Taller in More Ways

If you are reading this review because you are interested in this recording - just add it to cart now. This is the tightest pop album since - Blondie's 'Eat To The Beat' ? This is that good. I have turned so many people on to this - because it is still not available domestically in the states - one must wonder what is wrong with the industry here considering the garbage they force on you if you listen to commercial radio here. Maybe the 'Babes are TOO TALENTED AND TOO HOT for the States! Wouldn't surprise me. Between the incredible Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus" riff in "It Ain't Easy", the inspiring title track "Ugly" (it quotes 'Taller In More Ways'), the funky 'Bruised' - the startling pop quality of 'Push The Button' - without a doubt the best single in the last 5 years - no wonder it was #1 in the UK forever. There is not a bad track - this is so listenable you will want to be a Sugababe - these women are genuine. No gashes to the Spices, but they could not put together an album like this. (Also these ladies can SING). Track 10 - ACE REJECT - is so amazing you will wonder over and over why this is not being played here! Of course, look at the president here and you can wonder lots of things.Major love to MY personal sugababe, Lauren - love you babe. ;)

I enjoyed this album

Excellent CD. Chock full of great tunes. Would definitely recommend this version with Mutya. Wish they had success here in the U.S. Unfortunately, they never really crossed over. Purchase this and ENJOY!!

I really enjoyed their sound,their music has a good beat and the vocals are better than most other groups I have heard recently.

This album is battling to become my favourite Sugababes album. It is in competition with Three, which is magnificent.This album, the last with Mutya, has some of their finest songs to date and some brilliant production and lyrics. At only 11 tracks long (12 if you have the UK bonus track, which I don't), it seems short, but packs a lot into those 11 tracks. My rundown:01. Push The Button (9/10)The lead single of the album, this was No.1 in the UK for 3 (I think?) weeks. It's immediately catchy and very easy to sing along to. Keisha leads most of the song, with Mutya and Heidi singing the verses. Fun, upbeat with a saucy video.02. Gotta Be You (9/10)Another upbeat song, this is really catchy, with a repetitive chorus that you would expect to get boring, but somehow it doesn't. The first time I played this, I was like 'Boooooring' but now I love it, it's a lot of fun to sing along to. The girls share vocals out throughout the song.03. Follow Me Home (10/10)This ballad is reminscient of songs from Three like "Caught In A Moment", "Too Lost In You" and "Sometimes". That, my friends, is a very good thing. This song is beautiful and moving - I absolutely love the chorus, it's amazing! Heidi is absolutely brilliant on the middle 8, and Mutya and Keisha do the remainder of the song well. One of my favourites!04. Joy Division (9/10)Another upbeat song, this song is slightly strange with peculiar lyrics music. It's catchy with singable bits throughout. I don't know why it's called "Joy Division," they don't mention those words anywhere in the song. Anyway, a good song, if strange.05. Red Dress (7/10)This is the Babes new single and first single with Amelle. I wish it wasn't and that they had chosen something else, this is one of my least favourite tracks on the album. I don't know why, but this song is bland and uninteresting to me. The chorus is slightly catchy though, and Amelle does improve the song somewhat.06. Ugly (8/10)This song is probably my other least favourite. The Babes Christmas single, this reached No.3. I loved it on the first listen, but after repeated plays, it has gotten boring. "Ugly" has a brilliant message behind it about accepting people as they are and not judging people by their looks, but to me, it's bland and boring. But it's Mutya's last single with the group, so good on it.07. It Ain't Easy (9/10)The shortest track on the album, clocking in at 3:05, this is fast paced and upbeat. The chorus is really catchy, and gets caught in your head instantly. Before you know it, the song is over! But that's a good thing, it keeps your attention with it's short length.08. Bruised (9/10)This song is incredibly cool, it's very chilled out and relaxed, until Keisha starts singing the bridge. This song is another catchy one, and I like singing along to the chorus, which Heidi leads. Another very cool track.09. Obsession (10/10)I didn't even know this song was a cover until recently. But even if it is, it's brilliant! The lyrics are kinda random, about being obsessed with somebody, but the girls' vocals are really cool. Very catchy with great music.10. Ace Reject (10/10)This song is wonderful! Heidi's middle 8 is absolutely brilliant, her vocals and the lyrics are just amazing. The song takes almost 2 minutes to get to the chorus, it's a different format of song then just verse-bridge-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus-middle 8-chorus. Very cool song, with a catchy chorus (when it finally kicks in).11. 2 Hearts (10++++/10)This is it! The very last track on the album is my absolute favourite. This song is absolutely, utterly amazing. Heidi leads the majority of the song, singing the first verse, first bridge and leading the chorus, whereas Mutya sings the second verse and Keisha sings the middle 8. This song is so beautiful - full of amazing instrumentals (especially the ending) and a wonderful chorus with great lyrics - "2 you's, 2 me's, 2 minds to please" is just one line. I absolutely <3333 this song so much, one of my favourite Babes songs ever!Overall, the album's quality of songs is amazing, apart from two songs, the rest is high quality and brilliant. A great 4th album, look forward to more from the Babes with Amelle.

