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2007
So, Season 5 Runner-up Katharine McPhee has released her self-titled album and I was listening to the tracks, before deciding to put them into my iTunes playlists. I’m confused as to exactly what genre her music falls into. Her voice has this R&B quality to it, but most of the songs on her album is pop. I know that products of American Idol usually come out with pop albums and songs, take for example Bo Bice’s album. I would have loved for his album to have more of a rock feel to it (and there were times you can hear the rocker in him come out), but by the gods, McPhee’s album is as bisexual as Anne Heche!
Not everything in the album is crap bad. When listening to the songs, when it starts off at a faster beat, you know it’s going to suck. When it’s mellow and smooth, her wonderful voice (because she has one) shines through. Mostly though, the album is overridden with poppy songs and made worse by the back-up singers with their husky “oohs and ahhs”.
The worst song of the bunch is “Open Toes” *shudders*. The song made me go, “Wazzzup homie?” and I’m as far from “da hood” as she is.
On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best — I’d give the album a 4. On the scale of No, Go or Routh, I’d give it a big NO.
Music : The Feelers - As Good As It Gets
I think Katharine McPhee’s album takes a little time to get used to. I had the same feeling when I first listened to it specially from the promosquad. But all of it grew into me. You know I was never an R&B listener. I don’t even like Mariah or Beyonce. But Kat’s cd just took me and gave me a different perspective of the songs today. I don’t know if I will try listening or buying Beyonce’s records from now on but I like Katharine McPhee’s cd and if you ask me…(after listening to it for a while) I can honestly say that this cd is more to likes of 7.5 out of 10. 4 is too low. Her ballads alone are a 9.5 and there are three or four of them in the album.