Duds of 2008: Part Two

Here are a handful of albums that hardly deserve a full-length review. Duds consist of albums that have received a rating of two stars or less.

Here We Stand (2008, Island) The Fratellis' second studio album. **

The crunch of an electric guitar hardly matches the light pop of 60's groups such as the Animals, so the attempt that the Fratellis make is painstaking. The girl can't help it, and I doubt she can stand it, either.

One of the Boys (2008, Capitol) Katy Perry's first studio album. *1/2

See The Problem of the Katy Perrys

Simple Plan (2008, Lava) Simple Plan's third studio album. **

The same old shit from a band in a bad genre. I give them some respect because they haven't gotten ambitious.