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When the voice changes, the career changes for any preteen pop idol. For Aaron Carter, the change is particularly bad -- he acknowledges as much on "To All the Girls," the second song on his third album, Another Earthquake!, when he sings "growing up can be so strange." That's not the half of it. Not to be rude, but the voice change -- noticeable on the previous Oh Aaron but in full effect here -- has stripped him of any of his charm; he may still look cute, but he sounds like a gangly, awkward teenager. In a bizarre turn of events, this maturation coincides with a selection of ten songs utterly lacking in the unsettling sexual innuendos that plagued his earlier Jive albums. Even when the guitarist comes crashing in on the title track, it's all shiny, fizzy bubblegum, all deliberately polished surface on the numerous dance songs, as well as the adult contemporary ballads. Stranger still, the songwriting is pretty sturdy (excepting the awful "America A O," which offers unnecessary proof that teen pop should not tackle post-9-11 patriotism; "troubled times bring about troubled rhymes," indeed) and is considerably better than those on either of its predecessors, making this musically the first Aaron Carter record that's actually fun (particularly when he apes LFO on the aforementioned "To All the Girls," or when he sings "I know the Green Mile makes you sad"). But, there's the problem of that voice, which never sounds comfortable, whether it's crooning, rapping, or singing. To the producers' credit, the wash of instruments often camouflages his weaknesses, but it's still kind of painful to hear him strain so much on each track; it's hard not to feel bad for the kid after a while, even if the only reason he's been making records is that he's the cute younger brother of a Backstreet Boy. It's a real testament to the record-makers that, despite Carter's voice, Another Earthquake! remains his best album to date. It's likely not many will hear it, since it's arriving at the end of the movement, not the prime, but years from now it will stand as an overlooked hidden treasure of the teen pop movement of the early 2000s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Mickey Power, Composer - Mickey Power, Lyricist - Mickey Power, Producer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Lucas Secon, Composer - Lucas Secon, Lyricist - Lucas Secon, Producer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Rich Cronin, Composer - Rich Cronin, Lyricist - Rich Cronin, Background Vocal - Aaron Carter, Performer - Greg Yashiki, Drums - Sheppard, Composer - Sheppard, Lyricist - Sheppard, Producer - Sheppard, Mixing Engineer - Sheppard, Recording Engineer - Sheppard, Programmer - Sheppard, Acoustic Bass - Sheppard, Guitar - Sheppard, Background Vocal - Kenny Gioia, Composer - Kenny Gioia, Lyricist - Kenny Gioia, Producer - Kenny Gioia, Mixing Engineer - Kenny Gioia, Recording Engineer - Kenny Gioia, Programmer - Kenny Gioia, Drums - Kenny Gioia, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Aaron Carter, Background Vocal - Dejon Jones, Background Vocal - Martin Bushell, Composer - Martin Bushell, Lyricist - Martin Bushell, Producer - Martin Bushell, Guitar - Mark Reily, Programmer - Mark Reily, Recording Engineer - Mark Reily, Keyboards - Mark Reily, Background Vocal - Nicky Cook, Composer - Nicky Cook, Lyricist - Nicky Cook, Producer - Nicky Cook, Arranger - Nicky Cook, Programmer - Nicky Cook, Keyboards - Nicky Cook, Background Vocal - Tony Momrelle, Composer - Tony Momrelle, Lyricist - Tony Momrelle, Producer - Tony Momrelle, Arranger - Tony Momrelle, Background Vocal - Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter Featuring Baha Men, Performer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Mickey Power, Composer - Mickey Power, Lyricist - Mickey Power, Producer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Lucas Secon, Composer - Lucas Secon, Lyricist - Lucas Secon, Producer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Bray Merritt, Recording Engineer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Background Vocal - Daniel O'Donoghue, Co-Producer - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Co-Producer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Aaron Carter, Background Vocal - Alex Greggs, Recording Engineer - Alex Greggs, Mixing Engineer - Riprock 'n' Alex G., Producer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Aaron Carter, Performer - Aaron Carter, Background Vocal - Dreamscape, Recording Engineer - Rick Driscol, Acoustic Bass - Martin Bushell, Composer - Martin Bushell, Lyricist - Martin Bushell, Guitar - Suzi Thurston, Composer - Suzi Thurston, Lyricist - Mark Reily, Programmer - Nicky Cook, Composer - Nicky Cook, Lyricist - Tony Momrelle, Producer - Tony Momrelle, Background Vocal - Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Phil Dane, Composer - Phil Dane, Producer - Phil Dane, Lyricist - Phil Dane, Arranger - Phil Dane, Programmer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Kevin Paige, Composer - Kevin Paige, Producer - Kevin Paige, Lyricist - Kevin Paige, Recording Engineer - Kevin Paige, Performer - Kevin Paige, Background Vocal - Veit Renn, Composer - Veit Renn, Lyricist - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Skid Mills, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Chris Trevett, Mixing Engineer - Mickey Power, Composer - Mickey Power, Lyricist - Mickey Power, Producer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Alan Ross, Composer - Alan Ross, Lyricist - Lucas Secon, Lyricist - Lucas Secon, Producer - Lucas Secon, Composer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Ben Copland, Composer - Ben Copland, Lyricist - Bob Kraushaar, Mixing Engineer - Tony Momrelle, Composer - Tony Momrelle, Producer - Tony Momrelle, Lyricist - Tony Momrelle, Arranger - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Martin Bushell, Composer - Martin Bushell, Producer - Martin Bushell, Lyricist - Martin Bushell, Arranger - Martin Bushell, Recording Engineer - Martin Bushell, Programmer - Nicky Cook, Composer - Nicky Cook, Producer - Nicky Cook, Lyricist - Mark Reily, Recording Engineer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Michael Tucker, Recording Engineer - Andy Goldmark, Composer - Andy Goldmark, Producer - Andy Goldmark, Recording Engineer - Andy Goldmark, Lyricist - Aaron Carter, Performer - Jeff Coplan, Producer - Jeff Coplan, Recording Engineer - Peter Karr, Recording Engineer - Mark Mueller, Composer - Mark Mueller, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Michael Tucker, Engineer - Michael Tucker, Mixing Engineer - Marc Nelson, Background Vocal - Andy Goldmark, Producer - Andy Goldmark, Composer - Andy Goldmark, Lyricist - Andy Goldmark, Recording Engineer - Aaron Carter, Performer - Peter Karr, Edited By - Brad Daymond, Composer - Brad Daymond, Lyricist - Alex Greggs, Composer - Alex Greggs, Lyricist - Alex Greggs, Mixing Engineer - Alex Greggs, Acoustic Bass - Alex Greggs, Keyboards - Alex Greggs, Drums - Riprock 'n' Alex G., Producer
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
J. Schwartz, Composer - J. Schwartz, Lyricist - Matthew Gerrard, Composer - Matthew Gerrard, Lyricist - N. Carter, Composer - N. Carter, Lyricist - Michele Vice-Maslin, Composer - Michele Vice-Maslin, Lyricist - Aaron Carter, Lyricist - Aaron Carter, Performer - B. Kierulf, Composer - B. Kierulf, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
Album review
When the voice changes, the career changes for any preteen pop idol. For Aaron Carter, the change is particularly bad -- he acknowledges as much on "To All the Girls," the second song on his third album, Another Earthquake!, when he sings "growing up can be so strange." That's not the half of it. Not to be rude, but the voice change -- noticeable on the previous Oh Aaron but in full effect here -- has stripped him of any of his charm; he may still look cute, but he sounds like a gangly, awkward teenager. In a bizarre turn of events, this maturation coincides with a selection of ten songs utterly lacking in the unsettling sexual innuendos that plagued his earlier Jive albums. Even when the guitarist comes crashing in on the title track, it's all shiny, fizzy bubblegum, all deliberately polished surface on the numerous dance songs, as well as the adult contemporary ballads. Stranger still, the songwriting is pretty sturdy (excepting the awful "America A O," which offers unnecessary proof that teen pop should not tackle post-9-11 patriotism; "troubled times bring about troubled rhymes," indeed) and is considerably better than those on either of its predecessors, making this musically the first Aaron Carter record that's actually fun (particularly when he apes LFO on the aforementioned "To All the Girls," or when he sings "I know the Green Mile makes you sad"). But, there's the problem of that voice, which never sounds comfortable, whether it's crooning, rapping, or singing. To the producers' credit, the wash of instruments often camouflages his weaknesses, but it's still kind of painful to hear him strain so much on each track; it's hard not to feel bad for the kid after a while, even if the only reason he's been making records is that he's the cute younger brother of a Backstreet Boy. It's a real testament to the record-makers that, despite Carter's voice, Another Earthquake! remains his best album to date. It's likely not many will hear it, since it's arriving at the end of the movement, not the prime, but years from now it will stand as an overlooked hidden treasure of the teen pop movement of the early 2000s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:28
- Main artists: Aaron Carter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Jive
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2002 Zomba Recording LLC
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