One Of The Boys
The factors that would make Katy Perry a worldwide phenomenon—offbeat lyrics, teasing sexuality, silliness, and that surprisingly deep purr—are fully in place on her debut album, *One of the Boys*. The provocative dance-rock jam “I Kissed a Girl” and the pointedly playful “Ur So Gay” may set tongues wagging (so to speak), but they\'ll also loosen jaws for the suckerpunch of “Hot n Cold,” a giddy rollercoaster of a song that makes skewering a half-hearted boyfriend sound like the most fun a girl could ever have.
Under normal circumstances, an image-conscious pop tart like Katy Perry would earn a modicum of respect for co-writing her debut album, but One Of The Boys suggests that she should have gone with the hired-gun mentality of her post-Britney peers. At least then Perry could deflect some of the blame for…
Fresh off the conveyor belts of US pop comes the kind-of debut album of Katy Perry. And still, we endure.
Listening to Katy Perry's litany of belched alphabets, fruity boyfriends, Vegas hangovers, and lesbian lip-locks on her debut, One of the Boys, it's easy to assume she'll do anything for attention, and a close read of her history proves that suspicion true.
Perhaps it’s foolish to expect progressiveness from a girl whose debut was a Christian gospel album.
Katy Perry’s first two singles, “Ur So Gay” and the monster hit “I Kissed a Girl”, display an alarming preoccupation with gayness, interpreting...