Corporate Line: With the release of CHANGES, Kelly is back with a vengeance. The CD features all the songs from SHUT UP!, four totally raw, totally live bonus tracks (“Come Dig Me Out,” “Disconnected,” “Too Much of You” and “On The Run”) and—brace yourself— Kelly’s FIRST-EVER collaboration with her dad, Ozzy. The two duet on “Changes,” a jaw dropping makeover of the 1972 Black Sabbath classic (Ozzy fronted Sabbath before going solo as every self-respecting metalhead knows). Here, the song, formerly an eerie goodbye to a lover, takes a surprisingly tender father-daughter turn. (Let’s just say Frank and Nancy Sinatra ain’t got nothing on these two.) With Ozzy singing “She’s my baby/I love her so/but it’s too late nowI’ve let her go” and Kelly answering “We shared the years/we shared each day/I love you daddy/but I’ve found my way,” the song is transformed into a modern coming-of-age anthem—replete with soft piano and a choir providing angelic backing vocals!
The Good:
Skip it.
The Average:
“Disconnected” – The funny thing is that we know Kelly can’t sing. She must have picked up her genes from her mother.
“Come Dig Me Out” – Courtney Love is no prize, but Kelly doing Courtney should be a crime.
“Changes” – Kelly duets with daddy and you can see just how little they have in common. Ozzy’s voice still sounds amazing and Kelly can’t compete.
The Ugly:
“Shut Up” – Please, she should take her own advice.
“On The Run” – Painful.
Frankly: Kelly’s vocals are mixed down so much that they are washed out by the music. There is only one reason for this; Kelly can’t sing. Why do you think Sony Music kicked her off their label?
This should be used as a torture device by the military. It sounds like they remixed the original and if you can believe it the original was worse than this. You can’t cover crap with frosting and call it a cake.
+ Rae Gun
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