Well, honestly until now I guess I didnt listen any of these albums, i'm gonna cry
XDDDDD, maybe I should, because your musical taste used to be bad (for me), and now it's getting pretty good, I heard good things about Graduation although I hate Kanye Bitchest, I'm going try to listen some of these albums
Multi-platinum recording artist Hilary Duff sets out to prove she's not a little girl anymore with her fourth album 'Dignity'.
The more 'grown up' record is actually a really good pop-dance album. The album starts with in my opinion the strongest track "Stranger". The dance tune mixes guitar synths with a bolly-wood beat as Hilary sings "did I ever do anything that was this cruel to you". The title track "Dignity" is clearly the best song lyrically. It mixes a pop-rock sound with some dance (sounds like something Gwen Stefani would do) as Hilary sings "Wheres you Dignity/I think you lost in the Hollywood hills" & "You better check that phone, theres a club to close" (Looks like Hil's taking on all the Paris Hilton's of the world). "With Love" brings a kind of fun hip hop feel to the album and "Gypsy Woman" has that same effect but is lyrically better as Hilary sings about the woman that tore her mom and dad apart over a beat that sounds SO TIMBERLAND. "No Work, All Play" brings a summer-time Reagge feel to the album while "Between You & Me" makes you wanna get your ass to the nearest club. "Happy" is the type of song you dedicate to an x boyfriend/girlfriend to assure your over them and happier without them. Then we have "I Wish" that sorta brings back the old Hilary but still has the more mature lyrics. I'm just amazed that Hilary wrote every song (except "Outside Of You" which Pink penned) and every song has a strory to it. 'Lizze McGuire' has really grown up into one of pop's finest.
Top 5 Tracks:
05. Happy
04. Gypsy Woman
03. Dignity
02. With Love
01. Stranger
CC: I Wish
#03: Jennifer Lopez - Brave
J.Lo's latest English album hits my chart at #3. I don't care what anyone says cause I think 'Brave' is Jennifer's best work since her 2001 sophmore CD 'J.Lo'. The album starts out with the feel good "Stay Together" which sets a great mood for the rest of the album. The sexy, sultry "Forever" is clearly one of the more stronger tracks on the album, all those forevers in the chorus will get stuck in anyone's head. Then we have "Hold It Don't Drop It" which has that 80's feel sorta like "Get Right" from her previous english album 'Rebirth'. The first single "Do It Well" didn't do so well as J.Lo's previous first singles but still a strong track with a great beat and reminds us all of the old skool Lopez we love. In "Gotta Be There" J.Lo screams out all the places you can find her at over a Jackson 5 sample. And "Mile In These Shoes" which I think is the most POP track on the album can get anyone to move thier feet, even though J.Lo's vocals arent strong enough for the song. "Wrong When You're Gone" is a ballad that reminds us all of Mariah Carey's MONSTER HIT "We Belong Together" but the strongest ballad on the album would have to be the title track "Brave". In the song J.Lo insists she's braver than ever as she sings "I'm not afraid/not anymore". Now I think Jennifer is defientely Brave for releasing another english album after the major flop of Rebirth and even though 'Brave' is floppng harder than Rebirth, the music is still good and thats what counts.
Top 5 Tracks:
05. Wrong When You're Gone
04. Stay Together
03. Do It Well
02. Brave
01. Forever
CC: Mile In These Shoes