Kelly Osbourne - Sleeping in the Nothing

It would be easy to dismiss Kelly Osbourne's musical ambitions based on 1) Her royally obnoxious behavior on the family's MTV reality series, 2) Her overly manufactured debut album, Shut Up, and 3) That voice, which up until now, sounded like cats on a chalkboard. But spare a moment for the bratty singer's follow-up effort, a remarkably faithful new-wave throwback, which generously references everyone from Duran Duran to Missing Persons. Producer Linda Perry not only effectively revives the dramatic sounds and melodies of the era but offers songs that perfectly suit Osbourne's, er, constrained vocal range. The resulting disc is full of guilty pleasures like "Uh Oh" and "Redlight," tunes that should strike a chord with anyone that still gets a thrill out of happening upon basic cable reruns of "Sixteen Candles." --Aidin Vaziri Amazon.com

Genius.

Track 1: One Word - Samples from Visage's 80's hit "Fade to Gray." The first single off of the album. Did okay in the charts. Written and produced by Linda Perry. Haunting song. Great beat.

Track 2: Uh-Oh - Brings more 80's style than the predecessor. Produced by Linda Perry, written by Kelly Osbourne and Linda Perry.

Track 3: Redlight - A moody, almost sarcastic song about Kelly's downward spiral in her life. Written and Produced by Linda Perry.

Track 4: Secret Lover - A guilty pleasure of a song. I'm guessing it was written about Kelly's ex. Reminds me of Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Produced by Linda Perry. Written by Linda Perry and Kelly Osbourne.

Track 5: I Can't Wait - Slower song. One of the two songs on the album about Kelly's stay in rehab. Produced by Linda Perry. Written by Kelly Osbourne.

Track 6: Edge Of Your Atmosphere - Kelly's ode to Jack. The beat is very bizarre but uptempo and fun. Written and Produced by Linda Perry.

Track 7: Suburbia - Song about conformity. Probably one of the most well written songs on the album. Produced by Linda Perry. Written by Linda Perry and Kelly Osbourne. Very 80's disco-lite.

Track 8: Don't Touch Me While I'm Sleeping - A date rape/revenge story, but somehow one of the funnest songs on the album. Probably the most rocking song on the album. Written and Produced by Linda Perry.

Track 9: Save Me - Kelly's second rehab song. Someone in her life knew she was taking those pills. This song was about them. Very sad song. Produced by Linda Perry. Written by Kelly Osbourne.

Track 10: Entropy - Definitely the most rocking on the album. Very industrial-lite, but still keeps the 80's sound that's been prevelant in every song on the album. Written and Produced by Linda Perry.

Track 11: One Word (Chris Cox Mix) - Techno remix of One Word. Also featured on the CD single.


All and all, Linda Perry helped Kelly a helluva lot with this album, which is why this was Kelly's best album to date. It was released in 2005 and people still love it. The album has a distinct 80's sound in every song.

BUY THIS ALBUM. Also buy the CD single of One Word which features a b-side cover of Human League's Sound of the Crowd. January 17, 2008

For fans of Miss Kelly

Personally I like Kelly Osbourne alot which is probably one of the reasons I like this album. It's not bad, "One Word" is phenomonal and there's a few others that can strike a chord with women who've had some trouble with men (who hasn't) and those who may have had an addiction or two. I have the two previous albums and honestly really like this one much better. The other two were very manufactured and I think even Kelly knew that but when given a shot why the hell not. If you're a fan of Kelly, if you love it when those new wave 80's songs come on the radio then this is all you, if not.....I wouldn't suggest it. January 17, 2007

A few excellent tracks and a few really bad tracks...

Kelly Osbourne really surprises me with some of the songs on this album. Some, including first single 'One Word' and another track 'Save Me' are just amazing. However, there are a lot of things about this album that make it bad. Vocal limitations abound on 'Secret Lover,' bad production on 'Uh Oh,' and horrendous lyrics on 'Edge of Your Atmoshere.' However, songs such as 'Suburbia' and 'I Can't Wait' really aren't that bad, even if they're a little forgettable.

Standout Tracks: One Word, I Can't Wait, Suburbia, Save Me January 11, 2007

2005 or 1985?

For anyone over the age 30 or a retro 1980s music fan, there is no mystery as to the musical influences of the album "Sleeping in the Nothing". In fact, I can pinpoint several obvious similarities (or rip-offs?) with specific cuts. Like "Secret Lover" and Berlin's "The Metro", and "Entropy" and early Ministry's "Effigy (I'm Not An)", and the vocal delivery of the verses for "Don't Touch Me While I'm Sleeping" sound a bit like "Never Say Never" by Romeo Void or even Julie Brown's "Home Coming Queen's Got a Gun"... in addition to these there is a general aura of other 80s acts like the Go-go's, The Cars, Eurythmics, and Pat Benetar. What's my point? None, really, after all I bought this album because I like it, but while other artists who use a retro TOUCH in their style today, it seems like this album really COULD have been from the 80s.

That said, "Sleeping In The Nothing" is a consistent album, and tightly produced. Younger audiences or those who completely ignored the 80s may enjoy the fresh sound. I wish the rest of the album were much closer to the single "One Word," yet the album still holds its own regardless. July 20, 2006

Slepping in the Nothing CD

The music is dated and reeks of early 90's. Linda Perry, an obvious untalented has-been, wrote all the songs in this horrible CD. There is no inspiration, the songs are simply terrible, the drums are boring; Perry is a disaster. Kelly should have known the songs were garbage, I find it hard to believe anyone would like them. A couple of high points are that she actually sings pretty well and is aware of her voice limitations. She keeps within her voice range. The first two songs could have been awesome had the teeny bopper bells been deleted and the overkill flanger effect minimized. The second song has a 70's disco drumbeat that just doesn't work - it weakened the song. Song three and four are latrine filler. The rest of the songs are low average. Ok to buy the CD if you like early 90's music and Kelly's voice. February 1, 2006

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