Disco de Nelly Furtado: “Loose - Repack + Bonus Disc”

Wow, how ironoic. Like the other reviewer, i also bought my album at Zellers. I had no idea that it was selling for over $30 on here. I don't plan on opening the album yet. Thanks for letting me know what it looks like! Nelly will be in Toronto for her concert on April 4th, and i'm gonna try and get it autographed. I'll open it up when i get there. Just a quick note, all of the "bonus" tracks have been leaked onto the internet for a long time. Probably since her album first leaked. I heard all of these songs and loved them, but i still decided to buy the album. Honestly, this is the best album of 2006. The lyrics in the songs, the production, and even the way she controls her voice. Nelly has significantly grown as an artist. She teamed up with THE best hip hop producer, Timbaland, and together they made some of the best "alternative" music. Seriously, i don't know exactly which genre to put the album in. Some songs are hip hop, others folk, some pop, and there's even some spanish. You can put the album on and play it track by track. If you are tempted to skip a song, wait, stop, give it a chance, listen to the whole song. When i first heard some of the songs on the album, i hated them right from the start. Then one day i decided to just listen to them all, and guess what, i like 'em all. Say it right is my favourite song on the album, as is All Good Things, and Showtime. Those songs are all very different. I hope (I really, really, really, really, really hope) that Nelly releases Showtime as a single. I really want to see a video for that. I don't know when it happened, but sometime after her last album, Nelly developed an incredible fashion sense. Along with that, she has hired AMAZING directors who capture the essence of each of her songs. The video for All Good Things Come To An End completely fits with the songs. Yes, i know the video makes no sense, but neither does the song! Come on now, dogs whisteling?! lol. But the video was beautifully shot and created a serene vibe. As with the video for Say it Right. It was a very simple video. It had a simple concept. Few sets. Like 3 extras. A bunch of closeup shots. Light synchronized with the lyrics. The video was still very beautiful. I recommend everyone buy this album. The price of $30 is a little steep, but if you can find it cheaper,definetly grab it. It was a fluke i saw it. I was buying dog food and walked buy the cd racks. I had no idea the album came out yet. The second i saw it, i knew i had to support this great artist.

Well lets see! Where do i start? I mean its NELLY FURTADO! Where could you go wrong right?

I do have the original loose album that came with the extra CD which is the video for MANEATER!!!! But when i saw she came out with a couple if different versions of the CD i flipped out!!!!! I just recently purchased the international version that has awesome remixes on it and extra songs, and then i found out that there was a summer edition that came out in 2007 with extra songs....and songs in SPANISH. Which is a language that i understand so im soooooo happy that she is so versitile! Ok time to start with the track listing. As of 9-16-08 Loose has sold globally a whopping 9.5 million world wide and has gone gold and platinum in 29 countries which is awesome. #1 afraid---good song 8.5-10

#2 Maneater -10outof10...1st #1This song is awesome...dance to, get ready to go out.just all around a perfect song...and is the FASTEST SELLING SINGLE from Loose Nelly went on to win BIGGEST POP/ROCK SONG FOR MANEATER.

#3PROMISCUOUS 10-10..HUGE SONg AWESOME AT THAT 2nd #1...WON BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD

#4 Glow 8.5-10 pretty voice.great beats

#5Showtime..9.0 slower but would make a great single

#6No Hay IGual-9.5--great beat pretty voice 3rd single...to hit #1

#7 Te BUsque-great song7.0 remix is awesome too!

#8 Say It rIght-10.0 out of 10.00 AWESOME SONG...love the meaning..Hit#1......as 4th Single

#9 DO IT....10.0 out of 10.0 AWESOME...COPYRIGHT WAS BREACHED BY TIMBALAND BUT FURTADO ASKED PERMISSION AND THEY CAME OUT WITH REMIX WITH MISSY ELLIOT which hit Number 1...but suffered on the POP music scene.

#10 IN GODS HANDS-9.5 great song. but too slow to be released in summer 08....made it to 15 on billboard.

#11 Wait for you...10.00 needs to be the next single!

#12 ALL GOOD THINGS...10.00 which was the 5th US Single for her to HIT #1 and she went on to win awards for album of the year....song of the year, most addictive track for ALL GOOD THINGS... 2 SINGLES LEFT...LETS GET THEM OUT!

I really can't complain though because out of that came some very fun and catchy tracks that will be in your head for hours upon hours upon hours.

Afraid - 7/10 Well, there was SOME depth...

Maneater - 8/10 (The Remix is much better)

Promiscuous (Feat. Timbaland) - 10/10 THE summer jam of 2006; it was EVERYWHERE, and for good reason! It was also the first single from the album.

Glow - 6.5/10 Bouncy, but not totally necessary.

Showtime - 8.5/10 Big improvement from Glow. Nice production, and quite interesting.

No Hay Igual - 2/10 Err...First off, I'm not Spanish/Canadian. This is one of the worst worst WORST songs EVER! Boo, Nelly. Boo!!

Te Busque - 7.75/10 Nice beat. I like the lyrics, but not the Spanish ones; I don't understand them. :(

Say It Right - 8/10 This song doesn't make much sense. Seriously! But the beat is very awesome. Timbaland produced yet another hit. I believe this was Nelly's second single and it did well.

Do It - 9/10 Lovely. This is the 4th, and probably the last single from Loose. It's catchy and I like the fun, but true lyrics. Nelly is awesome. But I heard this beat was "stolen". If it's true, then shame on ya, Timbo. But I still love him as a producer!!

In God's Hands - 7.5/10 Beautiful vibe to this song, the production. It feels kinda like "The Grass Is Green Part. 2" but with a different message.

Wait For You - 10/10 Yet again, a great, GREAT beat. Surprisingly surpasses Do It. Not in lyrics, but the beat. Dangerously catchy!! It has a vibe of someone else - some other artist. Maybe Keyshia Cole. I dunno. Anyway it's upbeat and in your face like we have currently come to expect with the Nelly as of late. Like Ashanti would say, "This beat is BANANAS!"

All Good Things (Come To An End) - 8.5/10 Am I tired of all the crazy beats by now? Nope. And this song continues that trend. The beat here is catchy. 3rd single. Don't know how it did. Reasonably well, I suppose.

Te Busque (Spanish Version) 7/10 - You all know that I can't stand a song in all Spanish, but I'll rated this on the sounds. Decent lyrics, but this song as well as the original don't necessarily fit with the other upbeat tracks.

The only track I didn't enjoy at all was No Hay Igual. It's one of the most annoying tracks ever. All she says is, "No Hay Igual", really fast. It'll make you puke. But that was the only setback here.

105.269230769231/13 = 93.2884615= 4.6 stars.

I can't wait for the next album!!

Standouts: Wait For You

Promiscuous

Do It

All Good Things (Come To An End)

4.6 stars.