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| A Little More Personal (Raw) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Lindsay Lohan
Label: Casablanca
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  398 reviews
Sales Rank: 21054
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000578202
UPC: 602498871935
EAN: 0602498871935
ASIN: B000BRD6MG
Release Date: December 6, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father) - Lindsay Lohan, Lohan, Lindsay | | • | Black Hole - Lindsay Lohan, Goffin, Louise | | • | I Live for the Day - Lindsay Lohan, Child, Desmond | | • | I Want You to Want Me - Lindsay Lohan, Neilson, Richard | | • | My Innocence - Lindsay Lohan, Lohan, Lindsay | | • | A Little More Personal - Lindsay Lohan, Lohan, Lindsay | | • | If It's Alright - Lindsay Lohan, Lohan, Lindsay | | • | If You Were Me - Lindsay Lohan, Lohan, Lindsay | | • | Fastlane - Lindsay Lohan, Moody, Ben | | • | Edge of Seventeen - Lindsay Lohan, Nicks, Stevie | | • | Who Loves You - Lindsay Lohan, DioGuardi, Kara | | • | A Beautiful Life (La Bella Vita) - Lindsay Lohan, Lewis, Michelle |
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On her second full-length album, Lindsay Lohan tries to leave her Disney image behind for good. And what better way to do it than by starting off with the stark "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)," in which the singer wrestles with her stormy relationship with her felonious father? Lohan Sr. also is the object of the tortured "My Innocence" (as in, Dad, you took it away.) But the best tracks here are the ones on which Lohan Jr. spares us the angsty therapy and delivers tuneful pop-rock. Sure, the kind of rousing mega-chorus used on "Black Hole" has already been heard--to greater effect--in Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," but it's still nifty. Elsewhere, "A Little More Personal" begins with Lohan talking about how talking at the start of a song is "rad," but then it turns into a very Cars-like tune--and it's hard to think of a catchier band than the Cars. No wonder it all sounds so impressively slick: For this transitional album, Lohan has surrounded herself with a team of pros--Kara DioGuardi (who's also written for Lohan rivals Ashlee Simpson and Hilary Duff, and coauthored 9 of the 12 songs here), power-popster Butch Walker, and former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody. The first two also put their producing stamp on a cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" that's even more upbeat than the original, while Moody applied his tech skills on the other cover, Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen." Moody particularly shines on "Fastlane," however, a super-catchy number that's one of four for which Lohan gets a songwriting credit. Has she grown up? Maybe not entirely yet, but Lohan is showing the promise of an honorable mainstream career. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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 Lohan Wallows In Teenage Angst and Vocal Tricks January 25, 2006
30 out of 43 found this review helpful
If you abhor the tabloids and modern Disney, it is a reasonable assumption that all you know of Lindsay Lohan is that she was upstaged by Rachel McAdams in the cult hit flick "Mean Girls." However, she clearly still holds out hopes for a career as a singer, as her sophomore album "A Little More Personal (Raw)" was released last month to debut at #20 on the Billboard charts.
At first glance, one can tell that the album is full of solid writing and, unlike her 2004 debut album "Speak," these songs come off not only as catchy but as sincere. However, anyone who has ever heard Lohan open her mouth will find themselves asking one singular question: Who is really singing this stuff?
To be sure, as evidenced on tracks such as "My Innocence," where Lohan reveals that growing up too fast has put her on shaky ground, her voice sounds like a mix between Kelly Clarkson and a razor-edged Natalie Imbruglia; definitely a husky voice tailor-made for singing rock music. And perhaps the essence behind the voice singing these songs is Lohan's, but when all is said and done anyone who can believe this is how she truthfully sounds needs to have the wax cleaned out of their ears or is as gullible as they come. Just like on her debut, her voice is channeled through mayonnaise and mixed to sound on perfect pitch.
Still, one must at least give her a little credit for exposing herself as she has in lead single, "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)," as it is songs like these, especially coming from celebrities, that help others to deal with their own problems.
"And I wear all your old clothes, your polo sweater/I dream of another you/The one who would never (never)/Leave me alone to pick up the pieces/A daddy to hold me, that's what I needed."
Nevertheless, it must be said that her including "raw" in parenthesis after the title of her album is as ridiculous as it is pretentious, for tracks like "Black Hole" and "If You Were Me" are so absolutely rattled by noisy production via stacks upon stacks of clanging electric guitars and super-sonic synths. What's more? The majority of the material was co-written by Kari Dioguardi, one of the best pop tunesmiths around. Also, Lohan's self-conscious need to sound unhappy is hard to ignore. The end result is something very calculated, hardly genuine and certainly not "raw." That said, her cover of "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks is edgy, though of course nothing in comparison to the original.
Ultimately, "A Little More Personal (Raw)," is Lohan's attempt to establish herself as a serious singer and sometime-writer, but in the end she sounds like another teenage celebrity trying to put together a record that will cause people to take her seriously.
If you're interested in raw, angst-ridden music by young women, try instead Liz Phair's 1993 debut "Exile In Guyville" or Ani Difranco's 1996 effort, "Dilate," a brilliant record that explores the ugly dissolution of a relationship.
 WOWOWOWOWOW December 6, 2005
17 out of 28 found this review helpful
I was never a huge fan of Lohan. But NOW I AM A CONVERT! This is one great pop album. Almost every song on the album has great melodies and incredible hooks. How does one songstress get to have so many good songs on one album while others struggle to find one. Bravo for Lohan eityher finding great songs herself or hiring others to do it for her. If it is the latter: keep hiring them. THis album will remind you of how good pop can be. The new Madonna? Hmmm. The new Kelly Clarkson? Definately.
