... But for me, a song should have a recognizable melody. Not too simple and repetitive, not too complicated, but something that is very catchy and feels comfortable there. The whole thing must be quiet fast and powerful, as long as the melody and the vocal line is not clogged up by over loud instrumentation. And the singer or the singer should know something about vocal technique and his voice more than an electronically amplified puffs or beeping. All this, this second album of Christina Perri to a large extent and makes it for me a serious candidate for album of the year. Head or Heart is a typical second album in the sense that perhaps the overriding number as Jar of Hearts is missing, but the overall level of composition, lyrically, arrangements, voice compared to the debut, whose ideas are taken up and spun, has risen considerably. Yes, HoH comes with its compared to Love Strong most luxuriant, more pop arrangements a bit toward the mainstream, but with lots of little finesse but beyond. Just take the first single Human, where CP in the first stanza an ever more powerful sound wall built, only to have two, three piano attacks to bring down, in perfect agreement with the statement of the song that is musical storytelling at its finest. Or the almost ingenious trick in the penultimate track to underpin a really dark text with a merry tune. The ups and downs of love, the eternal struggle between head and heart in catchy melodies and beautiful, varied arrangements are thoroughly declined content, from feather-fingerschnipsenden catchy duet on fast, dynamic and powerful guitar / piano / keyboard-Power-Pop to the intensive ballad, but no sin is to recognize and develop the album a good flow. Since there is ever a Latin influence, since peeps sometimes Enya over his shoulder. It's about feeling great, and to express them has Christina Perri exactly the right means. In other singers with delicate voices the great arrangements were disturbing, but this strong voice and beautiful melodies carry effortlessly. In intensity, see Arms and The Lonely from the first album in I Dont Want to Break and Butterfly here worthy successor. Two small criticisms, but they are more whining at a high level: it actually lacks a bit the filler, before could shine a bit brighter, the 13 strong pieces, and perhaps too smoothly polished sound. In short, a very nice, almost perfect album, which is not only to advise the buyer of Love Strong, but all who appreciate the melody, emotion and a good female vocals.
