Thankful

Kelly Clarkson (3 items)
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Pop (77 items)
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my music (118 items)
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Let's put it straight out from the start, I hate bad female pop. The ones where they have a slow beat going in the back and the lead has moans and sighs combined with slow singing. "Uhhhhhh..."

Most of the songs were like that, and so I deleted the bad ones and 5 were left, which was good, because then I can put my "5 Faves" in this review.

Miss Independent and Just M... read more

Description: Kelly Clarkson, the toothsome winner of the first American Idol competition shows that her win was no fluke. On Thankful, she blithely skips through octaves and genres like a seasoned pro, belting out power ballads such as the hooky "Low" and the Diane Warren-penned "Some Kind of Miracle" with the aplomb of Pat Benatar in her prime. Clarkson tackles the neo-gospel "Anytime" without flinching, then shows some dirty street cred as she growls through "Miss Independent", a song she penned with Christina Aguilera. But Miss Independent would be a gross misnomer, despite the fact that Clarkson co Kelly Clarkson, the toothsome winner of the first American Idol competition shows that her win was no fluke. On Thankful, she blithely skips through octaves and genres like a seasoned pro, belting out power ballads such as the hooky "Low" and the Diane Warren-penned "Some Kind of Miracle" with the aplomb of Pat Benatar in her prime. Clarkson tackles the neo-gospel "Anytime" without flinching, then shows some dirty street cred as she growls through "Miss Independent", a song she penned with Christina Aguilera. But Miss Independent would be a gross misnomer, despite the fact that Clarkson cowrote four of the album's tunes. Clarkson not only had uber record exec/executive producer Clive Davis at her disposal, but an arsenal of producers and songwriters to make sure she didn't make a creative misstep. Despite Clarkson's sublime vocal talents, excessive gloss at times overwhelms the quirky charm and personality she displayed on American Idol. --Jaan Uhelszki ... (more) (less)