 Someone please stop this insanity December 20, 2005
12 out of 23 found this review helpful
People...the future of humanity is at stake. Until people across the planet rise up and demand that bubble gum tarts like Ashlee Simpson and Lindsey Lohan refrain from opening their mouths and "singing", we are all at risk. They should only be seen not heard. This type of putrid sludge should never have made it out of a recording studio, this is nothing but a shameless attempt to separate innocent young teenie-boppers from their parent's money.
The only thing "RAW" about this album, is Lohan's recent inability to eat any solid food. Is that her or Christina Aguilera on the cover? I can't tell....Lindsey really ought to think about taking some of the money she's extorted from you young people and visit a local McDonald's or Pizza Hut, I liked her better when she was a bit chunky and had a bit of skin on her bones, she looks scary now.
But seriously, anyone who buys this junk needs serious psychiatric care. This is evil music, it needs to be stopped.
You people should be listening to Dream Theater or Kiss. These are sad sad days. Poor Lindsey, can't sing, can't act, can't eat...it must be a horrid life.
OK, everybody - it's reality check time... December 7, 2005
11 out of 19 found this review helpful
After I came to this page, I had to pour myself some coffee, throw cold water on my face, and slap myself a bit because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. As of this writing, the vast majority of the reviews here give teen actress / wannabe pop star Lindsay Lohan's latest album 5 stars - the highest possible review. Hmmmm... apparently the promotions department at Casablanca Records is working feverishly to develop interest in this album. Now, in my honest and fair opinion, 5 star reviews should be reserved for something that is an absolute masterpiece - a true work for the ages. Can anyone who listened to this album honestly say that this belongs in the class of works by, say, Mozart or Beethoven, or perhaps Wilco or Radiohead? But I digress...
On to the matter at hand, which is Lindsay Lohan's second album, A Little More Personal (Raw). We are introduced with "Confessions Of A Broken Heart (Daughter To Father)", a track which may be semi-autobiographical to Lohan (who co-wrote four songs on this album), but is an off-putting, cliched, treacly mess of a song. Lohan sings with such ham-fisted conviction that you honestly get this vibe from her that she thinks that she is the only person to ever have a dysfunctional family, to ever have his/her parents divorce, to ever become distant from his/her father. And in light of who she really is (drinking, dancing on tables and partying until the wee hours with the Hollywood elite), you know the song is not genuine and she's just milking this situation as fodder for album sales. And the lyrics themselves are pretty sorry - she sings about wanting "a daddy to hold [her]" as if she's about 8, and the way she wails lines like "Did you ever love me?" shows just how untrained and unpolished her voice is. Lindsay, cheer up honey - you've lived a charmed life, which both of your parents have made numerous sacrifices to give to you ... besides, there's an exclusive party going on till dawn somewhere on the Sunset Strip and you're invited, that ought to cheer you up.
With this whole album, one kind of gets the feeling that Lohan is just trying to tap into the girl-next-door charm that helped make Kelly Clarkson a ubiquitous star this past year (those marketing geniuses at Casablanca are at it again!). This commercial makeover is very calculated, given the fact that just a year ago Lohan was whining about being hounded by the paparazzi over lightweight bubblegum dance/pop and seductively cooing double entendres like "I wanna come first". One can also surmise that Lohan put very little effort into this recording (chalk it up to either those kiddie flicks that really put the champagne and caviar on the table, or to the obvious - lack of talent) - as stated before, she has only four co-write credits on the album, as the bulk of the songwriting goes to studio songsmiths for hire like Kara DioGuardi. The sound is rather generic as well, with producer John Shanks applying his usual glossy sheen to cover up any inadequacies on the part of the singer or musicians (hey, this guy produces Ashlee Simpson as well!).
Lyrically, at times Lohan tries to sound, as she would say "like, deep or something" on certain tracks, but often finds herself stumbling on some pretty awkward, clumsy lyrics - for instance, she sings about a "universe of missing stuff" on "Black Hole", and the words on tracks like "A Beautiful Life" are unbelievably cliched and irrelevant. Then there's a song like "Fastlane", where Lohan tries to pass herself off as a world-weary, inhibited, troubled soul, which is only so convincing when the opposite is true. In the hands of a more capable artist (and with some revised lyrics), this song could have worked - in Lohan's hands, it just falls apart.
In summary: A Little More Personal (Raw) is just the typical weak disposible mass-market fare that usually sees release this time of the year. There's an attempt at reinvention here, but it just doesn't pan out. Lindsay Lohan's first album was pure drivel, but at least it was a style that suited her fine - here, she just seems like a fish out of water. She makes an attempt at relevance but only comes out looking slightly more credible than Ashlee Simpson, and that's not saying much. Instead, I would recommend looking not to the major music video outlets, but to the left of the radio dial for inspiration - you're far more likely to find something with more substance and with a much longer shelf-life there than on this tepid, vacuous commercial pop/rock album. My advice: you can do far better than this.
Yet another in a LONG line of "singers" who sound the same December 11, 2005
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Every "song" on this CD sounds the same. If that's not bad enough, Lohan covers Stevie Nicks and Cheap Trick - and poorly at that (sorry, those songs were done right the first time around).
Why do the public have to continually be subjected to these marginally talented singers constantly covering stuff from the 70's and 80's? Have original ideas run their course or are people stupid enough to actually buy this junk and believe it's wonderful?
I don't know who's worse: The record companies for continually churning out garbage like this or the public for continually buying it. (Wanna do covers, folks? Use a Karaoke machine and leave the rest of us out of it.)
While "...Personal..." does sound better than Speak, it's still overly produced corporate garbage (and just because she's half naked on the cover and the lyrics to these songs aren't dealing with innocent love doesn't mean squat).
Lohan is another in a long line of folks whose 15 minutes were up a long time ago.
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