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Title: Epiphany: My Abundant Idol Knowledge Disturbs Me
Review: As bland as expected from an American Idol contestant, but not what should have been from one of the more dynamic ones. Generic, marketable country/rock, diet-southern fried chicken, Blues-less; all sung in a pleasant enough voice from a pleasant enough young believer. But from the man who gave us an electrifying a cappella 'Within A Dream' this year, this should have been an explosive debut. His 'Inside Your Heaven' towers above Carrie Underwood's, but analogizing two attempts of the same dreadful dirge isn't really saying anything, is it? Besides, she's the most soporific of all AI winners. In an American Idol realm, not as insulting as Clay Aiken, not as populist as Kelly Clarkson. But not as funky as Fantasia, or as exquisite as LaToya London. Beats Ruben by an Alabama mile, though [on CD, that is]. My grade: B-
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