Britney Spears: Oops!...I Did It Again
Why am I listening to another Britney album? Wasn't the last one punishment enough? Yes, but I have the morbid desire to tell people, "Yeah, but XXXX is actually a great album." The confused stares would surely be worth any possible torture. Besides, apparently this got better reviews than the debut. I am dubious, but why not?
Again, I'm sure the first two songs will be the best. "Oops!...I Did It Again" is another of those songs that you know you kind of like even if you don't want to admit it. And "Stronger" is just one of the best pop songs ever recorded. I don't care what any of you bitches say, I could listen to this song all day. So already the two singles s
hit on the debut. I even remember liking that ballad "Lucky", so here's hoping the rest of the album doesn't blow. I've just listened to "Stronger" three times in a row, so hopefully I should be inoculated against the rest of the album. I shall now say a prayer to Dio and proceed.
Alright, the next song, "Don't Go Knockin' On My Door" is already a massive improvement on the third song off the debut, even considering that was a s
hitty ballad. As far as the second tier pop songs this is far better than any of the other songs on the first album. So, hopefully the tales are true and this will be an overall better album. Now, the next song is one of the reasons I decided to listen to this album. It's a cover of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Yeah, that song. Yay! Oh, no! It's a ballad. Wait, there's the dance beat. Thank god. I was scared. It's certainly not as good as the original, but it's some quality terrible dance pop. I would be proud to annoy any hypothetical friends in my hypothetical car by blasting this. Preferably next to a car full of hypothetical hot chicks who think we're gay.
A ballad. And I don't hate it. The production massively improves this.
...Baby One More Time was just dull, teeny bopper pop that would have fit in an Olsen Twins movie for the most part, but
Oops!...I Did It Again is much more about dance clubs and is much more fun as a result. Even the ballad I'm listening to sounds much better with the more full production. It's still not something I'd jump at listening to, but I don't have the immediate urge to skip it.
The album is now half over and I've either loved or liked everything on it so far. I figured the chance that anyone would give a s
hit about writing an entire album of good songs for an artist whose entire career is built on her singles would be pretty f
ucking slim, but I am being proven wrong. I am currently jamming to the aforementioned ballad "Lucky", and loving it. This just goes to show, stick a generic dance beat over over a generic pop ballad and overproduce the s
hit out of it and you get delicious.
The album's pretty much over and except for a couple songs I have been consistently entertained throughout. Most of the songs aren't really very distinguishable from one another, but that's not really the point. So long as I can disconnect my brain and indulge in catchy-as-f
uck s
hit pop then I am happy. So yeah,
...Oops! I Did It Again is actually a great(ish) album.