On he most recent season of American Idol, David Archuleta was a golden-voiced koala, too sweet to be sexy. His debut is similarly flavorless: Beautifully sung but snoozy tunes like "My Hands" never achieve takeoff, and his chaste voice is a poor match for lovey-dovey lyrics. He only sounds like he's having a blast on "Don't Let Go," co-written with JC Chasez, which digs into an edgier melody and trades vocal gymnastics for pure power. At least the disc ends with a reminder of how Archuleta got here: "Angels," the Robbie Williams cover he sang on Idol, where he lost to David Cook but won millions of fans.
(Posted: Nov 27, 2008)
Your Turn
Advertisement
More CD Reviews
-
Wilco
Wilco -
Rob Thomas
Cradlesong -
The Mars Volta
Octahedron -
Regina Spektor
Far -
Jonas Brothers
Lines, Vines and Trying Times -
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul -
Moby
Wait for Me -
Dinosaur Jr.
Farm -
Black Eyed Peas
The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies) -
Levon Helm
Electric Dirt
View
Email
Stumble
AIM
Del.icio.us
DiggThis
Fark It!




- Portions of Album Content Provided by All Music Guide © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC.