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- Summary: Once upon a time a Christian rock singer, the now-pop singer releases her second album, produced by the likes of Butch Walker, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Dave Stewart, and Greg Wells.
- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 18
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Mixed: 13 out of 18
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Negative: 3 out of 18
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Perry’s creative-writing-class punch lines don’t always justify her self-congratulatory drag-queen tone. But she hiccups quirkily enough, and myriad big-name producers (from Dr. Luke to Glen Ballard) keep the new-wave synth hooks hopping
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UncutGwen Stefani should be nervous. [Oct 2008, p.105]
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Careering from tart-tongued vixen to rough-and-tumble tomboy to woeful lonelyheart may reflect her real life, but it makes for a thematically bumpy ride.
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The bulk of Boys is sufficiently well put together; the generally witty pop walks that tricky line between edginess and accessibility.
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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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'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.
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While undeniably catchy, the hyper-produced songs have a familiar radio-ready quality that becomes infuriatingly mind-numbing over time, and Perry's vocals sound like a less-soulful Kelly Clarkson at best, a drunken, spurned sorority girl at worst.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 175 out of 229
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Mixed: 26 out of 229
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Negative: 28 out of 229
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Jul 23, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 22, 2022
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Jun 7, 2017
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Aug 28, 2020Her transition from gospel to pop-rock is incredible. The rebellious girl inside her came out to become one of the biggest pop stars.
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Mar 21, 2021
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CharlieM.Sep 3, 2008
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