Some Hearts
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Would American Idol winner Carrie Underwood have landed a major-label recording contract without winning the hugely popular television contest? Probably. The big-voiced Oklahoman has the pipes, the look, the pedigree, and, most important, the emotional resonance to sustain a professional career. As an investment in her future, her label eschewed the easy path in putting out an album to take advantage of her publicity, going for a name producer, Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Lonestar), to handle half the tracks. It also solicited material from the same top songwriters (Diane Warren, Brett James, Troy Verges, Rivers Rutherford) who stock albums by Hill, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, and Wynonna. “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” the hit first single, shows off the best of Underwood’s power vocals, while the sexy rocker “We’re Young and Beautiful” pulls her out of her ballad-heavy comfort zone, and her autobiographical “I Ain’t in Checotah Anymore” bolsters her authenticity. If the young performer oversings on occasion (the overwrought bonus track, “Inside Your Heaven”), and settles for too many generic themes, she still surprises in her ability to go head-to-head with country’s reigning females. Will Underwood really survive to be a contender for the Martina throne? Let’s just say that American Idol judges and voters picked the right contestant. If the posturing Bo Bice had won, rock stars would hardly be quaking in their boots. –Alanna Nash
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Despite whatever anyone may say to the contrary. Ruben Studdard remains the best/most talented American Idol. Carie Underwood is ok at best !
Rating: 1 / 5
Her rendition of the classic Some Hearts is atrocious. I hate this album, and her stuipd, antisemitist remarks in half of her songs. I’m sorry but this is just awful, and she is not exactly fun to look at anyway. Yuck, waste of money, talentless bd.
Rating: 1 / 5
I never liked her at all, even on the show. My family would annoy me by saying ‘you have to admit she did this good and blah blah blah’ but it didn’t convince me. Now I convinced them, they agreed with me that this cd was really bad. hmmph, so I win.
Rating: 1 / 5
Tehheee, this cd woud be okay if all of the songs were as good as JTTW, but they are all worse and worse as the cd goes along and they weren’t even that good to start with. Oh well, she needs to get herself a sound that works..
Rating: 1 / 5
I guess the consensus is common about her debut. Hardly anybody on here liked it. I’m glad because I agree. She sang basically the same song about 14 times and just changed the lyrics, talk about copying. She should’ve known better than to keep up that ‘quiet girl’ thing she had going on on american idol. That worked for her then, but in the music industry you are no longer just a singer, if you want to make it big, you must be a performer. This is where she lacks, and Kelly Clarkson will win every time.
Rating: 1 / 5