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Breakaway
- By Kelly Clarkson
- Genre: Pop
Common Sense Media says
Mostly positive messages amongst musical mush.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Kelly Clarkson's songs are full of powerful emotions -- most of which result from relationships gone bad or relationships gone good. The lyrics are intense (Your eyes they sparkle/That's all changed into lies that drop like acid rain/You washed away the best of me/You don't care), but are relatively harmless. The song "Addicted" uses the metaphor of drugs to describe being in love.
What's the story?
On BREAKAWAY's title track, Kelly Clarkson sings "I'll make a wish/take a chance/make a change/and break away." If only she'd taken these words to heart on her second full-length album, and taken a few more musical risks. The CD starts out with three strongly produced tracks, featuring tasteful electric guitar and a smidge of actual rock & roll sensibility. But by "Because of You" (Track 4), our well-loved Idol nestles back into her comfy reality-show roots with the overwrought, oversung, overproduced spoon-fed schlock that America's idolizing TV audience has come to expect, and has even grown to love. There's nothing actually wrong with Breakaway -- the songs deliver some positive, if predictable, girl-empowering messages.
Is it any good?
The singing is histrionic but terrific, making it clear that Kelly Clarkson has some real talent and is even growing some as an artist. But it's hard to listen to this CD and find that much of anything sticks with you afterwards. If music is meant to feed the soul, then Breakaway is definitely a dessert, and a low-fat, low-carb one at that -- looks great, but doesn't really satisfy.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about all aspects of relationships. How can you deal with heartbreak? How can you move on after a breakup? What does it mean to stand strong -- in a relationship and on your own?
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love it!
I love this CD and the best thing about it is that I can listen to it when my almost-11 year old daughter is with me. There is no problem with sex, seduction, drugs or violence. We need more music like this on the radio.
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Great CD and Preformer
Breakawy is a great album there are 2 cuss words D*** in Because of You and Beautiful Disaster. Otherwise her album was good. Her voice was raspy in a good way not like William Hung from American idol Season 2. There's no violence or anything. her hits include Breakaway, Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, Because of You, Walk Away, and Beautiful Disaster.
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She is a great singer!
Kelly clarkson is an amazing singer! she is my favorite American idol of all time! and she was the first! this is one of her first cds and it is great! i can't think of one bad song on it! and she doesn't use bad language so don't worry about that! ok 10+
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Gives me chills
I would buy this only to listen to Breakaway. Her voice is simply amazing. Love it!
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it lifts you off the ground!!!
You will want to just keep listing to it!!!!!!!!!! Buy The CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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american idols are complet pawns of tha record industry
this album got violence drgugs and sex galore, if you didnt notice you either mad naive or not listening carefully enuff
plus american idol is fixed rating appealing garbage
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Kid, 11 years old
February 12, 2011
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Good for tweens!
Musical mush? Not really!
My favorite songs on the album are breakaway, behind these hazel eyes...
I cannot see much wrong with it!
Breakaway is a very inspiring song, not to mention, very catchy.
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| Artist: | Kelly Clarkson |
| Release date: | November 30, 2004 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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