[ljuser]dirrtysean[/ljuser]: I've been very busy for the past few weeks. So I didn’t have time to write a review. This time around I handed the review job over to my trusty editor who you all either hate or love. She’s just like my own personal assistant! Now I can tell the everybody I have a P.A.! w00ts! Bragging rights! Major HOTNESS!

Anyways, this time around, we're doing a review on an album by our Artist Of The Month, Lady Gaga!

[ljuser]airotcivqueen[/ljuser]: “The Fame” is Lady Gaga’s debut album. It was released in August 2008 by Interscope Records. A revised edition with new tracks and different track-listing was released in Australia on November 15, 2008, in the US on October 28, 2008 and will be released in the UK on January 12, 2009.

Her album however has received some bad reviews, with some uh, absolutely, f**kin’ comments that her album has explicit metaphors like “I wanna take a ride on your disco stick” in Love Game, and about her being a dirrty girl in the sexed up club scenes.  Here’s my take on this. If you hate Gaga please pardon me. However, on all neutral grounds. Pray tell, at this day and date how many songs out there do not insert some form of sexual innuendo? We’ve got 50cent and Candyshop, Khia - My Neck, My Back and loads of other songs which mention getting in between legs, Gucci bikinis on the bed and all. However, I guess, when we hate something or someone we do go about picking on nitty gritty details too. (I am no angel either) Whoopsy! Come on it is human nature, so I guess it is alright, to each his own ain’t it.

Back to the album review, I’d say on the whole, this is a great album. Unless, you are the type who prefers slow songs, then perhaps not. The Fame brings on a very different feeling from other albums, and for that matter so does Lady Gaga. She’s probably done the right thing in order to stand out in the entertainment scene by being different. After all successful business gurus will tell you that in order to market yourself, you have to be unique, which is what she has done. The songs in the album, are mainly dancey tracks, which feels a little 70s, 80s, retro infused, disco, rock, electronic beats.
My favourite songs in the tracks are, ALMOST ALL. Really, this is an amazing album. Im having a hard time doing this review,  because I do not have any songs that I absolutely loathe. Before you say “You obviously sound like a Gaga stan, thus the good review” I’d tell you, take a listen to her songs, and you will know why it is good.

Here’s a few picks from me:

• Paper Gangsta:  My favourite track (if you don’t include Poker Face & Just Dance) This song is for the feminist women. Who not will accept any man who is just out to play and is not as fabulous as she says  (Think Miss Independent) >> ME LIKEY!!
• Beautiful,Dirty,Rich: How superficial, yet how true. This world is full of filthy rich & beautiful people.
• Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say): This is a really cute breakup song.
• The Fame: It has the same name as the album, so I kinda tend to expect more from the song (how daft I know), But it is a pretty okay track, but not one of the best, another superficial track.
• Boys Boys Boys: I like how the intro sounds so movie-esq, and then it moves on to a cheerleader-ish part “We love them! We love them!”
• Money Honey: Dancey and upbeat, that’s money honey!!
• Paparazzi:  Another of my favourite, I love the sexy mysterious way she sings it.
• Again, Again: This song stands out in the album in a sense, it is rather slow compared to the rest, but you’d still wasn’t to sing along and play it again, again!
  

[ljuser]dirrtysean[/ljuser]'s fave:
Just Dance
Poker Face
Again, Again
Brown Eyes

Verdict:
[ljuser]airotcivqueen[/ljuser]:
[ljuser]dirrtysean[/ljuser]:

For our third edition, we wanted to do Fall Out Boy's latest album. But when i was listening to it, all the songs sound the same to me... and i have nothing nice or bad to say. Actually come to think of it, i have one! They really have weird song titles as usual. So i made the executive decision to do a Keyshia Cole review instead. it was a last min decision. so it meant that we only had less than 24 hours to digest her album...

Album Review:


dirrtysean:
Keyshia Cole released her third studio album this week titled "A Different Me". Yea, so in this album, we're exposed to a different side of Keyshia. Some might say her other side is her sex-up image (check out the album artwork) to make herself more appealing to the masses. But according to her, her previous 2 albums were more focused on heartbreaks.. but for this album she leaning more on growing as an artists and exploring life through music. I dont know where she's going at.. but whatever.

The album in general has a nice tone to it... it can be heard from her lead single "Playa Cardz Right" which features vocals from the late TuPac. I feel that TuPac's vocal blends with the song well. Produced by Ron Fair (the man behind Christina Aguilera, Pussycat Dolls, Black Eyed Peas). The feel of this song does represents the album well. But it can be quite monotonous when you're listening to the whole album a few times over and over again.

Songs i like on first listen are "Erotic" (the title says all) and "Please Dont Stop". If you place the song titles back to back you're get.. "Please dont stop the eroticness"... lol.. Lame me...

