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Sassy Anastacia A "Freak of Nature" If you haven't had the pleasure of hearing the music of hot new artist, Anastacia—run, don't walk, to your nearest music store and buy her CD Not That Kind. Then get ready for sensory overload of the pleasurable kind. Definitely not your typical Brittany Spears clone or Janet Jackson wannabe, Anastacia is blazing a path that's entirely her own. The Chicago-born, New York City-raised Anastacia is known for her sass, style, and unique vocal styling. She has often been compared to a young Taylor Dayne with her soaring vocals and scorching ballads. Anastacia's music are equal parts dance, R&B, rock and powerful ballads. This chick's definitely got lungs! I discovered the singer quite by accident while browsing the Web and am now a loyal and avid Anastacia fan. So much so that I paid import price for Freak of Nature, her latest European CD release! Her music is simply infectious, the videos sizzling, and her talent unsurpassed. This is one singer who is going to be huge! Most artists have the famous "sophomore
slump" but not Anastacia. Freak of Nature is great,
filled with a wide variety of cuts similar to her first album,
but different enough to stand on its own. At first, Not That
Kind was my favorite, but after listening to Freak of Nature quite
a few times, I would be hard-pressed to say which release is better.
I think they are both simply outstanding! One simply can't sit
still when Anastacia starts belting out the infectious dance hit, "I'm
Outta Love" from Not That Kind or tearing it up
with "One Day In Your Life" from Freak
of Nature. This girl is nothing short of fantastic! If you like music with a beat that
stays in your head long after the song is over, then Anastacia
is definitely the artist for you. Exciting, strong, and soulful,
Anastacia is definitely my kind of singer.
During an interview on VH-1, Cher once likened herself to a cockroach, in reference to her staying power. Although she's much more appealing than a cockroach, Cher definitely has staying power. Her latest effort, Living Proof, which has only been released overseas is simply phenomenal. The follow-up to chart-topping Believe, Living Proof is filled with hard-driving dance beats, salsa-influenced ballads, and lots of "feel good" music. I recently had the pleasure of seeing Cher on her last world tour and will honestly say she is nothing short of amazing. This woman puts on one hell of a show—dancing, singing, and dazzling her audience—song after song. The 2-1/2 hour show I witnessed passed in a flash, and later I realized I had been standing and singing at the top of my lungs practically the entire time. One simply can't not sing to music by the Goddess of Music. Living Proof starts out with "The Music's No Good," which sucks you in immediately. From the moment the music started, I found myself tapping along to the beat. "Song For The Lonely" is being touted as a chart-topper in the vein of "Believe." Seguing from those to the infectious "Different Kind of Love Song," the discoesque "Love is a Lonely Place Without You" and the fantastic "Love One Another," Cher just keeps the hits coming. There's not a bad song on the entire CD! Living Proof is currently available as an import with songs
not available on the U.S. release, as well as the U.S. release
which was released in early 2002 with a song not available on the
import! If you're like me, you just couldn't wait and bought the
import. Believe me, it's worth every single penny!
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