Stripped by Christina Aguilera

Pros: Showcases Christina Aguilera's talent incredibly; great lyrics
Cons: A few minor things. May be a little too long (almost 80 minutes)

It was noticed by many, and overlooked by few. When Christina Aguilera released Stripped in October 2002, she made an enormous statement. Not only did this album show that there's much more to Christina than revealing clothes and genies ...

Pros: Fantastic voice, great songs, production.. about everything!!..
Cons: except for "Make Over", some people may think the entire album is "Dirrty"

Wow. Finally, after waiting for almost 4 years Christina Aguilera finally released her sophomore album. Before I bought the album I was beginning to wonder if Christina was going to keep her ‘bad and naughty girl’ on the entire album. It’s...

Pros: Nice mix of fast and slow
Cons: Can't seem to find her niche

Pop music these days is all about finding your niche in an overcrowded field of overproduced, under talented group of young people. It's odd to find someone who is not changed by their record label to get them to fit in to what they believe the kids will...

Pros: Where do I even begin? It's fantastic people.
Cons: The fact that her image will cause people to skip this cd.

Preamble
I've been looking forward to the release of Christina's sophomore effort for a long time. Over the past six months, I've been a little discouraged by Christina's image in public. I wondered if she still had it or if...

Pros: Christina's voice which can sound alternately powerful and sensual...not a bad songwriter, either.
Cons: A little too much genre-hooping and the album runs a bit long at 20 tracks.

For a singer who’s been largely known as a teen idol, that step into adult, “respected” artist is a tough one. Few have survived with dignity intact, particularly in today’s eat-‘em-alive pop music world. Christina Aguilera looked to...

Pros: Lots of the material is excellent, Aguilera writes.
Cons: A few over the top tracks.

Regardless of whether or not any of us like it, image always precedes talent. Case in point - Mariah Carey. When her image changed from wholesome singer to edgier R&B diva – tons of people abandoned her, although nothing had changed about...

Pros: 15 words is not sufficient
Cons: If you want me to nickpick, probably "Can't Hold Us Down"

Christina Aguilera has returned with possibly one of the best albums of the years. The time is definitely right. Not much on the radio has any charisma, R&B is beat heavy and hook light, and pop is only passable at best. This album is far superior to ...

Pros: A Few Good Ballads from Keys and Perry.
Cons: An uneven, Excessive, and underdeveloped album from X-Stina.

If there’s been one word that’s become common in todays pop music market, it’s the word “Stripped”. In reaction to the excessive and stylistic layers of nu-metal music, rock bands such as the White Stripes, the Strokes, and the...

Pros: vocals are more raw, wrote on this album, variety, maturity
Cons: one bad track

It's not surprising when artists evolve. Sometimes. Artists like Madonna and Cher have patented the art of evolution to help maintain your career. These women have been in the business a combined 59 years (21 and 38 respectively) and know their way...

Pros: "Beautiful", a few good pop moments. Impressive vocals.
Cons: Too many sedate R'n'B ballads.

Following an album of innocuous bubblegum beginnings, Christina Aguilera decided to get ‘dirrty’ on her second release, opting for growth and maturity and… well, taking her clothes off. The result is “Stripped”, a mammoth 20-track ...

Pros: You can't fault her EFFORT. Her voice is also maturing nicely.
Cons: You CAN fault the RESULTS, or the lack thereof.

As someone who has, over the last few months, dogged Christina for her recent career decisions and predicted that her new efforts would be lambasted before I even heard a note, I'm sure some of you were waiting for me to finally give an opinion on...

Pros: She writes more of her own material; powerful vocals; variety.
Cons: Her fake new image; Lil' Kim; length; too much variety.

The Main Idea: After taking a break for three years, Christina Aguilera finally released her sophomore effort (not counting Spanish and Christmas albums as well as a collection of previously unreleased demos), Stripped. The album, ...

Pros: Christina’s excellent vocals; outstanding lyricism and production; honest material
Cons: may be a bit too long; indecisive genres; image not fully believable

Sorry it took so long but here is the final entry in my Coming of Age series. It was pretty obvious who was gonna be #1, wasn’t it? C’mon, Christina was practically screaming “dammit, I’m grown!!” It was always pretty obvious that Christina ...

Pros: Personal and heartfelt lyrics, eclectic, "Fighter", vocals
Cons: nothing

It’s been three years since Christina Aguilera’s debut album hit the charts. It debuted at number one with the help of her extremely catchy single Genie In A Bottle. There was something different about this blonde popstar though, she not...

Pros: Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING!
Cons: Maybe One Too Many Ballads.

Tjhassecrets (epinion user, duh) expressed that producer Scott Storch (in his review for Brooke Hogan's mediocre Undiscovered) is one of the worst producers out there, and I quote: "Scott Storch is probably one of the worst producers today ...