Author: Aiken, Clay

Format: Import

Release Date: 14-10-2003

Details: Product description W. Mozart ~ Measure Of A Man Amazon.ca No one will lament the passing of the boy band phenomena; now the American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken has released his first album. He's picked up right where 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys left off, not only borrowing Andreas Carlsson, the Swedish songsmith who penned some of their biggest hits (also using the services of other well-known popmeisters like Desmond Child and Cathy Dennis) but turning out the same type of impeccable over-produced and seamless creations that the Orlando pop mafia rode up the charts at the dawn of the millennium. Now two years later, it seems like there's still quite a bit of life left in that tired zeitgeist, since Aiken's Measure of a Man debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, even outselling Ruben Studdard's debut album, the man who beat him on the second season of Fox TV's talent search. Well crafted and well sung, but devoid of any discernable personality or endearing idiosyncrasies, all of Aiken's overwrought tunes sound disturbingly the same, whether he's lamenting the lack of love in his life ("Invisible"), revealing in it ("Perfect Day"), or supporting his fellow man ("I Will Carry You"). Aiken invests little real emotion in his delivery, instead homogenizing the whole process, coming across more like a made-for-TV pop star than the real thing. -- Jaan Uhelszki

UPC: 828765463829

EAN: 0828765463829

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood