Pink grows down, bottoms up

Pink recommends a new substitue for cigarettes to a lukewarm reception

hazim and the new asymptotes

SONG: "So What"

ARTIST: Pink

RATING: OO1/2

hey. hazim here...again. Her last album was a sleeper hit. With "Stupid Girls" the lead single appearing and disappearing rapidly on the charts. The follow up hits "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" fared much better, bumping I'm Not Dead from the grave to the top 50. So what new direction will Pink go to now? This new single from her upcoming album is, I guess, her attempt to reclaim her attitude after all the Avrils and Ashlees have stolen it. But Avril had a number one worldwide smash and Ashlee gained some cred with a decent album. So how's Pink going to change things up? By dumbing herself down after the smart and mature record I'm Not Dead was. This song, no matter how much Pink brags about it in the lyrics, lacks attitude. The fake snarling. The weird out of place lyrics sound translated from J-Pop fluff. She's name dropping Jessica Simpson for no concrete reason, and her rally and cry of "So What" falls flatter than Calista Flockheart's breats. This from the woman who had a top ten hit about masturbation? Sorry, Pink. Please please try again. Hazim. Out.