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Breakaway


Kelly Clarkson / CD / 2004


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Kelly Clarkson was the first American Idol winner and the first vocalist to achieve success, but her 2003 debut, Thankful, didn't completely define her outside of the parameters of the show. While the dance-pop and adult contemporary ballads on that record were fresher than the music on AmIdol, Clarkson still hadn't escaped the show's shadow entirely: since it was a hit so close to her time on TV, it was easy to pigeonhole her as simply a creation of television, not a popular singer in her own right. So, her second album, Breakaway, released late in 2004, was a pivotal moment for her, a chance to prove that she was not a one-hit wonder, a chance to prove that she could have a real, vibrant career. Happily, Breakaway delivers on that promise. This time around, the dance-pop elements have been almost entirely stripped away, and the record instead is a rock-influenced, MOR pop affair, not entirely dissimilar to Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography, only a little bit smoother and not as heavy on guitars. Since Clarkson is a better singer than Simpson -- not only does she possess more chops, but she has more on-record charisma -- she can sell the material even when the slow tempos in the middle of record drag its momentum; she prevents the songs from sounding too samey. While there may be one too many ballads here, they often are very good and sometimes are excellent, like the light, layered, yearning title tune. Clarkson may be a fine ballad singer, but what gives Breakaway its spine are the driving, anthemic pop tunes like "Since U Been Gone," "Walk Away," and "You Found Me." These are the numbers that sound simultaneously mainstream and youthful, which is a hard trick to pull off, and they are the tracks that illustrate that Kelly Clarkson is a rare thing in the 2000s: a pop singer who's neither hip nor square, just solidly and enjoyably in the mainstream. After a bunch of rather blah mainstream pop albums, including a glut of half-baked AmIdol projects, this is a nice, low-key relief. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
 

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  A reviewer from Mecca,CA
keep the rock going
this cd is so freakin cool and i never get tired of the songs i think she has great talent

  George Dillard from Lakeworth FL.
This girl has talent that will not fade away
Kelly Clarkson packs one two knockout punch with her ease switching from hurtfull song into sexy rock. This Lady shows the skill to take a hit and keep coming at you with class.

  BB from Houma,La.
Hot
This Girl is Hot,Hot,Hot.

  Kenny from Atl, Ga.
talent beyond words
I was impressed and surprised the first time I heard this CD. This young lady has a wonderful voice, the way she can carry a tune. I didn't know she can ROCK the way she does. This girl is a true American Idol. Kelly has surpassed all of the other winners and runner ups! The CD has a taste of music for all to hear. If you close your eyes and really listen to the words and let the music enter your body, there is something that grabs you and really makes the people and things around you just fade away. Good work Kelly-"truly wonderful"-. I have to listen to music when at work and she has the beat that keeps you going. It's hard to put it away, I love it.

AMG © 2006 All Media Guide, LLC
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