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Reality show star, amateur porn hobbyist and regular party fixture; hotel heiress Paris Hilton has decided she would also like to try her hand at being a pop singer. Just because you suspect she hasn't had any formal musical training, never paid dues by belting her heart out with the Mickey Mouse Club, or that she quite possibly bought her way into this whole racket on an expensive whim shouldn't stop you from spending a few frothy minutes with her opening shot, Paris. The single "Stars Are Blind" has a nice breezy faux-reggae vibe, producer Scott Storch sprinkles several tracks with his billion-dollar beats and there's even a tuneless version of "Do Ya Think of Sexy" that actually makes the original sound good. Pulling that off takes some talent, right? – Aidin Vaziri
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The hottest name in entertainment, Paris Hilton now adds singer-songwriter to model-actress-authorentrepreneur. On her debut album, Paris captures the sound of summer: a mix of pure pop, hip-hop and reggae, of bangin' beats, sexy lyrics and infectious melodies. From the radio to the dance floor, Paris Hilton is burning it up!
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426 of 529 people found the following review helpful
By G. L Matlock
Format:Audio CD
Something interesting I've been noticing is that many people (some of my friends included) are saying that they are surprised by how much they like Paris Hilton's new single. You shouldn't be. Someone with her infinite wealth can easily afford to hire the right team to make her album as addictive as possible. This is the same tactic that allowed Britney Spears to achieve huge success so quickly. She had powerhouse producers behind her to make her music extremely infectious, causing just about anybody who didn't know any better to think to themself, "Wow! This girl's a great artist!" No. There's a difference between being a great artist and someone with the right team of producers working on their side.
This music is addictive because of its simplicity. Simple tunes are easier to hum/sing/remember, which is very appealing to some people. They contain "safe" harmonic and melodic structures where scale degrees and chords proceed to predictable locations, which are very immediately pleasing to the ear, yet not very rewarding (especially in the long-run). Paris' music is just that: predictable melodic/hamonic structure, geared toward making people think that she is actually a surprisingly valid artist, when she's actually deceiving them so that she can gain even more fame and fortune. How predictable...like her music.
On top of it all, there's a magical device that the music industry has tried to keep hush-hush over the years, but is now becoming common knowledge to the public. Referred to by producing veteran, DJ Premiere, in the video that accomopanies Christina Aguilera's new Back to Basics album as "auto-tune", this aweful technology allows producers to adjust the pitch of someone's voice after it's been recorded. Wonderful. At least before, people with minimal talent had to re-record over and over until they got it right, hopefully learning a little bit about relative pitch in the process and forcing them to slowly learn how to sing in the process. Obviously, Paris has used this. Her "interpretation" of the melody in this song is so terrible that she obviously has had little or no vocal training, and thus, has no more of a concept of relative pitch than anybody else in the country.
Paris said in an on-set interview for her video that she does not want people to think that she is just making an album just to do it, but that she has dreamed of making one since she was very young. Well guess what, Paris? Just because you want to make an album doesn't mean you should. Leave that to the dedicated, intelligent musicians of substance like Sheryl Crow, U2, Alicia Keys, and OutKast. Go take some music theory courses and intensive voice lessons and study some of the music that came out before you were born. Read some good literature. Exercise your mind. Then maybe, even you can release a respectable album.
This music is addictive because of its simplicity. Simple tunes are easier to hum/sing/remember, which is very appealing to some people. They contain "safe" harmonic and melodic structures where scale degrees and chords proceed to predictable locations, which are very immediately pleasing to the ear, yet not very rewarding (especially in the long-run). Paris' music is just that: predictable melodic/hamonic structure, geared toward making people think that she is actually a surprisingly valid artist, when she's actually deceiving them so that she can gain even more fame and fortune. How predictable...like her music.
