You have no idea how hard it is for us to keep this to ourself! I've been contacted by Nathalie from the Musebox a couple of weeks ago to do a review for her latest project, The Rattles, a lively band of furry, family-friendly critters who released their debut album, 'Rattle On' on August 17th.
Excerpt from Nathalie's email to me:
"With a fresh, modern fusion of classic rock and power pop, similar to The Beatles, They Might Be Giants, and The Monkees, this colorful quartet has set themselves apart from the average children's music group by creating a listening experience that parents and adults can enjoy as well. Similar to the music of Yo Gabba Gabba, this project is about creating music EVERYONE can groove out to!"
The moment I clicked on to the link given (sample 3 songs provided in The Rattles website), Ben just got down to dancing and shaking and nodding his head. I've never seen my boy reacted so quickly to a song!
Believe me, even just by listening to the 3 songs provided in The Rattles website are enough proof for us that this music album is totally awesome!
If you don't believe me, see for yourself by clicking the following thumbnails to view Youtube videos of Ben dancing to one of the songs.
Pictures below are taken when I received the actual music CD from Nathalie for my full review.
Ben checking out the album cover and brochure inside.
Picture from left to right: Back cover, CD cover and the "Made with Recycled Materials" symbol.
What I love about this music album?
* Ben gets down to dancing and grooving to the songs!
* The members in the band are a band of furry, family-friendly critters, all cutely illustrated
* The music video and sound is perfect for Ben at this age who loves fun, groovy and cartoonish stuff now!
* The music is not just for children. Even hubby and I are dancing along to the songs too!
* Their music CD is made of recycled materials! How eco friendly is that?!
* Our favorite songs: Rattle On, R-A-T-T-L-E-S, Lucky Sam's Banana Stand, Wavy Lane, Goodbye Yesterday.
You can purchase the album at: http://www.rattlesrock.com/Shop.html
But wait... did I mentioned I received another copy of the music CD for a giveaway to one of my lucky awesome blog reader/visitor?
Yup! You read that right!
Your awesome bloggy pal here has got the greenlight to hold a giveaway for a copy of The Rattles music CD!
Okay,
First condition:
The giveaway copy of The Rattles music CD is with me now (all sealed nicely and beautifully), so I can only open up this giveaway to my blog readers and visitors with mailing adress in MALAYSIA only as I'm actually bearing the delivery charges myself.
Now, I repeat, this giveaway is only for people with mailing address in MALAYSIA.
Second condition:
Just leave me a comment in this post telling me "I DESERVE THIS MUSIC ALBUM BECAUSE...". Make sure your email address is valid so that I can contact you if you win! (Don't worry, only admin can view the email addresses and I don't have time to collect and sell your email addresses :P)
I will accept comments from now until 31st October 2010.
The lucky winner will be selected based on the best entry on why you think you deserve to win the giveaway music CD. If I find out your mailing address is not based in Malaysia, I have the right to pick another winner!
Simple right? One comment to me on why you deserved to win. No need to be my blog follower (althought that would be a sweet gesture), no need to do extra things for additional entries or whatsoever. And selection of 1 lucky winner is based on the best entry instead of random draw. So what are you waiting for? Go and think of an awesome reason for winning this and submit your comment in this post.
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Our whole family would like to give a note of thanks to Nathalie from the Musebox for this wonderful opportunity to review this fantastic album! You have no idea how much Ben loves dancing along to The Rattles's songs!
I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with an actual The Rattles music CD to assist my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.
