Average points: 3.94 (Reviews: 36)
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I still like this, but it hasn't aged well. I probably should've expected that it wouldn't age well. Her voice is great of course, but giving her such a cookie cutter song that doesn't really give her voice a chance to shine wasn't a good idea. The chorus production could've done with a 'less is more' approach, it really distracts me from the song. And yeah, it's pretty clear it's trying to sound like "Roar". The pre-chorus is probably my favourite part.<br><br>Ultimately it's not hard to see why it didn't connect with the general populace as much as other winner's singles. Poor Dami, she really had her potential stripped but again that shouldn't have been a surprise.
Last edited: 10/04/2017 08:02 |
| ****
Good winner's single. |
| ****
Guter Song der Siegerin von X-Factor Australien... Dami war ja lange die Favoritin, so ist ihr Sieg nicht überraschend.<br><br>4*
Last edited: 28/10/2013 12:18 |
| ******
I really like this, and will only continue to grow. Up there with WYDTM, and way better than the other XF winners singles.<br><br>EDIT: Has continued to grow, and has grown into one of my favourite Aussie tracks of the year. Also my favourite ARIA #1 of the year! It's just so happy and joyful, and her vocal runs at the end give me goosebumps.
Last edited: 01/01/2014 01:39 |
| *****
Good winner's single. Better than 'Good Night' but I prefer 'What You've Done To Me'. |
| ***
From the first listen, it's okay, but it doesn't really stand out to me. It sounds like a few other generic songs in the years that have passed.<br><br>Maybe it'll grow on me a little, like "What You've Done To Me" did last year, but it'll most likely stay at 3* for me. |
| ****
She has a really good recording voice, much different from her live versions on xfactor, but that may be due to post production etc, but yeah, not a bad song, defs up there with sammy's debut single. |
| *****
Gewinnerin vom X-Factor Australien<br>ganz guter song...<br><br>edit: lief heute Morgen im MTV-Music, seitdem läuft es mir hinterher! Sie hat eine gute Stimme, Message ist super! 5*-
Last edited: 24/02/2014 19:10 |
| ****
Solid track. |
| ****
One of the better winners singles but What You've Done to Me,is better |
| ***
Chorus sounds abit like E.T to me, and also abit Halo/Already Gone |
| ****
This does feel somewhat generic and it's really not tailored to her, but it's on the better side of generic and she's certainly a good enough singer to still do a great job even if it's not a perfect song for her. It does have the bonus of keeping her from shouting and yelling which is my only criticism of how she performs, so I'm quite happy with this. |
| ***
Heaps better than Samantha Jade's track. 3.3.<br><br>that chord progression though... oh well.
Last edited: 02/11/2013 13:59 |
| ****
I really don't get the excitement over this girl. I didn't think she had a particularly amazing voice based on the covers she had done on The X Factor, and even after this, I still don't particularly think she's got an amazing voice. However, this is a pretty good song. Especially for DNA Songs standards. |
| ****
Definitely the best X Factor Winner's Song to come out so far, but it's not great. Reminds me too much of Roar and the chorus is too wordy.<br><br>EDIT: Actually, I liked Altiyan more. I forgot about him when writing this review :P
Last edited: 21/11/2013 08:58 |
| ****
Recht solide Pop-Produktion, auch wenn sie ein wenig plastisch und am Reißbrett entworfen daher kommt. Kann man sich schon gut anhören.<br><br>Knappe 4. |
| ***
I agree with the sentiment that she sounds better with proper studio productions; it's just far more refined, particularly with her overbearing vocal moments that were so prolific throughout the show. This is generic and ok. Vocally decent and inoffensive. 3.25 |
| *****
I quite like this. It does sound like several songs. But it blends reasonably well into one. A higher tempo into the finish could have improved the score. 4.5* |
| ****
...X-FactorSiegerin/Australien Dami Im mit einem netten Liedchen, das sie ganz gut singt...<br>
Last edited: 15/11/2013 13:33 |
| ****
A pleasant enough, but ultimately average song. Gets an extra star because Australian X factor winners actually sing original songs. |
| ****
