Amanda Lamb- Highwire

Reviewed by The North Star
Song Time: 33 Minutes and 8 Second

Highwire
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Amanda Lamb is fairly new to the music business but she is not afraid to get in and get her CD out there.  When I heard about her CD I couldn't wait to look her up and with a name like Lamb I was guessing that she had to be different, whether that was a good or bad thing.  I was pleasantly surprised when I heard her CD and some songs I listen to quite often


Kiss Me Now- 9/10- This song is beyond catchy.  If you listen to it once it gets stuck in your head for ages and I find myself singing it while walking or going to do something and then the people standing around me get the song stuck in their heads as well.  The lyrics aren't genius but they are fun to listen to.  I can see this song being up-and-coming on the radio and being played at school dances with everyone jumping up and down singing the lyrics.


Love Hate- 7/10- This song has a nice beat and is nice to listen to as long as you don't listen to the lyrics to closely.  When you listen to the lyrics you find that they are an oxymoron.  "I love hating you, I hate loving you". Maybe it is only me but these lyrics are confusing.  I get it if you love hating someone as a form of flirting and if you hate loving someone who is not good for you but, both at the same time doesn't make any sense.  The lyrics are why this gets a 7 but the beat is nice to listen to.


Infinity-8/10- I actually like this song a lot.  I didn't think I was going to because the beginning is weak but when Ryan Calhoun (who is featured in the song) comes in I really enjoy the song.  Their voices blend really well together and I think they make great duet partners. The lyrics to this song are quite cheesy, so be warned that they aren't the best but as long as you let yourself listen to the two voices blend together as one then you will be wanting to listen to the song over and over. 
 
Fallen- 5.5/10-  I don't really enjoy this song that much.  Amanda Lamb has a beautiful voice and this song makes her sound really bad and like someone who is doing mediocre karaoke.  It might have been the way she intended it to sound, she was having an off day or something else unknown but the way this song was recorded does not sound good.  The lyrics to this song are also not that great and like Love Hate don't make sense. "I'm following; My every dream; The ones I'm told; Aren't meant for me; I've fallen". If someone had told me that they had achieved their dream then I would think that they were picking themselves up not the other way around.  This is a flaw in the lyrics or I am just interpreting them a different way then most people but that is another reason why I didn't like this song.  All in all it is ehhh wouldn't recommend it.   


The Life of an Aerialist- 10/10- This is my favorite song on the CD.  The beat makes you want to dance and whip your hair back and forth to the rhythm.  After our interview with Amanda I had a new respect for this song because she talked about how it had to do with her Type-1 diabetes and it made a lot of sense.  An aerialist has an unpredictable life and she also has an unpredictable life as well.  My favorite line from the song is "Pretending I'm fearless; As I'm balancing the highwire".  After listening to this song 5 times in a row I started singing along to the lyrics from the chorus.  Once you listen to the song a couple of times you can't help but sing-a-long and I wouldn't be surprised if this song ended up on the radio!


Hypnosis- 7/10- This is not a song that I would pick to listen to if I was surfing through my iPod.  This is one of those songs that if I was listening to music on shuffle and this song came up I would probably keep it on but that would be the only time I would listen to it.  The beat is nice and makes you want to tap your foot but you would never sing in the car with your friends.  The lyrics (as most of Amanda Lamb songs) are not that good but as long as you don't pay attention to the lyrics you can enjoy the song.  Overall, the song is just OK but not worth $0.99 on iTunes.   


I'll Be Your Moonlight- 6.5/10- I don't hate this song but I don't love this song either.  This song is a lot more mellow than the rest of the songs on her CD.  I actually like the mellowness of this song because I didn't have to look up the lyrics to find out what she was saying.  I could just listen to the song and understand every word she sang.  This was a big bonus towards Amanda with this song.  The thing that bothered me was the actual lyrics.  I'm not sure who is writing these songs but they need to learn the definition of cheesy.  Just looking at the title the song is about what you think.  Also, who would ever tell their boyfriend/guy they like that they will be their moonlight, that does not sound romantic at all.  Although I like the mellowness and her voice sounds pretty on the song the lyrics are too cheesy for me and that is why it gets a 6.5.   


Banish Love- 8/10- I like this song because it has actual meaning unlike the other songs that are all about a girl floating on the clouds because she is so in love.  This song has good lyrics and it seems like someone sat down and really thought about the lyrics for a long time.  This song is about getting rid of love because it just causes heartbreak and then people would just be happier.  The one thing wrong in this song is it is about how girls are the ones getting hurt but I know a few guys who would disagree.  It would have been better if she sang from both points of view, but that is just me being picky.  This song has a nice beat and I love the bridge where they are clapping hands and singing the chorus.  The reason this song is getting an 8 is because its versus' and regular chorus feel disconnected to me and could use a better transition, something to ease you into the heavy beat.  Other than that this song isn't that bad.   


Funny Disaster- 5.5/10- I really don't like this song.  Amanda Lamb does not have a low voice but with this song I think she wants to believe that she had a low voice.  This is one of the lower songs on her CD and her voice goes flat a lot and that is never nice to listen to.  The thing that saves this song from getting a lower grade is the little story that goes with it.  I liked to follow the story throughout the song but when I listened closer I realized that they were a Funny Disaster.  When listening to this song I started to laugh because the lyrics were so silly.  "Love at first sight; we talked all night; but when you didn't accept my friend request; I should have known we were doomed."  I mean if it was love at first sight then why wouldn't he accept the friend request, so it wasn't love.  Another line is "It will take me 10 minutes to get over you". If you really loved someone it would take you a long time to get over them.  This song makes no sense but is funny to listen to for the lyrics.  


Don't Get Me Wrong- 7/10- When I first heard this song I thought that it was an original but I was informed that it is a cover of a song by the Pretenders.  I listened to the original shortly after at first didn't believe that they were the same song.  The original is very upbeat and fast and Amanda Lambs version is really slow and they seem like completely different songs that just happen to have to same lyrics.  Amanda seemed to be going flat on a lot of the notes in this song and I didn't really like it.  It was a good idea for a cover but was not executed that well.  


Real Teen Rating~ C-: Don’t waste your time listening to the whole album

Real Teen Download: The Life of an Aerialist and Kiss Me Now