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As
many of you know now I didn't have the greatest experience in
obtaining "dream a dream" I had gone to Target early
on Tuesday (October 17) morning hoping I'd be one of the first
to get the CD but instead all I found was an empty
shelf. I wasn't discouraged though and took heart in
hearing all the glowing reviews both members of the staff and
friends were giving of "dream a dream". The general
consensus was that "dream a dream" was Charlotte at
her best and that it even eclipses "VOA" and
"CC".
Needless
to say I was a bit skeptical at those statements, I mean after
all how in the world could anything be better than Charlotte's
last album?!
I
waited patiently through Wednesday as I attended my normal
routine of University classes. During the day I continued to
read the positive reviews that kept flowing in my e-mail. Over
300 or so at last count! Nearly everyone was saying the same
thing. "dream a dream is Charlotte's best". At this
point I was more than curious and quite excited to finally
hear this album I had been talking about on the site since
late May.
Thursday
morning I drove to Target, walked directly to the music
section and finally saw what I'd had been waiting months for.
It's absolutely amazing when you first see the CD on the shelf
after knowing all the work that went on behind the scenes to
make it.
After
picking the album up I go to the checkout clerk and she asks
me "Oh how cute, getting this one for your sister?"
I reply, "No actually it's for myself". She answers
"You don't look like the type of guy who'd buy a CD like
that". I'm practically laughing by now and respond
back "Well, you'd be surprised!". I passed up the
chance for a cheap promotional stint for
CharlotteChurch.net but I figure if she knows about
Charlotte she must know about the site right? Besides which, I
wanted to get back to my truck to listen to the CD!
I
leave Target and hop in the Expedition. After fiddling around
a bit with the CD changer I get "dream a dream"
loaded. One touch of the play button and I'm ready to
listen.
The
first word out of my mouth is "Wow" as I feel the
bass from "dream a dream", the wonderfully done,
quite hip, title track. This song has a lot of pure
aural power and it will take your breath away if your not
careful :) I finally get rolling and listen as each
track astounds me more and more. I admit I broke the speed
limit a couple of times (none of you are cops right :) but I
was only doing so I could rush home and tell everyone on the
CharlotteChurch.net list just how great this album is.
After getting home and proclaiming this the best ever to staff
and friends I listned to it the rest of the day unceasingly.
That's
my somewhat humourous story about how I obtained this album
now here's the part when I get to say my overall impressions
and predictions for "dream a dream".
Again
I was expecting something great but nothing like this. I never
have bought a Christmas album for myself mainly because I
think most of the newer ones are pretty cheesy and are quickly
thrown together to make a quick buck, this however is well
thought out and simply brilliant from beginning to end.
I'm not a music expert but I don't think there is a person
alive today who could have injected as much energy as
Charlotte does into these songs.
So
is this Charlotte at her best? Absolutely! Again, I don't know
all the technical vocal terms but she's got more skill and
control than ever now. Look, the critics were always
wrong but now they are really, really, really, wrong.
Everyone
is attempting to put some sort of catch phrase on this album
but I'll simply call it "The finest holiday album in a
generation" Yeah I'm only 18 but which of my seniors out
there is going to dispute this. You simply cannot make a
better holiday album unless of course you did it again with
Charlotte.
My
final advice and message to my viewers is this. If you buy one
holiday album this year it has got to be "dream a
dream" nothing else even attempts to come close. At 12.99
its a screaming bargain as well.
Predictions?
"dream a dream" will outsell every holiday album
this year and will be considered the benchmark for quality in
the genre for many years to come. When reviewers say
"instant classic" they aren't fooling around.
Mark's
Rating - 10/10 (You really can't rate how good it
really is with a silly number scale like this but you get my
point right? :)
Good
Job Charlotte! I can't wait to see what you got waiting for us
in Album 4!
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-
Mark (Editor-In-Chief)
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