Lindsay Lohan - “Speak”

September 25th, 2006

Hot off the heels of her recent success in such films as “Mean Girls” and “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,” Lindsay Lohan is taking her shot at the music industry. With the great amount of airplay for her first single called “Rumors” you can expect her crossover to be a hit.

The album is titled “Speak” and features eleven great tracks, including “Rumors.” Although not every track on the album is worth listening to over and over it is definitely a great start for Lindsay as a music artist.

The second track on the album is “Nobody ‘Til You” and actually brings Lohan’s rival, Hilary Duff, to mind. The single is a little more playful than other tracks on the album. Personally, I would’ve picked this track for a future Duff album.

Taking the album down just a notch is track number three called “Symptoms of You.” The lyrics might give us an insight to what Lohan was thinking when she was dating Wilmer (That 70’s Show). In the song Lindsay sings, “When I’m around you / There’s a chill in the heat / Feel the sky in my feet / Cause I adore you / I can’t ignore you.”

One of my favorite tracks on the album is number seven “Anything But Me.” The lyrics read: “So much confusion circling inside my head / What this one and that one said / It’s all an illusion cause I’m still the same person / No matter how fast I run / And I’m trying to hold onto where it is I’ve come from.” I can only imagine that Lohan, who took part in writing this song, is singing of her life as Hollywood’s latest “it” girl.

Overall, “Speak” is a great album that really proves Lindsay’s abilities as a singer. While her voice isn’t mind-blowing she gives a solid performance that keeps you listening and coming back to listen again and again. The album mainly speaks of love and relationships, but also gives Lindsay a platform to voice her frustrations about her life in the spotlight. If you are looking for another Hilary Duff then look elsewhere. Lindsay has distanced herself from the pop image that she once rivaled with Duff over and this album proves that even more.

- Chad Kennedy, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief

Entry Filed under: CD Reviews, Pop