House, R&B, Soul & Rap > Def Jam House, R&B, Soul & Rap

Quality throughout from the girl with the "Umbrella"

Advantages: Strong album tracks to back the numerous singles. Showcases Rihanna's vocal range.
Disadvantages: More ballads might win over more fans.

...and "Disturbia" are just as good a reason for making a purchase along with the aforementioned "Take A Bow". Being a fan of Maroon 5 also means that "If I Never See Your Face Again" is a personal favourite track. Strong throughout, I think Rihanna may struggle to emulate what she has acheived with this album when it comes time to release album number 4. ...

geebobuk 02.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

Good Girl Gone Bad?

Advantages: Edgier, more grown up sound
Disadvantages: Lacks the variety of her previous album, may alienate some of her younger fans

...has she caved with her Rated R album? Up until the release of Good Girl Gone Bad I was a fan of Rihanna’s and had previously purchased all her albums but to me she was simply another conventional mainstream R&B artist that rise as quickly as they fall but with the help of mentor Jay Z she’s changed public opinion on her and become a worthy rival to the likes of Beyonce. The album begins subtly with the synthy beats of Mad House, this track is definitely ...
...guidance rating however the title Rated R evidently means more than previously expected. One surprise that I found when listening to this album is that it doesn’t feature her recent collaboration with Jay Z and Kanye West, Run This Town reached number one in the charts and something that I find a lot is that if the artist only featured on the song they will remix it to add more of their vocals so it can feature on their album. Ashanti is someone ...

Great_reviewer07 18.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rated R - Rihanna

'Can We Chill?'

Advantages: Great album, RnB, different tracks, ballads, dance tracks
Disadvantages: None

Another great album from Neyo, he shows no end to his talent with this album which again showcases his great voice and vocals and of course his rather outstanding talent for writing great music and lyrics. 'Because of You' was the first single I heard from this album and it was a great hit on the radio here. The other singles that also became very popular rather quickly are 'Do You', 'Can We Chill' and 'Go On Girl' My favourite track has to be ...
...his voice and vocals make the tune and lyrics flow really well with a smooth sound and catchy chorus making this one of those memorable ballads that many can relate to, it actually reminds me of my first love...yes, really!:) We have actually talked about this song! 'nuff said... 'Go On Girl' is also one of my faves and I have watched this video over and over again. My fave parts of the song are the chorus 'Please don't worry bout me, I'm fine.. ...

marina321 27.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Because Of You - Ne-Yo

Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo

Advantages: couple of really good mind blowing tracks, very catchy lyrics and memorizing songs to match
Disadvantages: a few not so good mind blowing tracks that don't stand out as much

...such as Rhianna and Beyonce. Year of the Gentleman is Ne-Yo's 3rd album which was recorded in 2007-2008 the album was then released in September 2008. IT received considerable amount of commercial success and sales and is still doing well in the charts at present. I have been a big fan of ne-yo and his music for as long as I can remember and have bought all of his albums. I think that the year of the gentleman is a nice album as he never lets his ...
...creativity into this album and you can easily tell by his songs and by the album cover and title that he has grown up quite a lot compared to when he first started making music a few years back. He has certainly come along way indeed. Each track on the album is very catchy and different from the rest most stand out vocally, with some great steady beats and good up-tempo and mid tempo lyrics. The first track on the album closer is a nice slow paced ...

jmarlene 20.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Year Of The Gentleman - Ne-Yo

Todd Smith

Advantages: good songs
Disadvantages: some weak beats

On this album LL cool J has many different artist on this album like \"ne-yo, 112, mary mary, ginuwine, ryan toby, freeway, juelz santana, jennifer lopez, mary j blige, lyfe jennings, jamie foxx and teairra mari. The album has 13 songs, I wish that there were more songs on the album but even though it\'s only 13 songs most of them I like. LL cool J has a songs called \"so sick (remix)\" which features ne-yo. I like that song. LL cool J has great ...

cincea22 14.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Todd Smith - LL Cool J