Life for Rent | Dido | DIDO "LIFE FOR RENT"

Life for Rent | Dido | Dido's Perfect Follow Up to 'No Angel.'

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Life for Rent

	Life for Rent Dido Arista, 2003 average customer review:based on 437 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Deluxe Digi-pak re-issue. Sony BMG. 2008.

DIDO "LIFE FOR RENT"

"Life For Rent" equalled Dido's first album, her music, style and voice are all kept pretty much the same. "Sand In My Shoes" is probably the only exception as it's a little bit dancey, not in the music sense, I just mean you could dance around a little bit to the song, on "No Angel" there wasn't any dancey songs.

I think the 4 singles she chose to release off the album were all good choices, "This Land Is Mine" and "See The Sun" could have also been good choices for singles, but I'd say that she picked the right ones.

"Stoned" is a great track, the music is very electronic, I like it. "Mary's In India" is a nice little song, it has a good little story. "See You When You're 40" is one of my favourites (along with "White Flag," "Life For Rent" and "Don't Leave Home") for her vocals.

Basically it's just a great album, another 10 out of 10 from Dido. I haven't heard the new album yet, Santa should be bringing it for me :)

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Dido's Perfect Follow Up to 'No Angel.'

Let me join in the chorus of five-star reviews to praise this perfect pop album. Dido (whose full name is Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong) first caught my attention when I heard her song "Thank You" on the Sliding Doors soundtrack (which Eminem sampled in his UK number-one single, "Stan"). However, her breakthrough occurred a year later with the release of No Angel, which has since sold twelve million copies worldwide. Dido's second album, Life for Rent, was released in September, 2003. I first heard its hit single, "White Flag" while walking down a street in Paris, and recognized Dido's familiar voice immediately. (I will always associate the song with that moment in Paris, and the lyrics will always remind me with an old love interest who once lived in Nice.) Life for Rent picks up where No Angel left off with its poetic, melancholic at times, trip hop songs. Dido's third, long-awaited album is currently in production and is due later this year (September 23, 2008). The complete setlist of sure-to-get-stuck-in-your-head-songs includes:

1. White Flag
2. Stoned
3. Life For Rent
4. Mary's in India
5. See You When You're 40
6. Don't Leave Home
7. Who Makes You Feel
8. Sand In My Shoes
9. Do You Have a Little Time
10. This Land is Mine
11. See the Sun (followed by 2:01 seconds of silence and then the hidden track "Closer").

G. Merritt

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Pure Listening Bliss

Life For Rent is an excellent album through and through, in fact I can say honestly it's one of my favorites in my entire collection. The singles "White Flag" and "Sand in My Shoes" typify the tone and character of the other tracks. Unlike some other records, ones in which you listen to your favorite single then leave it on the shelf, this one has what it takes to be a classic.

Great album by Dido!

This album is a great followup to "No Angel" and she has shown a lot of maturity as a singer-songwriter. Dido possesses a very unique voice that complements her style of songs very well. Great album to wind down at the end of the day or to laze around on a weekend/vacation day with a book. Some tracks like "White flag", "Life for rent", "See the sun" are simply outstanding. Overall, a terrific effort by Dido and I would highly recommend it.

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CD-Rent by Dido

I bought this CD because of one song (White Flag) and am pleased to have it. I had never heard of Dido and had none of her music prior to this purchase. The other music on the CD was fine and I enjoyed listening it to it but I LOVE "White Flag" and played it over and over. Like the singer's voice and musical style and might be tempted to buy more of her music. But, I base the "five star" rating on "White Flag" because I was so intrigued by it. Bill Joe Nix

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Tracks
White Flag | Stoned | Life For Rent | Mary?s in India | See You When You?re 40 | Don?t Leave Home | Who Makes You Feel | Sand In My Shoes | Do You Have a Little Time | This Land is Mine | See the Sun

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