Album Review: E=MC2

Artiste: Mariah Carey
Album Title: E=MC²
Genre: Pop ,R&B
Producers: Mariah Carey (executive)L.A. Reid (executive)[3]Bryan-Michael Cox, Danja, DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri, James Poyser, Swizz Beatz, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Scott Storch, Stargate
Release Date: 15 April 2008

As usual, the expectation for Mariah Carey's album is sky high and as expected her debut got into No. 1 in the Billboard 200 with 463,000 copies sold. My first impression when i start listening to the album was the "slutty" Mariah Carey is back with her "slutty/sexually playful" songs but it changed dramatically after the second song when she experiment with a bit of reggae beat feat Damien Marley in "Cruise Control". After that comes my personal fav,"I Stay In Love" and i thought..hey this is getting much much better as it goes on and true enough it gets better. Then came some of the meaningful songs namely "bye bye"a memorial for a lost loved one and capping the album off with Bible-quoting, upright-piano gospel "I Wish You Well".

My disappointment was that she didn't really display her vocal ability but don't get me wrong she still goes for the glass breaking high pitch but nothing compared to "Mine again" from her previous album "The Emancipation of Mimi". Nevertheless we couldn't demand more from this diva on her 6th No.1 album. A very good achievement as she is tied to the likes of Madonna and Janet Jackson in the U.S . Catch her next single "Love Story" which is coming out soon

The Verdict: If you don't have extra cash to purchase this album then i would recommend you to not buy as it is not really a great album but if you still want it, Download it.

My Rating: 7/10 it's not great but overall it is still a good album.

Last but not least let me leave you with her 2nd single,a very nice&meaningful song "Bye Bye"

Album Review: On My Way Here- Clay Aiken

Artiste: Clay Aiken
Album Title: On My Way Here
Genre: Pop
Producers: Kipper, Jaymes Foster
Release Date: 6 May 2008

I can say it daringly I didn't really like Clay Aiken before but after i tried this album, I must say I'm very much amazed with this album. As usual his vocal ability is fantastic let alone his voice control is good. The first song of the album, On My Way Here caught me by surprise as how I’m about to “rate” this album. As usual, me being a big critic of how singers should sound like, Clay is proving it again why he was runners up in Idol season 2. Good song arrangements. My personal favourite “The real me” is a very easy to listen to and its very nice. Other songs that are worth a mention are “sacrificial love”, “something about us” and...oh well...I think all of them are great. It’s a must get if you love his previous album or you are a fan of ballad. Do him some justice, I think he is not getting the attention he deserves for this album. I didn’t know about this new release until I bumped into it while surfing wildly for new songs.

The verdict: I would say I will get my friends to get his album. I think the songs will "melt" the girls to the floor.

My Rating:I think he deserves a 8/10 with so many nice songs packed in 1 album. Definitely a must get.

Last but not least,let me leave you with his 1st single "On My Way Here"