One Step At A Time

I wonder, is there such a thing as TOO tight...as far as music goes? Man,
I don't think I've ever heard such a mechanical sounding background to an otherwise decent song and excellent vocals. Jordin has such a beautiful voice, and she sings this song so well, it's too bad that every other aspect of this song has no human element whatsoever.

The parts that have that electronic kick drum sound firing off in rapid succession really take the cake (and drive me up a wall). Every part of the music is so 'perfect', I mean there's not one note even slightly out of place.

In her future recordings, I hope she strays away from these types of songs, even if they happen to be the 'in' thing right now, because she has too good of a voice to waste it on any thing other than beautiful, emotional, human music.

even though this is not my favorite song on the album (I just absolutely love the ballads), I think Jordin does it very well. To me it is way up there with some of Michael Jackson's earlier songs.

Jordin Sparks' "One Step At A Time" starts out promising. It has a pleasant, jazzy beat. It has all the potential to be a fun dance song... when it falls flat. It's flat-footed and bland. It's the usual MOR American Idol pop pap,despite Sparks' vocal talents. Does America really want to idolize boring pop pap? Since this song is overplayed as it is,one has to deal with it One Day At A Time.

This song has an easy to listen to sound that I like. It's an enjoyable song I find myself singing along with. What can I say - I like it, and I like her voice. Good job Jordin.

When it comes down to the hopeful winners from American Idol, they've all recently made songs that just don't feel like they are songs that are definitive, which is very sad. For Jordin Sparks, she really needs to show that she can be more than just a singer, rather than just a mixed bag. Her latest single, One Step At A Time, the third single from her self-titled debut album, really doesn't feel like it is all inspiration. It just feels like words that just don't completely carry heart, unlike other recent R&B songs, like Alicia Keys with her hit Superwoman. While One Step At A Time does have a nice beat, it isn't enough to show that you walking in rhythm to the song. I think there needs to be better songs for Jordin to record, but there not really there one note at a time.

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