| The sophmore album curse comes on strong to most artist (with few exceptions). But can B*Witched beat it? Let's see. Jesse Hold On set off Awake And Breathe and holds a catchy hook and uplifting beats, but uncreative lyrics. (Oh, Jesse hold on, just hold on and on and on and on). I Shall Be There (featuring African choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo) has powerful lyrics and a classic vocal performance from Edele Lynch, along with some good harmonies. The old nursery rhyme sounds of B*Witched shine through again in the upbeat number Jump Down, being the only song the girls didn't pen. Moving Edele out of the way, her twin sister Keavy Lynch shines on her vocal performances in the subtle and short lullaby Leaves and the catchy, upbeat girl power anthem The Shy One. Another vocal performance not done by Edele is My Superman featuring the B*Witching baby of the band Lindsay Armaou, who has a quite impressive voice for being the youngest. And obviously the largest vocal range. If It Don't Fit rolls out with powerful vocals from Edele featuring lyrics that sound like they would come from a Robbie Williams song. The slight violin and tea-cup sounds of Someday chime well, but it's not a very remembered song after some of the more powerful and energetic songs that follow. In Fields Where We Lay shows off the harmonizing skills in B*Witched, but its choppiness is undeniable and perhaps wasn't the best choice to do accapella. It Was Our Day clocks in short, but has meaningful lyrics (especially on the second verse) and nice harmonies and lead vocals as well. The perfect sequel to it is the ballad Are You A Ghost, which has been described as the most spiritual song they've done, has a quiet vocal performance and is a really good song in the terms of a song. Red Indian Girl hits a low note with uncreative lyrics and not the best of vocal performances by Edele. So do you think B*Witched beat the sophmore album curse? Well, I'm positive they did. Although if you don't own a B*Witched CD and are looking to buy one, I suggest the first. But then you've got to get this one... |