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 On his post-Idol debut, the season 8 champion sniffs around a musical identity but never quite curls up in one. Despite scoring writing credits on an impressive nine of these 13 tracks, Allen gets himself stylistically lost somewhere between Fly White Guy Avenue (''Can't Stay Away'') and Bleeding Heart Boulevard (''The Truth''), while rarely visiting original territory. He's also got a tendency to overstuff the lyrics; even his most interesting tune, the handclappy ''Alright With Me,'' beats the word centers of the brain into submission. It falls to Allen's appealing pipes (that adorable little hitch in his voice!) to sew this patchwork of pop production-for-hire together, and they ultimately provide the album's strongest selling point. Lack of originality, however, suits Allen just fine on his rerecorded cover of Kanye West's ''Heartless,'' which now features an ''In the Air Tonight'' drum fill and bass line, and is awesome. B-...full text |
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| Sputnikmusic |
To many, much of whatever credibility the Idol franchise still had, flew out the window when Kris Allen was voted the winner of the 8th season of American Idol. How he conquered any of the top five contestants, let alone eventual runner-up Adam Lambert, shall continue to astound. We’re (allegedly) talking nearly 100 million votes here folks! Surely good looks and a little charm can only get one so far in the music industry! So here we are six months after his victory and Allen has now delivered his self-titled debut to the masses. Anyone who saw just one of the 24 year old’s Idol performances already knows what this LP sounds like. It is that predictable, that safe and that average. It’s like vanilla ice-cream with very little topping. Not necessarily bad, but oh so boring.
Admirably, Allen has at least co-writing credits on nine of the thirteen tracks included here. Two of the remaining four will most likely draw comparisons to Maroon 5’s urbanized pop-rock. Those with a little more familiarity with the genre however, will instantly recognize the tracks as offcuts from Irish trio The Script. Lead single and album opener ‘Live Like We’re Dying’ could actually pass for one of their songs, such is Allen’s identical imitation of Danny O’Donoghue. The majority of the album’s simple first half continues along in a nice enough fashion, with Allen’s inoffensively smooth vocals holding interest, if not exactly having listeners reaching for the repeat button.
Unfortunately, as the album progresses, each piece gradually becomes slower and blander, until almost every song becomes instantly forgettable due to a lack of significant variation. There is one notable exception though; the acoustic ‘Alright With Me’. With its playful & bouncy feel-good vibe, it stands out as a rare highlight that is destined for future release as a single. It is just too bad that it is stuck in the middle of four cures for insomnia! By the time closer (how can a bonus track be a bonus if it is on every version of the album?) ‘Heartless’ comes around, it is too easy to forget that this interesting stripped-down version of Kanye West’s hit was the Idol moment from nowhere which propelled Allen to stardom....full text |
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| Boston |
| It’s tough to say that “American Idol’’ winner Kris Allen’s debut is disappointing because it’s just the type of record anyone who watched the show last season would expect him to make. It’s a polite mix of soft rock with hints of boundary jumping that, unfortunately, never truly come. There’s really nothing wrong with the set; it’s sweetly executed and produced. Allen sings well but shows little of the expressiveness he needs to give real meaning to the songs of yearning or loss (“The Truth’’). Nothing sticks, and generic tracks like “Can’t Stay Away’’ or “Bring It Back’’ just seem to evaporate. It’s odd because on “American Idol,’’ Allen possessed a sense of daring, yet little of that is revealed here. He does co-write most of the 13 songs, and one of the best, “Red Guitar,’’ belongs to him alone. He shows some giddy-up on “Alright With Me,’’ and his cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless’’ is included only now with sonic embellishment. It’s that kind of adventure you’re left wanting more of. Instead we get a line like, “You never know a good thing till it’s gone’’ on “Live Like We’re Dying.’’ Not only is Joni Mitchell smirking, but so is Tim McGraw. Allen can and, most likely, will do better, but he has to figure out a musical direction that will help him make his own strong statement. (Out tomorrow) KEN CAPOBIANCO...full text |
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