No Angel - An Albumn for A Rainy Day

This is a great albumn to listen for a rainy day. That's just the feel I got from listening to this albumn. Most of the songs in there are cold and even sad. And Dido's voice is perfect for those songs, a little detached, and a little cold.



The surprising thing is that most of the songs are even quite catchy. After listening to the albumn a few times, you would be able to sing along with it.



This is definitely an albumn worth buying.





Purple_Garden

Thank you, Dido

I picked up three different CDs using amazon.com's Marketplace Sellers over the past two weeks, in a combination of pleasure-related and work-related listening.



The last of the three is Dido's No Angel. This CD was released back in 1999, and for several years I've had a soft spot for "Here With Me", the lead single off of this CD. Last year I picked up her more recent Life For Rent, and was impressed with that disc's musical depth, so I picked this one up to get a feel for her earlier material. This disc show's Dido's potential. The emphasis here is on lyrics...I don't think that Dido's voice is truly remarkable (nothing wrong with it though), but her lyrics are thoughtful. So far, my favourite off of the album remains "Here With Me", but I'm enjoying "Hunter" and "Don't Think of Me" as well. As with Life For Rent, I suspect that No Angel will grow on me over time.



For some reason, Dido's music reminds me of Coupling, the British sitcom. Not sure why that is, specifically...was there a Dido track used in the series somewhere?

Yes Angel.

I suspect this debut is something she will always have a hard time matching, because it's so good, and it seems to really touch alot of people. Dido says that she makes music that she wants to hear, and she's clearly not alone. I think this appeals to so many people because the music is a mesh of pop, folk, and electronica, and of course the voice and the lyrics are a plus too. "Here With Me" is a popular favorite and good opener, and no matter how many times I hear "Thank You", I always love it. That song just puts me into a trance. The rest is all very good, and it all leads up to my favorite song "Take My Hand". It starts very mellow, and builds up to a great beat, and is really quite an emotional and lengthy bonus track. So I say that a day without "No Angel" would be hell.