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David Cook | 
 enlarge | Artist: David Cook
Label: RCA
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  134 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 733463
UPC: 886973346327
EAN: 0886973346327
ASIN: B001ACH4DS
Release Date: November 18, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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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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| Customer Reviews: Read 129 more reviews...
 Don't Judge Too Quickly December 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I know....he won "American Idol". But, let me assure you, he's NOT a Taylor Hicks. David Cook was the real deal before anyone discovered that he could rearrange other people's songs and turn them from gold to platinum and before even HE knew he could stare through the camera at the ladies with those soulful eyes and make them vote steadily on 4 phones for 4 hours. Winning Idol didn't legitimate his talent, it only propelled it into our living rooms and we shot it out into the world. This CD is the end product of all our voting and, let me tell you, it was worth all the elevated phone bills and falling asleep at work the next day. His brilliant lyrics (10 of the 12 songs were either co-written by him or penned on his own) are only the beginning of this CD's appeal. His soaring, sometimes gritty, sometimes breathy voice lifts you up with it or cuts into your soul to help you feel his pain. If you've heard his first solo CD, Analog Heart (and I suggest you find it and download it!) you'll know that this post-Idol CD is just the beginning of an incredible career. Okay, so you say you don't particularly like "Light On". Like I said in the title of this review, don't be so quick to judge. Just buy the thing and hear the rest of it. If you don't love it, you're nuts.
 Just like on American Idol December 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
David Cook delivers great vocals and pretty good song writing, though the recording is a bit over produced and you may have trouble relating to the David Cook that you knew on American Idol. And, the avante garde stuff, like his version of Billy Jean, which often spiced up other dreary AI performances are absent. Don't expect a rock album with jaw dropping good instrumentals, this is for vocal lovers only.
Fantastic album! December 3, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Another year, another Idol competition...and now another debut album! As of the last two seasons of America's favorite talent show, many critics are doubting the starpower of the actual winner. Ever since Daughtry broke the mold, outselling everyone in not only his Season 5 alumni, but almost every other Idol period, the top spot isn't as important to some as it used to be.
I'd call those people cynics, because if you look at the numbers, it breaks down like this: every Idol winner has had a successful career at least up to their first album. That is except for Taylor Hicks' dead-on-arrival career. Some have done much better than others (Underwood, Clarkson) but Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino & Jordin Sparks still racked up a good bit of success with their respective first albums.
All of that aside, maybe the real problem with Idol winners is not their commercial success, but rather the quality of their music. Has their ever been a flawless debut from a winner? Of course not. Those kind of pressures are probably what make artists over formulate their projects (ex: Sparks' debut) or completely rebel against the norms & ruin their career in the process (ex: Clarkson's last offering). No matter what the trials & tribulations of Idol debuts, the bar was set ridiculously high for this year's champ: David Cook.
So how could a soft rocker, whose specialty on the show was reworking pop classics into modern rock material, craft a great album? With the help of Rob Cavallo, of course! One of the greatest producer's of modern rock helped Mr. Cook morph his thoughts & feelings into this 13-track masterpiece. And no, that was NOT as typo, I did call this a MASTERPIECE.
What this guy has, that none of the other Idol singers had this season, is the complete package. Great vocal ability, a likeable personality & probably the most brains of any Idol contestant ever. He could've released an album full of pop covers, like his emo take of "Hello" by Lionel Richie, and did just as well. Instead he put some real effort into it, and we got something more than just another Idol record. This is a mix of active rock, stunning ballads & some great instrumentation throughout.
The powerful opener, "Decleration," sets the stage for what this album is like. Very, very, VERY catchy hooks & lyrics you can actually relate to (espicially in a jam like "Daily Anthem"). If the first couple tracks don't catch your ear, Cook's explosive vocals on the Soundgarden-esque "Light On" or the all-out rocker "Bar-ba-sol" are sure to do the trick. Even the mid-tempo's ("Life on the Moon", "Mr. Sensitive", "Come Back To Me", "I Did It For You", etc) have such compelling hooks they can't be ignored. By the time you get to the album's two best offerings, the winning Idol tune & Adult Contemperary hit "Time of My Life" & the simply astonishing power ballad "Permanent", it's almost unbelievable that the disc is so good.
I'll tell you first hand, from someone who also had high expectations for this project: Cook did an amazing job, and there is nothing bad to say about this album. A minor technical glitch comes in the form of a 10-minute space between "A Daily Anthem" & "Kiss on the Neck", which should have been seperated into two tracks, but that is barely worth mentioning. Even if there were 10 minute breaks in-between every track, I'd still listen through them for such great material.
Only time will tell if David Cook will have the kind of commercial success previous Idol winner's have, or if he will fall into obscurity as some have also done. No matter what, though, his music is "permanent"; it's what we should really remember...and dammit this is one album that'll be hard to forget.
good start David Cook! December 2, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Amazing start for AI 2008!
I am impressed with the quality of David's first CD and his voice, of course! I have 2 kids (10 & 4) and daily they can not have enough of this album, like me.:-) If David will continue in the same manner, his success will be maximum. For me, he is a young Bon Jovi! GO DAVID!
 Disappointing and One-Dimensional December 2, 2008
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
I voted for David Cook during A.I. but now I wish I had chosen David Archuleta! Cook's album sounds like a very generic rock album and all the songs sound almost the same - the same instrumentals and the same yelling in the end of each song. I thought that he would have a more diverse album but hopefully, he will try something new in his next album. On a side note, David Archuleta's album is just the sweetest album I have ever heard.
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