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David Cook | 
 enlarge | Artist: David Cook
Label: RCA
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 2
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 886973346327
EAN: 0886973346327
ASIN: B001ACH4DS
Release Date: November 18, 2008 (New: This Week)
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| Tracks:
| • | Declaration | | • | Heroes | | • | Light On | | • | Come Back to Me | | • | Life on the Moon | | • | Bar-ba-sol | | • | Mr. Sensitive | | • | Lie | | • | I Did It for You | | • | Avalanche | | • | Permanent | | • | A Daily AntheM | | • | The Time Of My Life(Bonus Track) |
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Album Description
American Idol winner David Cook is set to release his self-titled debut album on November 18th, 2008. Produced by Grammy winning Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock), David Cook is a quality album full with radio hits. Cook co-wrote 9 songs from his debut, along with songwriters like Chris Cornell, Brian Howes & Cathy Dennis. The 1st single "Light On" was co-written by one of rock music's most influential innovators, Chris Cornell, lead singer and songwriter for Soundgarden and Audioslave, and acclaimed producer / songwriter Brian Howes, who has worked with superstar rock bands such as Hinder and Puddle of Mudd.
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 Anthemic and Epic on the small and big Scale November 22, 2008
I don't listen to records anymore. I hear a single. I like it. I buy it. I don't bother with the record because I never end up liking more than a couple songs. With David Cook. I can honestly say that I like almost every song. Especially the Easter Egg. My favorites keep changing and I even go back to a song I might not have been hot on at first and find something I like about it. The songs on this record are crying to be heard live, in an epic concert atmosphere. Stand out Tracks: Bar-ba-Sol, Lie, Mr. Sensitive, Declaration, Heroes, Kiss on The Neck, Avalanche, Permanent, Come Back To Me and the epic closing song A Daily Anthem.
Great CD November 22, 2008
Bought this for my 10 year old as he loved David Cook on America Idol.
He listens to it every night. Great for a David Cook fan.
very surprised November 22, 2008
i thought considering it was an american idol winner's album, it would be cheesy, like most other winners, but this one is very authentic and very david cook
 Not your typical Idol debut November 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The typical Idol debut record is cranked out within 6 months of the end of the TV show to capitalize on the holidays and to mitigate the effects of the public's short-term memory and the impending next season of Idol.
As a result, the typical Idol debut record is fairly predictable (gotta keep the Idol stable of writers/producers busy!), safe (have to appeal to grammas and tweens who watch the shows) and engineered for maximum Top 40 single appeal (The Man gotta get paid!) Consumers get Another Idol Record - 2.5 Stars, good enough to tide over till next season's favorite, but nothing memorable.
This is not the typical Idol debut record, despite being subject to the same time and corporate strictures as previous Idol records. Firstly, David Cook was not handed a sheaf of prewritten songs to sing -- he has cowrites on 9 of the 12 tracks and a solo credit on the closing track. Secondly, the music is not the same old generic spun-sugar pop -- it's rock, it's big and epic, and omg there are actually a couple of sexy songs on there. Thirdly, the lyrics are heartfelt and intelligent, with some nice wordplay and music of their own going on with the sounds of the words.
The songs range from delicate piano/string ballad "Permanent", to 80s throwback powerballad "Light On", to high-energy bright "Declaration", but tying it all together is David's distinctive, strong voice and intuitive delivery. Credit should also go to producer Rob Cavallo for engineering a disc with a cohesive flow and identity.
The two critiques I have are that some songs suffer from overproduction (10 guitars is not always better than 2) and that a string of midtempo songs make the CD sag near the end. Apparently the label was insecure about preserving what they thought Idol viewers wanted. I think they should've just let David and Rob Cavallo loose. The fun hidden track "Kiss On The Neck" (12 minutes into track 12) and swagger-rock track "Bar-ba-sol" hint that there's harder stuff waiting in the wings, once we cut this silly Idol umbilical cord. Let's make a date for the sophomore album, yes?
LOVE IT!!!!! November 22, 2008
As promised by Mr. Cook, this album has many surprises, twists and turns. Pure music to our ears!
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