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when i first saw her i hated her
i hate the whole American Idol thing

but you know what? at least those peeps can SING

so i'm watching SNL the other night and Kelly Clarkson is on

she obviously hired a stylist, new blond hair, sorta punk chic look

she looks KICK ASS and the single "Since U Been Gone" is kick ass.

it's a compact 3:09 which means there's no bullshit.

just verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, OUT

great hook and she can fucking belt it out

RACK THAT, VERY BENATARISH

(although i'd bet the rest of the CD blows)

A little more on the track in question

it starts with a little two chord eighth note guitar plunk reminiscent of Liz Phair or some other indie chick

the lyrics are pure cheese but no matter. she sings the first verse in an understated tone

after 8 measures of the first verse another guitar comes in for another 8 measures of verse

the music builds to a crescendo and BAM the chorus throws us a curveball and kicks in after 5 measures

now she's wailing

her voice is STRONG

repeat twice

the bridge is a little weak but works

not a truly GREAT song but very good nonetheless. if a lesser singer were singing it, it'd be pure crap

she does pull some very impressive upper register shit during the final choruses but she doesn't over do it

for an alternative pop song to get teenage girls buying millions of CD's, I give a an A.

It's also strong enough to get many older peeps to buy due to the strength of her voice and the hook\

overall grade: 91% A-

<cough>manufactured bullshit<cough>

Troll job.

wasn't she on one of the NFL halftimes?

Billdong wrote:<cough>manufactured bullshit<cough>

Troll job.

have you listened to the track?

this is no troll job

as a musician and as somebody who has co produced over 50 songs in studios this is the way I interpret music.

for what it is, the song is solid

would i rather crank DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP or LED ZEP II or LONDON CALLING at 11 than listen to this? Hell yeah

BUT, i like a wide variety of music.

my itunes shuffle goes from Maroon 5 to AC/DC to Iron Maiden to Etta James to Milla Jovovich

variety is the spice of life

a little pop mixed in is a good thing

i've always been a sucker for a pop hook and that tune has it aplenty


aplenty

Billdong wrote:<cough>manufactured bullshit<cough>

Troll job.

seconded.

still a pop tool...

PSUFAN wrote:wasn't she on one of the NFL halftimes?

no tengo ninguna idea

well, i'll take a "maufactured pop tool" with a good song than a street cred band with shit song

Didn't hear it, but i've heard her sing. shes got mad talent.

slim chance she won't get sucked into the machine like mariah Carey did, though.
listen to "vision of love" from MC back in 1990. She co wrote it, even. She sounds very much like KC when she first broke out.

If KC manages to break away from corporate music hell, cool, but I wouldn't bank on it.

The last song I heard KC sing sounded much like Avril Lavigne.

Honestly, recent musical history repeating itself for the glory of the dollar is pretty much what I'd expect to happen.

Mister Bushice,

i just peeped the album on iTunes and it's cookie cutter guitar pop. catchy hooks and real slick.

figures.

there are hooks aplenty, enough to make this album sell 2+ million out of the blocks

that's my guesstimate

I still think Since U Been Gone is dope anyway

Saw her this morning. Not too bad. Bubble gum, pop shit music, though.

Plus - she's got a nice ass.

shutyomouth wrote: Plus - she's got a nice ass.

Yes. She's got some nice soup covers back there.

junk in the muddafukkin trunk

she's built exactly like my wife. No tits, great ass.

spray, didja see during the guitar break where she faced the drums and started shakin that thang?

FUCK YEAH

Twas not an NFL that she performed at, but rather the SB pregame. She also kicked off the Orange Bowl halftime disaster. Her mic wasn't operating, and considering that Ashlee Lipsync-son was performing last, the non-working mic was probably intended for her. The whole sound system sucked for that halftime performance, so Clarkson didn't do all that hot on the song then.

That said, it really is much better than her first outting. The first single off the album, Break Away, was written by Avril Lavigne I believe (not sure if that was mentioned in this thread...kinda skimmed it only). Since U Been gone really rocks....I dig it. Everything everyone said about it being catchy and pop-ish is right, but it still beats that dying fuckin cat Simpson any day.

she sounded ok at last nights NBA all star pregame fest.
i'm not a huge fan, by any means, but she can sing, which is a rarity nowadays.

and yes, she's a cutie, imo.

She didn't win , can't sing much , but has the look more than Clarkson has .

drummer wrote:

She didn't win , can't sing much , but has the look more than Clarkson has .

...because we all know that looks are more important than talent. :P

I was turned on to the "Love Actually" song by a friend and I hate to admit it, but "The Trouble With Love" is a great song.

She's got ugly legs.
Short, fat, stumpy, whatever.

Mikey wrote:She's got ugly legs.
Short, fat, stumpy, whatever.

big ups to the caller who said that she has more rolls on her stomach than the Big Dog,the Cleveland Browns fan with the mask and makes JiFR look petite in comparison.