Defying the usual pop group law of three albums, a greatest hits collection and a press conference, the Sugababes wheel out their fourth studio album, "Taller In More Ways". The band have had their fair share of drama since their arrival in 2000 with the sublime "Overload". They've lost a member, gained a member, one of them is now a mother (at the age of 20), endless split rumours and so on. On paper, the Sugababes should be a disaster but over the years they've furnished us with some of the greatest singles of the modern pop era.Largely produced by Dallas Austin, famed for his work with Madonna and TLC, lead single "Push The Button" is simple yet incredibly infectious with its electro-R'n'B beats building to a pulsating, hook-laden chorus, whilst Animotion cover "Obsession" oozes atmosphere and bears production values similar to Kylie Minogue's "I Believe In You." But as far as Dallas' material on the album goes, that's as good as it gets. The rest is just typically bland Americanised 'urban' dross. "Gotta Be You" is one of these 'crunk' songs (ie. tired r'n'b under a new moniker) and is quite frankly, just irritating whilst "It Ain't Easy" for all its Depeche Mode plagiarising basslines, is just void of any kind of real hook and comes off sounding flat and "Ugly" couldn't be more of a wholesale rip-off TLC's "Unpretty" even if it tried.The albums biggest strengths, however, lie with the two songs produced by pop-production geniuses Xenomania. "Red Dress" is a streamroller of pop perfection with basslines that cut like a sharp stiletto and not one, but TWO choruses. Whereas "Ace Reject" is a dark, moody number with what is likely to be one of the catchiest chorus hooks I've ever heard. Just these two songs alone prove that whilst Dallas Austin may provide the album with a 'big name', Xenomania give the album it's real identity and save it from sounding like a typical attempt at another crack for the American market.Other cuts on the album include the striking ballad "Follow Me Home" which is lush with its haunting strings, despite being a typical Sugababes ballad and "Two Hearts" closes the album in incredible fashion with a full Orchestra and pounding live drum sound.Considering this is the group that has reworked pop music and kept it cool over the past five years, it's a shame "Taller In More Ways" doesn't touch any new ground and instead sees the band slowly shuffling into bland R'n'B territory. Worth it alone for the Xenomania tracks but you could almost guarantee the new Girls Aloud album will batter this to floor, not through vocal delivery but in terms of fun and creativity at least.

This a good Sugababes album. I would very much have preferred it if Amelle had re-recorded the entire album and replaced Mutya's vocals. It just feels like a bit of a lazy effort to re-release an album with re-recorded vocals and end up leaving the majority of the songs intact.1. Push the Button - 8/10 - I didn't really like this song on first listen but it has since grown on me. Keisha's parts throughout the song are great.2. Gotta Be You - 8/10 - This is the first of four tracks with Amelle's vocals. It is a very interesting Crunk&B track, with some shouting in the chorus. Amelle sounds very good in her lower register throughout the chorus. Heidi's ad-libs around the second chorus are divine.3. Follow Me Home - 6/10 - I would have much preferred this as just an album track, and not a single. It starts off too slowly for my liking and lumbers through the verses. The only bit I like is the final chorus, with Keisha's ad-libs all over it.4. Joy Division - 4/10 - This is a reggae-infused track. I find Heidi's delivery on her verse interesting - not good or bad, just interesting. I'm not particularly fond of the vocals on the track - Keisha's high-pitched pre-chorus is a no for me. The chorus is okay, but unremarkable.5. Red Dress - 8/10 - This is the second track with Amelle. She sounds brilliant leading the chorus. The overall track is a rather feisty one, with the ladies declaring how they don't need the red dress to snag their man.6. Ugly - 8/10 - This is one of my favourite songs on the album. It has a very positive message on dealing with jealousy and general meanness from people. The version on here is that with Amelle's re-recorded vocals, and she sounds great on the ad-libs. Heidi's middle-8 is brilliant as well.7. It Ain't Easy - 7/10 - The is a very good track with an interesting beat and overall production. Mutya sounds really good on her parts in the verses.8. Bruised - 8/10 - Mutya sounds really good on both verses (which are different in their structure), and in the closing parts. Heidi's middle-8 is very good. The chorus is really nice as well.9. Obsession - 7/10 - Another good album track. Heidi's pre-chorus sounds great.10. Ace Reject - 10/10 - This is my favourite song on the album. It is a great track, with a very interesting structure. Neither verse sounds alike. I recently heard the radio version of the track for the first time, and it does not do justice to the brilliance of the album track. I heard this was meant to be a single - it would have been great. All three ladies sound nice, especially Heidi who sounds angelic on her verse. The change in the production on all three ladies' parts is really nice. Kudos to Xenomania here.11. Better - 5/10 - Another song with a positive self-help message. It is not very remarkable vocally and production-wise, though.12. 2 Hearts - 8/10 - This is a very relaxed track. Heidi and Mutya shine during the verses. The violin solo in the final minute of the track is magical.13. Now You're Gone - 8/10 - Amelle resurfaces on this track. It is a very nice closing track, although I wish "2 Hearts" had retained its original closing spot. Heidi again sounds angelic on the verses. Keisha sounds good leading the chorus and on the ad-libs, as does Amelle on the middle-8.

Great cd - not a lot different to the version featuring Mutya though

Broken case

Die Songs sind eingängig, die Musik absolut tanzbar und kurzweilig. Die Stimmen an Coolness nicht zu überbieten. Ein Album das genial eingesungen worden ist. I love the Sugababes!

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