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Album Review: Idina Menzel – ‘I Stand’
By Jeff Swindoll Feb 1, 2008, 12:18 GMT
Idina Menzel’s fame comes from Broadway. She most recently starred in the show Wicked and performed in Rent in both the version on the great white way and in the filmed version of it, as well as appearing in the recent hit film Enchanted. She won a Tony Award for Rent in 1996 and another for Wicked in 2004.
‘I Stand’ marks her third solo album and features some of the power ballads that you’d expect from the musicals that she’s been in. In fact, I usually have my desktop CD player set at a certain volume level and I had to turn it down a notch since Menzel is so bold, brassy, and has a powerful voice.
You probably don’t want to have your volume cranked up when she powers up the volume on her vocal instrument. I’m not saying that Menzel is a pain on the ears, but she’s one prone to reach for the rafters when singing and all of these songs are ones in which she sings to them (too loud and I started to get an earache from the vibrations).
I did like the songs, each feels like it could be from a Broadway show, and they are nice to listen to at the appropriate volumes. Menzel does have a lovely voice and performs each of the songs with panache.
I think that her fans will be pleased, but please don’t sit too close to the speakers when you crank up the volume.
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nah she did most recently star in the london version of Wicked but you are right about rent
i like rent :)
i love Idina's album its so passionate and beautiful every track is great! The best album in a long time most stuff today does not have real singers and at least Idina is real.
I love this 3rd album of Idina. It is her best yet. While you can hear the stage in her voice, she leaves you wanting to hear more.
'I Stand,' is a wonderful album. With heartfelt statements like, “When all of the madness falls like rain (The song ‘Gorgeous’),” “ Where do I begin my love/Starting with the things I haven’t said enough of (‘Where Do I Begin’),” and, my personal favorite, “If this is the moment I stand here on my own/ If this is the right of passage that somehow leads me home/I might be afraid but it’s my turn to be brave (From the single ‘Brave’).” enjoys a beautiful voice, this album is a gift! From start to end, the album is a showcase of Menzel’s talent as a true songstress.
well , i think you shold turn the volume down, imbecile
idina rock !
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KiraFeb 1st, 2008 - 15:18:47
Your facts a wrong. She most recently starred in the off-Broadway in the production of See What I Wanna See, and she did not win a Tony for Rent; she was only nominated.
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