love, angel, music, baby

if you want some feel good 80's throwback dance music, then Gwen's new album is most definitely for you. i went to circuit city to get it yesterday and i've been listening to it nonstop (p.s. circuit city is the place to buy cds. love, angel, music, babe was only 8.99 and i think the new u2 album is 8.99 there too. circuit city rocks). L.A.M.B. takes off from where Rock Steady left off. The first half the CD is surprisingly different than the second half. The cd starts off very hip-hop inspired with tracks produced by Dr. Dre, the Neptunes and Andre 3000 (under the guise of Johnny Vulture). The Neptunes, "Hollaback Girl," is my favorite song right now. It's got a fatty beat that the neptunes are so well known for. Right up there is "Bubble Pop Electric," produced and co-written by Johnny Vulture. It's super catchy and super fun song that would make a really good next single. The latter half of the cd is blatantly 80s inspired, especially the tracks produced by Tony. If you didn't know any better, you'd swear the songs were straight out of the 80s. Under any other circumstance, 80s throwback would be a very very bad thing and i simply wouldn't stand for it. But afterall, Gwen's genius results in pure danceable enjoyment. The only song that hasn't quite grown on me is "Harajuku Girls." There's just too much talking in it and japanese. It's pretty obvious that gwen has developed some kind of obession with all things japanese. Other than having an entire song dedicated to them, Harajuku girls are mentioned in at least 2 other songs.

All in all, love angel music baby is better than i was anticipating. Gwen's songs are really sexed-up and catchy. She really stretchs the capabilities of her voice and her musical style. She's come a long way from just a girl and i have to say i like where she's ended up.