 Is Mika the Next Freddie? 48 of 58 people found this review helpful.
On November 24th 1991, Rock Legend Freddie Mercury died. Undoubtedly, he was the best singer and entertainer the Music Industry had seen, the World mourned, never, would there be another Singer or Entertainer like Freddie until now!
Then on 21 January 2007, Mika hit the Charts with Grace Kelly (which has a mention of Freddie) knocking Leona Lewis from the No 1 slot, ending her 4 week reign.
His debut Album, Mika-Life in Cartoon Motion, is 'a must listen to'. An album that can be listened to over and over. Filled with songs that you can't help but sing along to.
So, where does Freddie Mercury fit into all this. Buy the album, listen to the songs and you will find the answer. Mika has Freddie's vocal range to the point that you can actually visualise Mika performing It's a Kind of Magic.
I'm not saying that he is better than Freddie, what I am saying, is that, every so often a Singer comes along and blows your socks off with their singing and entertaining ability. Rock Legend Freddie did just that.
There was a void when he died. Nobody in the years after could come remotely close until now - Mika.
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This album suffers from a terrible sequencing. I don't know who decides on the track orders of artist's albums, whether it is the artist themselves or the record company but out of all the albums I have heard, this one suffers the most.
There are some fantastic pop tunes on here, Grace Kelly, Love Today, Big Girl (You are Beautiful)being the standouts. There are also some lovely, more staightforward ballads. The problem is that in the current order, the album jumps all over the place, leaving no chance to sustain any emotional contact with the content. Particularly poor is the placement of My Interpretation so early on. Coming as it does after Lollipop is schizophrenic to say the least! This can work on some albums, but here it doesn't.
Another gripe is the burying of the album's most emotionally affecting song as a hidden track. I can see why this was done, but it is a real shame.
If you like Grace Kelly and Love Today then the album is worth investigating. It is fantastic fun. This would be my preferred track listing (ah, the joys of sequencing!)
Grace Kelly
Lollipop
Love Today
Big Girl (You are Beautiful)
Relax (Take it Easy)
Stuck in the Middle
Ring Ring
Billy Brown
My Interpretation
Any Other World
Happy Ending
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