Billboard Review - WOW

Clay Aiken Forum

Billboard is the Music Industries Bible - EVERY serious music person reads this.

Clay Aiken's "Measure of a Man" is the best pop album of 2003. Every song, every note is brimming with ambition and glory. Thanks to the bull's-eye A&R talents of RCA chief Clive Davis and a cast of grade-A songwriters—including Cathy Dennis, Desmond Child, Kara DioGuardi, Gary Burr, Steve Morales, Andreas Carlsson—the "American Idol" hero's debut album perfectly matches his radiantly melodramatic voice with good, old-fashioned power ballads aimed straight for the gods. Throughout, the timeless production focuses squarely on Aiken's immense talent. "Run to Me" is arguably the sweet spot, the quintessential tear-jerker, along with show-stoppers "No More Sad Songs," "I Survived You" and the title track. In another radio era, this album could be the "Thriller" of the day, spawning hit after hit. In any case, fans have plenty to celebrate. "Measure of a Man" is an utter triumph of art and commerce.—CT

You know, I really like that article, not for the fact that it's about Clay (which is good enough reason to read it) but the fact that it's from Rolling Stone mag. RS is known for bashing many pop stars, but to see them accept Clay as a true talented singer is amazing. And it may be the next "Thriller"???? OMG. That right there is the best compliment anyone could ever get.

OMGGGGGGG!!!!!! i was half expecting it to be a bad review when i saw the title of this thread.....i've heard some of MOAM's reviews aren't that great.....but OMG!!!! that was great!!! i especially liked, "focuses squarely on Aiken's immense talent" THAT'S OUR BOY!!!! IMMENSE TALENT!! HECK YEAH!

That's not from RS - it's from Billboard which is WAY WAY WAY more important. It's the mag that EVERY single radio station in the U.S. as a subscription too and that every DJ reads.

Remember - all the BAD reviews are from untalanted people that are the same as Bob down the street. IF you read the right reviews from people that actually create music, the ones that actually KNOW something - it's a totally different story.

That review in Billboard is probebly the BIGGEST thing for Clays career so far. It does not get to the Average Joe but it gets to the people that will GET Clay to the Average Joe.

You can take every other review and toss it out the window - the Billboard review is the one the important people read.

well then!!! clay must have read it and be VERY happy! i think his cd is great! i know he's probably heard the bad reviews too, which probably made him feel bad!