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No, the album does not come with their signatures, as you see above. When they came down to Singapore, this TV show had this contest to win an autographed CD and 5 postcards. You send in your particulars and they'll pick 5 winners. I won (I sent in 30 entries!).
Anyway, to get to the point. This album is *very* good. Every review says so. Really. I mean, if I wasn't ga-ga over Ultra I'd still say this album is one of the best I've ever heard. I mean, with all the boybands around Ultra is very different in the way they sound. They don't just go for those lousy (please forgive me if I offended you) love songs (think the Moffatts, Boyzone, 911). They don't sing about themselves (think Backstreet Boys and Five). They just go for plain good pop. The 90's version of Wham!, as they put it.
Here's a song-by-song analysis of the album:
Say You Do |
This song is a great start for the album. It was Ultra's first single too. It's very catchy and you just smile at the background effects ... like "Ho ..." and "Huh huh ..." in the chorus. I still get a shock at the impact of the introduction. This piano just SLAMS into it!
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Say It Once |
"It's gonna be too late yeah ... " You know, that "yeah" part sounds quite good to me. But one question bugs me. Say what? What is "it"? Never mind. You come up with the answer.
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The Right Time |
You know, you should use headphones when hearing this song. The bridge uses a lot of left and right speaker, which sounds quite cool. And it seems like the song is giving advice too.
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Blind to the Groove |
You know, I don't really understand the meaning of the song. Can someone enlighten me? But other than that, the sound is very good. Those people in the background make a great chorus. It sounds very jazz, doesn't it?
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Rescue Me |
This sounds very desperate. "I want you back" kind-of-thing. But the way the song just echoes ... it's very soothing to hear.
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Human After All |
This is my favourite song on the album. It makes you feel sad to hear it. The music sounds very good. And the analogy used really is fitting. Easy karaoke, if you ask me.
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B.A.S.I.C. |
I like the intro music. But the rest of the song, I don't really know.
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Shattered Dreams |
A cover. Inevitable, but ... it's quite good. I like that "siren" sound. And you can even dance to it, even though it's about a broken heart. I know, sadistic right?
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Afterlife |
It's quite sad to hear about a guy who's going to die, doesn't it? You can picture what he's seeing in his mind during the song, and sympathise with him. *sigh*
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Up and Over |
The way that the song changes from slow to fast is quite interesting. And it's very catchy. And when the song says, "You could throw your body up into the air" it sounds very funny :)
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New Dimension
i) Way to Go
ii) No Place Like Home |
Can you believe it? It's two songs mashed up together. OK, so I'm just exaggerating. It sounds very futuristic, the way the song talks about the earth and places faraway ... the music helps to make it that way too. The first bit called Way to Go really connects itself to No Place Like Home, going far away, then coming back again. It's very fitting.
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