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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 28778" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>It's funny. I listen to a lot of Martina but there are a number of her albums I don't know that well, and <em>Shine</em> is one of them.</p><p></p><p>Usually when I listen to an album for the first time I'll play to it in full and in order at least once. Songs that speak to me will get moved into either my <em>Favourites</em> playlist or one of a couple of MM playlists (one for songs I love and one for songs I want to get to know better). But along the way some of the other songs get overlooked or forgotten.</p><p></p><p>Back when discovering Martina, I recall I bought a number of her albums in one hit from an eBay seller who had listed several. As I recall, that purchase included most of her albums from <em>The Way That I Am</em> through to <em>Shine</em>. I started listening to them in chronological order, but at some point, I think I got overwhelmed and didn't listen to the later albums in full.</p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Shine</em> was one of the albums that got overlooked. I do recall <em>Lies</em> speaking to me immediately, and that was about it at the time. A short while later, I fell for <em>You're Not Leaving Me, </em>then <em>What Do I Have To Do?. </em>Those two songs haven't really been out of my Favourites playlist and get regular plays from me.</p><p></p><p>As you know, I kind of stumbled on <em>I Just Call You Mine</em> again recently. With a good number of songs I like, there's an association of where I was when I first heard it, but I have a couple of <em>very</em> specific memories attached the (re)discovery of IJCYM, and can even pinpoint the day and time I went from enjoying it to loving it. Two months ago on a road trip I was playing it in the car and stopped to take some photos of a stunning view with the sun low in the sky. So I even have photos attached to the memory. It's safe to say it's cemented as a favourite.</p><p></p><p>Weirdly, I don't enjoy <em>Lies</em> anymore. I still think it's a great song, but it's one of those songs I overplayed and burned out with. I have a similar relationship with <em>Heart Trouble </em>and a few of her <em>Timeless</em> songs, whereas other songs have much higher play counts but haven't hit that wall.</p><p></p><p><em>Ride</em> is one that I have to be in the right mood to listen to. But when I am, it takes me somewhere very special. At this moment I'm loving it. </p><p></p><p>I really like<em> Sunny Side Up</em>, but find myself put off by the "You're lookin' at a girl" line in the chorus. I've got past that with other songs but not this one yet.</p><p></p><p><em>I'm Tryin</em>' and <em>Wild Rebel Rose</em> are two beautiful story songs I've barely listened to. <em>Wild Rebel </em>feels a little different to<em> Independence Day</em> or <em>A Broken Wing </em>with the narrator playing a part in the story. <em>I'm Tryin'</em> has brought tears to my eyes each time I hear it. It's so poignant and I'm a sucker for couples' love getting them through everything (<em>I'm Gonna Love You Through It</em> springs to mind. Maybe it's even the same couple).</p><p></p><p>I've just added <em>Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong</em> and <em>Walk Away</em> to my Favourites playlist. <em>Walk Away </em>had a <em><u>zero</u></em> play count and<em> Wrong Baby... </em>just two plays. Now I wonder what I was thinking.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I've realise I can't fairly rank this album - and several of her others - without giving them another shot. So I'm going to be listening to <em>Shine</em> a bit this week along with <em>Waking Up Laughing</em>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm loving your love for it. It's a really great track and I love singing along with it too. David Phelps's version is also getting frequent plays, but it's waaaay out of my singing range.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>She also sings "Shine while you have the chance to shine" in <em>Ride</em>. It would have been fun if she could have worked that word into every track on the album. But it's probably not the best way to write a good song.</p><p></p><p>If you haven't already, check out these videos where she talks a bit about the title and the album. Seems she's a fan of the word. I love finding out about stuff like this:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]wS_QPzgy9oI[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]g2x18KTmIpo[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think we're both coming at this from the same angle. It'll be fun discovering it along with you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 28778, member: 23"] It's funny. I listen to a lot of Martina but there are a number of her albums I don't know that well, and [I]Shine[/I] is one of them. Usually when I listen to an album for the first time I'll play to it in full and in order at least once. Songs that speak to me will get moved into either my [I]Favourites[/I] playlist or one of a couple of MM playlists (one for songs I love and one for songs I want to get to know better). But along the way some of the other songs get overlooked or forgotten. Back when discovering Martina, I recall I bought a number of her albums in one hit from an eBay seller who had listed several. As I recall, that purchase included most of her albums from [I]The Way That I Am[/I] through to [I]Shine[/I]. I started listening to them in chronological order, but at some point, I think I got overwhelmed and didn't listen to the later albums in full. [I] Shine[/I] was one of the albums that got overlooked. I do recall [I]Lies[/I] speaking to me immediately, and that was about it at the time. A short while later, I fell for [I]You're Not Leaving Me, [/I]then [I]What Do I Have To Do?. [/I]Those two songs haven't really been out of my Favourites playlist and get regular plays from me. As you know, I kind of stumbled on [I]I Just Call You Mine[/I] again recently. With a good number of songs I like, there's an association of where I was when I first heard it, but I have a couple of [I]very[/I] specific memories attached the (re)discovery of IJCYM, and can even pinpoint the day and time I went from enjoying it to loving it. Two months ago on a road trip I was playing it in the car and stopped to take some photos of a stunning view with the sun low in the sky. So I even have photos attached to the memory. It's safe to say it's cemented as a favourite. Weirdly, I don't enjoy [I]Lies[/I] anymore. I still think it's a great song, but it's one of those songs I overplayed and burned out with. I have a similar relationship with [I]Heart Trouble [/I]and a few of her [I]Timeless[/I] songs, whereas other songs have much higher play counts but haven't hit that wall. [I]Ride[/I] is one that I have to be in the right mood to listen to. But when I am, it takes me somewhere very special. At this moment I'm loving it. I really like[I] Sunny Side Up[/I], but find myself put off by the "You're lookin' at a girl" line in the chorus. I've got past that with other songs but not this one yet. [I]I'm Tryin[/I]' and [I]Wild Rebel Rose[/I] are two beautiful story songs I've barely listened to. [I]Wild Rebel [/I]feels a little different to[I] Independence Day[/I] or [I]A Broken Wing [/I]with the narrator playing a part in the story. [I]I'm Tryin'[/I] has brought tears to my eyes each time I hear it. It's so poignant and I'm a sucker for couples' love getting them through everything ([I]I'm Gonna Love You Through It[/I] springs to mind. Maybe it's even the same couple). I've just added [I]Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong[/I] and [I]Walk Away[/I] to my Favourites playlist. [I]Walk Away [/I]had a [I][U]zero[/U][/I] play count and[I] Wrong Baby... [/I]just two plays. Now I wonder what I was thinking. I've realise I can't fairly rank this album - and several of her others - without giving them another shot. So I'm going to be listening to [I]Shine[/I] a bit this week along with [I]Waking Up Laughing[/I]. I'm loving your love for it. It's a really great track and I love singing along with it too. David Phelps's version is also getting frequent plays, but it's waaaay out of my singing range. She also sings "Shine while you have the chance to shine" in [I]Ride[/I]. It would have been fun if she could have worked that word into every track on the album. But it's probably not the best way to write a good song. If you haven't already, check out these videos where she talks a bit about the title and the album. Seems she's a fan of the word. I love finding out about stuff like this: [MEDIA=youtube]wS_QPzgy9oI[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]g2x18KTmIpo[/MEDIA] I think we're both coming at this from the same angle. It'll be fun discovering it along with you. [/QUOTE]
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