i will ask on Monday

 

and overdramatise the fact its been over 4 years :lol:

 

exactly :lol:

This sounds very very very goooood :D

i'm becoming more and more excited about this record! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

i really can't wait anymore, i want it RIGHT NOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW :cheer: :dance: :w00t:

somebody help me.... :cry:

i'm becoming more and more excited about this record! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

i really can't wait anymore, i want it RIGHT NOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW :cheer: :dance: :w00t:

somebody help me.... :cry:

 

well I know how ur feelin...I WANT IT NOW ASWELL!! :(

We pick up the pace again with Heavy Rotation and this is one perfect comeback song that I can see becoming a dance floor staple over the coming months. Think of Madonna and Britney Spears’ attempts at their reinvention and multiply it by 1,000 and this song is what you’d end up with; minus the messed up lives.

 

:rofl: oh lordy

 

Great review. Gets me even more excited :w00t:

Post your own Fan reviews here. :D (+ professional ones to if you find some!)

ANASTACIA…. And Heavy Rotation! Waited four years for this, was it REALLY worth the wait?....

[Reviewed after a few listens, cause trust me- it needed a few!]

 

 

I Can Feel You;

Opens in a Rick Wake funky piano intro to introduce the album, until bursting into the song. Well, it doesn’t really burst- it just sorts of gradually (VERY gradually) goes in, slugging through the verses but never really picking off at the chorus. For a song with a strong beat and passable production, produced & written by man of the moment Ne-Yo, this SHOULD be the perfect album opener track, yet this type of song in a strippers club would send even the most active strippers to sleep. Easy on the airplay for the charts, but nothing more than filler for an album.

4/10

 

The Way I See It;

The second track of the album opens in rich coloured Winehouse-esque horns as Anastacia brings home that ‘attitude’ shown throughout previous albums, “pardon me for livin’, expressin’ my opinion”, belting out against strong drum beats you might of heard Duffy swinging along to, but twisted with her home country US of A style. It’s 60’s sounding, yet still contemporary sounding (something that could be BIG in the charts maybe?).

8/10

 

Absolutely Positively;

Anastacia soothingly brings and slows down the pace for this Stevie Wonder-influenced number, as the crackling bassline blends gloriously with more mid-tempo piano lines and clicking drum beats. You can hear how the texture of her voice welds around the toned production of the song. If you’re a sucker for the type of slowed-motown type of music, you’ll fall for this in a second.

9/10

 

Defeated;

The first ballad of the album. ‘Defeated’. It’s very American. It’s very Rihanna-like (think ‘Rehab’. And it’s very Urban. It may have trashy beats and glittering piano solo’s, yet it’s strong lyrics and her dynamic voice makes up for this. This isn’t the usual Anastacia ballad, but the effecting electro-pop/urban/-clash and catchy chorus could place it in the charts.

8/10

 

In Summer;

Pass it off as filler if you wish! It happens. This blatant Guy Chambers production (big drum beat, piano), this is quite a sweet love song with pish lyrics. It’s mellow, soft sounding, ‘Welcome To My Truth/Overdue Goodbye/In Your Eyes’-like, something you’d play during a sunset. Although she kind of ruins it with the gospel “Now take it to the end of me, yeah e yeah yeah oh yeah etc.”, it’s pretty unneeded.

7/10

 

Heavy Rotation;

The first blatant departure of her ‘sprock’-sound is displayed here. The rhythm could leave a lasting impression on the clubs and dancefloors for months on end, the thumping Darkchild track is definitely a highlight from the album. It’s electric which mixes well with Anastacia’s wild vocals, and is something that Madonna is certainly missing from her latest ‘Hard Candy’ comeback. Definitely something to check out, yet do not imagine the album as this- it’s just a one off.

10/10

 

Same Song;

And again (again again), the 60’s American drum beats and chimes return in an even more obvious American-Winehouse style song. Yet just better. It’s relaxed and almost darkish-late nightish. And again, compliments alongside Anastacia’s voice.

10/10 (only because it’s a personal favourite)

 

I Call It Love;

The song opens up in synthesizers, OH NO, Defeated again. Wrong! Quite possibly the best example of ‘progressed-sprock’ which is shown on the album. Remember ‘Rearview’? This is Rearview p2, yet more up-tempo and refreshing (+ less heavy). It’s a safe track, still displaying strong vocal power.

9/10

 

All Fall Down;

“No ones born in this world without a soul, some will follow every single round trying to find a home”. Sickly lyrics. Yuk, but don’t judge just yet. For the second time it’s really picking up where the ‘Anastacia’ left off, just not as dark (until about halfway through the song)- where it starts to get all operatic. Effective. Another ‘Rearview’ inspired track. Less of the RnB sound, more of the old-Ana! A nice one for the fans.

