Ke$ha: the New Trash Pop

Album: Animal

Artist(s): Ke$ha

Official Drop Date: January 5, 2010

Blades: 2

Review: I was not moved to listen to this artist because I simply did not care. Regardless of the love fest the media was attempting to have, I did not get involved. Then, out of no where I saw this chick on the Grammys standing next to a pint-sized Alex P. Keaton (look it up if you don’t know) and dresses as if she crawled out of a garbage bin. Low and behold, it was Ke$ha. My interest was peaked that the neighborhood stoner was this spectacle on my television screen.

The songs are the typical pop girl gone bad but from the looks of her cover, someone in marketing thought it would be funny to have her look older than a cast member on Golden Girls and have a single dissing old people. Despite my utter disgust the album still had songs that stood out, but then I’ve been told that I’m a drunk and will like any music while under the influence. “Your Love is My Drug” was a stand out and has claimed a temporary spot on the Bootlegged MP3 Slop List. This entire album is the dream soundtrack of a homeless disco queen. You simply feel filthy after listening and not in a sexy, Sookie Stackhouse just got laid by a vampire way. “Tik Tok” was another strange, catchy song but the video was pure trash and what woman in her right mind wants a dude that looks like Mic Jagger? Not even if he bathed in the Fountain of Youth would I hit him off. Eww.

“Blah, Blah, Blah” was a song that caught me off guard and I actually liked it until she kept rambling. Her songs are smothered in drunken tirades, sex, and bad English – a high school kids dream. “Dinosaur” speaks of old geezers who try to mack (hit on) young women. However, Ke$ha looks like a Dino herself on this album cover. Maybe she’s the second Vampire to have a record deal after Lestat (look it up if you don’t know). This album gets an astounding, dynamic 2 blades. It’s bad enough that some of the songs were catchy, but let’s face it – the bubble gum isn’t working for a 60 yr-old dressing up like a drugged 16-yr-old.

blades: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

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