Back to Basics by Christina Aguilera

Pros: The voice is breathtaking, the songs not as much, but the album is solid.
Cons: The occasional vocal show-off or self-indulgent lyric.

Oh, dear, Christina. Where do I start? Well, it was immediately obvious that the little blond girl was in possession of more talent than the rest of the huge wave of teen stars that arrived in the late Nineties. Blessed with a big, BIG voice, ...

Pros: Great material, takes chances
Cons: The over singing is still there and a couple songs on disc one aren't good

Growing up a child pop star is probably just as hard as growing up a child television star. And maybe even tougher. I mean, who would you rather be? Gary Coleman or Christina Aguilera? Ok, don't answer that question. Music is a genre of culture in which ...

Pros: Her amazing voice, some excellent songs, a whole lot of inspiration
Cons: A lot of self indulgence weighs the good stuff down.

Back To Basics marks the arrival of Christina Aguilera’s third mainstream album and yet another evolution for this diva of a new generation. This album overall shows that Aguilera has no intentions of fading from the spotlight anytime soon. ...

Pros: Smart lyrics, excellent production, Christina’s voice.
Cons: None

The modern American music scene has long been (almost) bereft of a true female vocal talent, what with Mariah’s voice on the wane and Whitney Houston just now climbing out of the drug-lined hole she jumped into with Bobby Brown. That leaves the field to ...

Pros: She can still sing.
Cons: A lot of it.

Just about anyone will tell you that most artists are built on image and not talent. Especially in this day in age when most artist’s are pretty to look at and lack a lot of substance, which is not to say that these people aren’t capable of ...

Pros: the voice is better than ever, intelligent straight-forward personal pop music, creative concept
Cons: length, interludes/intros/outros, a few tracks that aren't that great, oversings, a missed chance

Let’s take a trip back. To where, you ask? Well, my good friends, let’s go back to a wonderful year that was a stepping stone to where I am now. The year? 1999. The millennium was quickly approaching and I was a fierce, stylin’ 12 year old boy, all ...

Pros: Bold and successful attempts at blending the past with the present
Cons: Still more calculation than natural ability

Unlike most artists - who let their personality dictate the direction of their music - Christina Aguilera’s always been one to let the direction of her music dictate her personality. Or rather, the direction she wanted to take her music in. Her ...

Pros: Classic pop songs, catchy melodies, impressive vocals, and a variety of styles.
Cons: Blatant self-indulgence, lacklustre ballads, muddled sense of direction, and bad song order.

In March, I'll turn 21 years old. But in 1999, when Christina Aguilera dropped her debut eponymous album, I was a mere 13 years old. And while her bubblegum pop days weren't my personal favorite, I was sold on her vocal talent by the time her third ...

Pros: Amazing vocals, Interesting music, Great feel, Well-written lyrics
Cons: Not so much 20's, 30's, and 40's throwback as it has been marketed

The follow-up to her sophomore album Stripped, Christina Aguilera goes Back to Basics to create an album inspired by all the things that inspired her from the beginning. The little pop star with the big voice has created a set of fraternal twins: a two ...

Pros: Christina's voice and emotion, DJ Premier's producing
Cons: Maybe 10 tracks too long, 2 disks

"I'm Goin' back to basics, to where it all began""I'm ready now to face it, I wanna understand"BACK TO BASICS, Christina's third (yeah, only three) studio album, starts out this way. With a short intro with commercial-like ...

Pros: Great songs, great vocals, great production!
Cons: I'm not a fan of all the styles.

From the Mickey Mouse club, to pop-princess, to sultry songstress, the journey of Christina Aguilera has been fascinating. I originally held out purchasing this album, as I am not a fan of most of Christina’s pop-type music, rap-influenced tunes, ...

Pros: Great voice, interesting subject matter, unique/risky theme, very nice packaging
Cons: Concept albums are too distracting, double discs are inconvenient/not necessary, too melodramatic

Christina did catch my eye a little when she first hit the scene with Genie in a Bottle back in 1999. But that genre of music wasn't really the music that a 9 year-old black male listened to, so I didn't really like her too much, though her lyrics ...

Pros: When the theme works it's amazing. Her vocals, "Hurt" and "Candyman".
Cons: When the theme fails it bores. The intros.

It’s been about 4 years since Christina Aguilera’s last album. Sure, she’s managed to stay in the spotlight with a few collaborations and her marriage to Jordan Bratman, but she is finally back with some new music of her own. If you’ve ...

Pros: "Ain't No Other Man" stands out, the packaging is excellent
Cons: The rest of the 2-CD Set reek of lack of direction or talent.

Lets get one thing straight. This is not and never will be a "classic album". I had waited months for this to release and the unfortunate part of the whole thing was that the best song on the entire 2-CD Set, "Ain't No Other Man" has come ...

Pros: You'll never have as much fun at the records this year.
Cons: A little too autobiographical at times; Could of been way better at only one disc.

Almost 4 years ago, when Christina Aguilera released her sexually charged sophomore album Stripped, she seemed confused, musically, personally and at times, sexually. She would jump genres rapidly, which made a really hard record to listen to. It didn't ...