Aimee Mann

I'm With Stupid

One of the most underrated and overlooked songwriters

Review Score:

(8/10)
Aimee Mann is one of the most underrated and overlooked singer/songwriters today. She always had a wit and cynicism to her music. I loved Aimee in Til Tuesday. She always had a knack for writing the catchiest pop melodies. As a solo artist, she never lost that ability. Her songwriting however became wittier and cynical which is a good thing to me. "Whatever" is my favorite Aimee Mann cd. "Bachelor No.3" was excellent as well. I haven't heard Aimee's latest album "Lost in Space" yet but I do want to get it since she covers my favorite Coldplay song on the new version of "Lost in Space". "I'm With Stupid" is probably Aimee's weakest solo album I have heard though. A lot of the songs just didn't strike a chord with me. It isn't that I didn't like them but they just didn't stick out in my head except for songs like "Amateur" (a beautiful piano ballad), "All Over Now", It's Not Safe", andthe single "That's Just What You Are". The production value on "I'm With Stupid" is excellent though. Although I don't consider "I'm With Stupid" to be one of Aimee's stronger works, it is still a good solid album.

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