No Angel - Dido

There are few records that live eternally, that never age, that can always be found in any music store. A few that spring to mind are Bat out of Hell, Lexicon of Love, Thriller, Rumours and Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. No doubt you could all add one to this list. The record of the 2000?s so far, in my opinion, to join this list, is No Angel, by Dido. Dido hit the music scene thanks to a sample used by Eminem on his track ?Stan?, a song about a twisted fan that demanded attention, and ended up killing himself and his family in the process. Gory, but the naturally inspiring voice of Dido between the somewhat coarse rap lyrics of Eminem made ...  Read the complete review

With the Brit Awards being held next month, I cast my mind back to last year, and wondered where has Dido gone? A former student at the Guildhall School of Music when she was the tender age of 10, her tutors marvelled at her talent as she was a competent pianist, violinist, and a keen recorder player! Even though the album was released in 1999 after 3 years in the making, 2001 into 2002 was her year, in much the same way it is for Ms Dynamite at the moment, as she seemed to come from nowhere, and was catapulted to fame with a multi platinum debut album that was hailed by every music critic and music lover, and no matter which single she released, she was guaranteed a ...  Read the complete review

Dear casual reader - I beg and urge you to withdraw 15 measly pounds from your bank account, march into HMV and select the least-damaged copy of Dido's album. It will improve the quality of your life no end. Please do not think that she is just a random female vocalist. I wouldn't do you the disservice of recommending you another Alanis Morrissette or Sheryl Crowe. Dido's unique voice will haunt you for hours after listening to her songs. There really is no other artist I can compare her to. Sinead O'Connor has been mentioned; Dido's songs will touch you more than Sineado's and will linger much longer than the cranberries. ...  Read the complete review

This little beauty landed on my doormat around 9am this morning and it is now 15:35 and this is still being played over and over again on my CD player and no I'm still not bored of it, maybe that has something to do with the fact that it's virtually impossible to find in the United Kingdom and this delivery has ended my long search for musical bliss? There is actually only one problem with this album - its import only, thats right if you want to hear a quality album you're going to have to pay a little more money to get it (It's cost me £17.72 in total from amazon) but don't let that put you off No Angel because its worth every penny. ...  Read the complete review

I decided to buy this album after hearing the Dido track ‘Here With Me’ and the sample of ‘Thank You’ used in the Eminem song ‘Stan’. I was not disappointed as No Angel is a beautiful album, and judging from the other opinions I have read this seems to be a pretty much universal opinion from anyone who has heard it. The only surprise is that it has taken so long for ‘No Angel’ to get a UK release especially when Dido was actually born in the UK The first track on the album, and my favourite, is ‘Here With Me’, which is used as the title music for the US teen sci-fi drama, Roswell High. The haunting ...  Read the complete review