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goingsolo · 6th Jun 06

A bunch of music journo's from snooty online 'Stylus Magazine'. they gave her awesome reviews for promiscuous too.

Nelly Furtado - Maneater
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Hillary Brown: Brattier than ?Promiscuous Girl,? but powered by a good chunk of a marching band with beautiful tone on their drums, ?Maneater? seems suited for walking straight ahead for a long distance, with an occasional dance break (perhaps when waiting for the light to change). It sticks in one?s head far more easily than the other single. Is it better? It?s irrelevant. Your little sister will be singing both for the rest of the year.
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Doug Robertson: In the big long list of Things You?d Expect Nelly Furtado to Do, a list I?m sure we?ve all compiled at some point in our lives, near the top is probably something like ?Continuing on in a downward spiral, never doing anything as good as ?I?m Like a Bird? or ?Turn Off the Light? ever again,? or ?Doing some shopping, desperately remembering the days when she used to ?be? someone,? so it?s come as quite a surprise to realise that the phrase ?Doing something as effortlessly amazing as ?Maneater? and suddenly seeming like the most vital and relevant artist around today? should perhaps have been in there at some point. The list is currently being drastically revised.
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Martin Skidmore: I was a bit tepid about last week's Timbaland collaboration, but this is stylistically more at the rock/pop end of R&B rather than the hip-hop end, and plays much more to her strengths, I think. It's a tremendously powerful and chunky pop song, with production to match, and her performance is beautifully pitched. This is among my favourite singles of the year so far.
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Andrew Unterberger: Man, do I hope we get this in the States after ?Promiscuous Girl.? It?s twice as catchy, fascinating, and bizarre as ?PG,? and without that stupid chorus or Timbo?s self-serving muttering. I could go pages listing things I love from this song?the way the beat keeps flipping, the backing vocals on the chorus, the ?OH? shouts during the verses, the synth spangles towards the end, and mostly the FACT THAT THIS SONG IS CALLED ?MANEATER? AND I DON?T EVEN THINK ABOUT HALL & OATES ONCE WHILE I?M LISTENING TO IT. Single of the year so far.
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6th Jun 06	#1
goingsolo Bronze Member Join Date: 2nd Jun 06 Location: Sydney Age: 20 Posts: 211	"song Of The Year So Far" A bunch of music journo's from snooty online 'Stylus Magazine'. they gave her awesome reviews for promiscuous too. Nelly Furtado - Maneater [9.00] Hillary Brown: Brattier than ?Promiscuous Girl,? but powered by a good chunk of a marching band with beautiful tone on their drums, ?Maneater? seems suited for walking straight ahead for a long distance, with an occasional dance break (perhaps when waiting for the light to change). It sticks in one?s head far more easily than the other single. Is it better? It?s irrelevant. Your little sister will be singing both for the rest of the year. [7] Doug Robertson: In the big long list of Things You?d Expect Nelly Furtado to Do, a list I?m sure we?ve all compiled at some point in our lives, near the top is probably something like ?Continuing on in a downward spiral, never doing anything as good as ?I?m Like a Bird? or ?Turn Off the Light? ever again,? or ?Doing some shopping, desperately remembering the days when she used to ?be? someone,? so it?s come as quite a surprise to realise that the phrase ?Doing something as effortlessly amazing as ?Maneater? and suddenly seeming like the most vital and relevant artist around today? should perhaps have been in there at some point. The list is currently being drastically revised. [9] Martin Skidmore: I was a bit tepid about last week's Timbaland collaboration, but this is stylistically more at the rock/pop end of R&B rather than the hip-hop end, and plays much more to her strengths, I think. It's a tremendously powerful and chunky pop song, with production to match, and her performance is beautifully pitched. This is among my favourite singles of the year so far. [9] Andrew Unterberger: Man, do I hope we get this in the States after ?Promiscuous Girl.? It?s twice as catchy, fascinating, and bizarre as ?PG,? and without that stupid chorus or Timbo?s self-serving muttering. I could go pages listing things I love from this song?the way the beat keeps flipping, the backing vocals on the chorus, the ?OH? shouts during the verses, the synth spangles towards the end, and mostly the FACT THAT THIS SONG IS CALLED ?MANEATER? AND I DON?T EVEN THINK ABOUT HALL & OATES ONCE WHILE I?M LISTENING TO IT. Single of the year so far. [10]