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Examiner: Pink is the real Queen of Pop
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P!nk, real name Alecia Moore, is a bit of a conundrum. For every hit she has—12 top ten singles, several from almost every album—she’s not as omnipresent as pop stars like Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber. She’s been cranking out amazing songs that dominate the airwaves for 11 years, yet she seems to hit the scene hard and then disappear until the next album. Perhaps she just likes to keep out of the limelight, but either way it makes it that much more exciting each time she comes back.
Now she’s back with her sixth album, and it’s a doozy. It already has one hit with Blow Me (One Last Kiss) and it’s looking like it could very well have several more.
Are We All We Are? is the opener, kicking in with heavy guitar riffs and P!nk setting the album’s mood with her attitude, giving an example of the catchy choruses and verses that make up the entirety of the album. Its second single, Try, comes two tracks later and takes a much slower approach, her powerful voice detailing how much love can hurt and be difficult, with piano notes sprinkled throughout.
Her newfound vocal ability from giving up smoking is a key part of the album, showing that not only is she here to stay, but that she’s better than ever. It can go from subtle and nuanced like the duet with Nate Ruess (lead singer of fun.) on Just Give Me a Reason, both playing a half of a relationship that’s flickering, as well as strong and reaching new octaves on The Great Escape.
A surprising highlight is the track **** Like You, chock-full of wild irreverence, showing P!nk at her silliest and her most don’t-give-a-damn. Her sincere dedication to selling the ridiculous, inappropriate nature of the track makes it a whole lot more fun than it should be.
There are a couple other collaborations on the record, but those don’t fare as well. The first is True Love with UK singer Lily Rose Cooper; the second is Here Comes the Weekend with legendary Eminem. Neither quite reach the heights they could, the latter track losing out to previous collaboration between the two, Won’t Back Down.
The deluxe version has four bonus tracks that are so very worth it, feeling like a sort of after-credits scene or epilogue rather than tacked-on songs that didn’t make the final cut. My Signature Move and Good Old Days end up being two of the best songs on the entire album, pure punk fun and optimistic reminiscing respectively.
This may very well go down as one of P!nk’s best albums. It’s wild, crazy, punky, serious; it’s everything you could ask for from her. She takes on various genres and shows that she’s not a force to be reckoned with, owning every one. Forget the new kids who come and go, P!nk is the real queen of pop, she's earned the title. This album is a must-have
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http://www.examiner.com/review/revie...uth-about-love
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