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| Artist: Kelly Osbourne
Label: Sanctuary
Category: Music
List Price: $9.49
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Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 193356
Format: Enhanced, Single, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5050159034901
ASIN: B0008G2FUY
Release Date: May 10, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Album Description
New single, "One Word," from the upcoming album 'Sleeping in the Nothing', out on Sanctuary Records. Details TBA. 2005.
Album Details
The Daughter of the Prince of Darkness Returns with a More Mature, 80's Sound, Even Paying Tribute to 80's Icons the Human League with a Cover of "The Sound of the Crowd". Includes the Enhanced Video of the Title Track.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 a very pleasant surprise indeed May 25, 2005
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
Maybe she realised that pop-punk wasn't the way to go. Maybe she realised just how bad her debut album "Shut Up" really was. Or maybe she's been listening to the Gwen Stefani album a few too many times. Whatever the reason, this new single is not only good, it's shockingly good. It has a cool retro 80's vibe ( without sounding flimsy or "ironic" like most of the electro-clash junk you hear ) a killer hook, and seductive vocals ( thankfully gone is that shrill "punk" singing ). My only concern is that Kelly will suffer the inevitable backlash due to overexposure from her days as a "Reality TV Brat" and this gorgeous, well done single will not get the airplay it rightfully deserves. ( By the way, she looks INCREDIBLE on the cover and in the video. ) And to those who cry "sell- out" because of the seemingly abrupt and complete change in stylistic direction from Kelly's debut album to this single, I can only offer this : if singers like Kelly Clarkston and Pink can go from lite RnB / Dance on their debut albums to mature, harder "rock" ish and ballads material on their second, and not only hold on to their core audience, but actually increase it, then why can't Kelly Osbourne( or anyone else ) drastically change their sound? If that's too much to ponder, and if you really want to just enjoy the tunes, then by all means grab Kelly's new single and do just that.
 I liked this song better when it was called Fade To Grey August 23, 2005
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
It seems that Kelly Osbourne has moved on from poser-punk to electro with this latest single. Her producer, who also produces Gwen Stefani and Pink, has decided to filter Kelly's voice through "the machine that makes people sing better", to fool people into thinking she may have actual talent. The term "singing" is of course used rather loosely, as she is practically talking throughout this song.
Oh, did I mention that the melody was entirely ripped off from Visage's "Fade To Grey"? My love of that song is the only reason I'd ever give "One Word" a star, because I can't possibly hate something which Visage technically wrote, even if awful lyrics were inserted in place of the originals. If Michael Bay can be sued for stealing the plot of "The Island" from the writers of "The Clonus Horror", can't Kelly be sued by Billy Currie, Christopher Payne and Midge Ure for unauthorized usage of their song? If I were them, I'd look into getting some lawyers together on this. I honestly mean that. If you look at her album cover, she even ripped off Visage's style there too. Check out the cover for Visage's "The Anvil" and other pictures and tell me she didn't. She cited Godard's "Alphaville" as inspiration for her music video for this single. I believe she's only using it as an excuse to explain why the French language is used in "One Word" without being called on it, seeing as "Fade To Grey" has a woman speaking the lyrics in French throughout, in the exact same fashion.
I'm still amazed she had the gall to go this far to get a hit on the charts. Two thumbs down from me, as I can't possibly support this thievery. Go listen to the real thing, not this pale imitation. If you want something new instead, listen to Ladytron or Adult. or any number of authentic bands who write their own music and don't feel the need to rip off their predecessors.
SHOCKINGLY GOOD!! April 24, 2005
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
WOW!! Kelly's lastest single, her first DANCE MUSIC recording, is STUNNING!! Red hot electro beats and Kelly's finest vocal performance yet.. and she's looking great!!
Honestly, I can't get over how good this is!! GREAT job Kelly!!
Expect a lawsuit June 2, 2005
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
To say this song is an homage to Visage's Fade To Grey or adapted from it is ridiculous. "Rip off", "stolen", and "another Linda Perry fraud" are better descriptions. I only hope that when the album is actually released it gives proper credit to the original songwriters of Fade To Grey. Given the similarities, right down to the French woman speaking, Kelly should have just done a remake. I sincerely hope Linda and Kelly don't try to pass this off as their own composition.
Are the writers of "Fade to gray" get their part of the cake? September 1, 2005
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a rip-off. The bad thing is that many young people have never heard abut Visage. I hope a lawsuit against the writer of Kelly's song (Linda Perry). What a nerve!!!!
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