This is a great winner's single! What is especially surprising is how good the lyrics are given who wrote it. |
| ******
Followed Dami through x-factor, ALIVE is an amazing first single, watch this girls career.... |
| ****
respektables Popstück der Dame mit südkoreanischen Wurzeln, knapp aufgerundete 3.5… |
| ****
It's quite a decent effort - I think the songs that come from the X Factor winners are getting better - more well produced and less predictable and this is no different imo. Nice. |
| **
generic as balls |
| **
A bit too generic for my liking, but I like Dami so I wish her all the best! |
| *****
Stark! Die Stimme von Madame Im sagt mir sehr zu und dieser euphorische und starke Refrain ist total nach meinem Geschmack geraten. Und zum Schluss dreht sie gesangstechnisch nochmals auf. |
| ***
Given the way that these X Factor exports come into fruition, it's fair to say that their one targeted result is sales, sales, sales. So their method of going about this seems to be the idea of coming up with a perfectly serviceable song, one that people hear and aren't offended by, and even find themselves enjoying. It's not hard to see how given the circumstances, this was able to shoot straight to the top of the charts, which is perhaps mission accomplished. That is unless they had higher aspirations.<br><br>The problem they have is that in the short term*, serviceable just doesn't sell. At the time of writing, the charts are still based solely on sales, which primarily go through iTunes. This means that in order to get into the chart, a song needs people to perhaps hear it some place, decide that they want to buy it, and then they just need to remember it by the time they log onto their computer or iPhone or whatever. If a song is serviceable, it means that it does what it's supposed to do. This is where there's an issue because it gives nothing for a listener to latch onto it specifically amongst the torrent of music vying for attention. The songs that end up getting this attention are the ones that crave for the attention and work hard for it. A lot of the time, songs like this can be accused of irritation or annoyance ("Barbra Streisand" perhaps as an example), but at the end of the day, the general public can be made to believe that they like just about anything as long as it's introduced to them the right way. Depending on your opinion, music may probably be at its best when removed of the bells & whistles and just left with quality, but it won't drive as many sales as someone saying the f-word repeatedly.<br><br>And so of course, this is "Alive"'s problem. It's just not quirky or interesting enough to survive the higher rungs of the chart. However I don't think it's a very good song anyway. The lyrics meander around the one concept introduced into the song and make no real progression. The only thing that ever comes to notice for me when I listen is the weird effect on her voice during the start of the chorus, I don't know why it's like that but it leaves me a little cold.<br><br>This looks like a second year in a row of diminished returns for the X Factor winner, which makes the projection for next year a bit concerning (for them, not me, of course!). Perhaps next year's winner single should be the "Gangnam Shake"? 3.1<br><br>*I mean this to be the whole of the time that a song is 'chart active', I am obviously well aware that in the very short term, this was a #1 hit
Last edited: 18/11/2013 18:15 |
| **** Pretty generic, Katy Perry "Roar" generic. Still, all top 40 radio sounds the same, so we are forced to applaud mediocrity. Its ok, thats all i have to say. Shame about the video though, now that was awful, which is why sony took it down. you can still see it here ( http://tinyurl.com/lt9u47x) though. |
| ****
Surprisingly not terrible... |
| **
Do not like this. Too generic. |
| ****
Solid Winner's single, such a shame it didn't last very long on the charts as I really like the song. Hope Dami will be successful. |
| ***
I was never going to love this from the outset but for an X-Factor winners single it's very good, can't get to attached though because she will just disappear and this will become a distant memory real soon. |
| *****
Geile Tusse mit Persönlichkeitsstatus. Sie lebt den Song auch sehr authentisch.<br>Und warum wird das nicht nach Europa exportiert? |
| *****
Ziemlich stark. |
| ****
gut |
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