Bangerz: 4/10
The entertainment world has Miley’s name on the tip of their
tongues, like 24/7, and rightfully so. This Disney pop singing princess has
turned into this tongue twirling, booty twerking, anti- Hannah Montana, the
role that gave her stardom in the first place. When we saw her VMA performance,
we were in shock that Miley Cyrus could get any raunchier than her, “We Can’t
Stop” music video, as she paraded around in nude latex booty shorts with giant
creepy teddy bears, a foam finger, and made Robin Thicke her personal stripper
pole. All of her chaos had cause however; she wanted everyone and their mama to
know “I’m not the same Miley,” and her latest album Bangerz is the best example of that.
Thankfully album reviews cannot be based off of album titles
or this would automatically result in a 1 out of 10. Naming an album Bangerz sounds like Ms.Miley is trying a
little too hard. The album begins with the auto-tuned ballad “Adore You,” which
to me is a horrible placement for that kind of track to kick off an album
entitled, Bangerz. The song in itself
isn’t bad, but you may have to listen to it a couple times before it grows on
you.
“We Can’t Stop” always leaves me scratching my head in utter
confusion. I’ve developed a love/hate relationship with this song. I love it
because it’s a catchy party song, but then I hate it because Miley sings it. I’m
not convinced she’s really “about that life.”
On a positive note, the two tracks that really stand out on
this album are “Wrecking Ball” and “FU” (feat. French Montana). Lyrically, “Wrecking
Ball” is far superior to the rest of the album and musically fitting to Miley’s
voice. Bizarre music video aside, this is in fact the best song on the album. “FU”
on the other hand is vocally the most diverse. The track has an Adele flavor to
it and you can really connect this song with the album’s overall theme. I could
have done without French Montana’s rapping on this one, but it’s bearable.
With the positives come more negatives. Stay far away from
tracks like “4x4” (feat. Nelly), “Do My Thang” and “On My Own.” Honestly, I’m trying to spare your ears here.
I’m astonished Nelly had anything to do with that atrocity of a song “4x4,” and
even more dumfounded that producers thought the track was acceptable. “Do My
Thang” features Miley trying to rap… enough said, and “On My Own” sounds like a
Justin Timberlake rip off.
This album turned out to be exactly what I expected it to
be. Mediocre. You will be better off buying a few tracks than the entire album.
And before anyone dismisses this review because I may sound like a Miley Cyrus ‘hater,’
this comes from a person who has purchased all of her CDs and defended her new
style and choice of music; but when it comes down to it, a bad album is a bad
album.
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