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1 Baby (feat. Ludacris) 3:36
2 Somebody to Love 3:42
3 Stuck in the Moment 3:43
4 U Smile 3:17
5 Runaway Love 3:33
6 Never Let You Go 4:26
7 Overboard (feat. Jessica Jarrell) 4:11
8 Eenie Meenie (feat. Sean Kingston) 3:23
9 Up 3:55
10 That Should Be Me 3:53
Release Date: 2010 | |
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2 of 10 thought this review was well written
I know, I know. It's too easy. Justin Bieber practically has a giant red bullseye painted on his preppy clothing. Other reviewers on this site have done a fantastic job of not only reviewing Bieber's "music" as objectively as humanly possible, but also keeping the all-too-easy gay jokes to a bare minimum. This being said, I subjected myself to Bieber's music from this album, to see what all the fuss (almost 500,000,000 views for "Baby" on YouTube) was about. And I can honestly say: I have no idea.
A track-by-track would be so incredibly pointless, because every track is nearly the same. Your enjoyment level of this record is directly related to your "catchy" threshold; that is, your standards to what melodies and lyrics get stuck in your head. The lower, the better; all of these songs will have something for you if you keep low standards in mind. To me, these tracks just became monotonous, simply testing out slight variations on the same formula to see what the public (aka YouTube) wants. Look at the lyrically embarrassing "Eenie Meenie" (with a guest appearance by Sean Kingston), compared to "Baby". 35 million views for the former, and the astronomically high number I mentioned before for the latter (this was looking solely at Vevo, if anyone would like to check for themselves). It's clear what the public wants: In "Baby", Bieber at least looks like a kid, "hanging out" with "friends" in a bowling alley, trying to impress the "one that got away" with his bowling skills. Sure, nobody spontaneously dances about like it's "High School Musical" in a bowling alley, nor is everyone in your bowling group really good at break dancing, but at least that's something that can be marketed as something actual kids do. Now look at "Eenie Meenie". Not only are the lyrics worse than in "Baby" (a feat unto itself), but the video has Bieber trying to look like a playboy at some kind of high-end party, and it just comes across as awkward. And moderately disturbing.
Look, Bieber acting like "a kid" is annoying enough. And nobody can stay young forever. Bieber lost that appeal within this album, and his "newer" facade is even more irritating than his already atrocious first. Marketing execs were likely trying to think of the next "logical" step for Bieber, so they threw him into the awkward role mentioned above. Some things, like Cheez Whiz left out of the refrigerator after opening, simply have a fast expiry date. Justin Bieber is one of them. He's had his 15 minutes of fame, now let it die. The music is bland, soullessly autotuned and repetitive, and every preteen girl has to grow up sometime. Quit while you're still hanging on to integrity by an ever weakening thread. If Justin can break away from this image and maybe write some worthwhile songs, or even do something halfway original, there is still hope for him yet. If this album is any indication of his future, then, simply put, he is doomed to the "washed up teen idol" moniker by the time he hits 20.
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Album Rating: 2
Okay, beyond this line:
The music is bland, soullessly autotuned and repetitive, and every preteen girl has to grow up sometime.
Where do you actually talk about the music on this album? You know...review it?
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yah you talk way too much about Youtube and the hype. which would be fine if you used it in proper context, which you didn't really.
I still think the review is decent though. not neg worthy in my opinion
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I like this review of his hits on youtube, but where is the review about the album?
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Are people still talking about this kid? I thought he got shot by Nick Stokes.
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I wish bands with true musical talent had 500,000,000 views on youtube. One can only wish.
With the review, well it sucked and only talked about two songs but even then you talked about the videos more so then the music.
1. neg
2. get a punching bag
3. get a pic of JB
4. put the pic on the punching bag, I think you know hat 5 will be
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Justin Bieber is actually a good singer. Not a good musician (hence why the hype is so frustrating), but he still has a good voice.
It's just one of those artists which you have to take such an extreme side on, one way or the other. Which sucks when you think about it.
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NEVER SAY NEVER BRAH
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I was jammin to this on Glee. Oh yeah.
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inb4 atavan
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sorry, neg. this review is bad.
besides, you bashed on the Bieb', and that's unforgivable
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the public (aka YouTube)
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terrible review
& it's not radiohead
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'...keeping the all-too-easy gay jokes to a bare minimum.'
It's 2011. Grow up or fuck off.
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