Epinions Recent Reviews for cletta1201

Britney Spears' Blackout: It Really Is Britney B!tch!

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 11:00:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - If I were inspired to make a list of people I wouldn’t want to be in life, Britney Spears would certainly be at the top of the list or at the bare minimum in the top five. At 25 years-old Spears has sold (according to the RIAA) over 31 million albums in...

Jennifer Lopez Gets All Brave And Stuff.

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:12:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - My love for all things Jennifer Lopez knows no bounds and it wouldn’t be right to talk about this album and not say that to you. I’m not so delusional that I don’t know that as a vocalist Lopez has her limits so in so many ways it’s knee-jerk and easy...

Amy Winehouse's Back To Black: Listen Now, Thank Me Later

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:48:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Once in a great while an artist comes along that makes you sit up and listen. And not a tap your foot, nod your head listen to some flash in the pan artist who's destined for obscurity - but something that stirs the soul a little and makes you happy that...

John Mayer's Continuum: I'm Just Not Even Going To Gush About It Here

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:53:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - It would be easy to write John Mayer off as one of those thinking/feeling nerds or as a Dave Matthews doppelganger – but with Continuum his third studio release, Mayer is proving that his musicianship can hold its ground against just about...

Beyoncé's B'Day: Even When It's Bad, It's Pretty Good.

Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:09:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Releasing her sophomore album on her 25th birthday, Beyoncé Knowles has accomplished in her short life, what few artists twice her age have. A set of Grammy’s won alone as well as with Destiny’s Child, a budding movie career, a perfume, a...

Jessica Simpson's A Public Affair: A Musical Mess

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:19:40 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - For the last 18 months Jessica Simpson's life has been a tabloid staple. A messy divorce splashed on the cover of every magazine, a handful of rumored affairs and yet Simpson seems relatively unphased by the whole ordeal. Shortly after the reality-based...

Nelly Furtado Gets Loose & It's Timbalandalicious!

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:46:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Before Nelly Furtado’s latest album Loose was even available in stores, folks were already screaming the big “S” word – sellout. It’s slightly boggling to think that a change in musical style makes you a sellout, especially as it...

Back To Basics: I Think I Like Dirrty Xtina Better

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:12:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Just about anyone will tell you that most artists are built on image and not talent. Especially in this day in age when most artist’s are pretty to look at and lack a lot of substance, which is not to say that these people aren’t capable of...

Amerie's Touch: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:19:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - 2005 was a disappointment for R&B. A plethora of new singers, each one sounding like the last or even worse, trying to sound like Beyonce, or Mary J. Blige, or Mariah Carey or, you get the point. With said trend in tow, former...

The Cardigans - More Than Just A Button Down Sweater

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 13:54:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Sorry about the other review if you saw it, it was still supposed to be in draft :) Sometime in early 2005 I fell in love. Not just regular love but that kind of love that smacks you in the face and makes you hunt down and actually pay money...

Apple iPod Video Fifth Gen. Black (60 GB, MA147LL/A) Digital Media Player: 60 GB Video Ipod - The Beginnnig Of A Love Affair

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:30:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - I think that I’m a bit of a trendwh0re. Okay, I know I am – the first step is admitting right? But for whatever reason, I could never really get myself to buy an iPod. Most of my apprehension stemmed from the steep price ($399 for the...

Madonna's Triumphant Return To The Club: Confessions On A Dance Floor

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:13:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - I could go on and on about how Madonna is always reinventing herself. I could talk for days about how she is the pop icon that tiny pop tartlet’s aspire to be. I could ramble aimlessly about her faux British accent, her Kabbalah fetish and her poor...

I Am Me - Unapologetically Ashlee Simpson

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:37:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Oh pop music how I love you so! With your deliciously tarty melodies and songs about love gone awry – you make my heart swoon. With this declaration comes no surprise that I actually like Ashlee Simpson and I’m not afraid to admit...

Kelly Osbourne Strips Down: Sleeping In The Nothing

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:03:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - We all know that the major portion of the music industry relies on image to sell records. Artists are often oversexed and under talented but this is the kind of formula that has worked so well for so long, it continues to be shoved down all of our...

Mariah Carey: Often Liberated Never Duplicated

Thu, 12 May 2005 10:36:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Mariah Carey is the voice of the nineties. The closest thing to contemporary R&B music royalty as America has. And yet, Carey is often relegated to an episode of MTV Cribs, while a career’s worth of accolades are disregarded in lieu of criticisms...

Love Angel Music Baby: Gwen Stefani Goes It Alone

Mon, 7 Mar 2005 19:18:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Gwen Stefani is music’s “it” girl of the moment. The platinum blond chameleon and most visible member of No Doubt is striking out on her own and the result is nothing like you would expect. The solo version of Gwen Stefani is a little bit...

Jennifer Lopez' Rebirth Or LAB (Life After Ben)

Fri, 4 Mar 2005 16:02:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - The soundscape of music changes all the time. What’s in today, will be passé six months from now (well, we hope at least that way crunk music can die). For that reason, reinvention is the key to success. Any self-respecting artist knows that in...

Marc Anthony's Amar Sin Mentiras: Proving That Marriage To J.Lo Is Not All He's About

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 23:21:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Before Marc Anthony became Mr. Jennifer Lopez he was busy being one of the most revered Salsa singers ever. With an unbelievably powerful voice that is hard to imagine coming from a man of Anthony’s stature – but his voice is...

Brandy's Afrodisiac: Slightly Stimulating But Not Altogether Arousing

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 02:44:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Brandy Norwood has grown up in front of America. From the cute and bubbly R&B singer to the growing teen on television, to a grown woman starting a family and trying to evolve her career into a more mature area. And on this her fourth album, titled...

Alanis Morissette's So-Called Chaos: A 40 Minute Therapy Session

Sun, 23 May 2004 11:55:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - More than being renowned as one of the better female singer/songwriters of her generation, Alanis Morissette is better known for being the angry white girl who shared her brokenhearted frustrations with all the world. And as that ire has...

Christina Milian's It's About Time: Wannabe A Star

Thu, 20 May 2004 10:56:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Christina Milian’s claim to fame is having written Jennifer Lopez’ moderate hit ”Play” and hosting a (lame) show on MTV aptly called Wannabes for people who like to pretend they’re a famous person. Can you feel the...

Going To Church With Lenny On Baptism

Wed, 19 May 2004 12:35:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - Time and time again I hear people balk about how Lenny Kravitz is more into fashion than his own music. Need I bring up Steven Tyler, Prince, Andre 3000? Need we talk about the hairspray-laden 80’s? Fashion is just as...

Getting Down And Dirty With Soundgarden Courtesy Matta75 (ISYMIYSMYW/O)

Wed, 19 May 2004 01:54:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - This is the entry into the 891st annual I'll Show You Mine if You'll Show Me Yours write-off hosted by Matta75
– I Would say nice things about him, but you would expect that from me – so let’s just say he’s a...

Whitney Houston B.C. – Before Crack

Sat, 15 May 2004 14:02:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - There was time when no one could battle the talent that was Whitney Houston. Sadly, Whitney Houston – who was once the diva to rival all divas has a career that can be divided into two parts: before crack and after crack. Thankfully, despite...

Damien Rice: O What A Wonderful Album

Sun, 2 May 2004 11:27:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cletta1201 - There are only two scenarios which seem fitting to explain Damien Rice’s debut cd O. Either he is quite possibly the world’s greatest pretender – able to make all believe that he was unfortunate at the hands of love or he got his heart...