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| From | John L Micek <jlmicek@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: Lily Allen |
| Date | Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:01:52 -0500 |
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It was a perfect summer record -- sugary sweet, goes down easy.
Tremendous hooks and cheeky vocals. Should be a natural fit for this
lot.
john micek
On Feb 16, 2007, at 8:38 PM, Will Harris wrote:
>> I strongly disagree. I love Lily Allen's record. As both the
>> interviewer
>> and Lily Allen pointed out, the lyrics are basically a teenage
>> girl's diary
>
>> set to music. So the lyrics are simple, direct and bitchy.
>> Combine the
>> lyrics with catchy, playful melodies on top of a ska beat, and you
>> have the
>
>> makings of a fantastic pop record...which is exactly what it is.
>> Geez...I
>
>> wish today's pop music was more like Lily's and less like the
>> stuff spewed
>> out by American Idol and its ilk.
>
> Agreed. I love the disc, too. In fact, I just gave it 4.5 out of
> 5 stars
> for Bullz-Eye. She's got the most unabashedly British singing voice
> since...well, it's gotta be a tie between Suggs and Billy Bragg.
> And it's
> definitely catchy and bouncy as hell...!
>
> Best,
>
> WILL
>
>
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