Stripped

140/1089 - After listening, it's better than a lot of disney pop (more like disney poop XD loooool) but it's still really overproduced and I don't like how they treated the vocals. Too many overdubs and melismas that sound impressive to normies. The songs are "varied" but in a way which makes them feel inconsistent. I liked some of the Neo Soul stuff but the pop production and drum sounds they're using get in the way. I respect the craftsmanship but I thought it wasn't very good overall and dislike the effect this album had.

Best song: Inflatulensation

Peak 2002: a TRL video star, expensive production aiming for lush but ultimately kind of chintzy crappy digital sounding, ubiquitous hip hop elements, RnB slow jams, psuedo heavy guitar riffs for no reason with the worst tone imaginable, pop discovering Latinos, horniness as feminism and generic empowerment, ultra low rise jeans and terrible haircuts, all stuffed into a sprawling 78 minutes. Her voice is powerful, she's good at going real low into a growl to gather force for an alto explosion, hitting those glass shattering high notes; it's a strong and pretty varied vocal performance - the ballads are too much though. A couple of good songs but sooo much garbage to wade through - lots just bland and boring but some aggressively bad (Fighter, Cruz, voice within). Favorites: Get Mine Get Yours, Walk Away, Dirrty

5/1001 This is the first time I listened to a full album of Aguilera. But hey, we all have to test our limits someday. It is worrying and troubling that a singer / star of such proprtion has to convince herself that she is good and shouldn't be looked down upon. What does that mean to an average 13-year old trying to survive in the pressure of today's surface-is-what-counts-world? The music is so pathetic as well, how much pain does she really hold inside? Or is it just a big performance of something totally empty inside? Do I smell Mickey Mouse club here? While I am sure this speaks to millions out there it left me more wondering than admiring. And yes, I do own quite a many R&B albums. Beautiful stuff here and there, awesome production, but when this doesn't speak to me then it doesn't. I am sort of sorry to say I am glad I don't have to listen to another album of her again.

Repeat listen

sorry i'm not going to finish this, i just don't know why basic stuff like this is on the list

Ok so she’s not a bad singer. No matter much everyone loves to hate on her, her talent is undeniable. She wouldn’t be such a huge star if she sucked. And this isn’t even a bad pop album. Sure, it’s dated now; and very much a product of its time, but it isn’t bad. It’s just an early 2000’s pop album and I don’t like it. Lots of people do, and I get it, I just don’t.

This is not for me, too much sugar is bad for your health and your ears

There is no way there aren't 1001 other albums to listen to before you die ahead of this one. It pisses me off that this even made this list. Also, very few albums in any genre earn a 77 minute run time.

I know she's talented, but I don't like the style, songwriting or production

I felt like this would never end. No doubt she’s a great singer just not my music at all. Never liked all these dance party albums of the 2000s

Skipped

Stripped – Christina Aguilera – 1/5 Some songs were fun when I was 10-11, mostly at disco parties, but nothing special. Listening to it now, the album doesn’t do much for me.

It's like she couldn't make up her mind what genre of music she wants to sing, it's all over the place and waaaayyyyyy to long.

I appreciate that I'm hardly the target demographic, but this wailing nonsense isn't my thing

I have nothing positive to say about this album.

Meh - bleurgh - not a good time for pop

Dull corporate nonsense

Well this really was an example of do not pre-judge, and first impressions can be deceptive. The first track 100 seconds of stripped intro, destroyed all of my preconceptions of this album. Unfortunately, they were the only 100 seconds worth listening to. Don't get me wrong, this was far and away better than that Beyonce album we had some time ago, but I'd be happier if it had stayed far and away. The further the better in fact. It wasn't unpleasant but it wasn't worth the effort either. 1

1 star. 1 good song.

I just lost interest in this a little over halfway through. It's not interesting or unique in any way and it's not good enough at being unoriginal to hold one's attention.

Jao ne bih baš to sad slušala hahahaha. Ali totalni blast from the past! Znam album naravno. Iskreno iznenadilo me da se ovaj album našao tu, očekivala bih neke druge prije iz tog doba komercijale. Zapravo, tko zna šta nas još čeka haha, bit će zanimljivo to vidjeti. Ne znam, ona mi ima lijep glas i jedna je od rijetkih koja ekšli može otpjevati svoje pjesme lajv, ali mi nikad nije imala karizmu. Mislim da je ona bila napetija dečkima u pubertetu. Ne mogu ovome dati više od jedan iz respecta prema svim albumima iz projekta. 1/5, 2/10.

