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Reviews of: Doll Dominationby The Pussycat Dolls
Reviews PCD are great ! This new album from PCD is great. Ok, so there is a few songs which aren't that great-but isn't there on every album? Some people say they need to decide which style of music they want to do but i think the mixture on this album is really good and it shows off just how good they are as a band. My fav songs: I Hate This Part Happily Never After Hush Hush I'm Done Baby Love Bottle Pop Whatcha Think About That Lights, Camera, Action Worth buying - but don't bother getting it if you don't like PCD- because you'll only moan after :) 2008-12-27 Solid, but not amazing Being a big fan of fun pop that I can dance to, I loved the Dolls' first album PCD. It's not exactly music that will change the world but it was shimmery, glittery and slick pop that covered an eclectic range of styles from hip hop to burlesque and never bored. As such, I had high hopes for Doll Domination. Nicole has a wonderful voice, and with the 'it' team of hot producers on board I felt all looked bright. Well... I can't say I dislike this album, but it didn't match my expectations. The promised lead vocals from the other Dolls do not appear on the UK version, this is the Nicole show and after a while it all starts to sound the same. Where Carmit and Melody got a look in before now nobody does (Carmit has since left the group) and the whole thing might as well be Nicole's solo album. In that respect, it feels overindulgent and unbalanced - they could do with putting the others on the mike once in a while, her power vocals get a little grating after a while and that unfairly detracts from Nicole's genuine talent. The feeling that if you've heard one you've heard them all isn't helped by the fact that for a dance troupe it's extremely ballad/mid tempo heavy. The overall pace is pretty slow and that doesn't do it any favours; it needs a few of the filler ballads cut to give it some edge back. What also doesn't help is that it has lost the eccentricity of their debut one - by choosing the same urban producers as everyone else now they're firmly in one genre and it all just adds to this 'samey' feeling that you get after a while of listening to it. When the Dolls first came out they were something a little different... now they're just fitting the mould. That's not to say it's no good though - I Hate This Part is a great song, there are still a couple of stompers on there and the Ne-yo written Happily Never After is lovely. The production's slick, and when it's hot it's hot. My personal favourite is the sassy 'Whatcha Think About That,' a kiss off for an ex to let him know he'll be getting a taste of his own medicine. Overall I'd say this album was fine, but they can and have done better. They need to mix it up and turn it up next time around. 2008-12-15 The lights are on but no-one's home I have to say, I'm listening to this album again right now, and although I am only at track 7 I feel like I have been listening to the same song for 3 hours. There is little on this album that stands out, this is run-of-the-mill songwriting and production, in need of a good edit to cut it in half. Less is more, and what you have should be quality. This smacks of a production team that did not spend time thinking about what they would include on the album (let's just shove it all on), with a lack of originality that makes it just plain boring. Such a shame, the first album had its stand out singles, I struggle to find gems in this one. Whatchamacallit is intriguing though. 2008-12-12 You'll be stupid not to get it PCD was good, this is as good as not better. Ignore all the negative reviews, they aren't hitting the point, you hardly get a group producing such varied genres, from the mature/vulnerable (I Hate This Part) to the club bangers (When I Grow Up). When I Grow Up - Instant hit. 10/10 Bottle Pop - Features Snoop, OK attempt on a flirty electro song. 8/10 Whatcha Think About That - Features Missy, the standard PCD type song. 8/10 I Hate This Part - heartfelt ballad. 10/10 Takin Over' the World - Nice upbeat, Doll dominating song. 9/10 Out of this Club - Features R Kelly, bog standard ballad. 7/10 Who's Gonna Love U - Taken from Nicoles solo album, amazing addictive ballad, unique. 10/10 Happily Never After - again taken from 'Her Name Is Nicole', hearteflet ballad, better than the Backstreet Boys' version. 9/10 Magic - Different genre, first of Timabaland ingenious producions, Very well planned beat/rythm. 9.5/10 Halo - Just brilliant. A full 10/10. In person - Again, something different. A very concert-friendly song. 8/10 Elevator - Rihanna type song, normal R&B that people love. 9/10 Hush Hush - Grammy worthy, 10+/10 Love The Way You Love Me - A nice addition. 8/10 Watchamacallit - Name comes from their love of having names like Stickwitu etc, ingenious song, easily to get addicted to. 10/10. I'm Done - Nicoles affection for Lewis. 9/10 Baby Love J R Remix - Nice remix. 8/10 Lights Camera Action - a bit too sexified. 7/10 Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps - Doll Domination's "Sway". I love it. 9/10 If I Was a Man - Single material dance hit. 9.5/10 Space - Nice R&B ballad. 8.5/10 Don't Wanna Fall in Love - Upbeat, vibrant cover. 8/10 Played - slow, nice song. 7.5/10 Until U Love U - Its a grower. 9/10 Verdict: Every single song isnt a crowd stppoer, but 80% are single material, and there are MANY gems. If you liked ANY PCD song, then I 100% recommend getting this. Just started liking PCD, theres new material for you too. Not sure? Then listen to: Halo, Hush Hush, Whos Gonna Love You or Elevator. 2008-11-29 4 and a half stars I'm not sure why there isn't an option to give half stars on these reviews, but if it was possible I'd give this album four and a half. The half is deducted purely because it's just too long - I think most people would agree that 18 tracks is too many, whoever the artist. By removing four or five of the weaker tracks they could have created the perfect album. That said, I was pleasantly surprised to find that there isn't a single terrible song on here, just a few that I could have done without. If I was playing producer, I would have cut Out of this Club (my least favourite, but then I've never been a fan of R Kelly), Who's Gonna Love You, Lights, Camera, Action (again, because I can't stand New Kids on the Block) and Love the Way You Love Me. The rest is fantastic, much better than I expected and much, much better than their first album. Personal favourites are Whatcha Think About That, I Hate This Part, Halo, Magic and Elevator. One thing I would say is that if you're expecting a pop album you might be disappointed, as this is much more RnB and hip-hop than their previous material. But if you love heavy beats and want a fun, funky album to dance to, you should definitely give this a try. 2008-10-26 |
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