Measure of a Man by Clay Aiken

Pros: Great voice
Cons: Material suited well for aging light rock, less talk singers

When I heard that Clay was going to be releasing an album entitled Measure Of A Man, with the title track also being on the album, I was excited. Not like I expected the album to be stellar or anything, but more so because I was so sure he was goin ...

Pros: "Invisible" among other things.
Cons: Dude, where's my ambivalence?

I never thought I'd be making even the slightest of a reference, direct or indirect, to American Idol. Yeah sure, I dissed some Kelly Clarkson song once... but this seems different. Now we're talking about Clay Aiken. And "Invisible" is a ...

Pros: his voice, "shine" and "touch"
Cons: it feel so adult.

I have to admit that I’m a bit surprised at the phenomena that American Idol (AI) has become. Something about its overall schmaltz has kept me hooked to my television two seasons running and I know I’m not alone in my idol obsession. Different th ...

Pros: He can still belt his lil' heart out.
Cons: It's not the right sound for his voice.

The Main Idea: Despite finishing second to Ruben Studdard on "American Idol", clean-cut Southern boy Clay Aiken captured audiences even more on his debut album, the ironically titled Measure Of A Man. I think that, by now, just about every ...

Pros: Touch, I Survived You, Invisible
Cons: When You Say You Love Me

Let me just get something straight. I'm not a Claymate, a Clayniac, a Claynadian, or whatever else the Aiken-obsessors call themselves. I didn't even particularly care for Clay Aiken until the tail end of American Idol came around. If anything, ...

Pros: The moments the album is finished playing.
Cons: Aiken's faceless voice, the poor songwriting, the lazy production

(Warning: If you are a Clay Aiken fan, you are probably going to feel the urge to send me flame messages. Before you're too hasty, know that I did take this guy seriously --- it was he who didn't take me seriously.) Introduction: ...

Pros: Clay's amazing voice, "The Way", "Touch", "Shine" and " I Will Carry You".
Cons: The "covering up" of Clay's amazing voice, "Invisible", "When You Say You Love Me"

Clive Davis is perhaps one of the most important contributors that pop music will ever see. That said, his recent CD's have tended towards the highly overproduced, and that is one of the two main criticisms that I have of Clay Aiken's "Measure of a Man". ...

Pros: Catchy lyrics, power ballads, soft ballads, and more make listening a pleasure.
Cons: Some track are a disappointment in that they are too commercial for my taste.

I had reviewed this CD honest I did. Where that review went only the epinion's god knows. It disappeared so I'm giving it another shot! I bought Clay Aiken's Measure of a Man CD because I closely followed his rise from a skinny little nerd with a big ...

Pros: Clay's gorgeous voice
Cons: too contemporary, extremely overproduced

Back when Clay Aiken’s debut album came out in October, I went to my local Media Play at midnight to snag a copy. Whatever expectations I had of a Harry Potteresque release party were soon crushed when I arrived to find myself one of only half a ...

Pros: Clay's AMAZING voice and personality, some of the tracks were pretty good
Cons: Read Review!

Season Two of American Idol is probably my favorite season to date (okay, I'll admit it- I've only seen two episodes of Season Three, but I think it sucked!). There were the hilarious and disillusioned rejects at the beginning of the season, the ...

Pros: Clay's got a very good voice, replete with genuine emotion.
Cons: Cookie-cutter arrangements and weak songs undermine Aiken's strengths.

No one will ever trust me again. My credibility is ruined. I've tried to interest others in Captain Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica," have raved for hours about Big Star's "Radio City" and have expounded at length on why John Coltrane should be ...

Pros: "Invisible", "I Will Carry You", "No More Sad Songs", "Measure of a Man"
Cons: several wimpy sounding songs (those are for girls)

The runner-up to last summer's American Idol contest has gotten his CD release. And you know what? It's actually much better than the official American Idol's. It's not absolutely outstanding and neither was Ruben's, however, I am here to say that Clay ...

Pros: Suits different musical tastes, People of all ages enjoy.
Cons: None.

Millions of fans all over the world from United States, to Canada and all the way out to countries such New Zealand, Singapore and the Netherlands have fallen in love with 24 year old Clay(ton) Holmes Aiken; known simply to the world as Clay Aiken. ...

Pros: A wonderful voice, good variety of songs, this album is a keeper, excellent debut album
Cons: Some if the lyrics are rather cheesy and cliched

I always thought "big voice but boring" when it came to Clay Aiken, though i would still have much preferred him to have won AI2. That's why I never thought of getting his debut album, especially after some not too fantastic reviews about it in magazines ...

Pros: Extremely catchy album with nice melodies
Cons: No real pursuit of diverse lyrical themes beyond relationships

Let me start off by saying that I was one of the millions that followed Clay's rise to second place on AI. I remember hearing him for the first time during his audition and delivery of 'Always and Forever' and thinking this guy really has the pipes. Alt ...