I had such high hopes for this girl. She is one of the most talented singers to ever come out of Idol… and yet I have to say this album is highly disappointing. They managed to take a great ROCK singer with a punk edge, and turn her into yet another watered down teeny-bopper pop star. The lyrics for the most part are inane (I’m sorry, but how pretictable can you get, writing about “texting” to attract a teen audience), the music rehashed from countelss other teen singers… with one exception. The track HOLIDAY is very good. It has that hard edge to it that I fell in love with during her idol stint.
Allison, I think you are awesomely talented, and I sincerly hope that as you grow in your career you are able to make your own choices for your style and content of your albums because this one has corperate tyranny written all over it.
[...] You can sample the album here at idolbloglive.com. EW gave it an A-minus. [T]he muscular, instantly recognizable growl that carried her to a fourth-place finish on American Idol’s eighth season is all she needs to seamlessly wed a collection of first-rate ditties, from the relentlessly propulsive ”Holiday” to the ’80s-influenced ”D Is for Dangerous” to the soaring ”Don’t Waste the Pretty.” [...]
Last season of AI, my family were huge fans of Adam and Allison. We’ve purchased Adam’s album and love it, but I’ve gotta say, Allison’s is something else! I love the way the songs capture her voice. It’s smooth, soulful and surrounds the listener like liquid chocolate (not hidden at all by electronics). Favorite songs (so far): Don’t Waste the Pretty, Scars, No One Else. The first two, in particular, are just amazing. A+ for Allison!
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I had such high hopes for this girl. She is one of the most talented singers to ever come out of Idol… and yet I have to say this album is highly disappointing. They managed to take a great ROCK singer with a punk edge, and turn her into yet another watered down teeny-bopper pop star. The lyrics for the most part are inane (I’m sorry, but how pretictable can you get, writing about “texting” to attract a teen audience), the music rehashed from countelss other teen singers… with one exception. The track HOLIDAY is very good. It has that hard edge to it that I fell in love with during her idol stint.
Allison, I think you are awesomely talented, and I sincerly hope that as you grow in your career you are able to make your own choices for your style and content of your albums because this one has corperate tyranny written all over it.
Damn that girl can sing. The acoustic version of ‘Don’t Waste the Pretty’ blew me away. I still can’t believe she’s only seventeen.
@ joeyinc: You are an ASS!!! Someone please remove that link!
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[...] Also, today I tumbled upon a stream of Allison Iraheta’s new album – Just Like You. [...]
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[...] You can sample the album here at idolbloglive.com. EW gave it an A-minus. [T]he muscular, instantly recognizable growl that carried her to a fourth-place finish on American Idol’s eighth season is all she needs to seamlessly wed a collection of first-rate ditties, from the relentlessly propulsive ”Holiday” to the ’80s-influenced ”D Is for Dangerous” to the soaring ”Don’t Waste the Pretty.” [...]
Last season of AI, my family were huge fans of Adam and Allison. We’ve purchased Adam’s album and love it, but I’ve gotta say, Allison’s is something else! I love the way the songs capture her voice. It’s smooth, soulful and surrounds the listener like liquid chocolate (not hidden at all by electronics). Favorite songs (so far): Don’t Waste the Pretty, Scars, No One Else. The first two, in particular, are just amazing. A+ for Allison!