Jessie J Who You Are
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Steoandnoodles
April 11th 2011


2832 Comments


I'm sure she doesn't really mind what her music sounds like. She's probably having a blast with all the stardom. =)

TehInterWebz
April 12th 2011


37 Comments


Fucking Garbage

Baphomet
April 12th 2011


7363 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Then give me my cookie back.

Baphomet
April 12th 2011


7363 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

You evil bastard!

Baphomet
April 12th 2011


7363 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

You know what? Screw you guys, I'm 3ing this.

Sanders
April 12th 2011


2416 Comments


"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13033955

hahahahahahahaha"

I saw this. Did she expect anything less from Ireland...? Next she'll be saying she was shocked at seeing all the burnt out cars in suburbs...

sweetgetsyounowhere
May 14th 2011


2 Comments


This song totally sucks! Baphomet~ this song sucks, it's not out fault.~

AtavanHalen
May 15th 2011


17919 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

the fuck does that mean

DaveyBoy
Emeritus
July 8th 2011


22500 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Name a female pop star from the last decade & Jessie J attempts to imitate them on debut LP 'Who You Are'. From Aguilera to Gaga & from Adele to Ke$ha, the 22 year old English singer takes them all on with her brash urban-pop. As much as it is both vocally & musically versatile, the album is overwhelmingly unfocused & over-ambitious, with a distinct lack of subtlety... And it's not helped by the messiest track ordering in memory! Overlong with many a sound-alike ballad towards the end, 'Who You Are' is frustratingly disappointing since Jessie J clearly has incredible potential. Recommended Tracks: Price Tag, Nobody's Perfect & Who You Are.

GiantSpeck
August 22nd 2011


325 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

After watching the music videos for Jessie J's four singles on YouTube, I started to wonder why people thought her music was so bad. I mean, it's not the best music I've heard in years, but it doesn't strike me as "horrible".



But then I listened to the album itself on Spotify. Holy shit. Has anyone noticed how markedly different the songs are in the music videos and in the album itself? The vocal acrobatics in the songs on the album are unbearable, but they're seriously smoothed over the obnoxiousness when they made the music videos.

kanecooper
August 22nd 2011


630 Comments


On the same weekend Jessie J was getting her first big push in America as the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live", the music video for Rebecca Black's "Friday" was just beginning to spread around the Internet as a viral sensation. "Friday" took off because people were calling it the worst song ever and mocking its dopey lyrics and awkward approximation of standard modern pop tropes. The biggest difference between Black's song and the contents of Who You Are is that while Jessie J gets the expected formula of pop "right," the hapless Black gets it "wrong." But in that "wrongness" lies a humanity that J cannot approach. Even through bad vocal processing, Black sounds like a specific person. Also, the lyrics of "Friday" may be undeniably clunky, but there is a magic to them that makes the song funny and immensely quotable, like a lot of great pop songs throughout history. Jessie J's lyrics are no less banal and artless, but they lack charm entirely. When she's not going off on bitter rants against those who doubt her, she mainly sings forgettable boilerplate or spouts vapid utopian nonsense, as on the utterly nauseating "Rainbow". Black gets attacked for representing the worst of modern pop, but she's a gawky 13-year-old amateur backed up by a Z-grade production company. If you need to rail against dumb, soulless music, Jessie J is a far better target.

Waior
August 22nd 2011


11778 Comments


who wrote that

kanecooper
August 23rd 2011


630 Comments


pitchfork actually, they nailed it for me

Josh D.
August 23rd 2011


17845 Comments


Awful.

Waior
August 23rd 2011


11778 Comments


ah i should of known

i have to agree with it

Knott-
Emeritus
January 31st 2012


10260 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

god her new song "Domino" is worse than anything on here. hooray for new lows!

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
January 31st 2012


32289 Comments


I NEED TITS

Knott-
Emeritus
January 31st 2012


10260 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Hahaha.



Apparently "Domino" is actually on this as a bonus track. Not that I feel even remotely guilty for not knowing that.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
January 31st 2012


32289 Comments


Actually I think when I checked this out it turned out to be the deluxe (or whatever) edition. I don't remember it at all, surprise surprise

Knott-
Emeritus
January 31st 2012


10260 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Yeah I think I'm still haunted by the terrifying things she does with her voice in "Nobody's Perfect". Fucking ridiculous.



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