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Speak |  | Artist: Lindsay Lohan
Label: Casablanca
Category: Music
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Rating:  610 reviews
Sales Rank: 92494
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000368602
UPC: 602498645086
EAN: 0602498645086
ASIN: B00065JTB0
Release Date: December 7, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | First | | • | Nobody 'Til You | | • | Symptoms of You | | • | Speak | | • | Over | | • | Something I Never Had | | • | Anything But Me | | • | Disconnected | | • | To Know Your Name | | • | Very Last Moment in Time | | • | Rumors |
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Amazon.com
Lindsay Lohan leaps into her much anticipated debut CD with a blast of something that simulates warmed-over Led Zeppelin (the lyrically ferocious "First") and from there finesses it into a stylish experiment in pounding away at teen pop's predictability. Influences--not all of whom her 8-to-14-year-old fans will flip to, or even find, in their pinup mags--loom large: While the Ashlee Simpson-like rocker "Nobody 'Til You" winds into the Jessica Simpson-y "Symptoms of You," the lovelorn "Something I Never Had," taps a sweetly unself-conscious vocal vein that owes gratitude to the otherwise highly un-Lohan-like Lisa Loeb. Though Lohan might balk at the comparison--she is, after all, the "Ultimate"-spawning original teenage drama queen--fellow tween queen Hilary Duff's stamp is pressed firmly into stormy self-explorers like "Disconnected" and "Anything But Me." Where "Speak" intones loudest, though, is in its least-rocking, most beat-propelled songs: The title track dips and bounces tantalizingly, begging hands-in-the-air listeners to "c'mon and let it out"; "To Know Your Name" digitizes a sexy hip-hop inflected dance number; and "Rumors," a J. Lo-like thumper (and one in a trifecta of pouts over the pitfalls of stardom) ends this disc on a don't-stop, bound-for-diva-dom note. -Tammy La Gorce
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 You have got to be kidding me... September 22, 2005
Eggplant (state of denial)
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
Umm... okay, I wasn't planning on writing a review for this, but the very instant I actually stopped to look at Amazon's review and saw them comparing this to LED ZEPPELIN, I had to say something.
Can you say BLASPHEMY?? Sure. I knew that you could.
Let's do a little contrasting here, shall we folks?
LED ZEPPELIN: One of the rock juggernauts of the 1970's. Legends in the field of rock in general. Classic rock staples. Incredibly talented musicians. Timeless albums. LEGENDS, PERIOD.
LINDSAY LOHAN: Once very cute, now kinda cute, disposable, forgettable teen star.
Now, if I may ask, where did the Led Zeppelin comparisons come from? Man, Zep will be remembered in 100 years, Lindsay Lohan's music career is already being laughed off.
If you agree with me, click "helpful". Otherwise, click "not helpful". (Gee, I wonder which one will win...)
Maybe my dog can become a recording star, too... December 18, 2004
Forest Law (Lakewood, NJ)
327 out of 420 found this review helpful
...he's cute, knows how to bark in tune, and is quite the dancer - and he refuses to lip-sync. After all, they call them "live performances" for a reason, don't they?
If my last statement sounds ridiculous, it shouldn't. The media has come a long way in the last few decades. There was a time when a person or band really needed to work their way up to become successful, by performing in small clubs for chicken feed, hoping that one day a talent scout would recognize their talent and sign them to a recording deal.
But as the great Bob Dylan once said, the times they are a changin'. The fact is that in this day and age, you don't need any talent whatsoever to become famous - how else to explain the ubiquity of the irrelevant Paris Hilton?
To prove my point, witness the phenomenon known as MTV, which placed the music video medium on a widespread scale. Started in 1981, it began as an outlet for established acts, but soon came the emergence of disposible pop acts which greatly benefited from the visual exposure that MTV granted them - Milli Vanilli and Britney Spears are but two acts that would have gone nowhere without the network.
