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Product Description
Three years ago, The Veronicas-identical twin sisters Jess and Lisa Origliasso-took their homeland of Australia by storm with their brilliant and phenomenally successful debut album, The Secret Life Of The Veronicas. Now a dramatic new sound marks The Veronicas' musical coming of age on Hook Me Up. Their pop punk leanings have given way to a more sophisticated electro-beat feel, though still marked by the sisters' signature harmonies and vocals, and innate pop sensibility.

Album Description
Three years ago, The Veronicas- identical twin sisters Jess and Lisa Origliasso- took their homeland of Australia by storm with their brilliant and phenomenally successful debut album "The Secret Life of The Veronicas." Now a dramatic new sound marks The Veronicas musical coming of age on "Hook Me Up." Their pop punk leanings have given way to a more sophisticated electro-beat feel, though still marked by the sisters' signature harmonies and vocals, and innate pop sensibility. Upbeat and beat-driven, "Hook Me Up" is set to hook up America with The Veronicas.

Album Details
2007 Release of the First Fruit from the Recording Sessions for the Australian Twin Sisters' Second Full Length Album "The Secret Diaries Of....". The Song is Accompanied by Two NON-LP Tracks: "Everything" and "Insomnia".

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1 out of 5 stars

Bummer November 10, 2007
14 out of 26 found this review helpful

"The Secret Life of the Veronicas" was by no mans a work of art, but it was a fun album full of great hooks - and I liked it - a lot. I was really looking forward to their follow-up release. I went to a great effort to get my hands on an import copy so that I wouldn't have to wait for the US release.

Now I'm sorry I did.

For some unexplainable reason, the girls decided that replacing their band with a computer was the way to go, and what resulted is an uninspired dance-music album with techno-beats so overwhelming that any sense of what the Veronicas once were has been completely lost. These songs might play well in clubs where it doesn't matter what the music sounds like, as long as it has a frantic rhythm that people can dance to, but it's not good for anything else.

If you liked the Veronicas previous album, DO NOT assume you'll like this one too. The rocked out guitars are gone. The edge is gone. The personality is gone. All that remains is a generic mess.

4 out of 5 stars

Take me On The Dancefloor February 6, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I absolutely love 'Hook Me Up', so when I heard the latest single 'Untouched' I rushed out to buy The Veronicas.

If you like Paramore, Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani/ No Doubt and/or a musical combination of Techno/ Electronica/ 80's Synthesized Drumbeats through to Hard Rock/Punk Pop infused together then you'll like The Veronicas latest offering, It is very edgy/catchy, more mature sounding.

If you were expecting more of the same, their are only minor glimpses of that on this album likened to 'leave Me Alone' on the secret life of the veronicas, then you will like 'Someone Wake Me Up' and 'In Another Life'.

On first listen though I wasn't sure if I liked this album as I think I was expecting songs like what were on their debut, but with each listen through it gets better and now I love it. For me 'Untouched' and 'This Is How It Feels' even surpass my expectations of great songs, but then all the songs are good. This album is fantastic. If you can look forward to a newer updated sound and not judge this album on it having to sound like 'The Secret Life Of The Veronicas' you'll enjoy it more.

Track Listing.

Untouched
Hook Me Up
This Is How It Feels
This Love
I Can't Stay Away
Take Me On The Floor
I Don't Wanna Wait
Popular
Revenge Is Sweeter (Than You Ever Were)
Someone Wake Me Up
All I Have
In Another Life

5 out of 5 stars

I LOVE this album!!!! November 11, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I am already a big fan of The Veronicas, so when I heard they changed their sound from pop/rock to elctro/pop I wasn't sure if I would like it but then I decided to give it a chance and I love it!!!! The songs are very upbeat and fun to dance to. My favorites would have to be Untouched, This Love, I can't stay away, and Popular!!

5 out of 5 stars

Awesome CD November 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I have to admit, I was waiting on this album for what seems like an eternity. I expected a sound extremely similar to what "The Secret Life" cd offered, but when I heard the first single "Hook Me Up" I was kind of blown away to the polar opposite this cd took from its predecessor. It is not in the same genre, the same ball park, the same planet as the first cd. Putting that all aside, it was went far beyond the maturity level of the first cd, and completely topped all expectations that I had for it. The sound is much more upbeat; however, the words seem deeper and more dramatic, perhaps growing up a little with their fan base. If you miss the older sound of The Veronicas, you should give the track, "All I have" a listen, its them, just a different sound, and a different playing field, not locking them in to the stereotypical kind of pop cookie-cutter sound that's going on today. A bit of a playful edge is offered instead. This is definitely a cd worth buying. It's amazing!

5 out of 5 stars

Very impressed December 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This album is an amazing insight into the Aussie group's growth. As a very big fan of the first album, I was very scepticle of this albums release. Would they be able to carry on the cleverly crafted songs from The Secret Life Of...? True, this album is different from the first. The album has a heavier rock sound with some computerization introduced to enhance its 80's rock/pop genre. Let me tell you though, this album is fantastic. Realistically, we cannot expect the girls to produce a "carry on" from their last album, how dull would that be? They have grown musically and branched out into a new sound.
With electro 80's esk songs like Hook Me Up, Untouched and the (almost flashdance like) sound of This Is How It Feels, leading the way, making room for slower numbers like the fantastic I Cant Stay Away. This album is amazing, and we should be congratulating the girls, not comparing them to their previous work!

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