9/10

 

Never Going To Love Again;

Anastacia’s first proper ballad in the album (it’s came so late). The lyrics are much better than the rest of the album. Now, it’s production. Dramatic-Andrew Lloyd Webber like-epic-Evanescence-haunting-strong-over the top-dynamic-climatic-theatric. So yeah, pretty big. Anastacia sluggishly parades through the song in excellent vocal control on this Christina Aguilera-‘The Right Man’ sounding track. With such a big production, Anastacia misses the opportunity to really explore her voice and it’s range, yet she keeps it safe by just nudging up the power a bit on the last chorus.

9/10

 

You’ll Be Fine;

Closing the album in warm Autumn guitar strings playing alongside continuous clapping beats mellowing with Anastacia’s nice songwriting skills, even though it IS a BIT limited throughout this (Fairytales & Pieces Of A Dream are mentioned throughout). Oh dear. It’s kept relaxing and comforting, a nice way to close such a varied album.

8/10

 

Beautiful Messed Up World;

I LIED. Okay, UK Bonus Track. This is the last song. It’s a strong filler, okay beat and okay melody. Brilliant lyrics perfect for a ballad, yet we get a kind of 2001-ish Disco Stomper. The big notes are pretty annoying, she’s belting out on all different ranges. Impressive? No.

6/10

 

OVEALL AVERAGE SCORE (by track);

Something like 8.03

 

All in all;

It’s definitely a strong varied album that has something for everyone. There’s a divide between tracks the old Anastacia fans will love and what’s been forced to be contemporary & US sounding, yet those tracks aren’t so bad. It won’t hurt to try something new. Heavy Rotation firm vibe, it’s either stuck in the 60’s brought bang to modern times, to club-anthem stompers that are sure to make an impression on the chart. If you’re thinking this is ‘Anastacia’p.2 then you are definitely wrong, it’s impossible to compare the to together, but It’s definitely worth a listen!

 

[This album is just screaming to bring back Dallas Austin + Glen Ballad however]

I agree with you J. I do like this album but on the next one I would love to see some songs by them as well,

my own little review

:( = average/poor :) = good :D = very good :w00t: = excellent/amazing

 

 

:)

# "I Can Feel You"

:D

# "The Way I See It"

:D

# "Absolutely Positively"

:w00t:

# "Defeated"

:)

# "In Summer"

:w00t: :w00t:

# "Heavy Rotation"

:w00t:

# "Same Song"

:D :D

# "I Call It Love"

:) / :D

# "All Fall Down"

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

# "Never Gonna Love Again"

:( / :)

# "You'll Be Fine"

:D :D

# "Beautiful Messed Up World"

 

 

all in all a great album but two songs in particular shine and they are HR and NGLA, while YBF and IS will need to grow on me

Edited October 22, 200816 yr by Sprock~Dude

Digital Spy:

 

The cover of Anastacia's fourth album shows the blonde belter draped across a bed with her stomach and plenty of cleavage on show. If this teasing pose came from Britney or Christina it wouldn't raise an eyebrow, but from the 40-year-old diva it feels slightly awkward. Sadly, this desire to seem youthful and contemporary is a key theme on Heavy Rotation, a record that often plays like a midlife crisis in musical form.

 

The crack team of producers includes Ne-Yo, Rodney Jerkins and Robbie Williams's old buddy Guy Chambers, and the concept is simple enough: make Anastacia relevant to the generation brought up on Amy Winehouse and Pussycat Dolls rather than Mariah and Whitney. The low-key disco of lead single 'I Can Feel You' is a decent indication of Anastacia's intentions here.

 

Unfortunately, she consistently fails to tame her foghorn vocals, smothering these tracks with a series of call-to-arms platitudes. The sixties girl group pop of 'The Way I See It' and soulful funk of 'Absolutely Positively' have 'Sound of 2008' stamped all over them, while the title track recalls recent Britney singles, but Anastacia too often overpowers the music. With her vocals stuck somewhere between a dirty old woman's cackle and a throat-bursting holler, understatement is conspicuous in its absence.

 

Lyrically, she never falters from her favourite subject of "standing up strong", even attempting to update 'I Will Survive' for the noughties on 'Defeated'. "You can say that you won but I'll never believe it," she roars. "I can't be defeated!" The cliche-ridden 'Same Song', where she tells us to throw our hands "in the air" and live "without a care", is just as uninspiring, pushing the star dangerously close to self-parody.

 

Whether those who bought Anastacia's first three albums will be charmed by her fourth remains to be seen, but the camp bombast of 'Never Gonna Love Again' and sunny pleasantries of 'In Summer' should make decent radio fodder. For everyone else, however, Heavy Rotation will be too cringe-inducing to bear the repeated listens that its title promises.

