Ashlee Simpson - Autobiography

A Good Debut

Who would have thought the younger Simpson would be so well received? Jessica may have tarnished the family name, but Ashlee did a decent job preserving it. The sound is so far from Jessica's pop and that's a breath of fresh air. My favorite tracks include "Autobiography," "Pieces of Me," "Shadow," "Lala," "Love Me For Me," and "Surrender." It was fun listening it my freshman year of college. June 30, 2008

Not for Music Snobs...

Ashlee Simpson is the girl who got caught lip-syncing on SNL, so her CDs must not be very good, right?

Wrong.

After all, everyone from KISS too Evanescence have admitted to using backing vocals live. But does that mean they make bad CDs?

Not at all.

Autobiography is am excellent teen-pop disk. Period. Most people will take their aggressions out on this CD since it has the name Ashlee Simpson attached to it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't contain some of the catchiest pop-rock tunes this decade.

Of course, it's not for everyone. Music snobs who like "important" tunes (i.e.: Death Cab for Cutie, Radiohead, etc.) will not like this CD. It's total fluff, but it's the kind of catchy, fun fluff you can't help but blast in your car and scream along to.

(In fact, you can practically hear groups of giggling girls at a slumber party somewhere singing along with you.)

Best Tracks: Autobiography, Pieces of Me, Shadow, LaLa (!!), Love Me for Me, Undiscovered

Don't be embarrassed! Buy this CD and let your inner teen loose.
May 22, 2008

Ashlee Rocks!

Ashlee is one of the best young singers out right now, and this cd rocks! I love Ashlee's voice, what emotion and power. This cd is a must for all Ashlee fans. May 11, 2008

I LOVE THIS CD!

this cd is great..i got it when it came out a few years ago and i still listen to it...i think she sings great in my opinion....im excited that she has another album, i can't wait to get it, i hope its as good as this one...i didnt care too much for her 2nd one, but i didnt give it to much of a chance, but im going to try her brand new one, i hope its good!

April 22, 2008

Classic Ashlee Simpson!

Autobiography is one great album. As you most likely know this was Ashlee's first album released in 2004. I love both this album and I Am Me but for some reason this album will always have a special place in my heart.

I can remember just hearing about Ashlee the day after this album came out after seeing the Ashlee Simpson Show and running all over southern Maine to try to find a store that still had this album in stock! Finally I found the album at the Wal Mart that was 100 yards down the road from my apartment!

It was well worth the travels and even at today's gas prices I would drive across the state to get this album! Now don't get me wrong, Ashlee isn't this incredible vocally talented person but she is talented and she does have a good voice. In fact the people who are said to have good voices like Christina and Mariah really annoy me. It's people like Ashlee and Lindsay Lohan who have imperfect voices that I really enjoy.

Ashlee has really gotten better and improved vocally since this album and her live concerts are incredible and are much improved from when she first started.

As for this album, there isn't one track that I don't like. In fact this is one of the very few albums I can listen to from beginning to end and love every song. If I had to pick a top 3 songs list from this album it would probably be "Lala" at #1, The title track "Autobiography" and of course "Pieces of Me." But like I said...every song on this album is a 10 out of 10 if I was to score it.

Another great thing about this album is Ashlee is the major song writer for every song on this album. She does have help and shares songwriting credit with the likes of Kara DioGuardi, and John Shanks as well as others but you can certainly tell this album is all about Ashlee.

Is Ashlee perfect? No, she is "Beautifully broken" as a song from her I Am Me album points out but she is one very talented musician, and yes I do mean that. She has room to improve and she has improved dramatically since this album came out and given the right promotion from Geffen I believe she can remain at the top of the pop music genre for many years to come.

Pick up this album if you don't already own it and even if you do already own it, you probably wore it out already so get another copy to replace it! This is easily my favorite album in recent memory.



April 5, 2008

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