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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What Her Fans Have Been Waiting For, 27 Feb 2009
I am pleased to say that Kelly returns to form on this new offering sprinkled with the powerful vocals and feisty attitude that makes her music so interesting and great to listen to. Whilst I would hardly call My December a flop, in terms of artistic integrity and very reasonable sales, it was not to my taste as many other fans and music critics seem to have asserted, some in rather harsh ways. I understand that an artist should be allowed to make music they feel comfortable performing, but pleasing the fans is also important, and All I Ever Wanted delivers the attitude packed pop that made her a star, and made Breakaway a sensational record.
New single My Life Would Suck Without You has already hit the top spot on the Billboard charts, and looks likely to beat Taylor Swift to number one in this weeks chart battle of the American superstars. The opening chords sound suspiciously like Since U Been Gone, but once you shake off the feeling of déjà vu it becomes apparent that Kelly has found her stride again and provides her best single since her aforementioned worldwide smash. I Do Not Hook Up and Don't Let Me Stop You are great up tempo numbers with catchy choruses and Kelly asserting her feisty side. I Do Not Hook Up affirms her moral nature, wanting to be wined and dined by her partners and not used a cheap thrill. Don't Let Me Stop You is another man bashing riot, and a sure fire single choice with a power chorus about cutting a wandering boyfriend loose.
Cry and Already Gone are great ballads with stunning vocals (especially in the former) that blow the listener away, which just makes her success even more of a revelation coming from complete obscurity, and nullifies the criticism of reality shows of never finding talent. All I Ever Wanted has an anthemic chorus about getting over an ex-boyfriend and an attempt for an easy solution for heartbreak. If I Can't Have You is very eighties electro, but whilst being a good track it falls short of the album's high standard and sounds like a limp version of Miley Cyrus's new single Fly On The Wall.
Save You brings the standard back and is simply beautiful in its yearning and emotional vocal delivery; one of the album's best ballads. Whyyouwannabringmedown sounds like Avril Lavigne's new bratty style of vocal delivery, but its rock style and shouting vocal delivery, whilst giving the album variety, doesn't fit with the other tracks and is my least favourite. Long Shot seems to embrace this rock edge for more successfully, fusing it with a great melody and power chorus making it another of my favourite tracks.
Impossible continues this high standard about how some dreams are possible, as she sings `I will stumble and make my own mistakes' showing her more vulnerable side and possibly a reference to her My December career choice. The album's final ballad If No-One Will Listen also refers to her being stifled as person and an artist, advising to not bottling up your feelings and to stand up to your demons. Ready could easily have been on Breakaway, and I Want You has a mellow sixties shimmer and is another stand out track for its playful nature and individuality.
Overall, Kelly has definitely returned to form and has given her fans the album they have been waiting for. Tracks to skip to: Don't Let Me Stop You, I Want You, Long Shot and My Life Would Suck Without You. An amazing record.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FIVE STAR reviews are right on the money, 16 Mar 2009
Sure it might look like a bunch of overzealous fans voting with their heart, but in fact, Kelly Clarkson has gone above and beyond the call of duty here. It's a MONSTER of an album. Simply a pleasure from start to finish (including the deluxe edition bonus tracks).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic album from a brilliant singer, 7 Mar 2009
Kelly Clarkson's fourth album is a superb run of great song after great song, several of which would make great singles. There's a wonderful energy to the songs and it's almost as if she's showing the recent crop of young pretenders exactly how it's done. Overall, as a complete album I think it's better than Breakaway. Difficult to imagine that Katy Perry wrote I Do Not Hook Up and didn't take it for herself - it's just so good, and when you hear it on the album after My Life Would Suck Without You, you just know that you're in for a good listen.
Kelly was amazing singing live on American Idol the other day, and has my respect for that. Other past contestants have come on before and mimed, but she really showed everyone why she was the first and still is the best of the American Idol winners.
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