Album Review from www.getzmo.com

Shock! This must be one of the most well-produced cd's I've ever listened too. The `50s feel in this album is so sweet that it really feels the way it sounds. Skarlet outdid her self together with a solid menagerie of musicians to add that fairy dust this album that is so drenched in.

It's a great select! While drinking, cleaning the house, dinning, dancing and more! Plus your mama and your papa won't knock at your door and have you turn it down! Skarlets voice couldn't sound any better! To me she just kicked every local female musician to date! It's everything an album should be… the musician here just brought us back to school!

Her voice is sexy, strong and has one of the best characteristics that make her so tangibly sweet! It feels like she's whispering in your ear. Plus great inlays makes it worthwhile buying… legally!!

1. SKARLET - Ballroom, gangsters, Betty Boops, powder rooms, vintage showgirls, Las Vegas, Chicago feel! Put on your fancy pants and dancing shoe's take your girl for a ride in your daddy's Cadillac and paint the town red!!! Urban Philippines wont be the same with this in your CD player!

2. Call me - this remake still has that 50's feel to it but sounds more like a 70's jazz to me…. You can't go wrong with a great song and a singer this good behind the wheel.

3. One way ticket to the blues - very simple, elegant and is very "stage-lounge" sound. I love its simplicity and is lyrically brilliant… melancholy never sounded so fun!

4. Lullaby for Ganie - I don't know if people get this or if it is intentional… but the way she sang this song reminded me so much Basia. Again very simple with the strip down tonal guitar playing and vocals. Vivid is the best way to describe her lyrics.

5. Anguish - Sweet ambience the drums sounded so real it feels like they are playing in front of you. The passing fill-in of the guitars and piano gave that free style feel that jazz was always so noted for. Strong lyrics great start to end.

6. Babae Ka - Hello `70s! Square cars driving in `70s Roxas Boulevard. I never really liked girl power themed song but its an exemption in this case its okay. It even has that theater sound! The brass is so `70s old movie sounding it just makes it such a treat to listen to!!

7. Myawong - dark but hopeful. This will sound great with a matched music video! Its sounds to personal, for me to understand with just browsing. The play here is vocal and lyric intensity is complimented with minimal instrumentals!

8. Stay with me - Sexy beats, and play… it just blows that the inlay didn't show its lyrics… also the beep bop was an absolute treat!!! Karl Roy would have a run for his money for this one.

9. Birdy Bop - Run Karl! Run!

10. Goodbye Ruby Jean - this sound more like "Hotel Chicago blues" rather than Jazz. Perfectly rolled lyrics. Painful song! And that's just a blues addicts candy.

11. The way that you do - Dance Rock n Roll… but still holds on to that crossover sound. But nevertheless still "jazz heavy" as not to be criticized as "pogi-jazz", as I heard from my college professor who played jazz heavy, and described crossover as pogi jazz.

12. I'm in love with a dream - Again that Basia feel! Her approach to her singing is smooth, sexy and intense! Again it blows that they didn't print its lyrics.

13. Joy - it has its great moments also it has plateaus more than the other song in the album. But what do you expect from a song called joy! The best part in this song is the catchy instrumentals!! Great stanzas! The chorus just didn't hit me as the catchy stanzas.

14. Words Behind The tears - smooth…

Okay, all I can say is that this type of production should be the benchmark for artists and producers! The Philippines is so abundant with talent and I've never seen or heard of an album this well produced…Eraserheads albums would be second, the P.O.T. album would be third in my list and fourth would have to be Brain Salad. When I say well produced, I mean everything from the inlay, to the quality of the recording, the songs etc… I hate it when a good song is stuck in a seemingly low grade CD… it makes the songs sound muffled and ugly.

The way this album is built from its artistic value to the physical value is the best so far…. Too girly for my taste in term of the inlay choice of colors… but it's the best for me nevertheless.

True music lovers and educated musicians will like this album easily! Naturally, posers won't get this by a mile! They can still pretend though!

Enjoy the album and buy it legally…. It's worth it!

by John Lee of www.getzmo.com

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