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Katie
Price and Peter Andre - A Whole New World (K and P Recordings) 27/11/2006
Jordan
and Peter Andre, aargh! I can't begin to explain the shiver that descended
my spine when we were offered this release for review, but collecting
myself I thought "yeah, we can do that". I felt that if I
were not to be open to releases from whichever side-of-the-tracks they
might come from, I wouldn't be being true to myself and the whole ethos
of Atomicduster. So here I am, sat at my desk, with wire trailing from
my i-Pod ear phones and the music from "A Whole New World"
hitting my senses with no remorse.
Well maybe we should start at the beginning, but where to start? When
Mr Andre first took to the stage with his musical career and became
an artist that began to gain recognition in the mid 90's, I can't say
I did anymore than snigger and cross over the road (or change the station
at least). So I was never really what you would call a 'fan', or even
cared had he fallen over and grazed his knee. And as for Katie, well
I think any red-blooded male would have noticed Katie (aka Jordan) and
the assets she had there for all to see, so when the couple ended up
sharing tea and biscuits in channel 4's 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out
Of Here', I did nothing more than tut and switch over.
But it soon became evident that this couple were going to be more than
just celebrities selling their souls to make a fast buck. Thank god
for the tabloids, you couldn't fail to miss the headlines that were
strewn across the highly coloured news-stands. And so being intrigued
by this display of emotion described in the text, I might've switched
back (only for the briefest of moments mind!) to witness a rather sickly
sweet couple fawning over one another. But really this wouldn't be the
end of the story and with the two emerging from the 'woods down-under',
they declared undying love for one-another and as this very public courtship
ran its course, the outcome being a very public wedding (I refer to
the glossies).
Well now the story is more than, how often Peter has his chest waxed,
or whether Jordan might fall foul of gravity (darn that Isaac Newton)
and reduce, rather than increase! Here we have the ultimate wedding
present (but wouldn't a new pair of undies have been enough Pete?),
and a collection of love songs given from one [Andre] to [nee. Price],
which it's clear has been reciprocated.
But calming myself for a moment and being totally honest, I feel quite
touched by this whole project (steady on, not that touched!). It would
seem that this is more than just the merciless cash machine that it
might've been, the couple appear genuinely in love and have chosen songs
they could've written for one another, or at least that's the feeling
you get when you listen to the album.
They have chosen to record 12 cover versions that obviously hold close
connections to each party and have on most, made a pretty good go at
it. There are those that have been made just too cheesy; the second
track, 'The Best Things In Life Are Free' for one appears just filled
with to too much hi-energy, but being honest, 'you can't make a silk
purse from a sows ear' can you? And as for 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart'
and Endless Love, the original artists just did it better. But as far
as love albums go this isn't bad and I think that had the artists responsible
not been so obviously made for one another, then it wouldn't have even
come close.
I did find that listening to the whole album did tend to wear at later
stages, but really this wouldn't be my preferred choice of music, so
even that I stayed with it for the whole 49 minutes is a feat. Peter's
chosen trade is clear, his voice is pretty and clearly built for his
chosen field. Katie's is ok and I have to say was surprised at how it
held up, but otherwise appeared fairly plain. As a pairing though, the
fact that the couple made music so well is really this album's selling
point. Well it would appear that I have served my penance for this year,
so all that remains to be done is mark the album. 6/10
And finally, Peter or Katie, if you would like to pitch yourself
against the Atomicduster, then please get in touch.
Peter
Andre -
MySpace
- Katie
Price
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