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    By (¯`·_¸¨˜”°º•-=]hacker_3011[=-•º°”˜¨¸_·´¯)  Jun 25, 2008

    Pros: 99

    Cons: 88

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    By le  Jun 22, 2008

    Pros: Spirit [US]

    Cons: love

    The truest test of Simon Cowell's power within the music industry circa 2008 was not whether American Idol could produce a star in its seventh season or if its UK cousin The X Factor would have another success in its fifth season, it was whether ...he could turn Leona Lewis into the international superstar he so clearly believed she is. Lewis was the third winner of the X Factor the Cowelldriven replacement to Pop Idol in Britian, a replacement that came to be because he wanted to own a significant piece of the show and one of the key differences between Factor and Idol is that the judges can mentor the contestants and therefore have a stake in the outcome of the show, more than they do on Idol, where the judges merely comment. Rightly impressed by Lewis' multioctave voice reminiscent of a warmer, earthbound Mariah Carey Cowell continued his mentorship after the conclusion of the show, making her the first contestant in the whole Idol/Factor enterprise that he personally shepherded through the major label process. He struck a deal with Clive Davis the executive producer behind all the American Idol projects, the producer who publicly bristled when Kelly Clarkson tried to take control of her career through her original compositions and the two launched a grand plan to break Lewis in her native UK first, then slowly roll her out in the US a few months later, via an appearance on Oprah and a slightly resequenced and remixed version of her debut, Spirit. released in 1990 and compete with Carey's debut for the top of the charts; her first single "Bleeding Love" opens with a crawling organ that recalls the muted gospel of "Vision of Love," even if the skincrawling lyric "you cut me open and I keep bleeding love" wouldn't have suited the Top 40 in 1990. That stultifying adultcontemporary atmosphere may makes Spirit stilted but it's also as savvy a move as you could expected from Cowell: ever since Mariah has long ago abandoned AC for the clubs, there is a gaping need for a vocalist like Leona Lewis, a singer that can belt it out but is safe and tame, having no interest in the perks of stardom that exist beyond the stage. And boy is Leona Lewis ever that she is blessed with a terrific voice but very little onrecord personality, something the very professional, very inoffensive tunes emphasize. Thanks to this collection of calculatedly commercial tracks tunes crafted to appeal to everyone yet no one in particular Lewis merely comes across as the most talented and most willing singer to ever play Cowell's game, so no wonder he loves her. But this also points out the big difference between how Cowell has taken Leona Lewis under her wing and how Tommy Mottola watched over Mariah. Mottola married Carey, having both an emotional and financial stake in her career, but those mixed emotions helped obscure the machinery that drover her career. Cowell is only in it for the cash with Lewis, so the machinations are too apparent on this otherwise appealing debut. And that's too bad because Spirit surely reveals a singer that has a richer tonal quality than any diva to come along in the past 15 years or so if she had gotten the tunes to match her voices, this would have been both a killer record in addition to the international blockbuster that it was so carefully crafted to be. Read more Less

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    Cac ban thay the nao

    By Thu_Yen85  Jun 16, 2008

    Pros: Minh thay bai nay hay qua

    Cons: Cac ban nghe thu nha

    Hay phat bieu cam tuong cua minh

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    Sprit

    By Trinh Bao  Jun 14, 2008

    Pros: Sprit

    Cons: Sprit

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    By shinichikitachi_shicarochococo  May 31, 2008

    Pros: gdagfda

    Cons: fdfasd

    fdasfgasdgadfgads

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    nhạc

    By bich  May 22, 2008

    Pros: Spirit

    Cons: i like

    Hay nè!!!

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    Nice albums

    By o0oRaikao0o  May 20, 2008

    Pros: Check

    Cons: Very Impression!

    Tớ rất thích album này. Đợi vài tuần nữa sẽ tìm cách download cả album.

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    Spirit US

    By pham  May 20, 2008

    Pros: i love

    Cons: Celedion

    Nhung gi cam nhan tu bai hat nay xin cac ban cho y kien nha

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    good

    By nguyen_tuan_anh_pt  May 20, 2008

    Pros: Leona Lewit

    Cons: Spirit [US]

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    khj`

    By allforyou_tuanlinh  May 17, 2008

    Pros: Tuan Linh

    Cons: hay that day

    trong ma thich

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