Kelly Osbourne

Even with heavy-metal genes, electronically enhanced vocals, and a fashion-punk backing band, Kelly Osbourne couldn't rock. Her debut disc, Shut Up, filled with powerless ballads and mild outbursts, stocks more bargain bins than Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath. Like Pink, another artist who turned in a stylistically unflattering inaugural release, Osbourne asked songwriter Linda Perry to revamp her approach. She responded with Sleeping in the Nothing, an encyclopedic collection of New Wave production touches. Like Madonna's early efforts, Sleeping requires its singer to do little except tunefully transport can't-miss hooks through a maze of synthesizers and handclaps. Sleeping could become a camp classic, a far better fate than Shut Up's forgotten footnote status.

Related Content

• Black Sabbath Announces 16 New Tour Dates, Coming to South Florida on July 31
  April 25, 2013
• The Big Wedding Is Vile, Racist, and Embarrassing
  May 2, 2013
• The Miami Herald Attempts to Explain "Molly" to Old People
  March 13, 2013
• Pop Gossip: Ten Hottest Messes of 2012
  December 24, 2012
• Daft Punk Billboard Spotted in Downtown Miami: Secret Ultra 2013 Gig?
  March 18, 2013

More About

• Kelly Osbourne
• Tony Martin
• Linda Perry (Musician)
• Metal and Hardcore
• Punk Rock