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Reeces' Best of '09: Top 50 Singles
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GAGA
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Originally posted by Ace Reject
INMIY is probably the most disappointing 2009 I've album I've heard, but TFM makes up for it! You're excused.
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Katy Perry is in the top 6 with her unplugged album so get ready to hate
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Lily Gaga
2/2 loved this 2 alot!!
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Two fantastic albums!!!
You don't like "Alejandro"?
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GaGa ooh lala!!!
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Gaga ooo lala
Telephone = one of the best songs I heard in my entire LIFE!
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I love 'It's Not Me, It's You' but not as much as I did 'Alright, Still'. The Fame Monster is just pure greatness, although, it sucks that its just 8 songs. Either way fantastic pair of albums.
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It's Not Me It's You A masterpiece indeed.
The Fame Monster is good as well.
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I like Alejandro, but I like the other tracks I mentioned a little more.
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Amazing albums.
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Lady Gaga
You definitely should let The Fame Monster be at least top 5 even it has only 8 tracks
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2/2 both are good albums
Lily: 22, Not Fair, Who'd Have Known, The Fear
Gaga: Dance In The Dark, Bad Romance, Speechless & Alejandro
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What a set!
Let me just say, The Fame Monster at 8 tracks is way better than most albums at 12 or 14 tracks.
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Lily!! I like your reviews <3
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Reeces' Best Of '09: Top 30 Albums (06-05)
06. Chris Brown “Graffiti”
Standout Tracks: 'Pass Out', 'Crawl', 'So Cold', 'Wait', 'What I Do', 'Sing Like Me'
Yea, everybody hates Chris Brown for what he did to America’s sweetheart. Surprisingly in the middle of all the bad press, Chris managed to release the best album of his career, and probably the last. As predicted he has a few songs about Rihanna, with a mildly apologetic attitude, but it’s still not good enough to justify his actions, because I honestly don’t believe all that ‘I’m sorry’ crap. First single ‘I Can Transform Ya’ is the album opener and while it‘s a nice track, I don‘t know why it got released as the first single, the rest of the album is better. ’Sing Like Me’ plays right after and you start noticing the influences from his two first albums are still present, truly an enjoyable track. ‘Crawl’ is one of the standouts, there is an improvement in his vocal ability and the clever lyrics help a lot too, reminds me of his smash single ’With You’ in a way. ‘So Cold’ is simply flawless, I just love everything about it, here he talks about how much he misses you know who. If it would’ve been in my hands, ‘What I Do’ would’ve been the first single, it’s an exciting up-tempo track that could’ve done much better in the charts. ‘Famous Girl’ is obvious but the meaning of the song is dull as he claims someone broke his heart and he should‘ve never written ‘Disturbia‘, nonsense but I can ignore it because of the nice beat and catchy chorus. ‘I.Y.A.’ has an electronic beat and an auto-tuned voice, while he receives help from Eva Simmons to make the masterpiece that is ‘Pass Out’. The next track ‘Wait’ featuring Trey Songz and The Game was made for the clubs and to smash radios at the same time; this song is just pure fire. ‘Lucky Me’ is a nice mid-tempo, he sounds sincere and delivers a clear message about fame, while he ends the album with ‘I’ll Go’, a ballad that makes his voice shine. Overall, Chris Brown delivered one of most enjoyable R&B records of the year. I’m sure people would appreciate it if they just move on and gave this a fair chance.
05. Shakira “She Wolf”
Standout Tracks: 'Give It Up To Me', 'Men In This Town', 'Mon Amour', 'Spy', 'Good Stuff', 'She Wolf, 'Gipsy'
Shakira had us waiting for what it seemed like an eternity to hear new music from her, but she is back and ready to take over the world once again, it should be an easy task considering how fantastic this record is. Shakira focuses on a more electronic/disco sound this time around and she mixes it with sounds from different nationalities while adding her own signature latina flavor to every track. The clever and original ‘She Wolf’ is the first song, here she sings about letting her wild side out accompanied by the sound of wolves in the background. Her distinctive voice makes the catchy ‘Did It Again’ and ‘Long Time’ sound perfect, I honestly believe they wouldn’t be the same if performed by any other artist. ‘Why Wait’ is simply wild and sexy, while the next track ‘Good Stuff’ is just catch as hell with a chorus that will stay around your head for hours. ‘Gipsy’ is the only mid-tempo in the album and it's worth mentioning that her voice sounds great and controlled in this track. Shakira and Wyclef Jean reunite to create magic in ‘Spy’ setting the bar really high for the other songs in the album, but not high enough for the brilliant masterpiece that is ‘Men In This Town’, where she expresses that Matt Damon is not meant for her. The bitter and angry ‘Mon Amour’ is simply mind blowing, one of the standout tracks without a doubt. ‘Give It Up To Me’ featuring Lil’ Wayne and Timbaland sounds a little more urban than the rest of the album adding something different. Shakira has nothing to worry about, she has a loyal listener here as long as keeps making amazing records like this one.
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Chris Brown.
She Wolf. It was a HUGE surprise for me, I used to be a hater before that album, I only liked 4 or 5 songs of her.
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She Wolf is possibly one of the best albums this year. Graffiti? It's good from what I've heard so far.
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She Wolf is so high here ^__^
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