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No Angel | 
| Artist: Dido
Label: Arista
Category: Music
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Rating:  213 reviews
Sales Rank: 1474
Format: Enhanced, Extra Tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 766486760127
EAN: 0766486760127
ASIN: B000056ULS
Release Date: January 29, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Here With Me | | • | Hunter | | • | Don't Think Of Me | | • | My Lover's Gone | | • | All You Want | | • | Thank You | | • | Honestly OK | | • | Slide | | • | Isobel | | • | I'm No Angel | | • | My Life | | • | Take My Hand (bonus) | | • | Here With Me (video) | | • | Thankyou (video) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Dido's debut is moulded from Sarah McLachlan's intimate soul, Sinead O'Connor's Celtic yelp, and Beth Orton's morose resolve--with all the sharp edges rounded out. Sculpted by producers Rollo (her brother) and techno-scientist Youth, No Angel is dream-pop mixed with Portishead-esque trip-hop; the results are mid-tempo ballads that would feel at home in Seal's neighbourhood. The melancholy opener, "Here With Me", incorporates acoustic rhythm guitar, fluid strings and a snare-driven tempo that simulates the slapping of rain on a windscreen. "My Lover's Gone" is ethereal and misty, sounding at once ancient and modern with its synthesised ocean sounds and seagull cries. The only clunker is "Don't Think of Me", a passive, soft-bellied cousin to Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know". These songs play out beautifully in that quiet zone between slumber and consciousness--where you can see everything behind closed eyes. --Beth Massa
Amazon.co.uk Review
Dido's debut is moulded from Sarah McLachlan's intimate soul, Sinead O'Connor's Celtic yelp and Beth Orton's morose resolve--with all the sharp edges rounded out. Sculpted by producers Rollo (her brother) and techno-scientist Youth, No Angel is dream-pop mixed with Portishead-esque trip-hop; the results are mid-tempo ballads that would feel at home in Seal's neighbourhood. The melancholy opener, "Here With Me", incorporates acoustic rhythm guitar, fluid strings and a snare-driven tempo that simulates the slapping of rain on a windscreen. "My Lover's Gone" is ethereal and misty, sounding at once ancient and modern with its synthesised ocean sounds and seagull cries. The only clunker is "Don't Think of Me", a passive, soft-bellied cousin to Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know". These songs play out beautifully in that quiet zone between slumber and consciousness--where you can see everything behind closed eyes. --Beth Massa
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| Customer Reviews: Read 208 more reviews...
 DIDO "NO ANGEL" November 30, 2008
There's alot of reviews on Amazon that I think are just completely pointless, I'm not saying that someone has to totally agree with what I think over someone's album, even when someone gives an album a really good review it can different because we all interpret music in different ways. I wish Amazon would delete the pointless reviews that don't mention the actual album in any way at all.
I think there are some brilliant albums that have been released but there aren't alot of albums that are exceptionally brilliant, "No Angel" by Dido is definitely an exceptionally brilliant album, she has completely got her own style going on, first of all I'll talk about her voice, there are so many artists with amazing voices, whether it's powerful or whether they have alot of different ranges, without sounding too dramatic, the word to describe Dido's voice would be pure, she hasn't got a really powerful voice but she does have a pure sounding voice, the only other artist who's voice I would say is pure would be Tina Arena, she has a very powerful voice too. On songs like "My Lover's Gone" or "Take My Hand" I don't think anyone's voice would actually work other than Dido's, on "My Lover's Gone" her voice and the music makes you feel like you're kind of in the song, I always picture she's singing by the sea on this song, "Take My Hand" shows the electronic sounds that are the main part of Dido's music, then there's the songs like "Here With Me," "Hunter," "All You Want" and "Thank You" that were all obviously going to be singles, yet there not too mainstream, it's good that Dido doesn't write music with the intention of being a hit in the charts, "Don't Think Of Me" is a nice sing-a-long track that I thought would have been a single, but it doesn't stand out as a song that would be a single, none of her songs do, they're all of a similar sound and just simply Dido's style. I think "Isobel" is quite a sad song, the lyrics seem sad to me, I'm not sure what it's actually about, I'll try and find interviews with Dido to see what she said about it, her voice makes it sad though aswell. You also never get confused with what she's actually singing, there can be artists who have the odd word that you need to check but because her voice is so pure and clear, there isn't that problem with Dido. "Christmas Day" is a great little story, and although it has a Christmas sound, it's not too Christmasy, I don't think it would fit on a Christmas album either. "Honestly OK" and "Slide" have a really good electronic sound, "I'm No Angel" has an acoustic guitar on it which sounds good. "My Life" is a simple little song where Dido is saying how everything isn't anyone's buisness because it's her life.
