 | Britney
Spears
In the Zone
label: Jive
released: 11.18.03
our score: 1.5 out of 5.0
| Do
you think that ol’ Britney Spears is trying just a bit too
hard to copy her apparent idol, Madonna? Yes, the whole smooching
thing at the MTV Music Awards last year's was overblown and goofy,
(and probably done more to revive Madonna’s sagging record
sales than it was to boost Brit or Christina - who also shared
saliva with that Material Girl that day) and was the same shock
value schtick that Ms. Ciccone used to successfully used in the
early 90’s.
But what worked for her may not do the
same for Britney.
Where
as Madonna did campy stunts and acted fairly obnoxious at times,
she had the credibility of the tunes to back it up - a place where
Britney is seriously lacking.
The
initial single from In The Zone, “Me Against the
Music,” (featuring – oddly enough- Madonna) is a flat
attempy at hopping on the Techno trend, failing as a dance ditty,
a strong pop song and a strange video didn't help. Knowing this,
she follows up with the just as lame “Toxic,” which
will be known more for its video of a barely clad Brit who smooches
and acted the flirt with a number of gents (hey…didn’t
Christina do the “naked thing” last
year? And much better?)
However,
she does score on the CD on “(I Got That) Boom Boom,”
which features the Ying Yang Twins, who are still lingering with
the buzz they created last year due to their collaboration with
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz on “Get Low.” But,
as good as the song is the idea of a pop star inviting a rapper
to guest really an original idea anymore?
One
does hold out hope for Britney as – like her or not –
she is a huge pop sensation. But you just hope that somewhere
down the road she will do something original (or at least interesting)
to merit the fact that her bank account has swelled to figures
that we (who work much harder) can only dream of.
16-Feb-2004
2:45 PM
If you
liked In the Zone |
Tracklist:
1.
Me Against the Music (featuring Madonna)
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom (featuring Ying Yang
Twins)
3. Showdown
4. Breathe On Me
5. Early Mornin'
6. Toxic
7. Outrageous
8. Touch of My Hand
9. The Hook Up
10. Shadow
11. Brave New Girl
12. Everytime
13. Me Against the Music (featuring Madonna)
Rishi Rich’s Desi Kulcha Remix |
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