Miley Cyrus, Breakout

If you have children , then I am sure that you are familiar with the name 'Hannah Montana'. Well for those of you who don't know , Hannah Montana is a children's television programme which is broadcast on the Disney Channel.Miley Stewart is a secret popstar ; everyone is a huge fan of Hannah Montana , yet no one knows who she really is when she's out of costume ; not even her closest friends. Well , the actress Miley Ray Cyrus who plays the secret popstar 'Hannah Montana' , has stepped out of her characters shoes and is now an actual popstar rather than pretending to be one. Her debut album ' Breakout' is out now.

Miley Ray Cyrus was born on November 23rd 1993 to parents Billy Ray Cyrus (remember the popstar with the hit 'Achy Breaky Heart) and Letisha Finley , in Nashville , Tennessee , USA. It is amazing to think that she's achieved so much and is worth $58 million yet she is still only fifteen. With her talent , She is definitely someone who is going to be in the charts for a long time!

Breakout is the debut album from Miley Cyrus as herself (she has had a couple of albums as Hannah Montana but this is her first 'real' one.) The CD was released in the United Kingdom on September 1st 2008 where it reached number ten in the British album charts. There are twelve tracks on the album. The length of the album is thirty seven minutes and forty seven seconds.

I had never liked the show Hannah Montana and I never liked the actress that played her either until recently , when I watched Hannah Montana and got hooked!Although It wasn't really until , that she came out as herself , that I became to take notice of her and wondered what the show was all about . She has had a lot of press recently ; many interviews in magazines (where I saw how honest and genuine she is) and is a regular in celebrity magazines' gossip columns. As soon as I knew she had an album out , I immediately went out to my local HMV to buy it.

* See You Again *

This is definitely my favourite ever song by Miley Cyrus. It's incredibly catchy and is an example of pure modern pop. This song is a great party song with its thumping beat. This song definitely potrays what it's like to have a teenage crush , with it's rhyming lyrics of. I like how this song is based on personal experience ; we know this from the phrase "My best friend Leslie said : oh she's just being Miley." Overall a great song!

* 7 Things *

When I first heard this song I didn't like it , although after hearing it a couple of times on the radio , it grew on me and now it's one of my favourite songs in the charts right now. This song is quite energetic : matches Miley who actually wrote this' personality. This song is quite 'Hannah Montana-y' .

* Fly On The Wall *

This song is very rocky ; quite different to her other stuff. It has a really catchy tune although one thing I don't like about this song is how 'foggy' the vocals are. By foggy I mean that the vocals aren't that clear , it doesn't sound like Miley usually does either. At two minutes and thirty two seconds , it's quite a short song , which is a shame because I love it!

* Bottom Of The Ocean *

The song is ok , although I don't really think that Miley's voice suits this song ; I think her voice is much more suited to rock/pop songs rather than upbeat ballads. It's funny to hear her sing a slow song , as usually she is so energetic. It doesn't seem like it's her. This song is too samey and boring. Not one of my favourite songs on the album.

* Girls Just Wanna Have Fun *

This is a cover of Cyndi Lauper's song. This song definitely suits Miley's voice ; it's much better than the original.

* These Four Walls *

Miley's vocals are powerful on this track. A good song with a lot of emotions from Miley. This song is quite sad to listen to.

My Overall opinion of this album is a good one! It's really hard to believe that she is only fifteen years old ; she sounds so mature. I like how she wrote most of the songs herself ; it proves that she is a true musician rather than just like any other old popstar who is told what songs they are going to release , what to act like , what to dress and so on but you can tell than Miley's had a lot to do with this album.

Breakout was definitely a good move for Miley ; a perfect way to step away from her 'Hannah Montana' image and a good way of introducing herself as herself to the music world. It's definitely much more mature than her Hannah Montana stuff.

This album is mainly aimed at teenagers I would say, although I'm sure that there are some adults out there who will enjoy this CD (my mum loves the song "See You Again".

I love this album ; I could easily listen to it on a regular basis without getting tired of it.

One good thing about this album is that Miley isn't trying to be like anyone else : she is just being herself. She is different to everyone else in the charts right now.

A great effort from Miley! I would definately reccommend this album!

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Breakout - Miley Cyrus - £4.99 - www.play.com - and is excellent value.

Thanks For reading

June 24th 2010

xdonzx (also posted on ciao under xdonzx and dooyoo under xd-o-n-z-x)

It shows her as a more serious singer than that of her previous Hannah Montana work but there are a couple of naff songs on there. A great first proper album all to herself.

Hannah Montana is what got Miley Cyrus famous, NOT her "fabulous" singing voice. Fabulous? Yeah, right...cough cough. Rubbish album.

Miley Cyrus' Breakout shows some growth between this and her previous cd "meet Miley Cyrus". The lyrics are generic and kinda boring in most songs, however they match the music nicely and are great to sing a long to. There are some boring songs on the cd, but that can be said about anything. I would say to DL songs from the cd rather than buy the entire thing, but if you intend on buying the entire thing, wait for the special edition that has been announced, it will have bonus tracks and such which I'm assuming will be better than most of the material on the basic album (as the case with most re-releases). And the remix of See You Again was just unfortunate...Download: 7 Things, Fly on the Wall, Bottom of the Ocean, these Four Walls