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| Alright, Still | 
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| Artist: Lily Allen
Label: EMI Europe Generic
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 82845
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 094636702827
EAN: 0094636702827
ASIN: B000FMGWRS
Release Date: August 1, 2006
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 She's bright, she's brassy and... she's British! November 19, 2006
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is one of my favourite and most fun buys of 2006. Daughter of actor and comedian Keith Allen, Lily is a breath of fresh air to a music scene that takes itself way too seriously and has allowed itself to grow stale in the process. One newspaper critic described her voice as "as thin as a supermodel's ankle" but you know what? It doesn't matter! She's fun!
"Smile" was a number 1 hit for here here in the UK earlier in the year and while subsequent releases haven't fared so well, the album is packed with fun tunes. She captures the essence of inner-city young female angst pefectly. Some of my personal favourites (apart from "Smile") are:
"Knock 'Em Out", where she sings about being hassled by boys she's not interested in. ("Not in a million years," she sings, which always makes me hoot).
"LDN", where she describes the urban decay she sees all around her but, like many inner-city Londoners, wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
"Everything's Just Wonderful", which has a truly beautiful chorus.
"Not Big", where she slags off an ex-boyfriend. As you do.
"Littlest Things", a song about feeling lonely after the end of a relationship and reminiscing about the good days.
and "Take What You Take", where she tells "old" people to shut up, mind their own business and stop offering advice. That's me told then.
But in truth, I like all the songs. Her lyrics are not only humourous but very insightful. I like Lily's spunkyness and I especially love the fact that she hasn't done what so many British singers have done and still do, i.e. try to sing like an American. Good on her. A friend of mine thinks this is what the Specials would be doing if they were still around (and had a female vocalist). I can see where he's coming from but - many of her songs do have a ska/reggae feel to them but I think she's more difficult to pigeon hole. There are even elements of good old New Orleans jazz funk in there somewhere. She's done pretty well this year at home, I really hope the US market warms to her. She's definitely one of a kind.
 Nepotism at its' best February 4, 2007
7 out of 21 found this review helpful
I watched Lily Allen on Saturday Night Live last night. This stage is awful, one of the worst, but it never fails to separate the truly talented from the talentless hacks.
After Allen's performance, I looked her up and wasn't surprised to learn that her parents are stars in their own right and have connections in the business.
Allen has about as much stage presence as a lump of jiggling jello. But what of her singing chops? Her vocals are so ordinary she wouldn't even be granted a minute of fame on American Idol's worst auditions reel.
Her voice has absolutely no power, no depth, no resonance, and no range. There is NOTHING about this bad-tempered, poorly-reared, wannabe pop star worth listening to. Her lyrics are garbage.
She is a perfect example of why the music business is in so much trouble. Giving the children of famous people contracts in the hopes they can measure up to mom and dad or worse yet, giving children of famous people contracts who's parents weren't even singers.
More than alright!! October 5, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
'Alright, still' is the fun filled, summery debut from 21 year old English singer Lily Allen. Discovered on myspace by hundreds of millions before she'd even signed a recording contract, her sunny, upbeat riposte at an ex, 'Smile' got to #1 in the UK.
And that song sets the tone for most of this brilliant pop debut; sunny, upbeat, mostly ska influenced songs, with a cheeky/bratty attitude.
Follow up (and top 10 UK hit) 'LDN' is an observation her hometown London (both the nice, and the nasty), made while riding around on her bike. Very bouncy and catchy semi-calypso.
Other standouts include the brilliant get-lost-you-jerk of 'Knock me out' (starts out jazzy with piano and horns, semi spoken in a very British accent) which is highly reminiscent of fellow Brit The Streets, the incredibly catchy 'Littlest things' about a dying relationship, the rather cheeky put down of 'Not big' (title says it all really), and the clap filled, bouncy 'Everything's just wonderful'.
They don't make pop like this anymore. Insanely fun!!!
 Niiiice February 4, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Wow, I really like this. I'd never heard of this girl. I'm at the age where I pretty much rely on my existing catalog of music. Only rarely does something new grab me. I just saw Lily do two songs on Saturday Night Live and they were so nice. Instantly comfortable, with a laid back ska-ish backing, and this beautiful, smooth, rich, voice flowing through. She was so poised on stage, smiling and enjoying herself. Very cool, just a bit mysterious, young person vocabulary and storylines with older person presence and perspective, fun London accent. What a fresh and original mix, yet with deep roots. Went to her website to listen to more of the songs. There are at least a few other good ones on the album besides what must be the two hits she played on SNL. Heard one not-so-good Ludacris cameo song, one straight up WuTang/ODB lift, and one Dizzee Rascal cameo that I guess was inevitable. Could do without those, but otherwise enjoy some of the Mike Skinner-esque brit hop style and beats going on in there.
Freshmen album shows a fresh new artist November 11, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The first thing you think of when listening to this album is The Streets. Witty lines, British accents, and plenty of self lamenting may get many listeners thinking it's a female brit hip-hopper. But listen a little longer, and you'll realize it's a fusion of both hip-hop and brit pop. In this album, the producer makes sure that the sounds are unique and the hooks stay lasting in your head.
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