http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/30/c...yself-tonight/
"Apologies on Xtina’s behalf for the personal infomercial you’ve gotta sit through before the song begins to play:
What do you think, Mixers? Any chance she’ll recapture the overdesigned dance-diva crown from Gaga with this track? When she sings “Tonight I’m not the same girl,” are you concerned she means, like, in terms of quality control? And is anyone else flashing back to a gym membership from the mid-’90s?
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But along with losing her inhibitions in the song, Christina seems to have lost herself musically. “Not Myself Tonight” will undoubtedly work in the clubs where the names and voices of the artists “singing” make no difference as long as the beat is danceable, but for an artist with a voice like Christina’s — quite possibly one of the best voices of our generation — it does nothing to showcase her as a vocalist and it’s a step in the wrong direction. A direction where she feels she has to compete with artists like Britney Spears and Lady Gaga who do dance music well.
http://neonlimelight.com/2010/03/30/...yself-tonight/