Daniel B: Hard to hear, but what I hear I’m not thrilled with. Sounds really generic Kelly Clarkson 2.0,

I had a similar reaction when I first heard it, which was through a phone — a generic Kelly-type clip that could have been sung by pretty much anyone. But then I heard it a second time through a different phone, and it sounded more like Allison, and it sounded even more like her once I downloaded it and listened to it on headphones.

but without the catchiness of some of Kelly’s tunes.

I think it’s very catchy — I had it stuck in my head most of the weekend. Also see my comment below about the “oh-oh oh-ohs”, which are certainly a “catchiness device”.

Still, sounds like something that could be played on kid pop radio stations (radio disney and the like) and could be a hit. I just never really thought of Allison as a kid pop singer, she has a more mature sound.

While there are indeed kid pop elements in it, I felt that it sounds more mature than, for example, the chorus of My Life Would Suck. For one thing, the minor key and (what I can make out of) Allison’s tone make it sound darker. Additionally, one of the main things that make it sound kid-poppish is the “oh-oh oh-ohs” in the chorus, and those immediately reminded me of the “oh-oh oh-ohs” in I Do Not Hook Up.

So, all in all, I felt that it actually sounds like they may have done a good job of “spanning the generations” — some kid pop elements for the youngsters, but some more mature elements for the older folks.

But yeah, it’s tough to draw hard conclusions based on such a short, crappy-sound-quality clip.

Hard to hear, but what I hear I’m not thrilled with. Sounds really generic Kelly Clarkson 2.0, but without the catchiness of some of Kelly’s tunes. I really like Allison so I was hoping for a bit better, but it’s hard to judge until you can actually hear it in its entirety and not played through a windtunnel.

Still, sounds like something that could be played on kid pop radio stations (radio disney and the like) and could be a hit. I just never really thought of Allison as a kid pop singer, she has a more mature sound.

Again, I’m not sure, it could be a whole other song when you can actually hear it, but I’m a tad disappointed, hopefully it sounds better when you can hear the full version.

JohnM
October 3, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Well, I can’t wait until she does a small-venue tour of her own ‘” a full-length set, close to the audience, without wasting money on some other act that I don’t care about. Hmmm, unless she opens for somebody like a Paramore ‘” then I’m down with that too!

DITTO – I gata few bills for that small venue ticket!

I can’t wait till she opens up a tour for a big time artist.

and the picture is great on the cover! very eye catching and colorful.. it will make people stop and notice it on itunes IMO.

I love that cover pic! Awesome!

cheese: It sort of reminds me of ‘All Day and All of the Night’  and ‘Mickey’  at the same time (oh god, how old am I?)

No older than a fine wine that has come into its own. At least that’s what I tell myself…

Yeah, you’re right — the guitar riff is very close to All Day — which wasn’t far off from You Really Got Me — the Kinks might not have been virtuosos, but they knew that you can make a lot of hay out of a simple guitar riff.

But really — Mickey?? I understand why you thought of it, but did you really have to put it in my head too?

summersnow: Even though I’m a Kris fan, it’s possible that she might even outsell those who placed before her.

Thank you very much for bringing some sane objectivity to the sea of my-idol-is-better-than-your-idol. While I think that Allison is the greatest singer to come along in my lifetime, I have no expectations about whether she’ll be a commercial success. No one knows which of these guys will sell more than the others, and it doesn’t matter one bit. The only thing I care about is whether they — especially Allison — sell enough to get a second album.

SO, do not prejudge Alli’s poppish song nor the likelyhood of more on her album. The right song is coo in any genre. BTW, if there is any good nasty rap I have yet to hear it, but I am open – words count.

I think it’s a great, catchy song from Allison. She always reminds me of Kelly Clarkson and if marketed right, she could be huge. Even though I’m a Kris fan, it’s possible that she might even outsell those who placed before her.

If it is not the marketing, then why is Kris’ single not doing well in sales. First week sales expectations for Idols are high because they come into the game with an already made fanbase ready to buy the first thing they put out. I still say that Jive must be disappointed in sales for Kris single so far. That doesn’t mean it could change but right now things are not looking so good IMO.

I feel that it’s because of the Friday release and total lack of advertising initially. IMO his single would have charted in the top 10 if Jive has done the normal Tuesay release with the advertising because you would have to rely on the combined purchase power of hardcore fans and casual listeners to push the single, just like how his 3 songs charted in the top 10 right after AI finale.