Pop songstress shares edgy opinions

Notorious party girl Lily Allen frequently expresses her big-mouthed opinions on her MySpace blog giving celebrity blogger Perez Hilton plenty of material to ridicule her with. Allen’s au courant album “It’s Not Me, It’s You” is an extension of her cheeky points of views which elevated her to stardom. Allen covers a wide range of topics including God, George W. Bush, drug addiction, estranged older sisters and taboo relationship troubles.

Allen is convinced the majority of society is doing drugs on the addictive (pun intended) “Everyone’s At It.” Admitting her own involvement with narcotics (I’m not trying to say/That I’m smelling of roses/But when will we tire/Of putting s*** up our noses) she still offers advice saying the first step is to admit the general public’s substance abuse issues.

In “22,” Allen tells the story of a fellow female who believes the answers to her problems lie in a Prince Charming. This is achieved without sounding preachy as Allen states everything so convincingly, it is hard not to agree. The techno tune “Back To The Start,” has Allen on her knees begging for an apology for ignoring her incongruous older sister, a song where the lyrics sound like a true open letter.

Adding slight humor to the mix, “Not Fair” casually explains Allen’s bedroom troubles with a new male partner as\ banjo and mad beats make for a charming tune. Allen takes maturity to a whole new level in the not so subtle “F*** You,” directed at none other than Bush. The leisurely “Who’d Have Known” brings Allen’s undoubtedly illogical-yet-likable ponderings over a current relationship.

The suggestive “Him” is one of the most astute tracks on “It’s Not Me, It’s You.” Though Allen’s views might offend a majority of Christians-she asks her audience if “God has ever taken smack or cocaine.” However, she struggles with bringing a human element to God (Ever since he can remember people have died in his good name/Long before that September/Long before hijacking planes).

Though “It’s Not Me, It’s You” is amazingly produced, taking away Allen’s brutally honest lyrics would make the album much weaker. It is apparent Allen knows people will listen to her opinion and she is willing to share it.

Grade: A

Download (don’t steal): “Everyone’s At It” by Lily Allen.