Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4 in Music
- Released on: 2013-01-22
- Number of discs: 1
- Original language:
English - Dimensions: 11.81" h x
.39" w x
11.81" l,
.21 pounds
Product Description
2013 collection that features 22 critically acclaimed smash hits from a myriad of chart-topping artists from various genres. The 19th edition of the best-selling collection includes many of the most widely recognized Grammy categories representing nominees for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Album. Includes tracks from The Black Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Carly Rae Jepsen, Gotye and many others.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Woodsmithy
I like this album, because it's just fun listen to. I am not a music aficionado and I am not to go on and on critiquing each song, so I'm expecting to get killed by the pundits and purists. Despite that here's is my opinion.The 2013 Grammy nominees on this album are definitely the some of the best music entertainers. There are songs on this album you want to seriously listen to, some you want to dance to, and some that are just great background music. It's also a good way broaden your playlist, and enjoy some music you wouldn't normally listen to. You be the judge, but I think you'll find that it's a lot of entertainment for $10.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Peggy A
I consider the annual release of the Grammy Nominees an essential part of my music collection, and own all of the CDs, back to the first in the series (1995). Cutting across genres, the "best of the best" are presented under this format each year. To me, they are a form of musical history. It seems there is always good-quality music included in the collection that I haven't heard before, and that I would have missed out on without this CD, so I rely on the this CD to ensure I don't miss out on award-winning music.This year's version of the CD includes 22 songs. I loved so many of them that I'd be hard-pressed to select a favorite. Even though many of the songs include themes about relationships that went wrong, the CD never becomes depressing. Instead, quite the opposite happens, and the music charges you up. A quick overview for each song follows. If you decide to buy this year's version, I'm sure you'll find many songs you'll enjoy.1. The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy," has strong drum lines overlaid with rockin' electric guitar lines. The vocals are accented by simple female back-up. There is a blues-style message. He thinks he's too good for her, and she hurts him, but he's in love, so he sings, "I got a love that keeps me waiting."2. Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," is an energetic pop song with very strong vocals and a great message. She is singing about recovering from the breakup of a relationship, becoming stronger, moving on, and relying on herself ("just me, myself and I") to be happy.3. Taylor Swift, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," contains interesting stylistic variations. The song starts out as an acoustic guitar piece with vocals, comparable to a telephone conversation. Then as she starts to get mad, the intensity of the song increases, and it rocks out. Included in the song are several spoken comments that blend seamlessly with the rhythm and flow of the song.4. Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know," is a soft song, recalling a failed love. It contains plucky string accents and an echoing xylophone counter-melody. The song starts out with his side of the story, and he is mad because she completely cut off contact with him. Then you get her side of the story.5. Katy Perry, "Wide Awake," is about being madly in love with someone, and then moving on when she opens her eyes to the reality of the situation, realizes the relationship wasn't all that it seemed, and was hurt. It's a nice pop track with a spirited vibe.6. Fun, "We Are Young," has energy that soars. The lyrics are about a man who is at a bar with his current lover when he runs into his former lover, and wants to leave with his former lover. He wants to seize the day, and "set the world on fire."7. Florence and the Machine, "Shake It Out," sounds a bit otherworldly in the beginning, beginning with keyboards (organ). Then the tambourine and drums are added, adding a spirited rhythm. Between the combination of the rhythm, the lyrics, and the repeated "whoas," the song reminds me of a spirited horse, prancing across the prairie, trying to shake an unwanted rider off of its back.8. Pink, "Try," is another song about moving on past a broken heart. It has a message of hope, telling you that, even if you get burned, you have to try again. It's a soft pop song, and the drums help to drive the message forward.9. Maroon 5, "Payphone," continues the broken-relationship theme. After a couple of verses of a rocking and catchy song, it changes over to a rap verse, and then back to the catchy song. By the way, this is the radio version of the song. I think I like the explicit version better, but maybe they just sing the explicit version with more genuine feeling in the original version. ;)10. Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe," is a fantastic dance song. Listening to it, you're likely to want to get up on your feet and move. It's a great song, and the shoe is on the other foot for the girl who is used to being pursued. Sexy and driving, it has a repeating accent line that sounds like a string orchestra, and that adds another layer of depth to the song.11. Miguel, "Adorn," is very creative. The music reminds me of an old Motown song, with a couple of modern accents added in, for good measure. There is a faint, distorted electronic echo in the background, for example.12. Ed Sheeran, "The A Team," takes acoustic guitar music performed in the singer-songwriter style of the 1970's, and sets it against a harsh and paradoxical message of a life wasted by drugs and prostitution.13. Hunter Hayes, "Wanted," is a beautiful and romantic country tune written to a love interest, explaining that he wants to be able to show her how much she means to him. I would have missed this song without this CD, and that would have been a pity.14. The Lumineers, "Ho Hey," is another singer-songwriter style song, with acoustic guitar, returning to the theme of a relationship that has ended. Set in San Francisco, the singer doesn't know why his girl left him for another guy. The song is punctuated by repeated shouts of "Ho!" and "Hey!" along with tambourine strikes. He must have left his heart in SF.15. Alabama Shakes, "Hold On," strums out blue grass/rock-a-billy/ and blues style. It sounded like the singer was having a hard time in life, and felt that a voice from heaven was telling her not to commit suicide. There is a lot of pain and anguish packed into the vocals of this song.16. Mumford & Sons, "I Will Wait," contains an upbeat blue-grass banjo number that communicates willingness to wait for forgiveness from someone after a difficult time in the relationship.17. Frank Ocean, "Pyramids," takes off in a completely different direction. It is a sensual and explicit song about a girl named Cleopatra who works at the Pyramid.18. Bruce Springsteen, "We Take Care Of Our Own," is straight-up rock song full of American political protest. The repeated phase of the title is shown, again and again, to be just a hollow promise.19. Jack White, "Freedom At 21," is heavy metal with some smokin' and screamin' guitar licks!20. Muse, "Madness," finds the repeated intonation of "ma, ma, ma" from the word, "Madness," echoed in the electronic techno-new wave vibe, with the singer wondering if his relationship with his significant other is real, or if it's built upon "Madness." There is a great electric guitar solo in the middle.21. Coldplay, "Charlie Brown," has a good beat. The lyrics, that seem to be about stealing a car, seem to be at odds with the easy-going style of the music.22. Adele, "Set Fire to the Rain," is a live version recording. Fittingly, the last song of the CD is about the end of another relationship. The vocals are accompanied by acoustic guitar, which swells to a full symphony style-background when she decides to let go of the relationship.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By gingerbreadwoman1
I have every grammy nominee cd since 2004, I simply love the sheer variety enclosed in every one. do I always like EVERY song...no...but I love that it is there anyway. This one (2013), when I reviewed the tracks has some songs that I know and really like, and others that seem to be a nice surprise. I cannot wait to get it and listen to it!!
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