Review | Katharine McPhee

I don't know about this whole American Idol thing. The reason could be because AI is a music phenomenon that empowered fans to vote and be active. This is probably why fans of artists coming off the show are more vocal about their opinions. Just connecting the dots here. As for the review. I said the review was scarce. I understand there are many constraints that you must work around, but you add little tidbits about the artists' hair, their married lives, and other "fun facts" that don't have anything to do with reviewing the music. I have read many other reviews that criticize this album and are also short, but at least they explained what the problems were, and even listed a few songs that were good/bad. I don't blame you. You are probably held to pleasing the US magazine readers, who don't really care about the music anyway.

I don't care that you don't like the album and I do. Everyone has their own tastes. This is music; not everyone is going to agree. I was just upset that you wrote such a scarce review for a full length album. After reading your other reviews, I see that you don't really write much for anything. I thought you were being unfair by writing a bit of fluff for Kat, but everyone seems to get the same treatment, good or bad. So, no worries.

You write for US Weekly. Katharine was made famous by appearing on American Idol. We won't your current venue against you if you don't hold Katharine's 4 year old venue against her. At least she can say she has moved on from AI while you are still stuck with this stinking low brow piece of sh1t publication. LOL at the "music reviewer for US Weekly". Do you actually tell people that when you are asked what you do or do you leave out the "US Weekly" part???

No arguments here: Just a healthy debate over something we all seem to be passionate about: music. There should be more of that. Much better than apathy.

Ian, no matter your opinion on how well or well NOT the album does, doesn't make it mediocre. You may be a "reviewer" or whatever, but frankly I don't think your opinions matter much! A true reviewer will say his piece; when there is an option for comments, let them flow -- the reviewer won't argue with his commentators; you've said your piece, now we will say ours :)

Ian, no big deal. Understand where you are coming from. I hope the fact that she came from a cheesy manunfactered show didnt affect your review, but as long as you gave it a fair shot, whatever you think is OK.

Paul: That makes no sense. How does defending the review have anything to do with the review not being well-written? The truth is every time I review a mediocre release by any ex-American Idol finalist there are a million comments from Idol fans defending it with their claws out. None of these records ever goes anywhere, ever hits the top 10, ever makes it to any best of lists and they also coincidentally get bad reviews from every other reviewer. Objectively, its just a mediocre album. It is. Not terrible, just mediocre. She can sing - nobody said she couldn't - but the album itself is so formulaic and derivative I guarantee you it won't be a hit. Notice nobody comments on the reviews of actually great reviews, but whenever you say anything even the slightest bit negative about a former Idol it elicits all of these defensive comments.

Sorry, Ian, but her voice is WAY more than just 'decent'. Something tells me you need to go back and listen another few times without holding whatever grudge you have.

Wow!! Delete my comment like a baby...can dish it but can't take it! So pathetic!

I think this album is fantastic, I think she looks fantastic, and I think she sounds fantastic, don't really care about the reviewers opinion whatsoever. Go Kat!!