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Elephunk(more) »rank: 5131by: Black Eyed Peas
Our review: :Black Eyed Peas have at times been accused of sounding too Tribe for their own good, but this time out Will.i.am and crew have consciously expanded their horizons. Problem is, perhaps they've tried too hard. As the title suggests, Elephunk borrows from every single element of funk known to man and (with the exception of the one straight-out rock & roll track, 'Anxiety') tries to cram them all into a semi-hip-hop format. While such willingness to experiment is admirable, in this case the attempt comes off as slightly desperate and ... Detail |
The Dutchess(more) »rank: 1212by: Fergie
Our review: :\N :If you thought Black Eyed Pea-sized bites of Fergie might be all you could handle--that a full plate of Fergie is possibly too much for any discerning musical palate--The Dutchess might change your mind. For here the lumpen lady throws caution to the wind and threads her pop needle with an ambitious ribbon of yet-to-be-conquered genres: reggae and ska on 'Mary Jane Shoes,' with Rita Marley; vintage soul on 'Here I Come'; '80s hip-hop on 'Fergalicious'; and sophisticated R&B on the John Legend-assisted 'Finally.' It's a tremendous and ... Detail |
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PCD(more) »rank: 2502by: The Pussycat Dolls
Our review: :Roll your eyes or--worse--invoke the Spice Girls all you want: Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like any one of the members of this revolving collective? Dissing the Pussycat Dolls is like denying you want a peek at the Victoria's Secret runway show--a foolhardy stance nobody's going to believe anyway. Never mind, for a moment, the semi-lewd pleasures of the disc's visuals (midriffs galore!): the pop on parade by this gang of writhers and eyelash-batters isn't bad. Nicole Scherzinger, a former member of the failed prefab teen pop act ... Detail |
Love. Angel. Music. Baby.(more) »rank: 1954by: Gwen Stefani
Our review: :On No Doubt's great Rock Steady, Gwen Stefani was a 'girl that hangs with the boys... just sippin' on chamomile.' Three years and a KROQ-nerd Talk Talk cover later, she presents a solo debut that wants it all--Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano, backseat love and lifetime devotion, '70s pop throwbacks and hip-hop beats as well as Clash adoration (she continues to be managed by the firm of Rebel Waltz, named for a mournful Sandinista! cut). Among the standout tracks are the stomping, Neptunes-driven 'Hollaback Girl,' the tongue-in-cheek Eve/Dr. Dre collaboration ... Detail |
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Loose(more) »rank: 1572by: Nelly Furtado
Our review: :The buzz for Nelly Furtado's Loose began before the music was even recorded, with the announcement that legendary hip-hop knob-twirler Timbaland (Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake) would act as co-producer. The question on fans' minds: what would it sound like when a hip-hop kingpin collaborated with an artist who culls inspiration not just from pop music, but also her own Portuguese roots? As it turns out, Loose incorporates a number of different styles along its journey, but is--surprisingly--primarily divided between '80s-influenced electronica and latin-infused pop. This disc is very different ... Detail |
The Sweet Escape(more) »rank: 2950by: Gwen Stefani
Our review: :There's nothing like a Gwen Stefani disc to rip you from your pop comfort zone and, in the pleasantest way possible, knock you around a bit. On The Sweet Escape, the blows arrive roughly every four minutes: a yodel ('Wind It Up') skitters off ceremoniously before the title track, featuring Akon, catches you off guard with its infectious yelps of 'Woo-hoo, YEE-hoo!,' and the pouty rap of 'Orange County Girl' has barely petered out before we're vectored somewhere back toward the '80s with the indie rock-ish 'Early Winter.' That the ... Detail |
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Behind the Front(more) »rank: 20373by: Black Eyed Peas
Our review: :The Black Eyed Peas' debut, Behind the Front, may sound thoroughly familiar: like A Tribe Called Quest, they sprout positive, deftly delivered lyrics out of their light jazz, R&B, and funk tracks; like the Roots, this multi-ethnic outfit's three MCs drop science in front of a live band that builds its grooves organically; and at their best, such as on the pop and reggae-flavored 'Karma,' the group can out-Fugee the Fugees. For some reason, though, the mostly mild, largely scratchless and sample-free record can--at times--be downright tepid. But for the ... Detail |
A Girl Like Me(more) »rank: 2392by: Rihanna
Our review: :With A Girl Like Me, the Barbadian teen-queen Rihanna is looking to transfer all claims of royalty to the summertime pop charts. If anybody's going to rule them, she pretty much proclaims by way of 'SOS,' a song no less irresistible, intoxicating, and all-out cool than 2005's 'Pon de Replay,' off her debut, she's it. That's not to say this new disc is anything like its predecessor overall. Where Music of the Sun was mostly what its title suggests--a romp through an anglo-friendly island with no sunscreen required--A Girl Like ... Detail |
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The Dutchess(more) »rank: 7414by: Fergie
Our review: :No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: FERGIETitle: DUTCHESSStreet Release Date: 09/19/2006DomesticGenre: ROCK/POP Detail |
Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below(more) »rank: 1237by: OutKast
Our review: :At a time when experimentation is taboo in most overground rap, that's all Outkast seem intent on executing. Firstly, this double CD has no cohesive link, other than the fact that it sounds like a pair of solo albums stitched together to demo exactly how Andre's yin works to augment Big Boi's yang. Andre 3000's Love Below disc rates as the more eclectic of the two, given that he's turned in his emcee credentials to become a full-on funk-soul-jazz vocalist who mostly sings about items of love ('Happy Valentine's Day'), ... Detail |