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intereact!Ashlee Simpson
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2004-07-20
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
You hear a lot of echoes throughout Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography, but her big-eyed, bright-smiled sister Jessica isn't behind a one of them. That'll come as no surprise to fans and anyone who has caught the "darker" Simpson sister on MTV, which is responsible for hurtling the hard-edged "Pieces of Me" onto radio playlists across the country and creating a mini frenzy over this CD's content. Stoking the gossip-fueled flames is track three, "Shadow." On it, 19-year-old Ashlee spills her childhood resentment over her sister's attention-gulping career, ending up on a conciliatory note that has the surprising effect of making the Simpson divas' drama seem believable ("Everything's cool now…and the past is in the past," she sings). But serious music fans ought not to dilly-dally with the celeb stuff and dive right in, because this disc dishes up more than a lot of us bargained for. "LaLa" revs up the unsuspecting by way of out-and-out lustiness, "Love for Me" lays on the lovelorn angst thick, and the title track is a take-no-prisoners, love-me-or-leave-me rock anthem. Rippling throughout are cunningly malleable vocals, bending here for a kittenish Gwen Stefani effect, stretching there to sound Christina Aguilera-cathartic. Sweeter moments call to mind the indie sensibilities of Jill Sobule. More than others of her reality-show insta-star ilk, Ashlee Simpson's is an autobiography that shouts, "bring on the sequel." --Tammy La Gorce
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5
1) I'm so embarrassed [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I'm an old rock guy, so maybe don't count, but I really like this chick, but, oh my God, this is so embarrassing to admit, I really miss her old nose.2) Its not bad. [Rating: 3 out of 5]
I like this album. It sounded personal and meaningful. The music wasn't too strong for her. It was perfect on that note. I think that they did a good job with this being her first album.3) Shadow and Undiscovered are amongst the few gems here on this well-planned debut. 4.44 stars. [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Autobiography: Great introduction to Ashlee's debut disc. 4/5Pieces of Me: Possibly her best pop rock song, EVER. 6/5Shadow: 5.25/5Lala: Love the playful yet lusty lyrics. They work here. 4/5Love Makes the World Go Round: Used to4) Funny How... [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I remember back in 2004 when this first came out, I was surprised to see the rating of this album with 4.5/5 stars. That was before it was "cool" to hate Ashlee Simpson, just like it is "cool" to hate Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Courtney Love. This album is great, and just so you know, 95% of the people that gave this album a "1 star" rating are just miserable haters that have nothing better to do than belittle a great album because they dislike the person due to the media.5/5 stars! This album is great, catchy, and energetic.5) ...and she was spawned by Pat Benatar [Rating: 5 out of 5]
The way I see it, Ashlee Simpson does the kind of rock music that people like Pat Benatar used to do during her heyday in the 1980's: Hard-edged, in-your-face stuff that's backed up with intelligent writing. And that voice???!!! WOAH!!! It just BLOWS ME AWAY!!! This is one DAMN good artist!! This is one DAMN good record!! I never get tired of listening to it!!