1001 Albums Summary

After being so pleasantly surprised by Christina Aguilera, I was ready to like this album. A couple of the songs have such great hooks (Cry Me a River!, Seniorita). But there's also more sappy pop than I can handle in one sitting (I'm looking at you, Let's Take a Rid and Never Again).

Incredible singer, and Can't Hold Us Down is an absolute banger. Fighter and Dirrty are fantastic too. I couldn't get too excited about some of the slower/ r&b style songs, but Beautiful and I'm Ok are excellent parts of the album too. An eye-opening experience for a longtime Christina Aguilera non-believer!

Love the Speakerboxx tracks with brass instruments. Especially Bowtie, which I could listen to on repeat for ages. I’d give Speakerboxx a 5 if I could, and The Love Below would get a 3.5. The Love Below has a couple great songs (Dracula’s Wedding!) but a lot of it was too experimentally jazzy for me.

Not a fan. I can appreciate that the lyrics and the style are... unique. Some of the musical backing sounds epic and like it belongs in a Bond movie, and I did actually appreciate one song called The Bridge. But overall, the vocals felt overwrought and the whole thing felt kind of manic. When the song 'Next' came on, all I could think of was, well, 'Next!'