Following the tepid response to "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze's debut album Live It Up (which came out a few weeks ago, if you didn't know — and based on the sales numbers, you probably didn't), Crystal Bowersox was bound to have something of an uphill battle on the release of her album Farmer's Daughter (which just hit store shelves today). This past season of "American Idol" was perhaps the most tepid in memory that left the audience with very few memorable performances to hang on to. But then again, Bowersox did have some things working for her, as she always came across as more organic and real on the show, and she always seemed to have legitimate songwriting chops. And those few memorable performances on the show? Most of them belonged to the dreadlocked girl from rural Ohio.
If the reviews are to be believed, there is a lot...
If the reviews are to be believed, there is a lot...
- 12/14/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
There are so many non-music elements attached to Michael, the first posthumous collection of new material from Michael Jackson, that it's almost impossible to review simply as a new piece of music. Plenty of words have already been exchanged about the album's legitimacy (many declared that they were certain that Jackson's voice was not on the single "Breaking News," for example) and about the readiness of these songs (many have pointed out that they were probably never previously released for legitimate reasons). Plus, it's awfully difficult to release much of anything once you've already dropped classics like Thriller and Off the Wall, something that Jackson struggled with for most of the latter part of his career.
Still, taken in a vacuum, Michael appears to be an interesting (if not entirely satisfying) entry in Jackson's long and storied history. Many of the reviews seem to exist in a very neutral place,...
Still, taken in a vacuum, Michael appears to be an interesting (if not entirely satisfying) entry in Jackson's long and storied history. Many of the reviews seem to exist in a very neutral place,...
- 12/14/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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