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Well well well... Kelly Clarkson's back Tuesday, January 13 2009, 14:54 GMT By http://www.digitalspy.co....tact/editor.php?editor=65','Email','width=500,height=500,resizable=no')">Nick Levine, Music Editor Listening to the new Kelly Clarkson single for the first time is a bit like bumping into an old friend you haven't seen for ages, having a nice natter and thinking, 'Hmm, we should really do this more often'. After the relative failure of 2007's challenging, sometimes quite tuneless My December album, she's returned wholeheartedly to the Breakaway sound: quietish verses, big shoutalong choruses, bubblegum rock production from Max Martin and Dr Luke. 'My Life Would Suck Without You' bears more than a passing resemblance to 'Since U Been Gone', but where 'Gone' was a break-up song, 'Suck' is very much about reconciliation. "Cause we belong together now, forever united here somehow, you got a piece of me and honestly my life would suck without you" Clarkson sings - well, belts - on the chorus. As you may have guessed by now, there's nothing remotely original about this track, but it does hit the spot and actually there's something rather comforting about it. Call it the pop equivalent of cheese on toast. http://www.digitalspy.co....kelly-clarksons-back.html
Tuesday, January 13 2009, 14:54 GMT
By http://www.digitalspy.co....tact/editor.php?editor=65','Email','width=500,height=500,resizable=no')">Nick Levine, Music Editor
Kelly Clarkson Says "So What" To All That ARTIST: Kelly Clarkson TITLE: "My Life Would Suck Without You" WEB DEBUT: Jan. 13, 2008 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: Kelly Clarkson's "see, I can still be a popstar" public shaming comeback song does, as previously reported, have the strummed-guitar opening of her subculture-uniting megahit "Since U Been Gone." But once that's over, a robotic beat not dissimilar to that backing "I Kissed A Girl" and "So What" and too many other female-fronted pop hits of now takes over, and the brisk trail that beat blazes through the next 3:30 is so workmanlike, you can almost see Clive Davis standing over it, tapping his foot and checking his watch. There are some nice burbles of keyboard here and there, but honestly, would I be invested in this song at all if it wasn't Clarkson singing it? Probably not. Does the music sound like it was a rough draft of "Who Knew" that was rejected for being too peppy? You bet. (Also, really, no bridge? Forget "Since"; the bridge is the best part of "Walk Away," too.)http://idolator.com/51300...-says-so-what-to-all-that
ARTIST: Kelly Clarkson TITLE: "My Life Would Suck Without You" WEB DEBUT: Jan. 13, 2008 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: Kelly Clarkson's "see, I can still be a popstar" public shaming comeback song does, as previously reported, have the strummed-guitar opening of her subculture-uniting megahit "Since U Been Gone." But once that's over, a robotic beat not dissimilar to that backing "I Kissed A Girl" and "So What" and too many other female-fronted pop hits of now takes over, and the brisk trail that beat blazes through the next 3:30 is so workmanlike, you can almost see Clive Davis standing over it, tapping his foot and checking his watch. There are some nice burbles of keyboard here and there, but honestly, would I be invested in this song at all if it wasn't Clarkson singing it? Probably not. Does the music sound like it was a rough draft of "Who Knew" that was rejected for being too peppy? You bet.
(Also, really, no bridge? Forget "Since"; the bridge is the best part of "Walk Away," too.)
A curious thing happened to Kelly Clarkson since being American Idol's first and most successful champion. She became an underdog. In the midst of experimenting with rock and country songs, and turning her back on the TV competition that launched her career, Kelly famously incurred the wrath of Clive Davis by insisting on artistic control over a darker, less commercial third album. Needless to say, she never matched the success of the "Since U Been Gone," a hit even Ted Leo, Mike Watt, and adorable Asian kidz couldn't deny. With its swift strummed intro and shouty chorus "My Life Would Suck Without You" is a pretty straightforward attempt to reclaim that glory. And like "Since U Been Gone" (and "I Kissed A Girl," unfortunately) "Suck" was written by Max Martin and Dr. Luke. Which means you're gonna hear it a lot this year. Judging by that single cover, Kelly no longer has artistic control. (Someone's going to mash this with "Lollipop" before the week's over, aren't they.) http://stereogum.com/arch...k-without-you_045181.html
Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" Hits RadioAlthough it wasn't slated to hit radio until January 19th, Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted this morning on New York Top 40 station Z100. As you would expect from Clarkson's glossy, lollipop-embracing new look, as well as the "I Kissed a Girl" production tag team of Max Martin and Dr. Luke, "My Life Would Suck" is straight-up pop. The opening chords are reminiscent of "Since U Been Gone," but the track soon cascades into an avalanche of synths and a steady beat as Clarkson sings on the chorus " 'Cause we belong together now, Forever united here somehow, You got a piece of me, And honestly, My life would suck without you." Kelly's not taking any risks this time around: The song has all the characteristics of a surefire radio hit. Like the track or not, there's no denying Clarkson's voice sounds great as she looks to reclaim her pop princess throne. You can have a listen at the Elvis Duran's Z100 Morning Show Website, who like to embed the phrase "Music On Demand" into their streams. Of course, the track is the first single from Kelly's upcoming album All I Ever Wanted, (not Masquerade as previously reported) due in stores March 17th. Meanwhile, Amazon has posted January 16th as the release date for "My Life Would Suck." Talking about her shiny new looking album cover after a brief brush with Evanescence style, Clarkson blogged, "it's very colorful and they have definitely photo-shopped the crap out of me but i don't care haha! whoever she is, she looks great." http://www.rollingstone.c...k-without-you-hits-radio/
Kelly's not taking any risks this time around: The song has all the characteristics of a surefire radio hit. Like the track or not, there's no denying Clarkson's voice sounds great as she looks to reclaim her pop princess throne. You can have a listen at the Elvis Duran's Z100 Morning Show Website, who like to embed the phrase "Music On Demand" into their streams.
Of course, the track is the first single from Kelly's upcoming album All I Ever Wanted, (not Masquerade as previously reported) due in stores March 17th. Meanwhile, Amazon has posted January 16th as the release date for "My Life Would Suck." Talking about her shiny new looking album cover after a brief brush with Evanescence style, Clarkson blogged, "it's very colorful and they have definitely photo-shopped the crap out of me but i don't care haha! whoever she is, she looks great."
http://www.rollingstone.c...k-without-you-hits-radio/
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