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 OH AARON (JIVE RECORDS/2001) Nov 03, 2008
REVIEW: Despite teeny-bopper raves and critical loathes: there is no denying that Aaron Carter's second full-fledged release is an infectious, slickly produced pop/dance record. If that means he comes off sounding like a (slightly) more funkier version of Little Donny Osmond: well...that goes without saying. His singing is decent enough, and he does rap quite confidently (and with tongue-in-cheek) for his age. "Oh Aaron" is cute without being annoying (wish I could say the same for the execrable "Cowgirl" and its goofy "lil' mama" refrain), "Stride" has a neat slide guitar riff, "Come Follow Me" rocks out a bit, and the dance numbers "Not Too Young, Not Too Old", "Baby It's You", "I Would", and "Hey You" are pretty good (even the ballad "I'm All About You" is fairly well done). But there is a nagging problem of sexual innuendo that creeps into the lyrics a few times (especially on "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" and "Baby It's You"). Such talk about "gettin' down" and "I'll take you to heaven" are a bit icky coming from a thirteen-year-old (Little Donny Osmond had the same problem when he covered "Wake Up Little Susie" on one of his old LP's). But aside from that: "OH AARON" is a charming, light-as-fluff dance record for the (young) teen set; and on that basis alone it succeeds in spite of its lack of musical ingenuity, daring, or anything approaching originality. HARSH LANGUAGE: none. VIOLENCE: ah...no. SEXUAL REFERENCES: about 3 or 4 slightly too "knowing" remarks that should make parents raise their eyebrows a bit and groan.
THE MORAL COMPASS: Aaron Carter is tailor-made for young kids even though some of the sexual references in the lyrics should cause some parental concern. However, I must point out that they are slight references that can be dealt with and/or should end up going over your child's head. The track "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" is the most offensive thing here: an irresponsible lyric that celebrates Carter "hangin' out with the older boys" while dating all the younger girls. It's a song that should have been left off the record or re-written to be more appropriate for the age group the album is intended for. But aside from those quibbles: it's nice to hear a young teen rapping about basketball, BMX biking, skateboards, and his Sony PLAYSTATION rather than about b**ches, ho's, drug deals, and drive-bys. So for that reason (and keeping in mind those various sexual references) the album should earn a slight ACCEPTABLE to mild CAUTIONARY rating.
HIGHEST BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART POSITION: None
HIGHEST TOP INTERNET ALBUM CHART POSITION: Number 9
HIT SINGLES: "Oh Aaron" (BILLBOARD: Number 7)
 Slightly Better Than Aaron's Party Nov 26, 2006
This is a little bit better of an effort from Aaron. His voice hasn't broken yet on this CD but a lot of the songs are still good. My favorites are, Come Follow Me, Jump on the Fizzy, OH Aaron, Not to Young, Not too Old, I'm all about you (isn't this a remake?) as well as others. Good Job Aaron!
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 HE'S A GIRL I SWEAR!!!!! Jan 02, 2006
This cd is his worst cd yet. He has to face the fact that he can't rap. And what the heck is a fizzy?????
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Hey, Josef Gulick! time to face reality! Dec 07, 2005
Aparrently you are another MTV worshipping teeny bopper, WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT????????????!!!!!!!!!??????!!
Rock and roll hall of fame????!!!!!!! AARON CARTER IS NOT ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE'S JUST ANOTHER TALENTLESS POP STAR SINGING ABOUT HOW COOL HE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Rock 'n roll hall of fame????!!!! That just goes to show you how MTV can brainwash anyone into thinking that bubblegum pop is rock 'n roll. Don't watch MTV, otherwise you'll end up like our dear friend Josef, thinking that Aaron Carter is rock 'n roll. Siiiiiiggghhhhhhh...............................................
1 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Continued Freshness.......CLASSIC Nov 26, 2005
AARON, OH AARON, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH YOU?
How about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for starters?
Stride=Awesome
Come Follow Me=Awesome
Oh Aaron=Awesome
Not Too Young=Awesome
Top 50 albums of all time, Aaron's 2nd entry there, right behind Aaron's Party.
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