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Emma Roberts

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2005)
• Original Release Date: September 27, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000CDSS36
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #106,037 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD to relate to, January 22, 2006

By	Carrie B. "Carrie" (Rochester, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

I, as a big fan of Emma Roberts, I was quite disappointed with this CD the first time I heard it. It seemed immature and pointless to me. Until I kept hearing it, and now I honestly can't get enough. I don't understand how a short CD like this could be so addicting. I make sure I bring it everywhere with me. There is only 3 songs I don't really like which is 'Punch Rocker', '94 Weeks (Metal Mouth Freak)', and 'New Shoes'. The beat to 'Punch Rocker' is good and catchy, but what the song is about isn't very "relative". '94 Weeks' is a really good song if it was about something else. And 'New Shoes', eh, never listen to it. But, 'Say Goodbye To Jr. High' is an amazing song! Favorite song off the record. I related to some of the lyrics rather then what its about. When she says, "We had a good time, now we'll have a good life.", I see that as a good positive thing to relate to. I see it as moving on from losing someone you love, and remembering the good times and thinking about your life and how it ISN'T over. Maybe that is just me. And also, "You know I'll be missing you one day." Makes me get tear eyed, I dunno why, but it does. I altogether absolutely love this CD.

I Wanna Be - 9/10, very catchy and is kind of just a fun song.

Punch Rocker - 6/10, not the best because of what it's about, but it's catchy.

Say Goodbye To Jr. High - 10/10, completey catchy, sweet and addicting.

I have Arrived - 10/10, catchy and a good song.

94 Weeks (Metal Mouth Freak) - 8/10, not good for what it's about, but love the tune.

This Is Me - 10/10, fun and carefree.

Dummy - 10/10, very good song! I listen to it all the time!

Mexican Wrestler - 9/10, slow but funny and cute.

We Are Gonna Happen - 10/10, love it!

New Shoes - 4/10, eek!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, June 15, 2006

A Kid's Review

I like the CD, the most I like "Dummy". The songs are good, some have funny lyrics, others are typical-day stuff.
Her voice isn't the best however, it still sounds a little childlish (okay- she was 14, but still).
It's a great CD for kids and teens but nothing for adults...

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Energy, Humor and Irony, September 29, 2005

By	Lirina "LirinAloud" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

The thing to remember about this album is that it is mostly songs written for a comedy show-- in other words, these songs are meant to make you LAUGH, not hold a lighter up in the air, and that they do. Emma Roberts nicely satirizes the teen-diva pop sound with energy and enthusiasm. (And YES, much of this album is satire.) Songs like "New Shoes" and "Say Goodbye To Jr. High" are fierce odes to silly subjects. "94 Weeks" and "Mexican Wrestler" are ballads to such important issues as braces and the sweet desire to toss someone on their ear. There is nice irony in the song "Dummy" as Emma sings about 'not wanting to be your dummy' while the music buries her voice and her singing gets flattened out into mechanical repetition.
More amusing irony is found in the song "This Is Me" that proclaims individuality while sounding like a duet.
There is a glut of young teen female singers out there and Emma Roberts places herself bravely in the mix by doing a comedic (though also rockin') parody of many pop sounds and cliches. She is obviously an actress first and I look forward to a video of "I Have Arrived" where she can play up the diva-bit with breathy defiance, perfect make-up and wind-blown hair.
Emma Robert will never be "I-Am-The-Most-Talented-Young-Singer-Ever" JoJo, but there is a place for her...entertaining us and making us laugh.