Uh, no thanks. Not my thing, wasn’t enjoyable at all.

Why?

I guess Dirty is still listenable. Probably has more to do with Redman. The rest of this album is rough. I'm sure she's a good singer but these songs feel so cookie cutter.

I liked this one less than the other Aguilera we had to listen to (and I didn't like that one.) It's just so overproduced and boring. Her voice is strong, but it can't redeem what else is going on here. And it falls into that late 90s, early 2000s trap of *Hey* we have 80 mins that we can fit on a CD, let's fill the thing up. No, it's too long. You could've cut 4 or 5 songs and it still would've gotten the same point across.

cool stuff: - it's alright that Beautiful became a queer anthem, even if it's not a very good song. being unambiguously queer positive for a pop megastar wasn't nothing in 2002. not cool: - "you can have a little bit of a say in how we sell your body, just so long as you don't say no to the stuff that makes a lot of money. that's feminism, right?" - the music. hated. (⌐■_■)

This was musically marginally better than the later one that came up a week or two ago. But it also felt a lot more kinda gross ya know? Spiritually damaging to listen to, in the same way as Britney Spears was.

I skipped this on lol

I wrote a whole decently long and detailed review but it looks like I lost it. This album did not merit such dissection. In the end a couple of decent songs on a typically formulaic album, just like hundreds of other albums from pop-diva artists of this genre. And to add insult to injury 22 songs at 1h18??? No wonder no one listens to full albums anymore! How anyone would think that anyone needs to hear THIS album before they die is beyond me. 2 stars for artistic merit, 1/2 a star for inclusion on this list.

жесть, как не надо петь (не говоря уже про контент). даже первый альбом с джинном был приятный, а это просто уровня Ника Кейва отвращение

Generic corpo-pop. It's too all over the place to really have its own identity.

as somebody who loves pop music: wow 76 minutes of horribly produced early 2000s pop music 🥰

Well. Listen. I can’t take too many potshots at this. Yes, it’s in front of me, and yes I’m a huge nerd who likes to say mean stuff, but this is like critiquing a kids movie. It’s chart targeted pop. With that being said, I’ll probably be so enraged by the end that I lash out at the world but at poor Xtina??? I couldn’t dream. Feminist anthem. Pretty cool lyrically but obviously devoid of music. Next. GRRRRRRRRRR. I stuck my key into the side of my ears and dug until I forgot that I’m listening to this and also I need new keys and a ride home. I threw up and I’m scared. HUH HAMAS??? Didn’t expect a political queen. He intrigues her with every move BUT her mother was thankfully racist and warned her against the scourge of Latin lovers. Wait. Is this a Latin American Romeo and Juliet???? “Hey Christina, listen, before we continue dancing to Ricky Martin I gotta tell you, I’m full-blood borricua.” “Thank you for telling me, Oscar, it’s ok, as I am also partial Boricua, esé.” The dumbest club love song ever recorded. I love it. A self love spectacle. My god did this drag forever. Girl. Speak on it. I like some of the original songs that this is based on (70s R&B) I do not like glorified covers from 2002. What is happening? Because this kind of music has been in the radio for so long, I feel like I’m in a dentist chair having phantom tooth pain. The brain is powerful. If only one or two was used to write this music. Ugh where are we. Uhhhh who really cares. I wasn’t supposed to say mean stuff. So let’s take an interlude to remind everybody that while this is terrible to me, the nature of music review and any art consumption is wholly subjective. If you like this, fantastic. If you don’t, fantastic. Anyway. Now we’re on the makeup commercial song. Bad. NINE songs to go. ELEVEN have elapsed. That wasn’t even an intention 9/11 reference. Just a sign of the times I suppose. “Make Over” is probably the worst song thus far. No redeeming value as a musical experience. The back to back four letter word songs feel like filler. Brings to mind other four letter words like “shit” and “next.” Mutual masturbation song. That’s good. Redman is here for some reason. He was rapping and stuff. ANOTHER Rottweiler production? Wow. I’m still reeling from the first one. You have to say, for a dog, this fella can really produce. This one’s for the dreamers. Is there an emptier statement than that? Maybe “thoughts and prayers.” I wouldn’t say that the music is “ok” but another ballad. This is not what I’d call “music to sit and listen to.” Personally, I feel like that’s the point of music, but there is a large group of people who like to sweat and attempt to mate and they need a backing track for that activity. There’s also the moms and kids listening to the radio which is innocent enough. I for one do not fit into either caregory. This is not for me and not what I intend to review for this project. HOWEVER, there were obvious moments of passion and I feel like Christina Aguilera actually comes across as genuine and like she cares about the words she is saying. That means something. I still despise the music and it’s way too long and boring for me, but I can respect aspects of the performance. Despite all of that, please hand me my early 2000s pop diva conductor hat which I will neglect to respectfully tip, but will instead, hurl to the ground, ruining its trademark poof. That breaks my heart as an enthusiastic enjoyer of terrible hats. See what you did to me, radio pop? I’m a broken man. 0.5 HIGHLIGHTS: The Cholita Love narrative and imagining that sweet conductor hat dashed upon the damned soil of this toilet earth

5 stars for shouting and giving someone a headache

Vilket sömnpiller.

ugh no sorry

Awful pop

Nö! Nicht meins!

Ok pop singer. Can’t listen to her all the time. Some decent songs.

- ... more like 1 hour 18 minutes of my sonic life that I'll never get back ..... boring, weak writing, musically uninspired ..... -

1/5

I needed to take a shower after listening to this.

meh

I listened to the singles and then noped out. This is about as good as early 2000's pop music gets and it's still unlistenable.

No

1.3/5 listened 1x on drive between KC and St Louis with Ashley.

Eigentlich mochte ich schon damals diese Musik nicht besonders.

Nær ómögulegt fyrir mig að hlusta á 75 mínútur af þessum kreistingi. Örfá lög sem vit er í, en túlkunin fer alveg með mig.

Really boring and really bad. The closest I’ve come to just not finishing one of these albums so far

"Hey Siri. Play something vacuous, something with no soul and a big budget with a hottie up front".

Ew no

'Beautiful' is aite

I tried. Definitely not for me

One of those 'modern' pop albums where every style, genre and production trick gets thrown at it. Apart from the neither the songs or the voice grabbing me, this seems like a bit of a stylistic mess. what's the story here? Sounds like loads of other albums / songs from the time, and am not sure why or how it made it onto this list.

Just not my shit. Refused to listen.

Decent pop.

Really not for me

Nah

The two big singles were absolutely everywhere, as was that video. Oh and Fighter, that was about too. No memory at all of the other singles, and I think this is going to be a real slog - hated the music at the time, it was the shite nothing music you had to drown out at the gym with your headphones. 3rd track and I am really really struggling. Can I skip through these? No I made a commitment. Pretty sure I'm going to hate every track but I have to make sure. It's a curse. Even my 12 year old daughter left the room. Doesn't bode well. Ok it's over. I can't claim I listened to all of it, because it wasn't interesting enough, but I was in the room and it was on. Just incredibly bland. There wasn't a single song which broke the mold and pricked up my ears, nothing surprising at all unfortunately. Fucking hell, the last track is 6 and a half minutes, this album just won't die. Don't really want to join the trolls but have to rate it honestly, and I dislike basically all of this. Brings to mind the phrase "well that was terrible, but at least it was long."

should have been called "Sludge"

Nothing says female empowerment quite like 25 dudes writing songs for a pop star. There is good pop out there. There was good pop WHEN this was released. This is just a bunch of bad ideas jammed together. And why is it so long?

1. ztripped - 0 2. cant hold uz douun - 1 3. uualk auuay - 0 4. fighter - 0 5. primer amor - 1 6. infatuation - 0 7. lovez embrace - 1 8. loving me - 1.5 9. impozzible - 1 10. underappreciated - 0 11. beautiful - 1 12. make over - 1 13. cruz - 0 14. zoar - 0 15. get yourz - 0 16. dirty - 0 17. the voice uuithin - 1 18. im ok - 1.5 19. keep on zinging - 0

Doesn’t float my boat

Not my bag, but she’s got pipes.

Fuck off

Ugh. What a bloated, ugly mess of an album. The songs are scattered and disconnected. The vocals are not just over-performed, they're downright FORCED. And the production is so bloated one has to assume they're desperately trying to cover for the fact that these songs completely lack structure and substance. Just a mess from play to stop. Hard pass.

