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KELLY OSBOURNE
Album Title: Shut Up
Producer(s): Ric Wake
Genre: POP
Label/Catalog Number: Epic 86870
Source: PRINT
Originally Reviewed: December 14, 2002
RELEASE DATE: Nov. 26
For a kid of a spectacularly famous musician, releasing an album of his or her own can be painful. Comparisons to mom or, in this case, dad, often pile onto the work—unfairly or not. With that said, it's safe to say there are legitimately catchy tracks on Kelly Osbourne's debut, Shut Up—a salute to retro chick rock. Taken as a whole, too many of the songs have the same rapid-fire guitar licks. But there's "On Your Own," a bratty, boisterous song that's tough not to like. And just imagining Osbourne singing the title track to dad is fun as well. Her recent cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" (which is a hidden track) went over well enough, suggesting some promise for her, at least as a commanding performer. Yet in primarily writing all the songs for her first full-length CD, Osbourne is a sort of scrappy success, even if falling considerably short of her likely inspirations, such as Blondie or Joan Jett.—SA
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This Week
Here are all the reviews in this week's Billboard:
PRINCE & THE NEW POWER GENERATION,
One Nite Alone . . . Live!
ALANIS MORISSETTE,
Feast on Scraps
NAS,
God's Son
MARIAH CAREY,
Charmbracelet
AALIYAH,
I Care 4 U
COMMON,
Electric Circus
TONY TOUCH,
The Last of the Pro Ricans
RICHIE HAWTIN & SVEN VÄTH,
The Sound of the Third Season
PROJECTIONS,
Between Here and Now
VARIOUS ARTISTS,
Bossa Mundo 2
ARMANDO MANZANERO,
Duetos 2
ALEJANDRO FERNÁNDEZ,
Bellas Artes en Vivo
RAGHEB ALAMA,
Tab Leh
SOUNDTRACK,
The Pianist: Music From the Motion Picture
PHILIP GLASS,
The Hours: Music From the Motion Picture
KENNY BARRON,
Canta Brasil
PLUNKY & ONENESS,
Got to Move Something
KELLY OSBOURNE,
Shut Up
SARAH FIMM,
A Perfect Dream
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