‘Is It Over’ – “Your tears on my chest”, “So take your time”, Oooh the melodic twists & turns in this song just KILL ME. Pure Golden Sex!

‘Red Guitar’ – His love for his wife just pours out of this song. Love how he sings “Melody”, just this word, the way he sings it, just so sweetly.

I Need To Know…. what else can I say about this song…. I just feel compelled to mention it everywhere, even just the track name.

Oh Kristopher Allen, what have you done….

BWCU has some of the strongest lyrics in this album. “Could we put our weapons down, just to figure this out now” So simple yet so real and so touching. Along with it’s beautiful and catchy hook and melody, this song is a great contender, esp after LLWD.

Other Contender is CSA…. This song has had the most spillage into other artist’s fanbase. Non-Kris fans love this song. They are surprised by it and enjoy the hell outta it.

“I think LLWD’“while a good song by itself’“didn’t feel like a good representation of Kris’ singing’ ¦” JGA94

You know, I agree with this statement. I adore LLWD, and I love the way Kris sang the chorus and the sing/spoken bridge. I love the little “Mmmh” before the bridge and other little nuances he’s added to the song. But the song does not do justice to Kris’s vocals & range. The song stays at a higher range, so you really don’t experience his lower register at all (Which I can listen to all day & night). As his 1st single, it had left me wanting…
But now, not complaining anymore coz this song adds great depth and variety to the album. And this song’s Music Video…. Perfect UNF!!!

Songs that I’m listening on loop today – ‘Bring It Back’, ‘Red Guitar’, ‘Is It Over’, ‘I Need To Know’ (I have MAD Passsionate love for these 4 songs) Followed by ‘Before We Come Undone’ & ‘Can’t Stay Away’.

I think the album is very representative of who kris is–it’s very nicely put together and the songs aren’t a hodge-podge of singles just hurriedly put together—the songs gel…I even think the album title is appropriate because the songs seem to emit a personal touch from Kris….funny I think LLWD–while a good song by itself–didn’t feel like a good representation of Kris’ singing…..

The album is very contemporary,very alternative rock…very,very nice debut for him I think.

With the proper radioplay and promo,i think this will do good…it may not skyrocket immediately in sales but i think it’s the type of album that’ll have staying power because a lot of the songs have potential to be good singles….

I wasn’t able to hear every song but the standouts for me are: Written All Over my Face,Alright With Me,Before we come undone,The Truth,Let it Rain…

And while people may say that this sound has been done by other artists,I did not feel any pretentiousness on the part of Kris’ singing….the songs are definitely him….Kris has always been like this on AI…he may not have the most distinctive voice or the best technical voice…but he has the ability to bring a song to life…to give it meaning…I think that’s a feet that’s hard to find especially in today’s top Billboard chart hits….

These are the types of songs that –I think–will stand the test of time because it’s about real feelings,real people…

Congratulations…Oh and America did not get it wrong….and I’m not even a Kris fan (Anoop supporter here)…

“Red Guitar” is just such a good song. Kris’s voice just spills over like melted butter all over the song. The melody is really nice and I love the piano instrumental part towards the end. This seems to be the song a lot of people are comparing to U2 – which is NEVER a bad thing, in my book.

I think the strength of this album is that while it is being compared to songs and artists who have already done this sound, they are respectable artists nonetheless. I would rather Kris be compared to U2 and Maroon 5 than something else. It also shows the variety in this album. You have comparisons to George Harrison, U2, Maroon 5, The Fray – people who could not be any more different. The vocals though are distinctly Kris Allen

Today the song I am singing is “Bring It Back”. I’m really surprised that I love this song. On the 30-second snippets, it was one of my least favorites, but the full version is so pretty and I love Kris’s voice on it. Love love love the bass line and instrumentation – the intro is so pretty. Good luck to Kris and Jive in picking the next single – he definitely has plenty to choose from. I think they won’t go wrong with “Before We Come Undone” though – it seems to be a crowd favorite. If they go with a slow song, I’d go with “The Truth” or “Bring It Back”

There’s just something about Kris’s sweet vocals (and good boy image) that appeal to me. The only song on his album that I would skip over would be Heartless. I love all of the other songs. I love, love, love his lower register, and that’s where Cook misses it…everytime Cook sings the low notes he gets terribly pitchy…not that it’s his fault, it is what it is (to quote DC). But that’s where Kris shines.

oceana
11/10/2009 at 7:24 am
Carmine, I can’t imagine anyone who’s a huge DC fan, finding they like Kris’s cd better than David’s, but of course I could be wrong.

oceana, I’m still trying to figure this whole thing out. I love DC!!! I especially love him live! However, for some reason my instant impression of this album was WOW! I also liked LLWD so much better than LO. (Of course neither written or co-written by them.) I have various favorites on DC’s album, but I can hardly find a song on this one that I don’t like, that I would skip.

As I said, I’m still trying to figure this out. The only reason I would compare the two is because they are both my favorite AIs and what I find in common with them is their ability to emote.

Of course this is me, my ears and my feelings.

ETA: cookbunny, me too on the fan card for DC!

I just was put off a bit to find so many criticisms of DC’s cd in a thread about Kris’s cd, and didn’t see why it was necessary to bring him into it, when they are two entirely different singers and there are hundreds of artists out there to compare Kris to, but whatever.

Ah oceana, I’m afraid tis the way the Idol cookie crumbles. (Pun not intended.) Each season when the new crop is released into the wild, invariably someone will fall in love with the music and want to declare it the best Idol album evah! Someone who is not so enamoured will disagree. Then you’ll get the lists and the rankings….the comparison posts… Someone with an opposing POV *cough cough, sheepishly raises hand* will suddenly be compelled to play devil’s advocate. And there’s the faint beating of tribal drums in the distance as Jennifer Hudson breaks into that Lion King song again.

oceana
11/10/2009 at 7:24 am
Carmine, I can’t imagine anyone who’s a huge DC fan, finding they like Kris’s cd better than David’s, but of course I could be wrong.

*sheepishly raises hand*

I’m a big, big, HUUUGE DC fan (hello? Look at my username!). Love Analog Heart, love Axium, love his work with MWK, been to see him live and LOVE him live. And there are tracks on DCTR that I love, and some I like. But…overall, track-for-track and production-wise, yes I like Kris’ album more than I like David’s post-Idol debut. DCTR took me a few listens to like most of the tracks, while Kris’ grabbed me right away. I know I know, they are two different artists with varying differences in styles. But just saying…it IS possible.

Do I have to turn in my DC Fan Club membership card now? ‘Cause good luck prying it out of my hands, lol! *wink*

Just curious…I wonder if the itunes season pass sales will be added to the regular album sales.

So I guess I find it annoying that Kris fans are feeling it necessary to bring David Cook into this, and invariably find that they like Kris’s cd better.

Well said oceana! I totally agree.