On top of it all, there's a magical device that the music industry has tried to keep hush-hush over the years, but is now becoming common knowledge to the public. Referred to by producing veteran, DJ Premiere, in the video that accomopanies Christina Aguilera's new Back to Basics album as "auto-tune", this aweful technology allows producers to adjust the pitch of someone's voice after it's been recorded. Wonderful. At least before, people with minimal talent had to re-record over and over until they got it right, hopefully learning a little bit about relative pitch in the process and forcing them to slowly learn how to sing in the process. Obviously, Paris has used this. Her "interpretation" of the melody in this song is so terrible that she obviously has had little or no vocal training, and thus, has no more of a concept of relative pitch than anybody else in the country.
Paris said in an on-set interview for her video that she does not want people to think that she is just making an album just to do it, but that she has dreamed of making one since she was very young. Well guess what, Paris? Just because you want to make an album doesn't mean you should. Leave that to the dedicated, intelligent musicians of substance like Sheryl Crow, U2, Alicia Keys, and OutKast. Go take some music theory courses and intensive voice lessons and study some of the music that came out before you were born. Read some good literature. Exercise your mind. Then maybe, even you can release a respectable album.
38 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By C. Martinez
Format:Audio CD
Ladies and Gents, if you're suffering from horrendous constipation, this trashy CD is the perfect remedy for your monstrous cramps! Just one listen, and you'll be bursting thru that bathroom door like there will be no tomorrow! Better than Ex-Lax! Highly recommended for senior citizens.
65 of 84 people found the following review helpful
By John
Format:Audio CD
Twenty years ago, 2 years before my birth, no label would have signed a "singer" like this. It is just trendy basically. It also shows you the horror that is the music buisness. Not only that they could sign a horrific atrocity like this, but that people are so desperate to make money that they would overlook talented unsigned bands for this trash. Now, I won't push the music I do love on you the reviewer, like most would (including myself) because no matter what you like, rock,jazz,blues, REAL rap, metal, folk, whatever. You will understand where I am coming from. Music is about passion and talent. The only thing paris has a passion for is money and her only talent is spending it. Don't support this. Support real music.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Paris Hilton's A Track by Track Review
I must admit I bought this album to laugh at it (And sure it does offer some of that), however this really is a wonderful fun album. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Vera Claythorne
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Good...
For a reality star with no vocal experience prior to this album, it is really good! The songs are very catchy and remains to best one of the best albums fronted by a reality tv... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stephenn (:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quite Impessed!
I loved the Paris Hilton cd. She's not the best singer but the music is so catchy and put together that it all works. When I work out or tan, this is the music I liste to. Read more
Published 5 months ago by JKopp
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Pleasant surprise
At first I was unsure if i would like the album. However, After I had heard the album, i was pleasantly surprised that Paris Hilton's album was one of the best pop albums i've... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Tyler
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's Really Not That Bad
Forget everything you know about Paris Hilton. Seriously. Everything you think about her and her "career. Read more
Published 11 months ago by McGuirk
2.0 out of 5 stars
Bland, generic and okay.
So, here is Paris Hilton's debut "album". Now I like alot of different types of music and I end of kinda liking this. I mean theres not much to take from it. The title says it all. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Music Reviewer, 99
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Pop Record
I Enjoy This album Alot! was one of my Fave Pop cd's of 2006, Standout Tracks "Stars Are Blind" "Heartbeat" "Jealousy" and "Nothing In This World" :)
Published 17 months ago by PrincessT1988
1.0 out of 5 stars
Like a 10-year-old dancing in the living room - only cute if it's your...
Wow. I sat here flabberghasted for a while. This is so terrible that I just don't even know where to start. Read more
Published on January 28, 2011 by Kathleen Herndon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Instant Classic
I was shocked at how good this cd is. Paris sounds like she is a classical trained musician. Her voice is very powerful almost like a young Mariah. Read more
Published on December 10, 2010 by C. Middleton
5.0 out of 5 stars
PARiS HiLTON "PARIS"
It's rare for me to like any of her songs without them being remixed club versions but with this one, I had to buy it. Read more
Published on June 3, 2010 by KAM
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