My December - Kelly Clarkson

Advantages: More Rockier Edge / Written by Herself
Disadvantages: Unoriginal / Repetative / More than a few Poor Tracks

Recently released, My December is Ms Clarkson’s third album release and though much anticipated has received extremely bad reviews from critics and the media, ultimately resulting in low sale tickets in America. But is the album really as bad as it seems to be? **WHO IS KELLY CLARKSON?** Well Kelly Clarkson was the winner of the very first Pop Idol in the USA way back in 2003 and since winning her crown released her first major album release ‘Thankful’. ...
...inclusion of an extra track, My December has more tracks on it than Breakaway but fails to provide any bonus tracks or CD-Rom extras which is a little disappointing for the Kelly Clarkson fans but the diversity of each track on the album more than makes up for it. #Never Again# (written by Kelly Clarkson / Jimmy Messer) Released as the first single, Never Again resembles many of the songs released from ‘Breakaway’ but adds a more rockier edge ... Read review

Advantages: a selection of good songs, kelly's vocals, lyrics provided in the cd inlay
Disadvantages: could alienate fans who expected "breakaway - vol 2"

...two things. I haven't lost my temper about it. It only drives me more. If your thing is to bring me down, cool. I'll just work harder." (Kelly Clarkson, ELLE magazine) It's easy to forget Kelly Clarkson's "American Idol" roots when you consider what a huge star she has become - and a critically acclaimed one at that. And after the success of her sophomoric album "Breakaway" back in 2005 (an album I raved about myself back then), she could have taken ...
...buying it originally but eventually my curiosity got the better of me and before I knew it I'd entered my payment details on amazon and a copy of the cd was winging its way to me. "My December" doesn't have the immediate appeal that "Breakaway" held but it is an album that grows on you, each song beginning to appeal more and more with every listen. For me this began with "Never Again", the first single to be taken from the album and a song which ... Read review

Advantages: Good start
Disadvantages: not so good at the end

...So I made use of my amazon vouchers and bought it, and yesterday it arrived and went straight in to my car The first single from My December was Never Again and I have to admit it was the reason I bought the cd. After hearing the trakc on several occasions on the radio usually while driving to work it appealed to me in the same whay Miss Independant (from Thankful) and Since You Been Gone, and Breakaway (from Breakaway) did. After an initial listen ...
...see becoming a feature on my mp3. Judas is OK, not the best track but certainly not the weakest. Haunted is a song to the lover she wants back the one who left without warning ' I miss you, you hurt me / you left with a smile' Not great but not bad either. Be Still is a slower softer song, and it fits, this though again it seems never seems to go anywhere musically has lyrics which can be listened to and find meaning in. Maybe, somehow seems familiar ... Read review

Advantages: Sober, One Minute, Never Again, Judas
Disadvantages: Can I Have A Kiss, Maybe

...by Clarkson about third release, My December – only this time the extent of which her creative desires have reached has resulted in fired management, cancelled tours and ultimately nervous fans. Upon buying ‘My December’, it became apparent that even from the front cover, she has moved on from the Breakaway days, and the artistic cover photograph more than screams ‘I have stories to tell’. Here is my track by track break down on ‘My December’. ...
...gave to her turns her finger green” – ouch! This is the opening line of the album and the opening line of the first single release from this record. Many have said that it lacks the hook of the likes of ‘Since U Been Gone’, but in all honesty – this song carries itself very well without such memorable repetitions. It’s a very rock tinged track and will appease both rock and pop fans alike, as it sits nicely in the middle of the two genres. Overall, ... Read review

Advantages: Some really great pop/rock songs, well written
Disadvantages: Lyrics are quite negative, not very commercial

...of me'. One of my favourites on the album. One Minute - This has quite an electro-pop feel to it, quite different to anything Kelly has done before. The song has a rocky chorus, not really one of my favourites on the album but it's not bad. Hole - Quite an uptempo song even though the lyrics are quite negative, 'There's a hole, inside of me, it's so cold, slowly killing me'. This song is definitely growing on me, I like the electric guitar sound ...
...I'm still sober, picked all my weeds but kept the flowers'. Don't Waste Your Time - This song is one of my favourites on the album, it's a great pop song and it wouldn't have looked out of place on Kelly's last album 'Breakaway'. The song is about not wanting someone to waste his time on her anymore, 'Don't waste your time on me my friend, friend...what does that even mean?' Judas - As the title suggests, this song is about being betrayed. It's ... Read review