IN THE ZONE (2003) OVERALL SCORE: TBD BEST TRACKS: TBD
SONG
1. Me Against the Music
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom
3. Showdown
4. Breathe on Me
5. Early Mornin'
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous
8. Touch Of My Hand
9. The Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave New Girl
12. Everytime
RATING
8.5
5.0
4.2
8.1
3.3
8.3
Toxic: Ahhh the Pop classic. The strings in this are more iconic than Viva La Vida's tbh. While I really don't care for the chorus that much honestly, the bridge is immaculate.
IN THE ZONE (2003) OVERALL SCORE: TBD BEST TRACKS: TBD
SONG
1. Me Against the Music
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom
3. Showdown
4. Breathe on Me
5. Early Mornin'
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous
8. Touch Of My Hand
9. The Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave New Girl
12. Everytime
RATING
8.5
5.0
4.2
8.1
3.3
8.3
6.1
Outrageous: The modulation was pretty jarring. This is kinda cute, but it doesn't really add that much to the album, though it doesn't really take anything away either.
Breathe on Me 10/10
Touch of My Hand 10/10
Early Mornin 9.5/10
(Don't Hang Up) 9.2/10
Showdown 9/10
Me Against the Music 9/10
Everytime 8.9/10
The Hook Up 8.5/10
(The Answer) 8.3/10
Shadow 8/10
Toxic 8/10
(I Got That) Boom Boom 8/10
Brave New Girl 8/10
Outrageous 2/10
IN THE ZONE (2003) OVERALL SCORE: TBD BEST TRACKS: TBD
SONG
1. Me Against the Music
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom
3. Showdown
4. Breathe on Me
5. Early Mornin'
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous
8. Touch Of My Hand
9. The Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave New Girl
12. Everytime
RATING
8.5
5.0
4.2
8.1
3.3
8.3
6.1
6.8
Touch Of My Hand: Yaaass masturbation anthem. The super auto-tuned voice is really unnecessary for this song but the rest is good. But just good.
IN THE ZONE (2003) OVERALL SCORE: TBD BEST TRACKS: TBD
SONG
1. Me Against the Music
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom
3. Showdown
4. Breathe on Me
5. Early Mornin'
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous
8. Touch Of My Hand
9. The Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave New Girl
12. Everytime
RATING
8.5
5.0
4.2
8.1
3.3
8.3
6.1
6.8
3.0
The Hook Up: Brit Brit. You are not Beyoncé and this is not Baby Boy. This will never be Baby Boy or anything remotely valuable. Fix it Jesus.
IN THE ZONE (2003) OVERALL SCORE: TBD BEST TRACKS: TBD
SONG
1. Me Against the Music
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom
3. Showdown
4. Breathe on Me
5. Early Mornin'
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous
8. Touch Of My Hand
9. The Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave New Girl
12. Everytime
RATING
8.5
5.0
4.2
8.1
3.3
8.3
6.1
6.8
3.0
5.4
Shadow: Kinda surprised I didn't notice the lack of ballads until now. This should've come about 4 tracks sooner, not that this is anything above par, but a break from the bland R&B Pop would've been appreciated a while ago. That being said, this screams filler, and doesn't deserve the massive production boost it gets in its final moments. Yet I still kinda like it.
IN THE ZONE (2003) OVERALL SCORE: TBD BEST TRACKS: TBD
SONG
1. Me Against the Music
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom
3. Showdown
4. Breathe on Me
5. Early Mornin'
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous
8. Touch Of My Hand
9. The Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave New Girl
12. Everytime
Brave New Girl: FINALLY some energy is back in the album! The verses serve Illuminati teas by Madonna with the offbeat rapid fired lyrics. The chorus is cute, and the production really helps part the clouds on a lackluster second half of the album. If this were on any other album, this song would fall to standout, but this serves a decent purpose on ITZ.