 

2/5

 

Planet Sound:

 

First album in four years from the queen of bland empowerment anthems.

 

Much like Pink's big sister, these are meaningless greeting card platitudes. For the most part, the music is just as bland, either wailing Tina Turner apeing power ballads, mushy R&B or vacuous session rock.

 

The title track is Britneyfied dance where Anastacia's voice is for a moment genuinely powerful. The rest? Meh. 4/10

 

The Independent gave it a 2/10 as well.

Thats bad! :(

not gonna read that cause they never liked Ana anyways...so they're not gonna write a good review are they

Edited October 25, 200816 yr by ~Jax~

God you are deluded.

Digital Spy:

 

The cover of Anastacia's fourth album shows the blonde belter draped across a bed with her stomach and plenty of cleavage on show. If this teasing pose came from Britney or Christina it wouldn't raise an eyebrow, but from the 40-year-old diva it feels slightly awkward. Sadly, this desire to seem youthful and contemporary is a key theme on Heavy Rotation, a record that often plays like a midlife crisis in musical form.

 

The crack team of producers includes Ne-Yo, Rodney Jerkins and Robbie Williams's old buddy Guy Chambers, and the concept is simple enough: make Anastacia relevant to the generation brought up on Amy Winehouse and Pussycat Dolls rather than Mariah and Whitney. The low-key disco of lead single 'I Can Feel You' is a decent indication of Anastacia's intentions here.

 

Unfortunately, she consistently fails to tame her foghorn vocals, smothering these tracks with a series of call-to-arms platitudes. The sixties girl group pop of 'The Way I See It' and soulful funk of 'Absolutely Positively' have 'Sound of 2008' stamped all over them, while the title track recalls recent Britney singles, but Anastacia too often overpowers the music. With her vocals stuck somewhere between a dirty old woman's cackle and a throat-bursting holler, understatement is conspicuous in its absence.

 

Lyrically, she never falters from her favourite subject of "standing up strong", even attempting to update 'I Will Survive' for the noughties on 'Defeated'. "You can say that you won but I'll never believe it," she roars. "I can't be defeated!" The cliche-ridden 'Same Song', where she tells us to throw our hands "in the air" and live "without a care", is just as uninspiring, pushing the star dangerously close to self-parody.

 

Whether those who bought Anastacia's first three albums will be charmed by her fourth remains to be seen, but the camp bombast of 'Never Gonna Love Again' and sunny pleasantries of 'In Summer' should make decent radio fodder. For everyone else, however, Heavy Rotation will be too cringe-inducing to bear the repeated listens that its title promises.

 

2/5

 

Planet Sound:

 

First album in four years from the queen of bland empowerment anthems.

 

Much like Pink's big sister, these are meaningless greeting card platitudes. For the most part, the music is just as bland, either wailing Tina Turner apeing power ballads, mushy R&B or vacuous session rock.

 

The title track is Britneyfied dance where Anastacia's voice is for a moment genuinely powerful. The rest? Meh. 4/10

 

The Independent gave it a 2/10 as well.

haha. :rofl: Oh dear! :lol:

God you are deluded.

 

I'm not...they can have their opinions and I can have mine...but I've heard from loadsa people that they have never liked Ana...that's why I said it

Review on GaydarNation.

 

Rating: 4/5

Queer Rating: 3/5

 

Summary

With a record-breaking chart history to her name, Anastacia is not only one of the biggest selling artists of the decade, but also one of the biggest names in today’s music industry. Now she’s back with her fourth studio album, Heavy Rotation. Collaborators and producers on the album include such music heavyweights as Ne-Yo, Lester Mendez, JR Rotem, Guy Chambers and Rodney Jerkins. With a body of songs that are not just hits, but empowering anthems, as well as a direction that has progressed and evolved without abandoning Anastacia’s signature sound, Heavy Rotation is set to be her most powerful and successful release to date.

 

“I called the album Heavy Rotation because it’s a phrase that originated with DJs”, Anastacia explains. “Also, for me, the meaning is that life can be heavy, but it all turns around and goes into something else. It seemed to be the perfect title for where I’m at in my life”.

 

Verdict

Despite the makeover, Ms. Defiant stands strong. Heavy Rotation is, like the artist, simply powerful, sexy, funky and cool. As Anastacia sings in closing track ‘Beautiful Messed Up World’, “Life’s like music, don’t wanna turn it down. Gotta live it loud and love the groove that keeps spinnin’ around”, this is an album you won’t want to turn down or switch off. Er, the title says it all, really.

