Kelly Clarkson - My December
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Free Music Notes for My December
Free Music Review: great cd
Hit: 5 Stars
This cd is great. she wrote most of it and spent alot of time on it! It is always in my cd player because I can relate to all of the songs on it. Please let her next cd prove that she is the only American Idol to deal with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Free Music Review: One of my favorite albums ever!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
To be honest, I didn't like Kelly Clarkson at all prior to this CD. The first time I heard "Never Again" sold me as a fan. When the CD came out, I was never happier I bought it. Every song is good and "Sober" is probably one of my favorite songs in the world. I heard little to nothing on the radio from this album which is disappointing considering how good it is. Definately a refreshing change from the same R&B crap that plays over and over again. I now am going to have to buy another copy of the CD because the one I have is scratched and worn from listening to it too much. Buy the CD!!!Free Music Review: CLIVE WAS RIGHT, KELLY WAS WRONG -UGH!
Hit: 1 Stars
I wanted to like this CD, really I did. After BREAKAWAY, where Kelly gave in to RCA & produced a carbon-copy Avril/Ashlee/Christina type girl-pop standard teen-radio CD, I was really looking forward to seeing her get the chance to put her own artistic stamp on something. She made her label a lot of money (as have several of the Idol alum) & deserved the chance to do her own thing. But I grudgingly must admit that in this instance, that moldy old coot Clive Davis was right. BREAKAWAY was a masterpiece compared to this unmitigated mess. I've listened & listened for a catchy hook, deep original thought, or just the Kelly voice I loved on Idol, & all I hear is track after track with no discernable melody, cliche-riddled lyrics, & lots of screeching. Most of the songs are like the ramblings you'd find in a teenage diary. Her life is over because of one month-long bad relationship??? I'd hate to hear what she comes up with when someone really hurts her down the line. But at least she's trying & expanding her horizons, right? The softer tracks SOBER & IRVINE show a glimpse of what Kelly could become. But now we hear that she's back to toeing the line, kissing Clive's [...] & recording BREAKAWAY Part 2. How sad. It will probably be lucrative for all if the kids haven't turned away from her, but it's disheartening to face the fact that money conquers all & that RCA probably won't let her grow into her full potential for a long time to come after this financial & artistic disappointment.Free Music Review: Kelly's best album.
Hit: 5 Stars
You know, as I sit here reading the reviews that are given for this album, I am really in shock. This album needs to be given more recognition by people who know how to spell. All of Kelly's albums were great, and yes, Breakaway was the one that made her famous, winning her two grammys. I for one LOVE my December. If you really wanted to get to know Kelly, just listen to this album. As you all may know, she wrote/co-wrote every song on this album, all from personal experiences. I swear, when I listen to Irvine, I feel as if I shouldn't be because it's so insanely personal to her. If you don't know the story behind that song, you should read up on it, because it will give you a new insight on Kelly and her personality as a whole. And then Chivas comes on, and I love that she ends the album on a light note. Some people think this album is depressing, and maybe it is. But, it's also inspiring, because she's saying: "Okay, this is what happened to me, now I can move on to the next bump in the road." It all depends on how you look at it. This girl may have come from American Idol (which I still don't see why that is such a big deal, that's where Kelly got to show off her versatility factor and gained a permanent fan base), but she still is one of the sweetest, nicest stars of our time. With one rockin' voice! Trust me, this girl can sing Happy Birthday, and it will go #1.Free Music Review: I own the fantastic U.S. release...
Hit: 5 Stars
and downloaded the track, Fading which I will review at the very end.
