Kelly Clarkson, T.I., Kelly Rowland, Los Rabanes and Velvet Revolver.

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tue 7/3/2007

A collage of Kelly Clarkson, T.I., Kelly Rowland, Los Rabanes and Velvet Revolver.

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Everyone is picking on My December, ex-American Idol Kelly Clarkson's third release. Billboard.com weakly praises: "[it's] hardly a scorecard of top 40 hits, but it does demonstrate an artist eager to spread wings and search for her own voice against what Clarkson asserts was a heavy corporate hand over previous efforts." The New York Post is less polite, arguing the album "will please Kelly's built-in fan base because it breaks no new ground and is a clear continuation of her generic Patty Smyth-Pat Benatar pop-rock style."
Southern rapper T.I. returns with his fifth album, a rap opera titled T.I. vs T.I.P.. Entertainment Weekly explains that the concept album depicts "an ideological battle between split personae: the irascible thug T.I.P. and the nouveau-riche recording artist T.I," adding "[i]t ain't Shakespeare, but the dual protagonists make for an intriguing bout." Nobody Smiling feels ambivalent about the end result but qualifies that "from a creative point of view, this is an extremely dope album".
Former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland is back with Ms. Kelly, her follow-up to 2002's Simply Deep. The BBC digs Rowland's new ballads, asserting that "there’s no reason why Rowland can’t be every bit as successful as Knowles in the solo game." The SF Gate is less upbeat, claiming the album reveals "a singer with a strong voice that is once again felled by mediocre material."
Panamanian reggae-rock band Los Rabanes are back with Kamikaze, their fifth LP. Panama's La Nacion finds the band still sounds "ready to party, relaxed, rowdy, a little profane and still spoiled" after over 13 years in the game. Newsblog Critica.com suggests Los Rabanes party anthems are "a space for social and political criticism." K heavy.
The Stone Temple Pilots + Guns And Roses amalgamation known as Velvet Revolver returns with their second album, Libertad. TuneLab Music sums it up as one "of the greatest dissapointments" they've ever heard, giving it one point out of ten. The geek-friendly IGN.com gives it a passable 6.9, for possibly "being one of those slow burn albums that eventually grows on you with repeated listens."

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3 responses to “the music press: Kelly Clarkson, T.I., Kelly Rowland, Los Rabanes and Velvet Revolver.”

T.I is soooooo f*en sexii n hot!!!! dammit serio man i want him soooo much...i cant wait to see "American Gangsta"

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(RoSeMeAd, CA)

10/10/2007

kelly clarkson is so talented. She is so pretty. i just have her first cd that came out and im pllanning to get all the ones that she had because she nows how to sing.

marlene

(HURON CENTRAL CALIFAS)

8/10/2007

T.I...soo cute!! lol