Ashlee Simpson - L.O.V.E. (Review)
Ashlee Simpson’s husky, tuff-girl brand of music stands in stark contrast to her public image as a half-witted diva in training. But even without the tabloid fodder, she remains the day’s most contrived pop star, unconvincing in a live setting and a seeming puppet of her writers and videoclip directors. Latest single “L.O.V.E.” sets a new low, with its grating sing-songy rap and daffy inference of street cred. The repetitive chant of the chorus and Simpson’s affected hand-waving intonation prove once and for all that she is perhaps the whitest girl on the planet. The “Underground Mix” featuring Missy Elliott only stands to make Simpson’s performance all the more incongruous.
L.O.V.E. ASHLEE SIMPSON
Producer(s): John Shanks Genre: POP Label: Geffen (CD promo)
Add comment January 20th, 2006
