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Well. It took me a day or so to finally crack open the Raven Symone self-titled CD that came to my inbox on its release date of April 29. The cover photo was very, very cute; the photo on the back? Well, a different Raven than what I still picture from her days growing up right before our eyes on screen. She's grown up, all right, and right into thigh-high leather boots atop fishnet black panty hose. I know, I know. My problem ... but I just finished watching a mini-marathon of "That's So Raven"! Can you blame me? Raven, now 22, sounds like every pop star present and imagined. On. Each. Song. On one track, she sounds like Britney; on another, she sounds like Ciara. Well, on a lot of them, she sounds like a stronger-voiced Ciara, with better breath control. Of course, the production is awesome. My favorite tracks? "What Are You Gonna Do?" and (blame nostalgia) "Double Dutch Bus." If you listen (and not even very hard), you'll hear her mimic early, Simon Cowell-approved Kelly Clarkson and attempt some Missy Elliott-inspired, Tweet-sounding noise. She strikes just as many poses with her voice as she does in the photos dotting the liner notes. I'll admit it's fun, though, and probably not intentional. And some of it's catchy, even though you've heard it all before. |
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Posted by m. adkins @ 4:27 PM Tue, Apr 29, 2008
I'm happy that someone is paying attention to what this fine young lady does. She's a class act and not like the brittneys, rihannas, mariah careys. A Good decent girl.