For some unfathomable reason she seems to have toughened up her act, throwing her soft-spoken vocal style and gentle touch overboard in favor of an uncompromising, rock oriented approach in keeping with the likes of Alanis Morissette, K's Choice, Sass Jordan and The Cardigans and an all-new rough and rowdy guitar sound. At times she almost had me wondering whether or not i was actually listening to the same Lauren Christy.

Once past the initial shock though you may find that there are some pretty catchy songs on here, such as "Magazine", "25 back then" and "Boomerang bang", that the level of the songwriting is still well above average and that her lyrics are as original and intelligent as ever. This disc may take some trial runs before it starts to grow on you.

Still, "Breed" will never be as near and dear to my heart as its captivating forerunner. I fervently hope that a third album will see Lauren Christy return to her roots and stop trying to blend in with the happening rock crowd.


DIFFERENT IS NOT BETTER   March 23, 2009
Stephen Williams (chattanooga, tn)
IF YOU LOVED LAUREN CHRISTY'S FIRST CD, THEN I SHOULD THINK YOU WILL BE GREATLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS RUBBISH. HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND MUSIC HAS BEEN REPLACED BY GROWLING GUITARS, AND A BAD-GIRL ROCKER PERSONA. SHE HAS ABSOLUTELY CHANGED HER WHOLE LOOK AND SOUND AND IT IS AWFUL. I WANT THE OLD LAUREN CHRISTY BACK. NO WONDER THIS ALBUM IS ON AMAZON FOR LESS THAN .50 CENTS. EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT IT (20 PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE UNITED STATES, MAYBE?)IS TRYING TO GET RID OF IT. YES, IT'S THAT BAD. HER FIRST ALBUM IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF ALL TIME. I HAVE LITERALLY WORN IT OUT PLAYING IT SO MUCH. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, AND PURCHASE THAT ALBUM. SHE NEVER RELEASED ANYTHING ELSE AFTER BREED. I GUESS IT WAS SUCH A FLOP THAT SHE WENT AND HID UNDER A ROCK SOMEWHERE.