Pink: Missundaztood (Arista)

WHO WOULDA THUNK IT? Pink, much like Vitamin C, seemed to have one interesting portion to her image. The music was capable, but the lyrics were bland rehashings of themes already covered many times over by artists that were far more established and entrenched as pop royalty. With this in mind, and her seemingly unfair lumping with all of these pop queens and kings, Pink set out to proof her authenticity to the world. And, to help her prove her authenticity she enlisted the lead singer from one hit wonder 4 Non Blondes, Linda Perry. The addition of stadium rock sized guitars, because she was once a punk you see, tied to the already produced hip hop inflected drums seemed like a recipe for disaster. I mean, it all seems rather improbable. And now all she has is a hit record.