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 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
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Kidz Bop
- By Kidz Bop Kids
- Genre: Pop
Common Sense Media says
Mostly bland pop covers sung by anonymous kids.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that these chart-topping CDs have kids covering popular songs -- songs that aren't always the best suited for young ears (although chances are really young ones won't even blink at "let's get it on tonight"). While most of the tunes are edited, some aren't: Nickelback's "Hero," J-Lo's "Jenny From the Block," and Ashanti's "Just a Friend" are good examples where inappropriate content is left in. It's also useful to keep in mind that this prolific music machine produces pretty bad stuff vocally and instrumentally, and may have you running out of the room as soon as your kid hits play.
What's the story?
KIDZ BOP CDs are the kind of music that parents want to like. Certainly the people at Kidz Bop had the best intentions when they created this popular series. They wanted to provide kid-friendly versions of current songs by popular artists so families could share an enjoyable music experience together. And perhaps they might have succeeded if they had done a better job of cleaning up the few songs with lines that just aren't appropriate for kids and found musicians who didn't sound like first-round American Idol rejects.
Is it any good?
There's usually little objectionable lyrical content, but there's also no heart, passion, or soul. And, the quality of music is so dreadful that you may not want to bother: The instrumentation is synthesized and lacks inspiration; the mastering so carelessly handled that it sounds like someone threw a wet towel over the mixes. Even the anonymous singing kids sound like they would rather be doing something else.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why Kidz Bop covers already popular songs. Do you think that covering a song is a form of flattery or not? How do they choose the songs? Are they always age appropriate? What songs would you like to hear covered? Does having kids sing the tunes make them more appealing?
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Horrible and Bland!
Horrible. These remixes by kids maybe appropriate, but i think that kidz bop sucks. It has the worst voices and the worst lyrics. It's like killing a song.
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Eh...
The kids singing is "eh" and the only song they remade that I actually like is, "She Will Be Loved" (originally by Maroon 5) in which the kids sound like they are singing and are enjoying it.
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Kid, 12 years old
March 23, 2011
AGE
I hate Kidz Bop!!!
Kidz bop is stupid! Do you even want to waste your time listening to one of the worst CDs in the world? All kidz bop does is steals all of our favorite songs and ruins it with their sassy kid singing, they are way too young to sing and it is pathetic! Never waste your money on this crap!
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Kid, 12 years old
June 9, 2010
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kidz bop should be in juvi or alcatraz or something.
kidz bop is evil! first of all, they should sue kidz bop for copyright. second, if they dont get in any fedral trouble with that, they should be sent to jail for how terrible their singing is. the real songs are lame enough, kidz bop just makes them horrible. you can tell kidz bop are bad role models if you look at #16. they remake TI, whos in prison, kanye west whos a big time jerk, and the black eyed peas who male i gotta feeling so innocent but when you here imma be its like rated m. but if you want to deaf, buy this album.
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Kid, 11 years old
April 10, 2010
AGE
booooooo
it's really stupid i mean the kids voices suck . they mock good songs.
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Kid, 12 years old
April 6, 2010
AGE
my concern aint about profanity
its about how they kill songs and rape your ears
never buy it
no mattr any age
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Kid, 12 years old
July 10, 2010
AGE
what a pile of poop
i hate kidz bop they suck they ruin every good song in the world
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AGE
BEWARE OF KIDZ BOP!!!
Kidz Bop is a danger to young kids everywhere. It reveals mature topics to kids. Although they may not fully understand what the words mean, the concepts are engrained in their minds. DO NOT BUY KIDZ BOP FOR YOUR KIDS!!!
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Music Slaughter
They cant even sing, and they kill all good music. To be honest, i hate the jonas brothers and i feel bad they got their songs on kidz bop.
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It was made for KIDS not tweens/teens . "by kidz for kidz" heard it before?
I along with most of you other reviewers really dislike kidz bop. But everyone is blowing it out of proportion. Just about all the kids who reviewed are 11+ so obviously you've outgrown it. When a little kid hears music then they get a cd of it, they would never know the lyrics were changed. I will admit though that some of the lyrics they changed just make no sense and are just embarrassing. To parents; if you want to buy kidz bop for your kid, just make sure that they're not old enough where they're aware that its not the real song. It's probably gonna last from age 6-8 before they get tired if it. The main reason kidz bop was made was to let kids listen to songs that may be a little bad and change them a bit rather than giving them the instrumental version. Kidz bop started in 2001 and they really were a hit back then. I bet barely any if you other reviewers took their target audience unto consideration when you wrote tour review. And by the way, they're releasing kidz bop 20 on July 19, 2011. »Enjoy«
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| Artist: | Kidz Bop Kids |
| Release date: | July 29, 2008 |
| Label: | Razor & Tie |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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