Album Review – Love Out Loud
Back in my younger days, that which some would say was a long long time ago, I was a huge fan of a pretty latino gal by the name of Jaci Velasquez. My heart would melt each time I hear her voice. ALso she is very pretty hahaha. Songs from her album especially ‘Crystal Clear’ were songs I would always hear to lift me up until this very day.
So when I got to the stores here I was! Yes! They have the album! I mean it’s just so hard to get Christian Albums in Malaysia, here it is slightly better, only for the popular artists.
So here I am so very excited to hear this album after a very disappointing last album by her during the period of her divorce. I was rather upset by that because that was wrong. Still who am I to judge her. She made mistakes like all of us do. She admitted her wrongs and now I just thought it was time for her to move on as an artist.
This album came out after her apparent remarriage to another artist from the band Salvador. She is expecting a baby too if I am not wrong at this stage of doing this album. So I put all things aside and just focused on hearing the music.
The first song got me feeling like the world was so beautiful. I was literrally dancing to the music ‘Leon style’. As the album progressed I was glad to hear her back to her pop style with a little latin twist to it. Sounds like her early days but so much more alive!
The album though if I may comment lacks the depth I got from my favorite album by her. Nothing really moved me besides the first song. There was a spanish duet with probably her new husband who plays wonderful guitar and played for her album that was rather nice still it just didn’t move me. This was rather disappointing.
Put aside all my expectations and biasness to her previous album, I would say that this album is indeed one of her better albums. If you are a fan this indeed is the Jaci we fell in love with. I’m glad to hear great music by her again at last. Hope things get better from now onwards. I would certainly say this is a good album to get if you like pop music that sound like a little mixture of Celine Dion, a little Gloria Estefan, Natalie Imbruglia and Vanessa Carlton. Hahaha yes she has a sound of her own that is hard to define so hear it for yourself ok?
Album Rating: 6.5/10
Ratings are explained here
i dont like salvador…….
is she really that old??? you said in your younger days, i dont think shes that old right? or she wont be pretty anymore.
Leon said:
You are mean….you mean I’m that old too?
Hey mr walltalker, so you trying to say old ladies not pretty lar ?? Or when a lady grows old then not pretty a d ??
Well hehe the song must be really good and groovy that you ” danced ” hehe….Thanks for the rating though, looks like I need to add CD shopping to my list of things to do a d ….Hahahaa
Leon said:
It’s just a happy song. Not so groovy la….He very fussy la so high taste
sarah, both questions mean the same la…..so sad…..tonight can’t sleep already
walltalker, you don’t mean that right….
Leon said:
He does….he is so blunt most of the time.
ah, one of my fav female singer =)
but i prefer her older albums as well… and my fav album is crystal clear (also).
my all time fav songs- Imagine me without You and Where I belong.
Haven’t heard anything from this album though. But i have a feeling her older albums are still better haha.
Leon said:
Feeling? No la her fast songs…this is my favorite haha the 1st track
my favorite too….imagine me without You. Looks like this album is forgettable except the for the first song….Leon?
Leon said:
I think it’s not something like ‘wow’
oh dear! i’m really lost far far behind…no time to go CD shopping la
Leon, any good DVDs? Christian ones?
Leon said:
DVDs? As in music or movies?
No No No….. There are lots of old girls i like…. And leon youre not old lar….. Still young….
Leon said:
Terrible call them old girls wanna kena whack
christian music ones…i think Singapore may have a much better selection n sometimes cheaper too, ya?
Leon said:
More selections of DVDs here, but not cheaper definately