1000 Stars

Many words can describe Natalie Bassingthwaighte, she’s sexy, sophistacated, but also funny and down to earth.  Yet, she’s so talented, she really is an amazing performer, with a powerful and edgy vocal style that exudes audacity and the extent of her experience and maturity.

Now there is a Television show in Australia called “Neighbours”, filmed in Melbourne, where I live, which launched the career’s of countless successful artists, for example Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia. Yet whilst these two are talented, a string of semi-talented runts like Stephanie Mcintosh, released absolutely appaling albums, which is why Natalie hesitated to go to her audition for Neighbours back in 2003 when it was offered to her.

Natalie always planned to become a succesful music artist, and this is why she didn’t want to be tainted by the stigma of “Another bloody Neighbours star”, personally I don’t blame her, yet she suddenly became a very popular television personality.

The Rogue Trader's

She secretly joined the Rogue Traders, a band of which had little success apart from an Aria for their only single until she joined them. After she joined them she kept her identity under wraps to prove her talent, she had done countless musicals but this was different. Their first single went multi-platinum “Voodoo Child” and from there on they had a string of platinum singles throughout their second and third albums.

In 2006 Natalie was offered a record deal for a solo album, to which she immediately accepted, but never got around to until her and the band amicably parted in 2008. Then in 2008 she begun to write the album, and now it has been released, 1000 Stars her debut album.

The album begins with the devilishly retro “Catch Me If You Can” , this is fantastic, and it shows how diverse her musical talents are, and the song is electro inspired also which makes instantly catchy. If you like Adele and Duffy, despite this not being soul music, this is a song that you will certainly enjoy.

Natalie's first single "Alive"

This album reminds me of Beyonce’s “I am Sasha Fierce” album, because there is evidently a dichotomy of musical styles on the album, on one side there is the honest and vunerable side of Natalie, on acoustic songs like “In His Eyes” , the title track “1000 Stars” , the sharp “Turn The Lights On”, the philosophical “Why do I?”, and the inspirational “Someday Soon” of which many of you will have heard.

But then there is the side that I didn’t exactly expect from Natalie, she’s been the rock chick and then the soulful balladeer, but now she is the new Kylie Minogue as far as I’m concerned, evidence of this is in the ubiquitous hooks of “Supersensual” a song which is skeletally based on Blondie’s “Heart Of Glass” no doubt a source of inspiration that is paramount to this side of her music. Yet then songs such as “Love Like This”, and “This Can’t Be Love” take you away with the tempting beats and the energetic vocals.

“Feel The Flow” and “Superhuman” both show us the mellow and pensive side of Natalie, her vocals are somewhat mystical in these songs, they are some top quality tracks.

But overall this album ticks every box, it’s catchy, emotional, btouching, and danceable all at the same time. 1000 Stars is about Natalie the woman, not the character she played in the Rogue Trader’s, it’s the difference between Gwen Stefani singing “A Simple Kind of Life” and “Sweet Escape”, this is Natalie Bassingthwaighte, it is 100% her, she wrote it, she sang it, and we’re going to love it.

I believe this album will do well, and will easily go platinum, but if they release the correct singles, then she will certainly catch on and become  a musical phenomenon in Australia, I look forward to her next album and I hope the success from 1000 Stars will inspire her to new levels of her career.

1000 Stars recieves 4 and a half stars, which whilst is a little short of 1000 is still a hit, there are some amazing songs on it, however at times some songs became a little too subtle and modest, which I understand was the point of the album, but it could do with more of her attitude in some places.

Purchase the album instore unless you really wish to buy it on itunes, you get a physical copy, higher quality, and it costs about a dollar extra, so why wouldn’t you just get the real thing!

