seriously.

breakaway, walkaway, since you've been gone, i'm so moving on...barf. who is she blowing to be on the radio 24/7? and she won grammy's for that overcompressed piece of shit? uh uh. i hate "american idol" for what it's doing to pop.

she knows how to sing loud and i guess that's what people like these days.

She is very annoying, but I have to say those songs are really good. They sound like REAL songs. Which is more than can be said for most of her competitors(that includes Madonna's recent junk. Sorry, I mean, music)

She sings songs with somewhat original melodies. What the fuck can we complain about in the modern pop climate?
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VoicesCarry said:

Thank you. That is exactly my point. Her songs have tunes. Remember those? They used to actually mean something in pop music. As loud and overexcited as she is, if I'm gonna find contemporary artists to hate on I'm not gonna go for her because the songs actually sound like they were written by a professional. Most female pop stars' songs now sound like they were written by 4 year olds. Gone is the songwriting sophistication of HDH (Motown) or even hacks like Steinberg/Mckelly( True Colours). What were little girls listening to 20 years ago."Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "Manic Monday". Those were literate and tuneful pop songs. Madonna's songs at that time were also fantastic. That songcraft has gone out the window now. The amateurish shit Madonna calls songwriting now is just one example of this decline. In this context Kelly's songs stand out. This alone gives her an honourable exemption in my book. But yeah, the bitch does need to calm down a little bit. Whew, had to get that off my chest.

She's every bit as good as Toto or Kansas or Gerry Rafferty or Styx were back in the '70s. We need more Kelly Clarksons in the Top 40, so there'll be more maudlin middle-of-the-line music to rebel against.

Anx said:

At least it's real music.

VoicesCarry said:

ya think?

Anx said:

I know.

VoicesCarry said:

copy/print/save

Anx said:

If you'd rather hear some other bullshit in the top 40 over this, then, by all means, let us know what it is. Along with Pink, Kelly is the best thing in mainstream pop because she's actually making real music. And yes, it is maudlin Top 40 A/C pablum, but it is still the best thing in top 40 right now. Sad, but true, and I'm not going to dog Kelly (or call her a bitch) for that.

I'll take her any day.

Get rid of...

T.I.
Chamillionaire
Dem Franchize Boyz
Lil Peanut
Charlay
Bubba SparxxxYing Yang
Collipark

It this the Dumb-ing of America or what? Is it cool to like or listen to these idiots? Can't sing, rap or spell. Dumb dumb dumb.

VoicesCarry said:

Pink? I like her attitude but her songs stink to high heaven.

I'm no fan of Kelly Clarkson, but the gal can sing! I do agree that sometimes she sings too loudly and it doesn't sound great, but for the most part, she has a decent voice.

As I've said many times before, if someone can actually sing, I give them credit. I don't think she deserves Grammy's etc, but she's better than the likes of:

Shakira - her voice is horrible
Britney - she doesn't even have a voice
Ciara
J.Lo
Ashlee
And the list goes on and on.

Anx said:

If you're looking for shit to rebel against you could do a lot better than KC. Just off the top of my head:

Alicia Keys
James Cunt (no that's not a spelling mistake!)
50 Cent
Jack Johnson
Daniel Powter
Madonna
Marilyn Manson (is that pantomime clown still around?)

Etc., etc.,etc.

badujunkie said:

I like Kelly, she can sing and finally has found an audience.

whoknows said:

HOLLA!!

on the positive note - it appears that the "boy band craze" has subsided. that's good news!

wavesofbliss said:

Hey, how the fuck did Van Hunt get on my list? I've never even heard him.

why do people think kelly clarkson has such a great voice, when her range consists of loud, LOUDER, and FOGHORN? so she can hold a note for three minutes straight and she can yell all her lyrics. whoop de doo. she has no range, and it always looks to me like she's tantrumming onstage when she performs. but i know that's what people like, so whatever. great. she's the best thing to happen to pop music since avril lavigne.

Anx said:

No one here is saying she's great. Just that there's a lot worse out there and the songs are actually genuinely good, which is a rare thing these days. At least in the Billboard charts. I'm from the UK and it's not much better here, although we've currently got a great song by Gnarles Barkley at number one. Hopefully you guys will make that number one stateside as well.

Tamyra should have won that first competition-after that I stopped watching the show. I figured that if they could pass up real talent like that-then the show wasn't worth watching .

whoknows said:

Girl can sing live, so she's fine by me. I actually like a lot of her stuff; she's like Kelly with spunk. Who Knew is a great rip-off of Since U Been Gone, but with better lyrics. U + Ur Hand is great.
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Anx said:

I like Kansas and Gerry Rafferty.

minneapolisgenius said:

i like gerry rafferty too. hell, i like ELO and olivia newton john.

I have to disagree. I love her latest Walkaway and can appreciate the musicianship behind the song even if it is a pop song. I think she is really talented.

Anx said:

Hell, I like James Taylor, The Carpenters, and John Denver.

the girl got lungs


but


she be no jerry rafferty

for those willing to settle for what's in reach, she's a musical icon.

Anx said:

Sad!

Anx said:

I'd rather listen to her than Peaches....the entire world doesn't have your taste.