A Wonderful Life

Artist: Lara Fabian
Label: Sbme Import
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5099751516729
ASIN: B000244NK2

Release Date: 2004-06-01

A Wonderful Life

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Tracks:

No Big Deal
I Am
Last Goodbye
I Guess I Loved You
Conquered
Review My Kisses
Unbreakable
Wonderful Life
Intoxicated
I've Cried Enough
Silence
Walk Away

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Album Details

2004 Second English Full Length Album from the Belgian-born, Canadian Based Singing Sensation as She Continues to Conquer and Entice the Hearts of Music Lovers around the World. The Sheer Power of her Voice Elevates her Into an Elite Class of Singers that Are Very Few in Number.

Customer Reviews:

A Wonderful Life CD by Lara Fabian.......2007-01-10

I have been enjoying listening to Lara Fabian's CD because she has a wonderful voice and all the songs are good on this CD. I would recommend this CD to anyone.

a waste of a true talent..........2006-09-19

Lara Fabian has demonstrated on CD's such as "9" that her voice is unrivaled, and that she has an artist's ability to convey sadness, joy, beauty and pain through her music. She has a rare and intuitive way of making the listener feel as if she has lived every word of every song she has written. When she is at her best, there is simply no one else in her class.

You would never know it, however, from listening to this CD. This is a pop/rock album produced by Sony to appeal to young American fans. The up-tempo pop melodies, accompanied by synthesizers and drum machines drown out her voice and prevent Lara from expressing herself. The delicate beauty, honesty and intimacy that so typifies the other albums that Lara has recorded is missing here.

If you are used to listening to the likes of Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera, Hillary Duff, and Britney Spears, then you will no doubt be impressed with this album, as it is certainly a cut above the music that most teenagers enjoy. If you are looking for something more than that, then don't waste your money on this CD.

Buy "Nue" or "9", and allow Lara to cast her spell on you, as she did on me.

THE REVIEW !.......2006-08-30

After listening to this album for more than a 100 times, I think the review worth trusting. So here's the song-by-song review after a general description.

General Description :
Remember this Lara Fabian rule that works on everyone : the voice of Lara Fabian is so much convincing that you will always forget she writes lyrics and composes music ! Her vocal talent is THE key, but also her spirit. This album is pretty different musically from her english debut : it is more acoustic and closer to country-like music.

No big deal : A real good opening, the song is warm and it supports all the wisedome in its lyrics : "Think Im losing the fight, to make sens of it all". The singing gets more powerful as the song reaches its end.

I am : "Take these empty hands, this is all I am." The song is yet more pwerful than the first. The singing is very natural and true. Acoustic guitars are again the dominating instruments.

The last Goodbye : WOW ! I just love how the violon solo takes the first seconds to introduce acoustic guitar with keyboard synth. A very fresh song ! Very catchy and will leave something in ur mind. Dont be mad at it if it keeps on playin in your head all day.

I guessed I loved you (less than I should) : OMG ! A true gem. The 3.30 minutes song is devided in exact 2 parts. The first part is played on piano so soft with header lengend-like voice, so tenderly. She s telling her beloved "Im SORRY, and I want you back", more Im sorry. The starts the second part, orchestral and immensly unbeleivably powerful and stunning, with more "I WANT YOU BACK". I can tell you, if he heard her, he d be right back.

Conquered : Well it's time for some upbeat :) Very nice and lovely. The singing is so sweet and correct ! The song is so "light" abd cheers up.

Review my kisses : She s recorded that song for her debut album, much before Leann Rimes. But never made it to the final tracklisting. Now she's recording it again, more acoustic and easy. 5 minutes od full-time tenderness. Very acoustic and the spirit is there. Remember this song : it will be one of your favorites.

Unbreakable : Wise lyrics, taken from her hard experience with the french press (Who?) who were enough vulgar in critisizing her work (The kind who watch the best concert "but the skirt she wore was aweful, so her voice must be as well"). A little upbeat. "Take another look behind these eyes, it would take right around my heart. I feel, You should know, that Im not unbreakable".

Wonderful life : A sad song, in that phase where you are really sad but you're hoding on to your faith and hopeful. It's a remake. Very beatiful singing.

Intoxicated : She s written its music on her own, I dont beleive it. The first time i heard it, I got sothing from the song. But now I can tell you I wish this song would be half an hour long ! The Power of the voice of Miss Fabian ! Unbeleivable but true. How come she never loses her voice ? Well she simply sings right ! I'd say my favorite song... probably.

I've cried enough : The song starts with Storms effects. It's about faith. the songs ends at minute 3. Then there are 2 minutes with bass guitar and vocals rather than words. Very nice gift and version.

Silence : a 3-minutes song, upbeat. I muchly prefer teh french version. But it s very fresh and I must admit, it totally fits into the album.

Walk away : What a ballad ! It competes with all the best songs. The singing is perfect and sweet. Anyway, it s Walter Afanasief who's written it ! And the guy is good ! The song is so close to perfection. Sung with only an acoustic guitar, with one of the most brillant guitarists in the world "Jean-Felix Lalane".

Finally, from the spirit of this album I recommend the following three albums :

Verspertine - Bjork (experimental has never been so wise)
Lara Fabian - Lara Fabian (remember this name, her songs CANNOT be performed BUT by herself)
Boys for Pele - Tori Amos (Rage + coldes pianos give such a wonderful way to throw away ur inside fires)

Warning: Sony Copy Protected Disc.......2006-07-29

I haven't even listened to this disc yet. Why not? Because it's got that "triangles in circles" copy protection logo on it. And it's from Sony.

So, this disc has a logo on the front that says "SACEM SDRM". I don't _think_ that's the same copy protection that installed a root kit on computers earlier this year. But I'm not sure.

So my stance now is that no CD with that logo on it goes into my computer or stays in my collection. It's sad. I like this artist. But no CDs with this technology on it can be permitted to stay in my house, on the off chance that one of the kids will put it in a computer some day and forget to hold down the shift button. If that happens: Voila, the security of your computer is badly compromised, all in the name of keeping you from doing what you want with music you bought.

Don't let music publishers do that to you. Refuse to buy CDs that are copy protected. I just ordered this from Amazon, it just arrived, and it has this technology on it. I consider it intentionally defective goods. If I could give it zero stars, I would.

Keep in mind this is not a commentary on the quality of the music on this disc. I love Lara's voice and her music. But I'll have to pass on this disc.

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