Title: Music Review: Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
Source: People.com
Source: http://people.aol.com/people/001023/picksnpans/index3.html
Author: Chuck Arnold
Date: October 13, 2000
Topic: Aaron's Party Album Review
Adults -- heck, even teenagers -- may find it a little difficult to fully appreciate the charms of preadolescent heartthrob Aaron Carter, 12, whose major-label debut album arrives with all the youthful exuberance of a first dance. So much so that he makes his lookalike big brother, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter (who cameos in one of the CD's many spoken interludes), seem like a grumpy old man.
The effervescent funk-lite jam "Bounce" is guaranteed to get any preteen's party jumpin'. And the frothy pop-rocker "Real Good Time" is just that. Still, it's hard to imagine that a bubblegum rap like the title song will appeal to kids already listening to Eminem. But while a few cuts ("The Clapping Song," a remake of "Iko Iko") are more Sesame Street than Backstreet, Carter works hard to prove he has grown beyond the age where all girls are still gross. When he covers the hit "I Want Candy," he's clearly not talking about Gummi Bears. For now, though, only 9-year-old girls may be persuaded.
Bottom Line: Uptempo, upbeat groove