Ugh. This thing is so fucking bloated. Halfway through I was over it and it JUST KEPT GOING. 1/5

Guess what? I don't give a fuck about washed-down pop music!

Christina Aguilera ei tehnyt kaunista albumia aika paska itseasiassa ettei paljoa iloa tästä tullut vaikka lopussa muutama ilonpälkähdys kun hyvää äänentuottoa ja näinh.. seksualiisävytteinen länsimaismusiikille omanlaisensa pitkähapatuksest voidaan jo puhua.. Varmaan aika upea romahdus moraalille vuonna 2002 ja siksi listoilla..... Ei muuta..

Why? No way this is a must listen. Good voice but horrible content, bland musicality and annoyingly similar to Destiny’s Child / Beyoncé

MTV:tä koulun jälkeen tuijottavana esiseksuaalisena lapsenakaan en ollut ihastunut Aguileran pakotettuun raspiin tai kromaattiseen melodisuuteen. Nyt kun voin arvostaa sanoitusten koko korniutta, voin todeta, että tämä ei ole minun juttuni.

I'm gonna do this once and once only, because this album is not worth thinking about for a single minute longer than the 1 hour and 20 minutes runtime. I like singers. I really do. But the problem is that so many singers do not use their immense talents for good. With great power comes great responsibility, and, all too often, singers like this use their incredible, undeniable talent for long parades of slovenly riffs, runs, and frills that truly do nothing whatsoever. When I hear Christina Aguilera sing, I just hear that. I hear that kid guitarist in guitar center who just learned how to shred riffs 25 times faster than you, and won't stop shredding. I really dislike that. Maybe it's jealousy. None of us mere mortals can do that. But really! So many singers are like this. Go on Instagram or TikTok, if you dare, and look up singing culture. This album is an hour and 20 minutes long, there are 20 songs, I listened to every one of them, and she has... three good songs. Whether she wrote them or a team of songwriters did matters not at all to me– plenty of great music was made either way. But she is trying her absolute hardest to *ruin* every single one of the songs, lovingly crafted, for this project, with her obscene riffs that go nowhere. The other songs are not exactly songs... more like platforms. A blank canvas where every conceivable riff can go. It is absurd. 1/5. I could have absolutely seen myself giving it a 2, because some songs are a little touching, but we need to remove a star for "Dirrty" [sic], which is how I feel now after listening. That song is what my freshman year bus driver blasted at full volume for all of us 14 year olds at 6:30 AM. Thanks to Redman for setting my discovery and eventual love of rap music back by at least 5 years with that abomination. Man, the mid 2000's were a rough time for music. Take this album off the list and put on... something! Anything!

She definitely has a better voice than some of her contemporaries but this is not for me. And to be fair she says this almost immediately. "This is for my girls..."

Now I don't consider myself a huge poptimist, but I don't hate that type of music either. This one was just a complete slog though...Dirrty about the only redeeming factor. 1.5/5

Didn't know any songs. It was OK.

A Christina tem uma voz linda e isso não é novidade pra ninguém mas eu nunca consegui gostar do estilo de pop xoxo e sem graça que ela faz..

No. Not interested.

On top of being an awful album it's long af

This is bad. Generic. Well mixed but that’s a gimme with pop artist. Lyrically deficient. Unimaginative beats. 1 star

💩

SHACK AKA Andi McCormick LOVES this album. Wanks to it daily. Look him up on Facebook. He once posted a picture of his dick on there.

Just no

Fucks sake.

meh

Ugh. This is not a good album. It is bad. It is better than some of the albums that have received a one. It is certainly not on the level of other albums that have received a two. It was entirely way too long. I do not want to revisit any of the songs. It will get a one.

Beautiful is the only decent song onthis album The whole thing sounds like it's about as deep as a dimple on a golf ball.

Just not good... Made it halfway in

The audacity of naming an album that has 20 over-produced, over-sung tracks "Stripped." What did you strip? Nothing. Best track: Beautiful

Fighter and Beautiful are good songs, and some what nostalgic of my teenage years, but as for the rest of the album, it's too long and a bit boring. I had to quit about halfway through - I just can't with the weird honking singing and endless vocal runs.