When you've released a pair of albums containing a few monster singles and a considerable amount of unsteady, unassured material, why mess around the third time out? From beginning to end, Good Girl Gone Bad is as pop as pop gets in 2007, each one of its 12 songs a potential hit in some territory. Unlike Music of the Sun or A Girl Like Me, neither Caribbean flavorings nor ballad ODs are part of the script, and there isn't an attempt to make something as theatrical as "Unfaithful." There is, however, another '80s hit ...
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When you've released a pair of albums containing a few monster singles and a considerable amount of unsteady, unassured material, why mess around the third time out? From beginning to end, Good Girl Gone Bad is as pop as pop gets in 2007, each one of its 12 songs a potential hit in some territory. Unlike Music of the Sun or A Girl Like Me, neither Caribbean flavorings nor ballad ODs are part of the script, and there isn't an attempt to make something as theatrical as "Unfaithful." There is, however, another '80s hit involved: just as "SOS" appropriated Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love," "Shut Up and Drive" turns New Order's "Blue Monday" into a sleek, forthcoming proposition, one that is as undeniable and rocking as Sugababes' 2002 U.K. smash "Freak Like Me" (a cover of Adina Howard's 1995 hit that swiped from another '80s single, Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?"). "Shut Up and Drive" is part of an all-upbeat opening sequence that carries through five songs. Rihanna knows exactly what she wants and is in total control at all times, even when she's throwing things and proclaiming "I'm a fight a man" amid marching percussion and synthesizers set on "scare" during "Breakin' Dishes." The album's lead song and lead single, "Umbrella," is her best to date, delivering mammoth if spacious drums, a towering backdrop during the chorus, and vocals that are somehow totally convincing without sounding all that impassioned -- an ideal spot between trying too hard and boredom, like she might've been on her 20th take, which only adds to the song's charm. The album's second half is relatively varied and a little heavier on acoustic guitar use, but it's not lacking additional standouts. Three consecutive Timbaland productions, including one suited for a black college marching band and another that effectively pulls the romantically codependent heartstrings, enhance the album rather than make it more scattered. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
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the album has got beautiful unique music like the older two.....rihanna's songs always start on a usually-not-so-used-beat......and still sounds perfect...... "umbrella" is a hit worldwide already ,though sung by many singers before and after, has altogether a different impact...please dont stop the music is a totally hip club song...you can really move your hiip and feet to...... other songs are good too....but "rehab" is the cherry on cake.....it's beautiful,thoughtful...and deserves a 5 star response....its not like the other songs....its different....and the feeling is very much like "cry"...another song by rihanna.....!!!! hate that i love you...is a perfect song one can hear with one's evening green tea...!!! and "take a bow"...is peaceful....brown light music..its cool!!! disturbia...hmm...very usual-every-other-hip-hop-song....!!! shut up and drive...has got a rock quality to it.....!!! so with lot of variety....everyone's gonna like atleast 6 out of 8 songs....so its a 4 star for sure....so go and chek it out!!!!
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