rollingstone
Jessica Simpson featuring Destiny's Child (2003)
“Trained as a gospel singer, Jessica Simpson long ago learned subtlety was at direct odds with testifying. Judging by Skin, her third album, it's a lesson she's still working through. Her powerful voice is done a disservice by insipid songwriting and arrangements — as on the loathsome club track "Forbidden Fruit" and the uncomfortably stately […]”
Trained as a gospel singer, Jessica Simpson long ago learned subtlety was at direct odds with testifying. Judging by Skin, her third album, it's a lesson she's still working through. Her powerful voice is done a disservice by insipid songwriting and arrangements — as on the loathsome club track "Forbidden Fruit" and the uncomfortably stately ballad "You Don't Have to Let Go" — that consistently get in the way of her pipes.
Download Wavelength to share your own reviews and see what your friends think.
A free place to rate albums and write reviews with friends. Letterboxd-style, for music.
Middle of Nowhere
Kacey Musgraves & Mark Ronson