• Playa Cardz Right
  Collaboration with the late legendary hip hop star 2pac.
  A unique collaboration, and one of my favorite tracks.
• True
  Another favorite of mine, Keyshia sings about trust, one thing we all want in a relationship!
• This Is Us
  A more romantic, cheery track, it has this uplifting of moods feeling
• Please Don't Stop
  A slightly fast, upbeat track, which might be remixed, booty shaking worthy
• No Other
  Small bit of rap infused in the song, but still pretty good

Rating:
dirrtysean:
airotcivqueen: :

Overall
airotcivqueen::
I say spin it, pretty good tracks on the overall, be it slow or fast, but not much of a very outstanding track, but still a good listen.

dirrtysean::
As what airotcivqueen: said, there are no outstanding tracks. This is a quite boring album... But a fan of Keyshia's will definitely appreciate this. I still prefer her previous singles anyday like "Let It Go", "Heaven Sent" and "Love"...

• Playa Cardz Right (feat. Tupac)
  https://www.mediafire.com/?gfzlfodujww

Dirrty Double Trouble is back doing Britney Spears this week!

Album Review:


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Circus is Britney's 6th studio album. It managed to sell half a million since its debut last week in the US.

One would expect this album judging from her #1 lead single to be Blackout 2.0 - filled with dancey fast paced songs. But after listening to it, it has a fair share of fast and slow songs.

My fave song of this album is Unusual You, produced by Avant and Bloodshy. She definitely got the big guns in the industry for her latest effort. Imagine how much her label has spent on this. I didnt like the track Circus at first, then i got hooked by the pre-chorus hook. The other song that caught my attention is If U Seek Amy. I'm puzzled at first on what the song is about. One would think it's about Amy Winehouse... then slowly towards drugs. But apparently its about sex... I(f) (U) See(k) A(my)... Put it all togther, you'll get FUCKME... that's what i read online. Don't know how true is it or not...

My dirrty partner, has a selective track by track review...

Track Review:

• Circus: We all have heard it, it is upbeat, and dancey pretty much.

• Shattered Glass: Another dancey track, might be better with remixes.

• My Baby: Sounds a lil like her old track Everytime, rather slow and emotional.

• Unusual You: Sounds really different from her usual tracks. DURH! Unusual

Rating:
: I'm not giving any rating. Just because...
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Overall
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This is really an album for a Britney fan, after drama mama antics, she's back hoping to be better than ever. Is she? We'll see!

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I find the album overall a bit turnoff-ish, due to the fact that her voice sounds very weird and different on each track.

Welcometo our brand new segment, Dirrty Double Trouble, the only segment where the both of us your dirrty duo (Seanies & Airotciv) commbine our almighty (dirrty) forces to post in this column.

In Dirrty Double Trouble, we review brand new albums together, and rate them, and tell you guys whether to spin it or trash it. We tell you the tracks we like and what tracks we don't. So you guys get a rough idea on what the album feels like! For today, we bring you Brandy's latest album, Human. Enjoy!

Album Review:


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Human is Brandy's 5th studio album. Her first since 2005.

In life we do go through a lot.. The ups and downs. And this album makes you feel how is it like to be human again. No hype, no gloss, just pure emotions. This album generally is filled with slow songs. I was expected something more dancey and fast since Rodney Jerkins (aka the DarkChild dude - Beyonce, Janet, Britney) is on board for this album. This album is for the broken hearted and the emofied people (like me).

There are a few standout tracks...
I presonally like Fall (written by Brandy and Natasha Bedingfield), Long Distance (her 2nd single), Right Here (first single).

My dirrty partner, has a selective track by track review...

Track Review:

• The Definition
  Groove worthy! I love the beat
• Right Here (Departed)
  One of the first few we heard from the album, I like the Moto Blanco remixed version better
  but the original track does sound great as well!
• Long Distance
  I like this song, powerful music + great vocals<
• Piano Man
  Another pretty upbeat track, I forsee a remixed version to be groove worthy
• Camouflage
  Has a heartwarming feeling, and pretty meaningful lyrics.
• Human
  I kinda expected more from this song, but still if you like slow tracks, you might like this.
• True
  A slow but powerful song
• A Capella
  A capella indeed! Has a very different feeling from the rest of the tracks because of the A capella in the background.

Rating:
: (just because i'm bias and i'm a brandy fan..)
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Overall
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I say spin it, most of the tracks are pretty good, and even if some do not really stand out, they are quite good to listen to! But then again, it depends on the type of music you guys go for!

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Overall, Brandy never fails to amaze me. But i still prefer her previous album, Afrodisiac. Anyways, in the world where you have your Rihanna's, Beyonce's and your alicia keys, its hard for artists like Brandy to shine. But i wish her all the best.