Katy Perry's debut album One of the Boys is in stores now, but is it worth your hard earned money? Is she another in a long line of one trick artists who explode with one uber-popular song and then fade away into relative obscurity?
I can answer these two questions easily and to the point so as to avoid any confusion: Yes and No, respectively.
You may have heard her new single, I Kissed a Girl. It appears to be on everyone's mind and with good reason. It's an instantly catchy number. That track is backed up by eleven other equally great tracks on her just released album, One of the Boys.
The 23 year old Santa Barbara, CA native has expertly crafted an album full of standout songs. From the upbeat opening title track to the rocking closing track, Fingerprints, Katy Perry has given us what is probably the most unexpected pop success of the year.
There isn’t a single bad song on the disc. One of the Boys is twelve tracks of pure pop bliss. Perry displays the songwriting skills of a seasoned vet and delivers an album that puts the high profile release of one of her reported fans (Madonna) to shame.
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1 - lexi
katy perry is gay
2 - AmyDJ
I have to say that Katy Perry's record is one of the worst I've heard in a long while - and this is coming from someone who wanted to like it!
"I Kissed a Girl" is a shameless first single, a single so perfectly calculated to be controversially non-offensive, that it made me cringe, but I held out hope since I liked some of the songs I'd heard on her Myspace. "Ur So Gay" (which came a couple of years late to the metrosexual-bashing game, but I give her the benefit of the doubt and figure she probably wrote it a while ago) and "Hot'n'Cold" impressed me so much.
However, right from the get-go, this album didn't seem quite right. The opening and title track, "One of the Boys" is about how she's not seen as a girl to a male friend, and how she yearns to be the object of his desire. But instead of sounding fresh, it just sounds desperate.
There are some good tracks: "Waking Up in Vegas," "Mannequin," and "Hot'n'Cold" come to mind instantly. There's an old song of hers on YouTube called "The Long Shot" which is also good, as is her cover of "Use Your Love."
In "Fingerprints," she claims to be different from her pop contempories, she claims that she's gonna 'break the mold, break the stereotype.'
Does she?
No. Not even close.
I really don't want people to think this is a good album. I'm totally weak when it comes to criticizing stuff; I could even see some good aspects to Ashlee Simpson's latest effort! But this record is just plain bad.
3 - Bell
I highly disagree with Amy; I believe the album is great. Though, I have to admit I expected more.
It's still a great buy.
My favorite song on the album: "Waking Up In Vegas" ( it's impossible not to hate it)
Favorite Perry song: "The Box" (could be found on youtube) She had a more Alanis feel to her back then; her earlier work is better.
4 - honestreviews
ok, so im gonna giv my honest opinion abt this CD #1 I LOVE IT! ok, so 1. one of the boys is a kewl song abt wanting to b a grl and NOT a friggong tomboy!!!!!! and wanting a guy to notice u 2. i kissed a grl is a fun song w/ a good beat althought the lyrics can b questionable 3.waking up in vegas is just a fun song abt going on a spur of the moment trip to vegas;) 4. thinking of you is a beautiful song abt a guy that u lost and evry time ur w/ ur new BF all u think abt is ur ex 5. mannequin is a song abt wanting to get thru to a guy but he wont open up 6. ur so gay is a kewl song abt being mad at ur ex br cuz hes so gay he dsnt evn like boys :p 7. hot n cold is my fav song cuz its catchy aits abt a guy that changes his mind waaay to much 8. if you can afford me is a good song abt how u cant play cheap w/ ur heart 9. lost is another fav, its abt going out into the world and feeling alone and lost 10. self inflicted is a song abt how her woulnds r self inflicted but somehow a love story 2 :) 11. im still breathing is a good song pretty voice but a lil to slow 4 me 12. FINGERPRINTS! i love this song cuz its classic rok n roll w/ a paramoreish vibe 13 i think im ready is an awesomely pretty song abt wanting real love not bad bot typed and thats my review :D
5 - Hannah and Zahra
katie perry is Amazing!
6 - hannahandZAHRA(:
yeaa(:
she is amazing
7 - Zahra
She is almost as cool as me and hannah
ALMOST, isnt that right hannah?
8 - hannnah;]
almost :)
but not as cool tbh lol.
err
right so you want me to "speak my mind ayy" ?
well, tbh i think katy perry is pretty much a legend, her music is well good, and her music vids are just amazing lol(:
(8) i kissed a girl and i liked itttt, (that songg is awsome)
(8) your hot n yourr cold, ( you should see mine and korens and enmilys and jazmins and zahras and morgans dance to that) lol
errrr i hate them people that wright bad things they dont even no her ? lol
andd btw we are all going to her concert witch should beeee goods to.
are lilly and cathy goingg? lol
me and zahraaa rep this site.
so blaitz dont try and beat us.
coz u will only fail.
ryt at this moment me and zahra are in ict, and were borde.
soo yee.:)
talk?
love youu zahraa.
9 - helloZAHRA, (=
katy perry?
well tbh i think she bloody rocks!
I'd love to be like her and she is SIMILAR to other srtist but at the same time extremely different, you wouldn't find many who'd have the guts to sing "ur so gay." or "i kissed a girl", would you?
I want to go see her she'd be so good.
and tbh a really good role model,
wow this is how me and hannah spend our time in class ;]
10 - helloZAHRA, (=
ps ilove hannah my bestie blates ;]
11 - hannnah;]
oh yeaa ps.
boyzzz are stupid.
and zahraaa issssssss welllllllll the best.
likeee milky chocoltae.
mmmm :)