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	<title>Dadnabbit &#187; Joanie Leeds</title>
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		<title>CD Review: Joanie Leeds, &#8220;I&#8217;m a Rock Star&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember listening to your favorite music as a kid, and imagining that you were the one singing those words in front of a screaming crowd? Joanie Leeds does &#8212; hence the title of her album I&#8217;m a Rock Star, which is not the presumptuous boast it may seem; in fact, it&#8217;s a wide-eyed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.citykidmusic.com/" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-481 alignleft" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px;" title="JOANIELEEDSI'MAROCKSTARcover_lowres" src="http://dadnabbit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/JOANIELEEDSIMAROCKSTARcover_lowres.jpg" alt="" width="356" height="316" /></a>Do you remember listening to your favorite music as a kid, and imagining that you were the one singing those words in front of a screaming crowd? <a href="http://www.citykidmusic.com/" target="_blank">Joanie Leeds</a> does &#8212; hence the title of her album <em>I&#8217;m a Rock Star</em>, which is not the presumptuous boast it may seem; in fact, it&#8217;s a wide-eyed look back at the musical excitement of youth, and it&#8217;s just the opening track of a solidly crafted, smartly arranged, wonderfully produced 13-track collection, all topped off with Leeds&#8217; big, bright voice.</p>
<p>As you&#8217;d expect from an album credited to Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights, <em>I&#8217;m a Rock Star</em> will get the most mileage from younger listeners, but what sets Leeds apart from the pack is her way with a killer pop hook &#8212; songs like &#8220;Put a Smile on Your Face&#8221; are great for kids, but more importantly, they&#8217;re just plain catchy &#8212; as well as the sense of humor that makes silly cuts like &#8220;I Was an Elf&#8221; worth repeat listens. And then there&#8217;s &#8220;Give Me a Hug,&#8221; which is a bona fide pop jewel. Like a lot of kindie performers, Leeds tried her hand at adult pop before migrating youthward, but unlike many of her peers, she never comes across as condescending; you get the sense she&#8217;s just a songwriter who loves kids, and that &#8212; along with her relative restraint when it comes to sugar-frosting her uptempo numbers with unnecessary silliness &#8212; makes <em>Rock Star</em> worth a spin for the whole family.</p>
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