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Jessie J 'Sweet Talker' Review


MrPopPants

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Jessie J - Sweet Talker
2014
Review: TalkAboutTunes


Full Review: https://talkabouttunes.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/jessie-j-sweet-talker-2014/

 

 

1. Ain’t Been Done  

(D.Gamson, E.Warren, S.Harris)

Jessie J knows how to kick off a track doesn’t she? ‘Ain’t Been Done’ is a prime example of this – as soon as it’s played Jessie spits some attitude filled fast paced rap style hook. She then manages to throw the listener into a frenzy of different sounds with an almost ‘military style instrumental’ with a different vocal arrangement completely “This ones for the non-believers” and it sounds very empowering. It’s quite nice to hear a song that’s attitude filled and full of confidence as opposed to your typical British ‘modest’ tracks. Strong start from Jessie. 7/10
Straight in there with a kick, uptempo with a catchy chorus – the hook is questionable but makes it even more memorable. A nice opening track to the album. 8/10



2. Burnin’ Up (Featuring 2 Chainz)   

(J.Cornish, A.Schuller, E.Frederic, C.Angelides, J.K.Hindlin, R.Goransson, G.Lewis, T.Epps )

I am filled with so much excitement when I hear the intro music, it provides so much of a build before the vocals even kick in, and sounds as though it could be from a movie. Jessie only furthers to reinforce a build with elongated notes. Just like ‘Ain’t Been Done’ she then switches up the track to a fast paced party ‘banger’ which could possibly give someone with anxiety a panic attack, it’s everything you want from an up-tempo song, there’s different vocal arrangements with slower moment, quieter moments, a nice breathy moment with “Losing my breath (Insert breathing noises here)”; and Jessie doesn’t disappoint with her vocals, she is riffing more than Christina Aguilera on Speed.
I can’t compliment this song more
 10/10
Keeping with the up-tempo theme, Jessie executes perfect builds to the killer chorus and keeps her vocal intensity at that high level; and to give the song balance, she drops the track down just before the pre-chorus. There is an annoying background singer whaling which can be a distraction and I don’t think it’s necessary to have her there. 2 Chainz’s part was fun and added another aspect to the song. The hand clap parts towards the end was a fun addition! 7.5/10


 
3. Sweet Talker       

(J.Cornish, A.D.Brigante, Y.Ayal, M.Picard, C.Picard, T.Pentz, J.Somani)

The hand claps which open this track feels as though ‘Burning up’ is cooling down and ‘Sweet Talker’ is a natural progression as we venture into the album. The melody is the perfect mixture of fast paced and mid-tempo and is  great head bopper. Once Again Jessie flaunts her vocals very well, this time with a few ‘grungy’ vocals and growls in the chorus.
I like how stripped back the middle 8 is, with Jessie simply singing over a piano, then suddenly the piano gets brutally attacked by the pianist and it almost sounds awkward, but Jessie’s vocals compliment the heavy tones very well. 6/10
A different avenue is taken as we progress and move away from the previous 2 bangers; but this is the perfect time to have a mid-tempo track that has an up-tempo feel. The piano in the chorus is beautiful, the melody is nice and sweet. There are some clubby instruments throughout which can be heard in the background, almost ‘dub-steppy’. There’s a strong vocal stripped back moment which compliments the song in a unique way. A very cool track which is easy to sing along with. 7/10


 

4. Bang Bang (With Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)     

(M.Martin, S.Kotecha, R.Goransson, O.Maraj)

Already Reviewed in 
https://talkabouttunes.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/ariana-grande-my-everything-2014/

 *Click link to see*

9/10
10/10

 



5. Fire   

(S.Brooker, J.Newman)

You can tell this was written by John Newman, the first few second sounds just like his track ‘Love Me Again’. It’s nice that a different route has been taken with ‘Fire’ as we step away from Up-tempo tracks. I must admit – I expected this to be a party song based on the title of the track, but then again, you should never judge a book by the cover.
I really enjoy the instrumental of this song, the violins and orchestral moments are really unique, however I don’t feel Jessie’s voice suits it, it’s almost too heavy for her (Even though she has killer vocals) and as the song progresses, the music just gets heavier.
Unfortunately, this song doesn’t really go anywhere for me, it just kind of lingers. I got quite bored, I think it’s because I know she is capable of better ballads… She sounds good though. 4/10
A different approach with the instrumental at the beginning. Soft vocals from Jessie until we hit the chorus. The song spreads musically and grows into a gripping and inspirational sounding moment. Her vocals get stronger and progresses until we fade out. 6.5/10

 


 
6. Personal   

(E.Varner, J.Andrews, W.W.Larsen)

Funny how the track is called ‘personal’ and it wasn’t written by Jessie herself… But I’ll overlook this. I love how Jessie sounds in this track, you can tell she connects with the lyrics as she sings, they’re very heartfelt – this becomes apparent from the ever changing vocal moments and effort she puts in. It’s another ballad – but as we venture into the middle 8 we are almost exposed to an urban beat behind the vocals.
I like the track but it sounds like a filler from 2006. 5/10
A deeper emotional moment, we are heading out of the club and in a different direction, a nice song that doesn’t really go anywhere – there are parts where she sounds like Rihanna which gives it the cool factor… if this song wasn’t on the album, I don’t think anyone would miss it. 5/10

 

 

Full Review / overall summary:
https://talkabouttunes.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/jessie-j-sweet-talker-2014/

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