This really is an exceptionally brilliant album, I don't particularly like writing reviews as such as I don't think I'm good at giving an accurate description of what I'm reviewing, I guess it's because you have to actually hear the album, so even the New York Times or whoever couldn't actually say what an album is really like. If the reviews that got posted on Amazon which don't mention anything about the album were deleted because they're pointless, I wouldn't actually write reviews, I just think the ratings for people's albums go lower than they actually should be due to this.
So, 10 out of 10 from me (or 5 out of 5 for Amazon) :)
 Such stuff as dreams are made of June 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Like walking through her dreams with her, Dido's trademark cynicism seeps into every song, and while this lack of variation could have become a little boring after a while, the arrangements on No Angel are each original and different enough to keep up the interest.
On this album, production values are high, and they compliment Dido's performance. Despite the depressive and ethereal nature of the album's personality, reminiscent of Sarah McLachlan's Surfacing, it is this production quality that dishes out the feel-good factor. In the end, we are presented with an album that is deeply soulful, rhythmic yet restrained, and the result is memorable and well worth listening to.
Incredible,incomparable and Magicall April 9, 2005
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
In an age where pop tarts keep popping up every other week on the Top Twenty countdowns worldwide,displaying anything BUT artistic ability,this maiden effort by Dido is like a ray of sunshine after a long,unbearable winter.I saw the ' Thank You ' video before I bought the album and was completely bowled over. I kept asking myself-is she for real ? Yes, she is and thank heaven for that ! Right from the beginning,'No Angel' is a dream.Dido's mesmerising voice just takes you from one track to the next , and you simply cannot have enough.My favourite tracks are ,'Thank You','Hunter','Don't Think Of Me' and the bonus track,'Take My Hand'.But to be honest,every track on the album is a masterpiece.The haunting tune of 'Honestly O.K.' rivals the best work of Enigma,while ' I'm No Angel' showcases Dido's individualism without sounding rebellious.I also loved 'Isobel' and the soothing 'Slide'.Yes, Dido is the queen of Britpop,and may she continue making albums like this one !
 Blander than diluted water September 6, 2004
14 out of 62 found this review helpful
At first you think, yeah ok...then her monotonous voice starts to grate. The lyrics are bland. the music nearly passes, but doesn't cope with replaying. Oh dear. Most people seem to like it though. But then the "Sun" sells alot too.
Give it a miss.
Simply incredible May 23, 2004
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
Yesterday, I found a great CD shop in the new B'ham Bullring selling CDs for a fiver each! So I bought 6 - one of them was Dido's "No Angel" - and I just happened to put that one on first when I got home. Since then, I've played it non-stop and none of the other five have even touched the CD player! I think this is testament to how simply incredible it is - I can't get enough of it and I have to play it on constant Repeat because if it stops, the silence is palpable. Dido has had some bad press but I just don't understand it. I have a large CD collection and this Dido album has rapidly risen into my top 10 favourite CDs within the space of 24 hours!I had heard a few Dido songs before and thought her stuff was pretty good but I just bought the album on the off chance. I know I was a late starter and her debut album has been out for almost five years now, so I didn't exactly jump to it, but now I wish I'd discovered Dido a whole lot earlier than this. I intend to buy Life For Rent on Monday. I can't see that there are any album fillers, they are all very impressive. If any, I'd say the title track "I'm No Angel" is probably the weakest for me. I think Hunter has such a wonderful melody, it somehow reminds me of Aha - a mixture between Cry Wolf and Hunting High and Low - and not just in name! Thank You - this single remains eternally beautiful and puts a lump in my throat. Take My Hand - haunting, never get tired of it. Some people have said they think Dido's music is bland but I interpret the mood of this music as ethereal and simply beautiful (dare I say sensuous and romantic) not bland. Personally, I find it reminds me of Edi Brickle with a tinge of All About Eve. And to sum up: THANK YOU DIDO!
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