Word: leann
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...song on Hanson's album (it's one of two tracks on the CD produced by the highly regarded Dust Brothers). Some of Radish's tunes have catchy guitar riffs, but none of their songs catch fire. It is possible to simulate musical maturity; 14-year-old country crooner LeAnn Rimes does an excellent job. But Hanson, Radish and Lang lack her grace and discipline; it's too bad Dr. Spock never wrote a book on raising rock stars...
...Junior Leann Kellogg said that if students are required to give money to DDS, they should be allowed to see DDS's budget. Rossiter said students will be able to see the budget...
Unchained Melody/The Early Years is an irony-free collection of songs, most of which were recorded when LeAnn was 11, in her pre-Blue studio sessions (hopefully, a sequel called Unchained Melody II/The Teething Years isn't in the offing). Despite her age, the raw talent and gleaming promise on this album are apparent. Her take on the country standard Blue Moon of Kentucky comes across as fresh and bracing as cold well water, and her version of I Will Always Love You is equally crisp and bright. On every track, Rimes' voice resonates with a mellow center, vibrant edges...
...have her first date. On the semi-risque song My Baby, she sings, "My baby is a full-time lover ... My baby is a full-grown man." In the video for Blue, she peers out over thick-rimmed sunglasses, an image that evokes Stanley Kubrick's controversial film Lolita. LeAnn says that while she hasn't experienced some of the emotions in her songs, she is capable of conveying them--"like an actor or an actress is an interpreter of a script." Wilbur admits there is a possible downside to his daughter's precociousness: "She's in a grownup world...
...meantime, LeAnn says she is taking increasing control of her career to ensure its survival beyond her wunderkind years. She has already written three songs for her next album, which will also probably include covers of standards by Cline and Hank Williams. "I want to build my own life," she says, "not have someone do it for me." Now that Rimes has a hold on stardom, she's not about to let it out of her grasp...