A Little More Personal (Raw)

Lindsay Lohan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 6, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Casablanca
• ASIN: B000BRD6MG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (402 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,379 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars STEPPING UP, LOOKING BACK, AND ROCKING HARD, December 6, 2005

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RBSProds "rbsprods" (Deep in the heart of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Little More Personal (Raw) (Audio CD)

Four ROCKING Stars!! Lindsay, Rocks! On my third pass thru 'my first' LL CD, she gains another star. And it gets better and better. Her beautiful rangy voice is on target, while still leaving 'room to grow' for the future, which is bright based on this CD. (Had to delete my previous review b/c Amazon won't let you upgrade star ratings any other way.)

Her dad is obviously on her mind as she deals, not two, but to my ears, four savvy songs in his direction, reaching out and looking back at the same time. And she's not beyond covering some pretty well known songs from the past, from none other than Stevie Nicks and Cheap Trick, with personal versions of a whirlwind "Edge of Seventeen" and a tricky "I Want You To Want Me", both are totally enjoyable.

My personal favorites are the title track: "A Little More Personal", It just plain rocks hard; "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)"; "If It's Alright" is fiery and wonderful; and "Who Loves You" and "A Beautiful Life" are incandescent, full of intensity. WoW ! What a voice!!

The 'Piece D'Resistance' is a poignant, rocking ballad called "My Innocence". She generates a great deal of heat and emotion, while pushing the song hard. A rocking, bluesy ballad that deserves a place on my special cassette tape. It's a keeper!

I think Lindsay Lohan is well on her way to being a big force in the singing world, if that's what she wants. Let's hope so! Good for you, Lindsay, keep steppin' up your game. Highly Recommended!!' Four ROCKING Stars.

(NOTE: This review is based on the 14 track ITunes CD download: track 13 is a digital booklet with song verses and 8 great pictures, track 14 is a remix of "Confesssions...". This downloading is great.)

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't even bother with this one, January 11, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: A Little More Personal (Raw) (Audio CD)

It seems rather apparent to me that people en masse are trying to fool Amazon's customers into purchasing A Little More Personal (Raw), Lindsay Lohan's second album. Food for thought ... maybe these people work at the record label that signed Lindsay Lohan? So many reviewers with only one review to their credit, some with similar names (Marta Loosky AND Marta Laloosky? Hmmmm...), and all of them basically talking about how deep and daring this is, and how Lohan is the greatest singer and songwriter of all time. Some even mention "even though I normally don't listen to pop music, this album is amazing!!!". Let's shed some light on this, shall we?

First, start by looking at the credits for the album, where Lohan gets co-write credits for 7 of the 12 tracks. However it must be emphasized that she is working alongside professional songwriters - song doctors, if you will. And the sound is what you would expect from a batch of songs written by said song doctors - predictable, glossy, and incredibly bland and commercial. Lyrically, there is little depth to be found - seriously, how could you call the shameless I-hate-you-Daddy rants of "Confessions Of A Broken Heart" or "My Innocense", the corny bubblegum of "Who Loves You", or the "I'm a celebrity and no one understands me" sentiments expressed on many of the other songs, deep and profound? Musically, this is not "dark, moody and grunge-like", as described by some, but instead is not drastically different from the debut. Much like the equally weak Ashlee Simpson's album, the songs are basically in a number of varieties, provided it's a style with proven sales success (but would you expect anything more from an actress, and one that's about on the level with the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Tara Reid at that?). You've got your garden-variety Avril Lavigne-styled power pop, your Britney Spears-esque dance numbers, and a debut single which is piano-pop so weak that it makes Vanessa Carlton look like Tori Amos. We haven't even discussed Lohan as a vocalist - which is her main contribution, after all. Her voice is thin and raspy, tends to crack at times, and seems to be digitally corrected at some points - with the studio technology that we have today, anyone can become a popular singer, regardless of whether they have talent or not. You have to look at Lohan from the perspective of the record company - her name is marketable right now thanks to the success of a few movies she has appeared in. This means the record label has to do a lot less work to promote her than they would someone who has toiled as a recording artist for years and has limited radio exposure. In my opinion this is unfortunate, because thanks to people like Lohan, a lot of excellent musicians are without recording contracts because these labels would rather go for the quick buck. Why would you encourage people to support someone like this?

Regardless of your favorite genre of music, I can't recommend A Little More Personal (Raw). Even by commercial pop's modest standards, this album suffers from weak vocals, mostly hookless songwriting (the only two memorable songs are the Cheap Trick and Stevie Nicks covers), bland music and ridiculous cliches (Lohan saying "I like it when people talk beginning a song" on the album's title track). You can do better anywhere else, whether it's pop (Kelly Clarkson), reggae (Sean Paul, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley), hip-hop (Juelz Santana, Paul Wall), or rock (Korn, System Of A Down). I also highly recommend the new Darkness album, One Way Ticket To Hell .. And Back. Check this album out instead - you won't be disappointed!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's easier to be - A Little More Personal!!!, December 6, 2005

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Infuse "Ricsha" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Little More Personal (Raw) (Audio CD)

I LOVE this album.. It is such an inspiring and deep album. Huge score for Lindsay in my book. She has surpassed Hilary Duff, and Ashlee Simpson and now sits as the most mature and most developed of the Teen Pop Queens. Delivering an inspiring album beyond her years, Lindsay has MUCH success ahead of her.