Reviewed by Dream Catcher
Song Time: 44 Minutes and 21 Seconds
In season 8 of American Idol, Allison Iraheta came in fourth and has since came out with one single and one CD. I had always liked Allison on American Idol, in fact, I’d hoped she’d come at least in second. Sadly she did not, but she hasn’t really suffered for it. Just Like You is a good album that is definitely worth listening to, especially if you saw and liked Allison on American Idol.
Robot Love- 6/10 – Basically, the song is as weird as the title is. It’s techno almost. She’s singing about how angry she is at her boyfriend. Why? Because he spends too much time texting , or on facebook, or myspace, or what-have-you. Too much useless technology in her opinion. It’s a pretty angry song though. Weird, but it kind of grew on me.
Just Like You- 8.5/10 – A boy cheated on his girlfriend and now she’s getting back at him. The beginning is kind of slow, but it speeds up a little as the song progresses. The chorus is definitely my favorite part. I find myself singing along and bobbing my head to the beat. The melody and the lyrics are best there, in my opinion. Other than the chorus, the song was all right, but not fantastic.
Don’t Waste the Pretty- 5/10 – Everything about this song was eh. There was simply nothing remarkable about it. The melody was eh, the lyrics were eh, and there’s this long stretch of the song that repeats “don’t waste the pretty” over and over again with the same notes. Endless. Kind of annoying, really. But I guess the message is good: don’t waste your time on a guy (or a girl, if you’re a guy) if they’re not treating you well. Yeah. That pretty much sums it up.
Scars- 8.5/10 – I really like this song. The whole meaning is pretty, well…meaningful. “It doesn’t matter who you are, we all have our scars”. I think that’s pretty nice. Her vocals in this song are really great, too. Overall? Yeah one of the better songs on the CD. At least in my opinion.
Pieces- 8.5/10 – About her wanting to take chances and live life to the fullest while there’s this person who doesn’t want her to get hurt. Kind of like he cares about her so much he protects her too much, while she’s saying to leave her alone. Independence and all that. Good song. Not too slow, not obscenely fast. The lyrics are pretty good too. Not the best in the CD, but still one of my favorites.
D is for Dangerous- 8/10 – The title makes it sound like the song will be incredibly stupid. That’s what I thought when I first saw it, at least. And it is weird, but I kind of like it. It starts with A and said that A stood for all I want, and then B stood for battling, and so on. She goes through the alphabet, which is interesting, but the weird thing is she stops on L. I think she should have at least finished all the letters. It’s almost incomplete. What is it about? She’s falling for a guy. The end. Simple as that. The song’s pretty good, overall.
Holiday- 9/10 – This is my favorite song on the CD. The lyrics are kind of crazy and the melody is awesome. Kind of edgy, kind of rock. Really intense. I’m pretty sure it’s about her changing her life for the better and rubbing it in the faces of all who thought she couldn’t do it. Cool, right. I likein-your-face songs. They’re really songs you can rock out to, which is always important.
Still Breathing- 9/10 – Okay, so the lyrics in the song aren’t the best, but they’re good enough. The melody and the vocals are really great, so that kind of makes up for the lack of amazing lyrics. Seeing as the song is given a 9, you can safely assume it’s one of the better in the CD. Basically it’s about a guy who is too (not quite sure if this is the right word, but…) clingy. He doesn’t let her have her own life, so when they break up she’s not sad at all. Nice, huh? Well, the song’s pretty good, anyway.
Trouble Is- 9/10 – Another good song on the CD. This with better lyrics, I think. She’s going away for awhile and she made a promise to her boyfriend that when she was away nothing would change between them, but now she’s not sure what will happen. Not too shabby. Love the melody, love the vocals. Simple as that.
No One Else- 9/10- Bunch of good songs in row, I guess. Yeah, I think this is a decent song. She’s singing about some guy who’s always there for her no matter what. I think that’s pretty nice. Don’t hear too many songs like that, anymore. It’s all about breakups and heartbreak. But not this song. Yay. Love the chorus. It’s a good song to sing along to.
Beat Me Up- 3.5/10- Ugg. This is simply not a good song. At the end of ever line she would repeat the last word three times and it was simply horrible. And, to make everything worse, the song is about loving someone even though they “beat her up”. That is not a good message to send out to the world. It was brainless, it was stupid, and certainly not something worth listening to.
You Don’t Know Me-8/10 – This was a pretty good song. A guy’s trying to get her to change but she doesn’t want to because she knows herself. How inspirational. Well, the melody and vocals are pretty good, but not anything fantastic. Ta daa. That’s basically it.
El Viernes Te Olvido Yo- 7.5/10 – Yes, this song is sung entirely in spanish. It’s Friday I’ll Be Over U (her single) in spanish. That’s all there is to it. Though I can’t understand any of the words in the song (I take french not spanish in school), I still think it’s pretty entertaining. I like to sing the english version while this version is playing. Maybe that makes me weird, but I think it’s pretty cool.
