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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1099 Ratings
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Positive: 803 out of 1099
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Mixed: 115 out of 1099
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Negative: 181 out of 1099
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Jun 15, 2012Not as so powerful as 'Teenage Dream', the album still manages to have its pack punches with hits including 'I Kissed a Girl', 'Hot n Cold' and 'Waking Up in Vegas'. And the whole atmosphere of fashion and style in this album is fine, its just the lyrics and vocal style in some songs (for example 'Fingerprints') manage to be abit off. Overall, 'One Of the Boys' is a good teen record to have.
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Dec 18, 2016A very basic pop album. The singles are all good, yes, but the rest are so simple that you may mistake them for demo's, B-Sides and bonus tracks. The album did show potential though. Katy Perry was always going to be more than just rock-pop artist.
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May 24, 2011The songs are decent enough - Though there all a bit samey with only a few standing out. Katy Perry has the attitude, looks and charisma to pull it off - She just needs to music now.
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Dec 1, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Aug 28, 2015"Ur So ***", "Hot N Cold", "If You Can Afford Me", "I'm Still Breathing" are good songs, but the rest aren't really enough. I hear nothing of talent on these records, but I can highlight the variety of the album.
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Aug 25, 2020Un debut un tanto cuestionable para mi, si bien marcó el inicio de la carrera de Perry, es su trabajo mas flojo hasta la fecha, solo 2 canciones son buenas (I Kissed a Girl, Hot n' Cold), el resto, puro relleno.
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Jun 9, 2017This album had so much potential. KP's vocals are just plain disappointing. "Waking Up In Vegas" and "Hot N Cold" are pop-rock gold, but this album doesn't offer much more than that.
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Aug 28, 2020One of the Boys (2008): O album tem alguns singles bons, mas é muito sem personalidade. Nota: 7.2
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May 26, 2011While "Hot & Cold" and "I Kissed a Girl" are excellent tracks, most of the other songs are average. Her second LP, Teenage Dream, is much more enjoyable.
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Aug 12, 2011I'd recommend it, but it's your choice. Katy Perry, with this album, creates a solid start to the beginning of her career--at least breaking away from Christian rock music. There are only a few songs, on the other hand, that you actually need on ONE OF THE BOYS, which are "I Kissed a Girl", "Waking Up in Vegas", and "Hot N Cold".
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Nov 21, 2012The only thing anyone should listen to an album like this for is escape, which the music of Katy Perry's debut provides with some catchy pop bass lines and a contagious enthusiastic spirit, but the lyrics are so rooted in frustration that it's hard to grab on. But as individual songs, guess what? Not bad. Not bad at all, Miss Perry.
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Mar 25, 2012
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Apr 26, 2012Not a huge Katy Perry fan. Her singing isn't anything spectacular, her songs are monotonous, but it's a nice attempt. Not sure why she is so famous, or what the hype about her is all about. Pass.
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Oct 22, 2012
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Jan 3, 2014It's a very cheerful album, most of her songs are fresh and well-developed lyric. Surely her voice is not a strong point but she tried to supplement it with the harmony of rhythm and lyrics. Most recommended songs are "I Kissed A Girl", "Waking Up In Vegas", "Thinking Of You" and "Hot N Cold".
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Sep 23, 2014This is my favourite album by Katy, but I think she can do way better than this. My favourite songs by her are unreleased gems like Wish You The Worst, Simple, Diamond. It's such a shame that she had to repress her artistry to pursue commercial success.
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Oct 5, 2015
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Jun 15, 2017Its not a cohesive album, bit the dispretentious atmosphere that involves it is memorable, beisdes it has some treasures hidden, like Self Inflicted and Fingerprints, Lost and A Cup of Coffee. If you want to hear a teen and crazy girlish Katy Perry, go listen One of the Boys album.
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Jul 27, 2017
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Jul 21, 2018A good job of presentation for this promise of music. It represents very well the essence of this pop diva. A great decision choosing the singles that are the strength of this album.
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Sep 8, 2020She begins her journey through the pop world, with a fun but a bit immature album for her age. Despite everything, the pop / rock sounds of their songs make us vibrate. The best songs are: "If You Can't Afford Me", "Hot & Cold" and "I Kiss a Girl".
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Nov 14, 2021
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Aug 28, 2020Two timeless hits cannot help this album hold it's own. Most of the songs here aged terribly and will continue to do so as time goes on. But oh well, we will always have those two songs.
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Aug 27, 2020An album that has good beats and catchy lyrics, even though the lyrics are a bit loose, this album is the typical one that teenagers like to listen to on a Friday night to pass the timeIt, could definitely have been much better, an album to listen casually without paying much attention to the lyrics is good from time to time
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Aug 29, 2020One of the Boys isn't bad, but it's one of those albums that's just not great compared to Perry's next two albums. It's tracks are dated and the somewhat controversial track "Ur So Gay" doesn't help it either. Regardless, this album launched her successful career so who cares what I think.
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Jan 28, 2023one of the boys gives me a lot of confusion, this album has a lot of surprises both good and bad. some songs are ear blasting, but some like i kissed a girl are perfection.
the only ones i liked were: i kissed a girl, hot n cold, if you can afford me, self inflicted.
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The problem is not with Katy's gender-bending, it's that her heart isn't in it; she's just using it to get her places, so she sinks to crass, craven depths that turn One of the Boys into a grotesque emblem of all the wretched excesses of this decade.
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Yes, Perry has a heart, but it sounds like her bustier's too tight for her to use it.
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'Mannequin' features some cleverly written lyrics, but Perry doesn't possess the grit or vocal prowess to follow through, and the title track is like No Doubt's 'Just a Girl' sans personality and conviction.