4 is My Lover's Gone (10/10). This is a beautiful, haunting ballad and definetly one of the best on the album. I love the lyrics, "my lover's gone, his boots no longer by my door, he left at dawn, and as I slept I felt him go". I also like the lyrics, "my lover's gone, no earthly ships will ever bring him home...again". The instruments used are superb and haunting. For such a short track, it makes one hell of an impact. Track 5 is All You Want (10/10). A video was made for this but the song was never released as a single. This is another one of the best tracks on the album. The video is just a compilation of behind-the-scenes footage from tours and performances. The lyrics are yet again fabulous. Track 6 is Thank You (9/10). This was the second single to be released from this album in the summer of 2001 where it made No.3 in the UK and was a big hit all over Europe. This is the biggest Dido single to date because of the famous lyrics, "my tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all. The morning rain clouds up my window, and I can't see at all" which was sampled on Eminem's mammoth No.1 hit, Stan. The video is good but strange. Track 7 is Honestly OK (8/10). The instrumental at the beginning of this track is very good. The song itself is good, but not amazing like some of ther rest of the tracks on this album. Track 8 is Slide (8/10). The lyrics on this song are great and interesting. It may tell a story about Dido's past. I like the swaying beats and soft undertone but this song passes along almost unnoticed... Track 9 is Isobel (8/10). I like the instruments on the beginning of this song but the song in itself is not very good. It seems to just sit there and make no effort to impress the listener. Track 10 is I'm No Angel (9/10). This is more like it! After the past three songs been pretty poor, this makes up for it. I'm No Angel is a standout track with a catchy bassline and cool vocals from Ms. Armstrong. Another great track. Track 11 is My Life (9/10). This moody ballad is slow and moving. Dido's voice is perfect to suit the song and the piano is great. I wish I could think of more to write about this song but I can't because it's no different to any of thre other songs on the album. Track 12 is Take My Hand (BONUS TRACK) (10/10). This is good...very good. I have the feeling the music was produced by Rollo of Faithless as she has a good connection with them. The funky, dance bassline sounds a lot like One Step Too Far from earlier this year. People who bought the first edition of No Angel should trade it for this special edition version as this song is brilliant - you have to have it. OVERALL GRADE: 10/10 No Angel is a tricky album to describe. I feel that the first six tracks are pure brilliance and are the best on the album. But the quality seems to drop as the album progresses while suddenly getting better. I often repeat myself by saying "great lyrics" and, "perfect voice", but it's true. A lot of people who don't have this album will think I'm making it up, but people who do have this album will know I'm not. The presentation of the album is rather poor. I mean, couldn't she come up with something better than a picture of herself in the word 'Dido' and a grey background? The inlay of the CD is intersting. It has pictures of Dido as a girl, her family and pictures of her from the present.
More "No Angel" reviews:
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[2004-11-15] Best Make Out CD!!!!! (10)
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[2004-09-20] A MODERN CLASSIC (10)
[2004-09-16] And I Want To Thank You, Dido... (10)
[2004-09-14] Hunter (10)
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[2004-04-16] an artist who will be around for a while (10)
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[2004-03-31] Halted World...(My Life)...Excellent!!!!!!!!!!! (10)
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[2003-12-04] I Wanna Say Thank You !!! (10)
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[2003-11-21] Good effort (8)
[2003-11-16] Kudos to Dido (8)
[2003-11-15] Simply amazing! (10)
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[2003-11-07] Opens like Beth Orton, closes like Sarah McLachlan (8)
[2003-11-03] One for the Music Lovers.... (10)
[2003-10-28] Amazing voice and amazing music (10)
[2003-10-26] dido is my angel (10)
[2003-10-22] NO ANGEL IS DIVINE!!!!!!!!!!! (10)
[2003-10-22] A touching album, with lyrics that you can relate to... (10)
[2003-10-20] So this is where the sample on Eminem's "Stan" came from... (10)
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[2003-10-09] No angel, but an awesome singer! (8)
[2003-09-30] Excellent (10)
[2003-09-28] It not have enuf bass (2)
[2003-09-25] Frustrating and still effective (6)
[2003-09-18] Very Sweet lyrical poetry in modern rock wave length (10)
[2003-09-16] Greatest Buy (10)
[2003-09-14] Just good music (10)
[2003-08-25] Great CD. (10)
[2003-08-10] Aching, yet Disturbing, yet Beautiful (10)
[2003-08-08] too much chaff (4)
[2003-07-22] E-motional !!! (10)
[2003-06-09] Six stars if possible.... (10)
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[2003-04-08] This CD will always be "Here With Me" (10)
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[2003-03-27] 3-1/2 stars -- Shows promise (6)
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[2003-02-27] Not the same old thing (10)
[2003-02-27] Good Cd :) (10)
[2003-02-22] Hmmm... (6)
[2003-01-28] Outstanding (10)
[2003-01-14] Now This is Music! (10)
[2002-12-31] Thank You Dido! (10)
[2002-12-17] A 27 year old hip hop guy enjoyed this album... (8)
[2002-12-03] Angelic (10)
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[2002-11-10] HONESTLY OK (4)
[2002-11-05] Best New Female Artist!! (10)
[2002-10-30] Beaucoup Enchantee, Dido.... (10)
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[2002-08-10] Dido is great! (10)
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[2002-05-25] Fresh new sound! (10)
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[2002-04-24] Very Enjoyable (10)
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