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Teenage Dream most important pop album of the decade
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Teenage Dream saved pop music in 2010. It surged a brand of silliness into the dance genre that had been dominated by Lady Gaga’s Fame Monster edge. (No offense to Gaga; The Fame Monster is brilliant, but sometimes we just want to groove without nightmares or symbolism.) TD brought the sun out. For the first time that year, we could finally roll down our windows and enjoy a warm, no-pretense breeze. A rare, simple pleasure.
Because that’s what TD is—a simple but effective pop LP. Its relentless dedication to the hook—on each track—keeps everything moving at a supersonic pace. Even TD’s less ecstatic moments like “Pearl” and “The One That Got Away” contain a certain effervescent sweetness completely on par with its other tracks. It’s a sugar rush without the guilt or hangover, which we didn’t know was possible. (Kesha’s Animal was the only comparable record at the time, but it’s a tad more rough-and-tumble. Ice cream with spikes.)
A major reason why Teenage Dream sits atop the decade’s past LPs is because it contains the most flawless pop tunes in recent memory. It’s the Thriller of the 2010s era. (More on that Michael Jackson comparison later.) This is a lofty statement, but we stand behind it. Each tune is filled to the brim with palpable, four-on-the-floor energy. Its choruses are akin to the greatest orgasm you’ve ever experienced, or the first bite of a molten chocolate cake on your cheat day. Sensing a pattern here?
She made pop music both fun and harmless. This seems like nothing, but it completely influenced the wave of plastic robo-dance fare that soon followed. (Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale (2011), anyone?)
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