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Artist: Kris AllenEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-11-17
Music Label: Jive
Soundtracks:
- Live Like We're Dying
- Before We Come Undone
- Can't Stay Away
- The Truth
- Written All Over My Face
- Bring It Back
- Red Guitar
- Is It Over
- Let It Rain
- Alright With Me
- Lifetime
- I Need To Know
- Heartless
Free Music Notes for Kris Allen
Free Music Review: Very Impressive Debut
Hit: 5 Stars
I was a huge fan of Kris's on American Idol and always saw the range he possessed both vocally and emotionally as a singer. Give him a song with a message and his heart and soul are in it. The season of American idol eneded dramatically for some with the choice of Kris Allen over Adam Lambert. For me none of that mattered. I would be sitting here writing this review for this cd whether Kris Allen was the winner or the runner up. This season AI ended with two very talented people of very different musical genres as the final 2.
Many of the premier albums from AI winners have been very formulaic and made for the masses rather than displaying the artist in the style of music they belong. Luckily that does not happen here and Kris Allen's individuality as an artist shines thru brightly. There is not one generic pop song here and put him behind a guitar or piano and he has full freedom to vocally soar. What I love about Kris is that he takes a song and seems to look within his soul to find the truest meaning and message he can bring from the lyrics. His voice is sometimes raw, sometimes plaintive, always emotive and lyrically brings any song to life. Sometimes he reminds me of a younger John Mayer or a younger James Taylor and this is what we need. A performer who sings from the heart be it a message song, a love song or a rousing cheery song.
There are so many standouts here. We start with the message song LIVE LIKE WE'RE DYING and the song rocks on spreading its magic. Next he rocks on with BEFORE WE COME UNDONE. A great change that he handles perfectly. We see many different sides of Kris Allen here and my favorite is his plaintive, heartwrenching prerformance on the bluesy soul ballad IS IT OVER. I would love to see this live. The difference with his songs is that they are not generic. The love songs have a message and sing of strong emotion. BRING IT BACK and CAN'T STAY AWAY are soulful rock love songs. He also has many tracks in a style that can only be called contemplative. The tracks have strong lyrics and strong performances that will make you listen over and over to get caught up in what he is expressing. These tracks are THE TRUTH, WRITTEN ALL OVER MY FACE, LET IT RAIN and LIFETIME.
The rowdy crowdpleaser is ALRIGHT WITH ME amnd this is the track that reminds me of James Taylor. We end with a new take on HEARTLESS that is amazing. As with all music when I am writing reviews I listen to it over and over for a period of days. My first opinion is never where I end up at the end as this is what I find when true artistry is involved. This is a debut cd from a true talent who displays his style and skill that is very different from the norm today. Most impressive is the fact that most of my favorite tracks were cowritten by Kris. Listen to ALRIGHT WITH ME and IS IT OVER and realize he wrote the songs. This really is a talented guy. People, review this cd based on the product and the music and not on who you think should have won AI. And Kris fans, leave Adam Lambert alone as well. Whatever expectations I had with cd were far surpassed. I wish Kris great luck with his career and hope he is given the opportunity to develop his talent which is strong and representative of true artistry. He is a winner in my eyes.
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2009 debut album from the American Idol Season 8 winner. Kris Allen hails from a town of less than 60,000, but his ability to captivate an audience of millions has undoubtedly put him on the map. As nearly 100 million votes were cast for the Season 8 finale, Kris Allen quickly became a household name nationwide. This much-anticipated release features the first single 'Live Like We're Dying'.Folk Music CDs
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