Second, let's look at multifaceted entertainers of years past. It's much easier to respect musical artists that cross over to acting (Elvis Presley, Cher, and Barbra Streisand are examples) - after all, they had the chops to make it in music and eventually went on to garner respect in acting roles. However, when an actor decides to take a stab at music, it makes the person seem desperate for a buck. The completely tone-deaf Don Johnson, Bruce Willis, and Eddie Murphy made ill-advised recording efforts, but got wise and quickly went back to what they do best. However, there are some exceptions to this rule - Jennifer Lopez is without question a below-average vocalist, but miraculously managed to sell millions of albums. She succeeded during a time where sex appeal was everything, and talent was not a necessity - which also explains the stunning success of lip-syncing flunkies like Spears.
This brings me to Lindsay Lohan. Once a clean-cut star of many a Disney film, upon reaching the age of 18, she has turned herself into a walking Girls Gone Wild show. The success of Spears and Lopez clearly paved the way for Lohan to receive a record deal. Because we all know that if you are attractive and famous for any reason at all, that must mean that you are talented enough to become a recording artist - or so we are to believe.
Despite all this, I cast aside all preconceived notions I had before I listened to this album. Now that I have, it's safe to assume that A & R people would have laughed hysterically at Lohan if she were an unknown - her debut album Speak is, in a word: abysmal. Modern technology keeps her voice in tune, but it doesn't help the slick, lifeless arrangements or the incredibly insipid lyrics (of which I can't be bothered to print). Given the minimal amount of effort spent on this release (including very few live instruments), Lohan might as well have phoned in all of her "contributions" to this recording. The worst offender of all tracks here has to be "Rumors" ... pity poor Lohan, who can't deal with paparazzi following her every move. Honey, if it's privacy you're looking for, you entered the wrong profession - leave Hollywood, become a coal miner, and I guarantee you that no one will ever bother you again. Problem solved.
In summary: Yet another actor who thinks she can sing, Lindsay Lohan put forth a very weak effort that isn't worth the disc it's printed on. There are far more talented artists out there performing in hotel bars just to make ends meet - by not giving your support to hacks like Lohan, record labels will have to work harder to discover genuine, deserving talent. Definitely pass on this release.
Led Zeppelin.....NOT! December 9, 2004
Rob Smith
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Led Zeppelin??? Lisa Loeb, J-Lo This CD is nothing like the reviewr wants you to think it is. Just crappy pop-rock tunes.
Simply, Absolutely, Unquestionably Dreadful December 16, 2004
Mary (Washington, DC)
25 out of 30 found this review helpful
Make it STOP!!! Please tell me that it's "Over." This poor girl is tone deaf. She wouldn't make it past Simon on American Idol on her best day. So if anyone has done anything good, it's the producers who managed to make her sound even remotely on key. Now we know why she's always begging off live performances, claiming she's not feeling well. Even when she does perform, she keeps saying she has laryngitis. Sorry Lindsay -- you just have a BAD VOICE!! Bottom line: If you want to listen to overproduced, shallow, meaningless, forgettable pop that isn't even sung well, this is the album for you. Because being a cutesy poo actress under 20 does not qualify you to become a singer -- it doesn't even qualify you to become a pop star. Good grief, but Mandy Moore and Jennifer Lopez are starting to look like huge talents compared to this pop-tart du jour. Blech.
"SHUT UP"... December 8, 2004
E. Salonga (Florida, United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
That should be the title of this CD because Lindsay's debut is horrific. Her song "Rumours" is a Britney Spears knock-off and her voice is terrible on it. Did any of you happen to see Lindsay on her first LIVE performance on GMA? Yeah...that was LIVE!!! She didn;t even lip-synch right. WTF?!!? Hilary Duff is 100 times better than Lohan. But if you're looking for a good Cd this holiday, look at Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway." A woman who sings live and is just a great vocalist and performer over all.
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