Kelly's tribute to the great divas of the 90's!

Kelly Clarkson is in the US since American Idol on everyone's lips. I grew up only by "Miss Independent" on them carefully and found the piece very well. Bought I to the album "Thankful" but only when I saw it at a great price in a record store. Shortly before, I had "Breakaway" also bought very cheap. I found it somewhat mixed and sometimes quite bleak. But Clarkson's voice is an undisputed phenomenon. It has a similar strength as Christina Aguilera and furthermore has still a slightly smoky timbre. So loosely 5 stars for the voice! Now to their debut album "Thankful": It is obvious that the record company has been trying to introduce Clarkson as versatile as possible Here her voice is clearly the focus of the ballads predominate and are all worth listening to the first track, "The trouble with love is... "reminiscent of a number that could also come from Celine Dion. "Some kind of miracle," I already knew. It was the theme song of Puff Johnson album "Miracle". Although something like better Johnsons version, I also like Kellys less bombastic performance. ... Towards the end of the album three-voiced ballads pile: "Anytime", "A Moment Like This" (their first single) and "Before Your Love" Personally, I favor the last ballad, however beautiful they are all with me memories were to Mariah Carey's glory in the early 90s awake. As good as the ballads on "Thankful" and are, Kelly sounds best in the rockier climes. "Miss Independent", written by Christina Aguilera, is full of energy. But even better is "Low". In "You thought wrong," Clarkson also brings more vocal support of AI-semi-finalist Tamyra Gray. The piece is one of the highlights of the disc. With "Just Missed the Train" and "Beautiful Disaster" are two more real rock delicacies on "Thankful". Only the title track and "What's up lonely" can not keep up high with the rest.
Conclusion: A thoroughly successful debut that sounds like a tribute to the great voices of the 80s and 90s.
Playing tips: "Low", "Before Your Love", "You thought wrong," "Anytime"