Monday, November 23, 2009

CD REVIEW - Allison Iraheta - "Friday I'll Be Over U"

Allison Iraheta was born April 27, 1992 in Glendale California. Five years later, the young Iraheta was singing at a supermarket in front of over 600 people, and after the first professional spark to her singing career fire, Allison took voice lessons. At the age of 16, Iraheta had come to the conclusion that she should try out for the popular show American Idol. Allison Iraheta would continue to make it into the top 36, the top 12, and finally the top 4 contestants.

After the show and touring with "American Idols Live", Allison Iraheta and Jive Records plan to release her debut cd which drops December 1st, 2009. The single "Friday I'll Be Over U" shows much talent from the new artist. She has a lot of vocal talent, and shows an almost scratchy voice that sounds much beyond her teenage years. Iraheta is similar to Kelly Clarkson in her singing style and music setup. The song starts with an intro which builds nicely, goes into a chorus and verse, and then a small interlude and back into the chorus, which is quite catchy. It has a rock/techno sound which compliments Iraheta's voice nicely.Although undoubtedly a good singer, Allison Iraheta lacks a lot of creativity in her music. The standard teenie pop sound rears its ugly head in this single, as with a lot of American Idol contestants. Hopefully this isn't a trend we will be seeing with the blooming and talented artist.

Overall Rating: 2/5. Great vocal performance, lack's creativity and emotion.

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