Piece of Paradise

Piece of Paradise Artist: Sky
Label: Arista
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 078221908429
EAN: 0078221908429
ASIN: B00000JCNE


Release Date: 1999-06-29

Piece of Paradise


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Tracks:

  1. Love Song
  2. Push
  3. Strange
  4. Dreamin'
  5. America
  6. All I Want
  7. Some Kinda Wonderful
  8. You And I
  9. Shave
  10. I Will Survive

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great cd...could've been even better.......2002-03-04

i like this cd.but not love it...my favorite song is some kinda wonderful..its so fun anc cute to listen to...they really need variety...all the songs sounds kinda like the same....which is boring...but i want to reccomend this cd if you like a different kinda pop.

5 out of 5 stars Great for Summertime Driving.......2001-12-21

I first saw the video for "Love Song" on the now defunct Box cable music channel. The video itself was pretty cool; two goodlooking guys singing at a club surrounded by lots of attractive, racially diverse (seriously, a nice touch without seeming like they were patronizing minorities!), fun-loving and um, affectionate people. Although the video didn't quite suit the freshness of "Love Song" that I believe is Sky's trademark, it didn't clash with the song entirely, and unconsciously stressed Sky's ability to fuse two complete opposites (in this case, the almost innocent freshness of the song and the eager carnality of the video)and make it work both artistically and stylistically.

The main vocals are that of a man who sounds honest and trustworthy, yet is not ignorant to the ways of the world. The integrity of his voice carries over in songs like the aforementioned "Love Song," "Push," and "Dreaming." However, he shows his experience in the big bad world in songs like the excellent "Strange," which expresses a lifestyle built on extreme pleasures that has no regard for the destruction it leaves in its wake. "Strange" accomplishes so much because not only does it reveal the self-centeredness of those seeking out that lifestyle, it also reveals the conscience that they try to hide, the desire to reform, and the fact that no matter who we try to force ourselves to be, we cannot change what we in fact are. It is no mistake that the vocals express so much: the duo Sky wrote their own songs, so who better to interpret the exact feeling of each song's composition than themselves?

I have both versions of Sky's "Piece of Paradise"; the American release and the even more rare (here in the U.S.) Canadian release. (If you can, get the Canadian version: It has two more songs that were unfortunately cut from the American release.) Sky's music is the kind that you want to load into the CD player on a summer afternoon for a long drive. Learn the lyrics as quickly as you can, so you can sing along, too.

3 out of 5 stars Great effort, but results...?!.......2001-06-30

When I heard "Push" on the radio, it was as if it was saying to me, "go get the CD, go get the CD!". I was simply addicted to that song. When they came to Vancouver, I finally decided to get their debut album, along with their priceless autograph on it.

Not many Canadian pop bands have made it big (not back then anyway-now we have SoulDecision), and many thought Sky would be the first, but they decided to break up and reform after one album-this one, called "Piece of Paradise". The CD isn't half bad, actually. They have distinctive voices, and efforts of trying to put variation and diversity into the album is apparent, though the result wasn't as great. There's a bit of everything in this CD...pop, rock, R&B, and even rap (in "Powder", featuring another Canadian star, Meesah). Sky also tries to portray a variety of subjects lyrically, but not all of them made sense in the songs. Even to this day, I have not figured out what "Shave" and "America" are trying to say. (Anyone who does...please feel free to email me). The words to their hit single "Love Song" also doesn't piece together, although I've almost analyzed the lyrics to death. If you listen to it carefully, it can sound a little creepy: "We think he's alive but the flies make me wonder why/It's a never ending pile I'm raking..." The album also includes a few ballads, "You and I", "I Will Survive", and "All I Want". These are beautiful, but quite alike and repetitive, with all the similar songs that are already out there. One of the highlights of the whole album would have to be "Strange"; somebody finally decided to write a song about the beauty of orginality!

Sky was often compared with the Australian duo Savage Garden. They were actually quite similar in several ways. First of all, they were both duos from a country other than United States, where most major bands are born. They both had diversity in their albums (or at least tried), and were not just typical boy-bands who don't write their own songs and just wouldn't stop singing about love. They are each very capable songwriters. Also, they are both on the verge of breaking up-well, Sky has already reformed, and lead singer from Savage Garden is apparently coming out with a solo album soon.

All in all, this is a great CD with good efforts, as both singers and songwriters.

5 out of 5 stars SKY - PIECE OF PARADISE.......2001-01-30

PIECE OF PARADISE - The first and only release from the now broken up duo Sky. The success of the title released track "Love Song" is nothing less than evident of what to expect from the rest of the cd. Simply amazing. Sounds including Rnb/pop/rock are all covered. Try the samples above before you buy, you will not be disappointed. Resident, DEE JAY.

5 out of 5 stars

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