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Alright, Still
by Lily Allen


7.0

based on 27 reviews
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This debut album from the British singer (and daughter of actor Keith Allen) mixes pop with ska and reggae.

LABEL:	Capitol / Regal
RELEASE DATE:	30 January 2007
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Pop, Rock

NOTES: Original UK release 17 July 2006. The 2007 American release contains two bonus tracks.

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Observer Music Monthly

Allen has fused together a uniquely acidic brand of pop, and the icing on the cake is that brutally barbed tongue.

100

The Guardian

The female Mike Skinner? She's far, far better than that.

The Onion (A.V. Club)

A great summer record it remains, even in the dead of winter.

MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)

Only two songs ring false. [Feb/Mar 2007]

Blender

What's amazing about Alright, Still is how similar the girl with the blog is to the girl with the hit record. [Mar 2007, p.129]

Playlouder

The pop album of the year.

Austin Chronicle

Like Blondie circa 1981, Allen breathes needed fresh air into the game.

Filter

A seeping, heaving summer album through and through.

Pitchfork

In terms of a debut record-- and especially given the weight of expectation placed on her to deliver something special-- Alright, Still isnât anything else but a fantastic success.

cokemachineglow

Sheâs funky, confident and fun, and thatâs just on the first song.

musicOMH.com

Pop music needed saving and in Lily Allen we've found just the woman to do it.

Uncut

This may just be [the] finest pop break-up album since [Justin] Timberlake's Justified. [Aug 2006, p.95]

Mojo

A blast from start to finish. [Aug 2006, p.102]

Prefix Magazine

The music deliberately sits somewhere between glossy and unobtrusive. It shimmers enough to mask Allen's tepid singing voice but remains far enough away to allow her largest asset -- her snappy personality -- to take charge.

Under The Radar

Allen [is] one of the wittiest new voices in pop. [#16, p.89]

Spin

Alright's sparkly high-life beats... all gleam with upmarket panache. But strong medicine always requires a little sugar. [Feb 2007, p.82]

Hartford Courant

An incisive and funny introduction to the 21-year-old English singer.

Rolling Stone

She never sounds like she's trying too hard.

All Music Guide

Enough of Alright, Still works -- as pure pop and on the meta level Allen aims for -- to make the album a fun, summery fling, and maybe more.

PopMatters

A simple, smart pop record by one of the most charismatic young talents to come along in a while.

New Musical Express

If the pop dreams get slightly tarnished by the graffiti put-downs of 'Not Big' (her ex has a 'size problem') and 'Alfie' (her brother smokes too much dope) then that's not too worrying. With a personality this size, this isn't the last time you'll be hearing from her.

Drowned In Sound

BBC collective

Lyrically, Allen spins the street-slang tales of blowjobs and booze told with varying success by everyone from The Streets to Shampoo.

Dot Music

For now, it's way more than a stop-gap but sadly not the second coming you might have been hoping for.

Q Magazine

The overall effect is not dissimilar to Sugababes, only with added adult content. [Aug 2006, p.111]

Slant Magazine

The production on tracks like "Shame For You" and "Alfie" is fantastic, and there are plenty of catchy melodies and clever samples, but Allen is a poser who lacks charisma, bites off of everyone else, and is so sickeningly contemptuous of everyone but herself that it makes the pretty, melancholy piano-and-drum-loop ballad "Littlest Things" seem like a farce.

Stylus Magazine

Alright Still is nothing more than pop for people who hate pop music, poptimist Quorn, phony music for people who can't let go of their inhibitions (indie-bitions?) and have to have their music classified as REAL.

The average user rating for this album is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 62 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Khalid B gave it an8:
put it like this, the cd has 2 crappy toons, and everything else is good, an amazing example of a good song is Everything is just wonderful, i wish that were the third single,instead of alfie, which i find great, but dosent feel like a single. Anyways Great cd lily

pete c gave it a10:
I thought this album was really good! Its way different to other pop albums and Lily uses really new and unique lyrics! She also deals with issues which teens can relate to! Such as having an annoying sibling (Alfie) or finding out people arent true friends (friend of mine)! This is a must have album in my opinion!

ash s gave it a0:
disgusting!

Lo La gave it a5:
Really enjoyed some of her tracks......but listening to the album straight through is a straight bore. She has this nonchalant monotone voice that gets on your nerves after 4 songs.

[Anonymous] gave it an8:
once you've listened through a couple of times you'll begin to enjoy it. it's a great mix of different genre, while there are a number of standout tracks - littlest things, ldn, alfie and everything's just wonderful. it also has some downsides namely two tracks - friend of mine and shame for you. but what lily lacks in musical talent, she makes up in snazzy upfront songwriting and smooth vocals. nice work.

casey Ar! dubya gave it a10:
Not as good as her earlier work. Just kidding. I just wanted to use the most common phrase on this website. A thrilling mess of talent.

Ben K gave it a9:
Although there are weak spots on the album, it is generally a pretty solid effort. Lily's music both quirky and original. Her lyrics are very straight-forward and witty, with really blunt innuendo. I enjoy her music a lot...."Everything's Just Wonderful" and "Alfie" are just amazing.

Alright, Still by Lily Allen

Alright, Still
by Lily Allen