Mostly low-key and mellow, still has an awesome voice, show piece of cd is Emma's cover of the 60's classic Downtown, too bad video wasn't embedded in disc as well. Nice music for relaxing on rainy nights.
An album you can relax to. Perfect for when you need to chill out. Also good for romantic evenings as it contains some sexy moments.
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Excellent cd with great songs. Emma Bunton ex- Spice Girls performer, made a cd with selection quality. Life in Mono show the New Emma in you better attitude and vocal..
Thank you very much. I loved the product.
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Emma has a nice voice to hear, the album has very good songs. A must for any spice girls fan. Beautiful pictures in the insert and it comes with the lyrics.
It was a relaxing and enjoyable album to listen to. I am glad that I bought it.
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I reviewed Emma's 'Free Me' and this is more of the same. I think that this CD is half-a-star short of 'Free Me'. I started off thinking that it was really not so good but, having listened to it a couple more times, it has really started to grow on me. Once again her pleasant, lightweight voice is ideally matched to the songs. Again the whole CD has the previous 60's pop-latin feel with a sackfull of strings and percussion. There are a couple of problems. Firstly there is no uptempo track of the quality of 'Maybe' and that leaves the album a bit 'samey'. Secondly, the bonus tracks really aren't worth having if you know the originals. To be honest, if you're copying a style then it's probably not too clever to actually copy the originals too - it's always going to provoke a direct comparison and Emma ain't Pet Clark (or Cilla for that matter!). That said, the average strength of the songs is a little more consistent than 'Free Me' but with fewer standout tracks. 'All I Need to Know' is a good ballad and 'Life in Mono' is a perfect lounge tune with the John Barry strings and la-la-la vocals. 'Take Me to Another Town' has a really good tambourine-based groove but the lyrics are a real let-down about the hardship of travelling around the world - shame! Still, all-in-all, Emma has stuck with what she's good at and this is a pretty decent album and streets ahead of the other Spices. It's a shame if she really has retired. I guess the problem is that the album is slightly too sophisticated for pure pop fans but too unsophisticated for a more adult audience and doesn't have any really strong singles. Certainly, Emma can be proud of her solo career.Read full review
its ok when emma released her free me, its a mixed of british motown and easy listening pop, blended with a cool taste, and not leaving her baby spice cheerful music identity behind, but when she tried to be more mature with this album, it sounded a little too bored. there's no killer songs in this album, unlike free me which contain cool and fresh songs like maybe and i'll be there, the first track all i need to know is very good, but not the right track to be released first, instead it should be the album title, life in mono itself that should be released. other tracks that worth listening are the unique take me to another town and the sexy tune undressing you. the rest is just a bedtime tracks.
This cd is a 'mature' Emma Bunton at her best. It has a 60's theme all the way through remenisent of the likes of Dusty Springfield, Petula Clarke, Cilla Black to name but a few. She has found a niche for her voice and it works very well. There are some well known bonus tracks which she hasn't tried to update too much, which is refreshing. Emma has also contributed to writing on most of the other tracks. This is a delightful, relaxing collection of songs. Nice background music, and of course for you Lads, a nice collection of pictures of Baby Spice in the booklet! Definitely recommended and a breath of fresh air and no doubt the best cd of her music career so far, which unfortunately she hasn't received the credit she deserves.
Emma Bunton is not just a former spice girl, but the smoothest singer as shown in "Life in Mono"(2006), her latest solo work... Let yourself go through this musical experience!
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