Natalie's Debut Solo Album **CLICK TO PREORDER**

Finally the much anticipated solo debut from Natalie Bassingthwaighte is going to be released this Friday, an album which should be likely to achieve a much more impressive debut than the albums two singles (which both had release issues despite the first going gold)

Here I have a few previews of some songs from the album, these are studio versions, and are featured on her myspace page but I thought I would put them up here for people to listen to, hopefully if you enjoy these songs you may want to go and purchase the album, something I highly would reccomend even if you live overseas.

CLICK THE IMAGE TO PRE-ORDER YOUR SIGNED COPY

So, if you do live overseas you are able to purchase online via Jb-HiFi one of the largest music retailer’s in Australia, where you can preorder signed copies of the album “1000 Stars” and they will be shipped to your door, the shipping will probably cost an extra 4-5 dollars but this album is slated to be a very very memorable one, Songs like Supersensual just give solid golden proof that Ms. Bassingthwaighte, is going to be the next Kylie Minogue, the next Australian Pop icon, except she will be more than that, because she has proved she can sing, write music, and is talented in so many different genres, which means she will be much more appealing to different demographics and most importantly unlike Kylie, the music is enjoyed by Guys as well as Girls.

Why Do I

Supersensual

Love Like This

Natalie Bassingthwaighte

If you enjoyed “Someday Soon” then get ready for 1000 Stars the upcoming debut solo album by the talented and ever rising Natalie Bassingthwaighte. My own personal anticipation for this album is growing every single day, the first two singles, “Alive” and the aforementioned are both knockout pop songs, and having heard another album song “Catch Me If You Can” I can see this album will not only be diverse in style, but plentiful in hits.

Natalie is holding two exclusive fan events with limited tickets in Melbourne and Sydney this week, I just arrived back from Sydney so I will be attending the Melbourne Show in the city, where she will be premiering songs from her new album live for the first time, the album won’t be released until 21st of February.

This album is set to be a good one, keep your eyes glued to Just Add Water for the first words on what her upcoming album is like.

Due to the huge response to my post a few days ago of Natalie Bassingthwaighte playing at NYE, we had over 4 million views*! So I have posted her other song she played, ‘Someday Soon’.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte – Someday Soon

*4 million may of been less then 4…

Barney

Happy New Year to everyone!

I know a few posts before I said the night was going to be the best ever, it was alright…

But I got to watch the fire works in HighDef!

And not just any fire works, the Sydney ones (for the interenationals, thats Sydney in Australia).

And i’ve told myself next year i’m going to be there! (I also told my self I want to host them for channel ten)

Also the stunning Natalie Bassingthwaighte played some music, and if the internationals don’t know who she is, check one of her songs she played on the night!

Natalie Bassingthwaighte – Alive

WOW! And she is so pretty!

Anyway, people of net-land, have a happy 09, I know I will, and keep reading,

Barney

Actress-turned-singer-turned TV host Natalie Bassingthwaighte has quit Melbourne band the Rogue Traders and will focus her energy on her solo career.

The former Neighbours star moved to Los Angeles last month to focus on a movie career and a solo album. Her former bandmate James Ash confirmed the official split yesterday, saying the band will carry on without their leading lady.

“As Nat’s career choices are taking her in new and exciting directions, she won’t be able to be a part of the Rogue Traders,” Ash confirmed yesterday.

“We part company as best friends, with a deep love and respect for each other and what we have achieved over the last three and a half years.” (news)

El pasado domingo en el hotel “Crown Towers” de Melbourne se otorgaron los premios de la TV australiana, que reunió a los representantes más destacados de la industria aussie, en su edición número 50. Entre las invitadas que desfilaron por la alfombra roja hemos destacados a las siguientes.

Sophie Faulkiner

Danni Minogue

Antonia Kidman

Catriona Rowntree

Rhonda Burchmore

Michelle Bridges

Natarsha Belling

Pippa Black

Chris Bath

Jessica Tovey

Sandra Sully

Erica Heynetz

Tasma Walton

Kylie Gillies

Indiana Evans

Alice Burdeau

Livinia Nixon

Carla Mcguire

Natalie Bassingthwaighte