She's no angel..... (Safe Trip Home - Dido)

Member Name: sajjadali2008

Product:	Safe Trip Home - Dido
Date:	09/01/09 (30 review reads)
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Advantages: Dont Believe In Love, Quiet Times

Disadvantages: Some tracks a little samey too each other but thats dido for ya!

To me, Dido is one of those quality artists who i place high in regard such as Will Young where ever lyric, vocal and song is meaningful as the other. Having listened to the other two Dido records, obviously expectations are high for Dido and it isn't the same as before where Dido was by far the best and most loved female solo artist in the UK now we have Duffy, Amy WInehouse, Leona Lewis, Kate Nash, Lilly Allen, KT Tunstall, Leona Lewis and Alexandera Burke to name a few. The UK music scene is currently dominated by female solo artists, Dido has sold more records than any of them with fewer records, hmmm Leona? it's quality not quantity of records.

I really enjoyed listening to Dido's other releases Life For Rent and No Angel, they where relaxing, quality, original, calming and just quality music where the lyrics speak through words and chambers and where stunningly amazing, with a more competitive market for female solo artists BMG timed the release away from the hype of Leona, the peak of Amy Winehouse and at a time when their wasn't much compeition.

I was convinced this would go to Number 1 for weeks and sell hugely but it seems the world has moved on from Dido. It was beaten in the UK by the re-release of Leona's Spirit album! i mean come on 1 million already had it and then annother million buy it! how cunning.... I still call Dido's Safe Trip Home my fave record by a female of the year because it's quality, calming and i think Rollo and Dido work really well together and always something that i just say is original.

Don't Believe In Love is sadly one of the reasons the album failed, radio didnt get behind it, the video was arty but boring so no hope there and no one seem that bothered. It sold alright not millions - normaly dido sells around 1.2 million in total in the UK, this time she is one just over 200,000 in total. USA the album has quite underperformed despite alot of promotion. FOr any other aritst these sales are fine for Dido they are less than before. I love the album i have nothing but praise for it, I praise Let it go by Will Young and this by DIdo, i think they are contemporary, meaningful and quality work by BMG.

Don't Believe In Love i willl be honest took a while to grow on me, but it did and i love that chorus now and only Dido could do that song justice any other artist might warble (hmmm LEona) all through it. Quiet times is quite incredible, i love it i think that should be the next single so relaxing. Never Wants to say its love should be another single, it's quality and meaningful - and i think with Dont believe in love and this shows Dido really doesnt believe in love/commitment LOL!

Grafton Street as far as i have seen online is the most upbeat song on there with a extended instrumental section in there, really good. It comes and goes is emotional. Look No Further was the free download from the summer given out - i didnt like it first, but now i just Might been a singer, who selled around the world and spend all dirt - i can stop, so meaningful but so mellow that UK peeps would overlook it - it's meaningful and i love this song 10/10 honestly. The opening to Us 2 little gods is nice, i love that and if you see the short films BMG did for the release (how expensive was that LOL!) it really fits the song really well.

The day before the day, works really well got a great meaning. Let us do the things we normally do, is realy summery and refreshing. Burnnin love is quite beautiful really there is a sense of love on tnhis record would be understatement. Norhtern Skies is quite impactful and has a good vibe.

All in all, a great record - i love the album it's really relaxing, i had really expectations since Dido took 5 years making this, but it's quality and it's up there with Life For Rent and No Angel. It seems maybe Dido is just not contraversal and interesting enough to use drugs, fame, relationships to keep the focus on her and bear in mind that Dido sold 200,000 on the back of being Dido, i havent seen one TV appearence from her in the UK, that really says something. A couple of years ago a survey from BBC suggested 1 in 6 houses owned a Dido CD, now i'd say that was 1 in 600 sadly, but this is a great release - and with the right song (hmmmm Quiet times) cough it could sell more.

Wow i've warbled on! but DIdo is one of those artists i feel strongly about 800 WORDS!
Sajjadx

Summary: Dido's third album