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Music News: 'Femme Fatale': Rolling Stone review
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'Femme Fatale': Rolling Stone review
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Britney Spears is pop music's stealth avant-gardist. For years, critics have dismissed her as a cipher with a wisp of a voice. But from the minute she burst on the scene — heralded by the keyboard power chords of ". . . Baby One More Time" — her music has steered bubblegum into weirder, woollier territory. "Toxic" was a mélange of Bollywood and spy-movie guitar; "Piece of Me" was an essay on 21st-century tabloid infamy crooned over 22nd-century club rhythms. Then there's this year's "Hold It Against Me," which dissolves into a furious dubstep breakdown — easily the most assaultive beat on the Hot 100 right now.
Femme Fatale may be Britney's best album; certainly it's her strangest. Conceptually it's straightforward: a party record packed with sex and sadness. Max Martin and Dr. Luke, the world's two biggest hitmakers, are responsible for seven of 12 songs: big melodies and bigger Eurodisco thumps. But other producers go nuts, tossing the kitchen sink at Britney. The Bloodshy-helmed "How I Roll" is sputtering, oddly beautiful techno. In "Big Fat Bass," Will.i.am turns Britney into a cyborg obsessed with low-end. ("The bass is getting bigger!" she exults.) On nearly every track, Britney's voice is twisted, shredded, processed, roboticized. Maybe this is because she doesn't have much of a voice; it's certainly because she, more than almost any other pop diva, is simply game. Femme fatale? Not so much. But say this for Britney: She's an adventuress.
4/5
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Critically Acclaimed. Grammys, here we go!
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Why am I not surprised .  . They know the true tea
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yesssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!! 4 out of 5 the legend
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Yess Brit! 
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On early every track, Britney's voice is twisted, shredded, processed, roboticized. Maybe this is because she doesn't have much of a voice; it's certainly because she, more than almost any other pop diva, is simply game. Femme fatale? Not so much.
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I predicted this quite accurately 
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OMG AMAZING!!!!!!
Proves this is Britney's best album!!!
Only the Queen can do it like that
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Originally posted by ddeizaguirre
On early every track, Britney's voice is twisted, shredded, processed, roboticized. Maybe this is because she doesn't have much of a voice; it's certainly because she, more than almost any other pop diva, is simply game. Femme fatale? Not so much.
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"On nearly every track, Britney's voice is twisted, shredded, processed, roboticized. Maybe this is because she doesn't have much of a voice."
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Get that 80+ Metacritic score Brit!
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YESSSSSSS ROLLING SOTNE betta STAN. they know the true tea.
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And to think...someone SWORE Femme Fatale wouldn't be critically acclaimed.
HEW else but teh Britney?
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Well deserved, it's my favorite album by her to be completely honest 
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Originally posted by Comedor
"On nearly every track, Britney's voice is twisted, shredded, processed, roboticized. Maybe this is because she doesn't have much of a voice."
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4/5
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They insulted her, praised her, and worshiped her music.
The perfect review
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4 out of 5 stars.
And they hit the nail on the head. Britney has been game since "Blackout."
I enjoy that her ULTRA clean vocals are played with in production. You barely,
if even, ever see that with other female artists.
Come here, Grammy nod.
...Vin
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4/5 good rolling stones stanning hard for femme fatale.
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The shade almost had be displeased...and then they stanned for teh Brit. I've seen actual card carrying stans here say worse.
4/5 is fantastic. She'll get 5 next time.
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Originally posted by L/\DY G/\G/\
Can I get a download link 
I listened to the songs on youtube and this is what I think...
My review
I realize im biased but I was as fair as I could be. Loved some songs, and a certain song I dont want to ever hear again.
Criminal-8
How I roll-10
I I I wanna Go-10
Trip To Your Heart-9** EDIT JUST HEARD A HQ
Big Fat Bass-3
Seal It with A Kiss-9(Surprise, I thought it would be filler)
Inside Out-10
Till The World Ends-5
HIAM-8.5
Gasoline-9
Drop Dead Beautiful-7.5
I only have 11 tracks but dont know which one im missing  Anyway based off these 11 songs I overall give the album a
8/10
I think my review is fair and will be on par with a lot of critics...I think the album will get mostly 8/10 or 4/5 on a 5 point scale Just my input, I thoroughly enjoyed the album but the addition of Will I Am for BFB was not needed nor was Keshas song in my opinion. Congrats Brit on another album done! |
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This is the review I'm here for. Now give The Queen another cover for this era.
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