NEVER AGAIN . . . A great mid-tempo that's angrier than ANY of Kelly's previously released songs. Her first single. 8/10
ONE MINUTE . . . A great up and down track about a lover who is so f'd up emotionally. "One minute you laugh," Kelly confesses. "...then next minute you're slowly, sinking, into, something black!" A bit better than NEVER AGAIN. 8.5/10
HOLE . . . Previously my favorite track by her ever! Now that SOBER owns that title, I must say that this great mid-tempo is still THE hardest track (rock-wise) that she's ever managed. Powerful vocal, emotionally delivered. :) 10/10
SOBER . . . Very inspiring yet kind of sad all in one. It's dramatic ending builds and then soars. One of her most powerfully-written tracks. Love ya, Kells. ^_^ 11/10
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME . . . Didn't care for it much until it became a single (her official 3rd single, second video). After that, and not cause of the video, I was listening to it a bit more and gave it an actual chance and like it now. Some friends just never "hear" you. 8.25/10
JUDAS . . . Another track I didn't originally like much. I did care for the lyrics but Kelly just seemed to scream and scream. I get it now. :) 8/10
HAUNTED . . . Everyone likes to compare this with Breakaway's Addicted. I still see next to no connection and previously, like the two other tracks mentioned beforehand, didn't like this one much either. Couldn't relate too much and it just wasn't my cup of tea so I would more or less skip them all in a row! Now, Haunted is in the top 3 best vocally-delivered tracks and has great emotions, demonstrated vocally. 9/10
BE STILL . . . Great ballad that I loved from the get go. Still one of the better tracks on MD and will remain to be. Super-relate-able and a slow jam. 10/10
MAYBE . . . Great lyrics and yet again, very real. Another mid-tempo which seems to plague her CD (not in a bad way, mind you). Very honest here and lovely. Third best mid-tempo here (HOLE and SOBER are superior). 10/10
HOW I FEEL . . . Nice quick guitar riffs. Funny but sad. It's about being single, trying to find someone, but falling flat because every guy you run into is tied to another. Yet again. "Babies; everywhere I look. Trophy wives; with their little black books." An obvious favorite. 9/10
YEAH . . . Kinda funky. It's different and Kelly makes it her own. Also, previously my favorite track (every song seems to switch up once in a while) but has been taken by HOLE and SOBER. 9/10
CAN I HAVE A KISS . . . Even though it's not a single this gets played where I work, which I'm guessing is on some satellite radio. Could be mistaken. Either way, it's another mid-tempo (surprised?) that shines, showing Kelly's desperation for affection. "I tried to warn you, been a mess since you've known me, I can't promise forever, but I'm working on it; If I can't hold you, can I have a kiss?" 9/10
IRVINE . . . To say that this ballad is not only heartbreaking but heart-wrenching would be an understatement. Everyone seems to cling to this song and it's for great reason. It's so sad, and shows how low Kelly was on tour in Irvine. "I don't have long, before I fade completely." she slowly croons. It's sweetly-delivered but has brought out many tears I'm sure. Novelty runs a bit thin after you hear it 30x though. 10/10
CHIVAS . . . It's actually a part of IRVINE, 1-2 minutes after it goes off unless you own the Japanese version of MD or another that may have it split. The Japanese version is the only one I know of that has them split. But CHIVAS is kinda funny. It's a kiss off too. Not the best that I've heard but still good. "It wasn't even good, trust me. I must've been so so so so...lonely." She admits. It took me forever to hear this because I didn't own the album until a few days after the album came out and I bought it. Still not disappointed in that decision. No doubt that Kelly's CDs will continue to be a part of my collection. 8.25/10
FADING . . . Should've made it to the U.S. release. JUDAS is decent but it basically repeats what DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME already catchily delivers. So in a sense, JUDAS could've been left off, and FADING, added right before HAUNTED cause it would have fit greatly! But now that I have heard this, I love it. If she's talking about herself then this song gets more points from me! "Amongst these faceless others, underneath the surface, everything's so backwards, it's all a lie". 9.25 + .5 = 9.75/10
All in all some of it really had to grow on me. I heard NEVER AGAIN when I saw the video. It seemed slightly darker and much more angry than the light stuff on Breakaway was. But it didn't necessarily catch my attention then. I downloaded the songs (minus CHIVAS) online and I found that I loved some of the other tracks and that's when NEVER AGAIN started to shine.
137.75 ? 15 = 9.183333333333
9.18 = 4.59
4.59 stars.
If you're angry or sad AND that type of music helps you heal then let it grow on you. Most of it should. Some think it was rushed or just shouldn't have been released at all! I agree that everyone is entitled to an opinion, but their opinion IN MY OPINION is wrong, and sorely mistaken at best!
Rock on, Kelly. Nice to see her get a bit harder musically. One of the best pop stars of the new ages.
EDIT: I'm now next to positive that FADING is of her friend who so sadly killed herself...4/7/08: Kelly admits on a youtube video that Irvine was written about how she felt while touring in Irvine. She also says that she only delves so deep, and the rest is a secret. Probably too painful.