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An Overpriced Japanese Import Version With Just One Bonus Sep 05, 2007
I really hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially when it involves wholesome people who have a good optimistic personality, spirit, and try hard. With that said I was dissapointed utterly with the release of this album. Destiny's Child, with their various group members and changes over the years have always provided fans, radio, and clubs with nothing but hits and club-bangers. I like the trio incarnation of Destiny's Child best. Now Kelly is trying to step out of the shadow of Beyonce and of being a backup (Who wouldn't?).
Whose to say if this album was possibly rushed? I don't know, I wasn't there during the production of it but it certainly feels that way to me. The total track time comes in at a weak 42 and a half minutes, with a large sum of the tracks lacking true quality of any kind. It is so typical and repetitve sounding just like most of the contemporary pop and r&b of today. I look at the cover of the album and it has a retro feel to it. The cover looks like the female version of Michael Jackson's "Bad". But I respect the pop artist of generations past such as the untouchable MJ and his producer Quincy Jones more.
Running through the tracks on this album, they all have a couple of different producers who provide us with the same old, tired, and uninnovative music you were probably expecting to hear beforehand. Scott Storch's stuff is mediocre along with the other producers. Believe it or not, for those of you who may like or dislike Tank, he produced the two best songs on the album; The only two songs that I happen to give high marks to. These tracks include "Ghetto" featuring Snoop Dogg and "The Show" featuring Tank. Ghetto has a lot of flare to it with a rollin' beat, while The Show is soulful and showcases some great vocals by Kelly and Tank.
A majority of the rest of the songs on the album are disastrous. The other really listenable songs include "Comeback", "Every Thought Is You", and "This Is Love". I'm sorry, but honestly I can not recommend this to anyone who aren't die hard Destiny's Child or Kelly Rowland fans. Kelly Rowland's voice lacks a little bit of strength and is young. I am sure however young people are who this album will appeal to the most and I am certain they will buy it regardless of what I, or anyone else has to say. More power to you Kelly!
*In Japan we have an international edition of this CD with one bonus song "Gotsta Go, Pt. 1 with Da Brat". For almost all r&b and hip-hop releases, Japan always includes 1 or sometimes 2 bonus tracks at the end of the album so that the distribution company can raise the retail price up $3-5 more. I think it's just ridiculous.
When I was in the states we never had the luxury of getting bonus tracks on every new CD that came out. However, it's really just a gimmick though anyways. The people who I am with in Japan (meaning the Japanese listening audience), are willing to pay the extra money for those single tracks. I think the reason they don't do it in the United States is because the labels know that it won't fly and no one is going to hand over that kind of money for something so petty. Most of the time the bonus songs are not that great anyways, so please don't think that you are missing out on anything. If you look at the retail price on the Japanese import version I think you will agree with me 100%.
*The following text refers to the Japanese import version of this album.
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