Katy Perry - One of the Boys [2008]
It’s no surprise that the ghost of Alannis wanders throughout this album, since Glen Ballard was on production duties. Unfortunately, Perry is no Morrisette. Perry has lots of bark but little bite, and One of the Boys is firmly targeted at the teenage crowd who will probably enjoy it a lot. But for the rest of us, there isn’t much to sink your teeth into.
The beats are catchy, and the choruses will probably stick in your head for a while. But ultimately, it’s the kind of album you may listen to a lot and find stuck in a CD binder years later. You sit there and stare at it for a few moments, wondering if it’s worth another spin. And you usually decide it isn’t.
Personally, I think it’s a little too polished to really rock out, and the lyrics are generally clever posturing instead of having the subversion strongly suggested by getting Madonna’s seal of approval. She has a great, throaty voice that slips easily in and out of falsetto. But the package is over-produced, frankly. This slick, meticulous engineering is constantly at odds with her adventurism, to the point where you wonder how much substance is underneath all the stifling gloss and flourish.
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1. One Of The Boys.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
2. I Kissed A Girl.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
3. Waking Up In Vegas.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
4. Thinking Of You.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
5. Mannequin.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
6. Ur So Gay.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
7. Hot N Cold.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
8. If You Can Afford Me.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
9. Lost.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
10. Self Inflicted.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
11. I’m Still Breathing.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
12. Fingerprints.mp3 [MP3Today.Info]
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