Overall (I say overall a lot, I realize) I think this is a pretty good CD. Certainly not one of my all-time favorites, but still a good CD I do enjoy listening to on my iPod.
Robot Love- 6/10 – Basically, the song is as weird as the title is. It’s techno almost. She’s singing about how angry she is at her boyfriend. Why? Because he spends too much time texting , or on facebook, or myspace, or what-have-you. Too much useless technology in her opinion. It’s a pretty angry song though. Weird, but it kind of grew on me.
Just Like You- 8.5/10 – A boy cheated on his girlfriend and now she’s getting back at him. The beginning is kind of slow, but it speeds up a little as the song progresses. The chorus is definitely my favorite part. I find myself singing along and bobbing my head to the beat. The melody and the lyrics are best there, in my opinion. Other than the chorus, the song was all right, but not fantastic.
Don’t Waste the Pretty- 5/10 – Everything about this song was eh. There was simply nothing remarkable about it. The melody was eh, the lyrics were eh, and there’s this long stretch of the song that repeats “don’t waste the pretty” over and over again with the same notes. Endless. Kind of annoying, really. But I guess the message is good: don’t waste your time on a guy (or a girl, if you’re a guy) if they’re not treating you well. Yeah. That pretty much sums it up.
Scars- 8.5/10 – I really like this song. The whole meaning is pretty, well…meaningful. “It doesn’t matter who you are, we all have our scars”. I think that’s pretty nice. Her vocals in this song are really great, too. Overall? Yeah one of the better songs on the CD. At least in my opinion.
Pieces- 8.5/10 – About her wanting to take chances and live life to the fullest while there’s this person who doesn’t want her to get hurt. Kind of like he cares about her so much he protects her too much, while she’s saying to leave her alone. Independence and all that. Good song. Not too slow, not obscenely fast. The lyrics are pretty good too. Not the best in the CD, but still one of my favorites.
D is for Dangerous- 8/10 – The title makes it sound like the song will be incredibly stupid. That’s what I thought when I first saw it, at least. And it is weird, but I kind of like it. It starts with A and said that A stood for all I want, and then B stood for battling, and so on. She goes through the alphabet, which is interesting, but the weird thing is she stops on L. I think she should have at least finished all the letters. It’s almost incomplete. What is it about? She’s falling for a guy. The end. Simple as that. The song’s pretty good, overall.
Holiday- 9/10 – This is my favorite song on the CD. The lyrics are kind of crazy and the melody is awesome. Kind of edgy, kind of rock. Really intense. I’m pretty sure it’s about her changing her life for the better and rubbing it in the faces of all who thought she couldn’t do it. Cool, right. I likein-your-face songs. They’re really songs you can rock out to, which is always important.
Still Breathing- 9/10 – Okay, so the lyrics in the song aren’t the best, but they’re good enough. The melody and the vocals are really great, so that kind of makes up for the lack of amazing lyrics. Seeing as the song is given a 9, you can safely assume it’s one of the better in the CD. Basically it’s about a guy who is too (not quite sure if this is the right word, but…) clingy. He doesn’t let her have her own life, so when they break up she’s not sad at all. Nice, huh? Well, the song’s pretty good, anyway.
Trouble Is- 9/10 – Another good song on the CD. This with better lyrics, I think. She’s going away for awhile and she made a promise to her boyfriend that when she was away nothing would change between them, but now she’s not sure what will happen. Not too shabby. Love the melody, love the vocals. Simple as that.
No One Else- 9/10- Bunch of good songs in row, I guess. Yeah, I think this is a decent song. She’s singing about some guy who’s always there for her no matter what. I think that’s pretty nice. Don’t hear too many songs like that, anymore. It’s all about breakups and heartbreak. But not this song. Yay. Love the chorus. It’s a good song to sing along to.
Beat Me Up- 3.5/10- Ugg. This is simply not a good song. At the end of ever line she would repeat the last word three times and it was simply horrible. And, to make everything worse, the song is about loving someone even though they “beat her up”. That is not a good message to send out to the world. It was brainless, it was stupid, and certainly not something worth listening to.
You Don’t Know Me-8/10 – This was a pretty good song. A guy’s trying to get her to change but she doesn’t want to because she knows herself. How inspirational. Well, the melody and vocals are pretty good, but not anything fantastic. Ta daa. That’s basically it.
El Viernes Te Olvido Yo- 7.5/10 – Yes, this song is sung entirely in spanish. It’s Friday I’ll Be Over U (her single) in spanish. That’s all there is to it. Though I can’t understand any of the words in the song (I take french not spanish in school), I still think it’s pretty entertaining. I like to sing the english version while this version is playing. Maybe that makes me weird, but I think it’s pretty cool.
Overall (I say overall a lot, I realize) I think this is a pretty good CD. Certainly not one of my all-time favorites, but still a good CD I do enjoy listening to on my iPod.
Real Teen Rating~ B : Check it out, but, really, there’s no rush.
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