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This Edition of LIVE In The Vocal Booth Show we rate and review along with YOU the listener Allen Stone's new release "Allen Stone"

Here is our rating system:
5 Stars: It's blazing hot – on fire 
4 Stars: It's a hot song – pump it up
3 Stars: It's alright-good song
2 Stars: Thanks for the album cut-what's next
1 Stars: I won't tell nobody about that if you don't…lets keep that a secret

Allen Stone | Allen Stone

From backwoods barbecues and community gatherings; Allen Stone emerges to share personal melodies, telling his tales of life after just 24 years. Getting his start singing at his father's church in small-town America; it wasn't until later when introduced to the greats of soul music (Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin) and then to the confessional lyrical fashion of the 60's -70's singer/ songwriters, did music begin to ignite intense passion, eventually carrying this boy to a musical home.

On his self-titled sophomore album - an independent self-release which hit digital shelves October 4, Allen has pushed his sound and lyricism to a greater level of noted individuality. It touches upon a range of styles and themes. Integrating classic soul, catchy pop hooks, r&b beats and folk roots with lyrical matters of testimonial broken relationships, poisonous politics and the age-old topic of simple, pure celebration. Stone's music is notable for his finely crafted evocative songs and a fresh, smooth, soul-filled voice-one that certainly belies his age.

Allen Stone has shot up the R&B/Soul charts on iTunes, peaking at the number 2 spot, and hit #29 and #62 on the Billboard Heatseekers and R&B/Hip Hop Album charts, respectively, and has garnered national praise - USA Today called him a "pitch-perfect powerhouse" - all without any support of a label, publisher, or publicist.

Tonight's Topic: Welfare Reform

In today economy there are thousands of people being put on welfare every day. Some from job layoffs and company's just going belly up and closing down. The people who have paid into the welfare system all their lives get treated like the one who treat welfare as a job. Should the same rules apply to everyone? Welfare reform has been a topic of conversation for some time now. Now is the time for change. Some states have adopted mandatory drug testing for all new applicants. Is this new law fair or is it discriminating against people with a problem. Should you be able to use the taxpaying citizens’ money to support your bad habits?

Let's talk about it tonight on live in The Vocal Booth.

Tonight's Best Kept Secret: Tyrell Willis