Re: ALBANIA 2016
I listened to half the songs yesterday evening and the rest this morning. Here's what I think about them. I perhaps was a bit too kind with a lot of them but it's a nice selection of songs from Albania once again, and I cannot wait to hear some of these come alive with the Orchestra. The only thing this selection is missing is a sizzling hot pop song that's Lindita Halimi levels of hot sauce.
Rezarta-fricking-Smaja levels of Awesome
Rezarta Smaja & Klodian Kaçani - Dashuri në përjetësi
Slay me Rezarta Smaja and this man who compliments your awe-inspiring voice extremely well. My delicate little tinnitus riddled ears are going to get musically harassed by this and probably fall off but I don't care. I'm gonna spam this non stop with the volume loud.
Awesome
Kristi Popa - Ajo çfarë ndjej - This one goes to quite some unexpected places. Difficult to follow but I really like it!
Evans Rama - Flakë - Super catchy.
Eneda Tarifa - Përrallë - I wasn't expecting the chorus this song was packing.
Erga Halilaj - Monolog - This has got something about it I like. I enjoyed it more and more as the song grew bigger.
Genc Tukiçi - Sa të dashuroj - Wonderfully charming and different to everything else here.
Jozefina Simoni - Një det me ty - 
Kozma Dushi - Një kafe Cheesy but i'd be a big fat liar if I didn't say I enjoyed the hell out of it
The music is so over the top.
Voltan Prodani - Dëgjoje këngën O ATË! Has the best build of all the songs here. Half way through I had plonked it in the "Pretty good" pile, but by the end I was really into it.
Pretty good
Aslajdon Zaimaj - Merrmë që sot - This one will probably do well. Feels contemporary.
Klajdi Musabelliu - Ndodhë edhe kështu
Renis Gjoka - Ato që s’ti them dotë
Egert Pano - Mos ik
Revolt Klan - Dashurinë s’e gjejmë dot
Grupi “Simbol” - Artiste
Jozefina Simoni - Një det me ty - Interesting. This could grow if I give it time. In fact....
Luis Ejlli - Pa mbarim That flute (or whatever it is) is slaying me but the rest of the song not quite as much. Another possible grower.
Orgesa Zaimi - Një shishe në oqean - Has a French circus feel to it...... if that description makes any sense at allxshifty
Undecided
Egzon Pireci - Triumf - Musically it's not bad and is quite promising. Something is not clicking with me though and I can't work out quite what.
En
Nasufi - Infinit - This one I really can't work out my feelings for. I was going to put it in the "Not Feeling" section because i'm really not feeling it, but it's one of the finest produced songs and sounds like the one that could do very well for Albania.
Flaka Krelani - S’je për mu - I'll need to hear this one live to work out my true feelings. The music is alright but for an electronic pop song it's not very exciting, although she's certainly giving it good vocally.
Florent Abrashi - Të ndjek çdo hap - Great vocals but the song feels a bit beige. I won't discard of it just yet though.
Sigi Bastri - Ëngjëll I lirë - This is missing something to reel me in at the moment.
Teuta Kurti - Në sytë e mi - Don't know if I like or hate this. The song doesn't feel anything special at all but her vocals are certainly something.
Average
Adrian Lulgjuraj - Jeto dhe ëndërro - His Eurovision song destroys this. I find this new one sadly quite dull until the bridge but it's not enough to save it i'm afraid.
Besa Krasniqi - Liroje zemrën
Lindi Islami - Për një mrekulli
Not feeling
Andi Tanko - Dielli vazhdon të më ngrohë
Dilan Reka - Buzëqesh
Nilsa Hysi - Asaj - This looks a popular pick already with the most views and likes on youtube but sounds far too typical a pop song for me. Heard it 8 gazillion times already and it does nothing for me. Knowing my luck it will be the winner.
