DARREN HAYES - SPIN

Review by - MissRose (Janet) - of course I will give my full name if it get published...


My personal analysis of the Spin CD:

5 stars out of 5 stars = THE BEST THING!!

Some songs fit more than one category - I have broken them down as follows:

For those in love: Insatiable, I Miss You, I Cant Ever Get Enough of You

For those longing for love again after a break up: Like It or Not, The Heart Wants What It Wants, I Miss You

For those who have had relationships gone bad: Strange Relationship, Heart Attack

Songs with meaning (social commentary, etc): Spin, Good Enough

To make you go on the dance floor and dance for a long time: Crush, Creeping up on You, What You Like 

To make you "want to do it" if you know what I mean/needing a cold shower, a good perv, etc: Insatiable, Dirty, What You Like


I have listened a great deal to the cd before breaking the songs into categories. Darren truly writes so brilliantly for all people no matter what situations you have had in your life, there is a song on the record that fits it in some way. I know that the "Affirmation" album had more songs about relationships gone bad (Hold Me, The Lover After Me, I Don't Know You Anymore and songs with social commentary/meaning (Crash & Burn, Affirmation). I can tell Darren has grown as a songwriter since the release of Affirmation, and I am sure his interactions with his family, friends, and fans certainly influenced the SPIN cd a great deal. I am sure all of them will be a great influence on future work he does.

When I was listening to the cd, I can tell that he was influenced by many great performers of the past. No other singer's voice can influence me or my moods the way Darren's does. I am sure if you put on cd of any of the following after listening to Darren's SPIN - you can make a comparison but Darren certainly does have a voice of angel that is all his own too. I am sure that people like Bono, Smokey Robinson, Prince, and Michael Jackson would be flattered that a young artist like Darren is being compared to them in terms of vocal quality and song writing quality. And if Marvin Gaye was still alive, I am sure he would be flattered as well.

I have to say this cd will have a proud place in my collection among my many cds and will be heavily played for years to come.... I highly recommend it - it was worth the wait to hear the Voice of An Angel with a sexy & sultry sound ALL HIS OWN!!!!