Music Review: Katy Perry - One Of The Boys - Page 2

Katy Perry sings these songs with a sassy voice that hits falsetto with hardly an effort.  She rocks her way through these songs with sincerity and honesty.  These are songs that people can relate to.  They can listen and smile and bop along and at the same time realize, “Hey that happened to me once…”

In an industry plagued with cookie cutter corporate, and now reality show driven, groups, Katy Perry stands out like a beacon in rough seas.  She is a refreshing talent bringing enjoyable, catchy, honest, and fun songs to the masses.  Well deserving of the early buzz she received from UR So Gay, Katy Perry has given us a brilliant first record.  One of the Boys truly is a gem of a record.

I’m already looking forward to the next album.

You can catch Katy Perry on tour this summer on Vans Warped Tour.  Her album One of the Boys is available now!

For more information on Katy Perry visit the following:

Official Site

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  • 1 - lexi

    Jun 19, 2008 at 11:01 am

    katy perry is gay

  • 2 - AmyDJ

    Jun 21, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    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

    Aug 27, 2008 at 3:52 am

    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

    Sep 15, 2008 at 7:05 pm

    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

    Nov 25, 2008 at 6:18 am

    katie perry is Amazing!

  • 6 - hannahandZAHRA(:

    Nov 25, 2008 at 6:22 am

    yeaa(:
    she is amazing

  • 7 - Zahra

    Nov 25, 2008 at 6:22 am

    She is almost as cool as me and hannah
    ALMOST, isnt that right hannah?

  • 8 - hannnah;]

    Nov 25, 2008 at 6:30 am

    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, (=

    Nov 25, 2008 at 6:30 am

    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, (=

    Nov 25, 2008 at 6:31 am

    ps ilove hannah my bestie blates ;]

  • 11 - hannnah;]

    Nov 25, 2008 at 6:32 am

    oh yeaa ps.
    boyzzz are stupid.
    and zahraaa issssssss welllllllll the best.
    likeee milky chocoltae.
    mmmm :)

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