 

Full Review

The fourth studio album from Anastacia, Heavy Rotation, comes – we are told – complete with a brand new look and sound for the pop songstress with the killer pipes. Well, gone are the glasses, but here to stay is the trademark Anastacia personality, as the Motown-tinged track ‘The Way I See It’ makes perfectly clear: “Even if I really could change, I think people would find me strange…Just because it wouldn’t be me”. Yes, despite the makeover, Ms. Defiant stands strong.

 

2008 is the year that pop turned retro, and Anastacia has kept her finger firmly on the pulse of modern music, recalling the 60s-inspired sounds of artists such as Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Solange Knowles. She also throws in a bit of electro and then lets her mammoth persona take over. The mid-tempo clap-along soul of opening track ‘I Can Feel You’ has the hips swaying in an instant, the beats taking hold as she sings about the way her body moves when she loses control, asking, “Did you put a hex on my body?” Saucy lyrics such as, “Pushing my buttons, making me do what you want me to do”, up the single’s hip-grinding factor, getting the album off to a rich and delicious start.

 

More kick-ass beats and a sultry, slow pace follow with ‘Absolutely Positively’, while next track ‘Defeated’ is a stop-start urban thumper that beats to the well-known Anastacia drum of battle-scarred empowerment: “You can say that you’ve won but I’ll never believe it, ‘coz I can’t be defeated”. Yes, Anastacia’s still here, folks, and expect ‘Defeated’ to get its own heavy rotation on personal stereos and iPods everywhere after relationship break-ups and personal breakdowns alike.

 

Anastacia ups the oomph and sex factor again as the beats quicken and reverberate through the album’s title track, a club-friendly electro quickstep of a tune with a naughty edge: “Watch me twist like it’s contortion…Boy, don’t miss, come get your portion”. ‘Beautiful Messed Up World’ continues the gotta-live-it-up sentiment, as well as the funk, while ballad ‘Never Gonna Love Again’ showcases Anastacia’s all-mighty voice as well as her vulnerable side.

 

Heavy Rotation is, like the artist, simply powerful, sexy, funky and cool. As Anastacia sings in closing track ‘Beautiful Messed Up World’, “Life’s like music, don’t wanna turn it down. Gotta live it loud and love the groove that keeps spinnin’ around”, this is an album you won’t want to turn down or switch off. Er, the title says it all, really.

 

Heavy Rotation, by Anastacia

Label: Mercury Records

Released: 27 October 2008

ASIN: B001G93Z60

 

SOURCE

 

:yahoo: for the Queers :rofl:

Edited October 29, 200816 yr by SuuS

LOL. :rofl:

From BBC, nice and positive. :D :

 

Anastacia - Heavy Rotation

Review

by Sophie Bruce

29 October 2008

 

Anastacia's first studio album since 2004 sees a new woman on board. She's not poking fun at herself with the title Heavy Rotation, it's actually borrowed from a track on the album in which the phrase is a euphemism for sex. With a new husband in tow (she married her bodyguard Wayne Newton last year) has happiness brought the formula for homeland success to equal her achievements over here?

 

Though she's co-written 9 out of the 12 songs, Anastacia's trademark 'Sprock' (soul/pop/rock) sound has diluted a little due to a myriad of big name collaborators. That's no bad thing though. Amongst others, she's now working with Robbie Willams' ex Guy Chambers, Britney producer JR Rotem, Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins, and Ne-Yo.

 

The Guy Chambers songs seem to work best. In Summer is the classic laid back Robbie-style track, while All Fall Down is like an upbeat Angels. Defeated – JR Rotem's contribution - is a great track with a catchy hook you could easily imagine Britney or Justin singing. It also sees Anastacia taking a welcome foot off the vocal pedal.

 

Ne-Yo co-produces and sings backing vocals on his two tracks – though you can only hear him clearly on Absolutely Positively. But though his other effort, first single I Can Feel You is catchy, Same Song is the stand out hit waiting to happen. Another Guy Chambers co-pen, it features singalong anthemic lyrics laid over a twinkly yet threatening bassline.

 

There are some questionable choices – Chambers' fourth contribution Never Gonna Love Again is an unusual operatic style ballad that’s a bit too close to Enya for comfort. And Darkchild's trademark bassline on Heavy Rotation is a bit too hardcore for Anastacia - though the end result isn’t horrible. She shouldn’t be afraid to take risks though – an unexpected disco samba vibe on The Way I See It works well.

 

In summary: this is one happy Anastacia. Gone are the dark tracks of previous album Anastacia, replaced by soft ballads and upbeat disco stormers. Life on the sunny side is obviously doing her good, as is her partnership with Guy Chambers. Long may it continue – even, dare we say it, in heavy rotation.

great review, thanks

wicked review :D