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On the rock-fueled "Don't Let Me Get Me," Pink vents that she's "tired of being compared to damn Britney Spears." No worries -- her ambitious sophomore release positions this "Lady Marmalade" alum closer to strong-willed female singers such as Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple, and her idol, Madonna. Pink goes on to recount: "L.A. told me/You'll be a pop star/All you have to change/Is everything you are," and sure enough, Missundaztood takes a radical departure from her R&B debut on L.A. Reid and Babyface's defunct LaFace label, delivering a sound clearly closer to her heart. She may have followed Reid to Arista Records, but she rejects her mentor's taste for trite lyrics and polished, cookie-cutter tracks for a set of lyrically hearty songs bolstered by edgy guitar and analog drum-accented beats. Pink even co-wrote 11 of the disc's 14 songs, and the themes reflect everything from her troubled childhood "Family Portrait" to her move from her native Philly to Hollywood "Gone to California". The artistic growth spurt can be attributed in part to 4 Non-Blondes frontwoman Linda Perry, who co-wrote several of the disc's songs, including the energetic, Oingo Boingo-reminiscent first single, "Get the Party Started." Whether she's rockin' out on the empowering "18 Wheeler"; going to church on "Misery," a duet with childhood idol Steven Tyler of Aerosmith; or taking a stab at old-school rap on the girl-power roof raiser "Respect"; Pink always sounds in her element. The exhilarating metamorphosis finds her emerging as one of the best singers and most inspiring role models of her generation. Expect this punky Pink lady to be Missundaztood no longer.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 M!ssundaztood (3:36)
2 Don't Let Me Get Me (3:31)
3 Just Like a Pill (3:57)
4 Get the Party Started (3:11)
5 Respect - Scratch (3:25)
6 18 Wheeler (3:44)
7 Family Portrait (4:56)
8 Misery (4:33)
9 Dear Diary (3:29)
10 Eventually (3:34)
11 Lonely Girl (4:21)
12 Catch-22 (3:06)
13 Gone to California (4:34)
14 My Vietnam (5:19)
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