BY A MEMBER OF POPJUSTICE.COM
I bought the album this morning on iTunes Switzerland as it got released here.
My short review of the album No Boys Allowed:
1. Buyou (feat. J.Cole) (9/10): I think this is a great opener and the pre-chorus is the strongest part of the song. Love it!
2. Pretty Girl Rock (5/10): We all know this one. Never really loved it, although I can listen to it.
3. The Way You Love Me (feat. Rick Ross) (9.5/10): Fantastic track. It would have been even better if they made it explicit but the good thing is that she at least changed the lyrics and not just let it be an "empty space".
4. Bahm Bahm (Do It Once Again) (4/10): Not really feeling this reggae track.
I want you (8/10): This is just the last minute of Bahm Bahm and it's such a shame that it didn't get the space to be a full own song! It's slower but the melody of her repeating I want you is gorgeous.
5. One Night Stand (feat. Chris Brown) (7/10): It's slow but kinda nice. The chorus should have been stronger. I have the impression that Brown sings "tell me how it feels when your man don't treat you right" (even though he probably says please you right) and can't help but laugh, how ironic.
6. Lose Control (10/10): The standout track on the album! Completely brilliant. Don't know why it doesn't say that it's feat. Nelly as there's his rap. The beginning is sooo Te Amo.
Let Me Down (7.5/10): It's ok, slow, the way she repeats let me down with Timba in the background doing "doo-doo-doo-doo" is nice.
7. Toy Soldier (9/10): We know this one too. It's very nice and should have been the second single after Lose Control.
8. Breaking Point (2/10): Don't like this, nearly at all. Boring as hell and the worst song on the album.
9. Beautiful Mistake (7/10): The chorus is nice but the whole track is kind of forgettable. Maybe I'll have to listen to it more.
10. Gimme What I Want (9/10): Fierce Keri! It reminds me of Get Your Money Up - it's not the melody but the sexy vibe of the song.
11. All The Boys (9/10): This song deserves more than one chance. The first time I was slightly disappointed but now I love it. It feels very vulnerable. The chorus is wonderful, when she sings "I didn't know what love was, until you loved me, love me, love me, love me..."
12. Pretty Girl Rock (feat. Kanye West) (4.5/10): I prefer her solo version but this could have made more impact. It's basically the same song, with a looong Kanye part in the middle of the song.
Conclusion: It's a solid second album and it doesn't deserve to flop. Not everything is great but a couple of the brilliant songs make it up for the rest. The campaign is a disaster as the releases should have been completely different. And again, Lose Control has to be a single. I can imagine that Keri will record a couple of songs for the European version of the CD and add them or replace some typical "old-style" Keri tracks.
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