Search - Lisa Stansfield :: Moment

Ho Hum Affair

MattW | Seattle, WA USA | 03/29/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"A few years ago I was drawn back to Lisa Stansfield with her outstanding album "Lisa Stansfield" featuring the Barry White cover "Never Gonna Give You Up". I've since become a Lisa Stansfield devotee. Her albums are simply consistently great. I simultaneously just purchased her much lauded debut album "Affection" and this, her newest affair, "The Moment". Her debut album is a joy, and holds up quite well featuring her signature "All Around The World" and the brilliant "This Is The Right Time" that she recorded with Coldcut which really launched her career. However, her newest endevour which didn't fair well in Europe is quite a change in pace, and an overall disappointment. Working with the iconic Trevor Horn, many of the songs were not written by her, and the entire album sounds rather tired and quite bland, if not well executed. Nothing really jumps out and grabs you, and some of the production is quite mystifying. The first single "Treat Me Like A Woman" is not very uninspiring and sounds like a Kylie reject. Several tracks are very much of the "elevator music" ilk. Just bland. There are some shining moments of course - "The Moment" is quite good, "Easier" is easy on the ears, and "If I Hadn't Got You" sounds close to a "Lisa" gem. But these moments are few and far between, and the whole affair is simply muddled, dated, and too mature for it's own good. Lisa Stansfield is one of the best vocalist out there, and a fantastic songwriter - I suppose the lesson learned is if you take a new artistic path, kudos to you, but make sure that what you're doing is good! Check out the absolutely BRILLIANT from start to finish "Face Up" which is as close to perfection as you can get."

Different, but still great

LadyBelle | PA, USA | 03/14/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Moment is different from Lisa's other CD's, but not at all in a bad way. This is a wonderful CD, which grows on you after the first listen through. In my opinion all of the songs on here a worth listening to more than once. I love this Cd not only because I'm a huge Lisa fan, but because "The Moment" is really, really a great CD that I never get tired of hearing. I cannot wait for Ms. Stansfield's next Cd, which I've heard is in the works, but this time with her husband Ian."

A Must Have Album for the real fan of Lisa !

N. Chungpiriyapong | 06/29/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Sound, Music good as previous LP. But not the best as 1st or 2nd albums. If you're the real fan, don't worry go get it."