Hmm let's see
1.
Kelly Clarkson Breakway - A+
I really love this CD. Every song is listenable, and I love the edgier side of her. I have about 5-6 favorites just from this CD itself. It's just amazing.
Favorite Song -
Because of You,
Hear Me,
Behind These Hazel Eyes
2.
Clay Aiken [/i]Measure of a Man[/i] - A
A very good vocal CD. I liked a lot of the songs as well.
Favorite Song -
Run To Me
3.
Kelly Clarkson Thankful - A
The singles were great, and I liked some of the other songs too, but there were some that didn't really hit me.
Favorite Song -
Anytime
4.
American Idol 2 Compilation CD - A-
Just a very very good CD. The thing was... the good ones were really good, but if they weren't good, they were bad (Kimberley, Trenyce, etc - I didn't really like theirs). However, it was a good CD overall. Everytime I listen to it, it brings back memories
Favorite Song -
Killing Me Softly, On the Wings of Love
5.
Diana DeGarmo Blue Skies - B
Vocally, it's great, but some of the songs are just... not in the ballpark. "Then I Woke Up" was just painful lyrically, but there are some good songs (Emotional, Cardboard Castles, Go on and Cry). I hoped for a bit more variety, or something similar to the early Christina Aguilera material, but it's a bit more focused on the lower demographic. She sounds great in every song, so that's a plus
. It's pretty good for a first CD.
Favorite Song -
Cardboard Castles
6.
Kimberley Locke One Love - B-
A good-ish CD. I liked "Eighth World Wonder", but a lot of the songs were just okay.
Favorite Song -
Wrong
7.
Tamyra Gray Dreamer - C+
I liked it for the most part, it was listenable, but I didn't LOVE any of the songs too much. It was good though.
Favorite Song -
Star
8.
American Idol 3 Greatest Soul Classics - C
The problem with this CD was that a lot of them sounded very karaoke-ish. Nobody really added anything to allow them to "own the song" (except for LaToya, Jennifer, and some of the others).
Eh. That's all I can think of right now.