"Thank You(Dedication to Fans)" is a ode to the audience that, while very sweet, is an unnecessary addition.ĭisc Two has a very different sound thanks to the tonal discord of the intro track, "Enter the Circus." The synth-heavy "Welcome" is a dark track that doesn't quite mesh with its upbeat lyrics. "Still Dirrty" is a mash of great samples with Christina's assurance that under the Jean Harlow glam she is still a freak. "Intro(Back to Basics)" is a funk filled preamble paying homage to "the soulsingers.jazzmakers and groundbreakers.who paved the way." Christina wastes no time in showing her vocal range on the piano and gospel choir driven track "Makes Me Wanna Pray." The excellent "Back in the Day" has a great retro sound and namechecks Coltrane and the "originators and innovators who.remain my inspiration every day." The trumpets bust out on the energetic, rhythmic "Ain't No Other Man," while "Slow Down Baby" is a sultry brush-off of a potential suitor, "You never gonna get it from me, because I'm with someone." "Oh Mother" is the most modern song on Disc One, lacing an elegant, emotional vocal on the abuse she and her mother suffered over a simple drum track. What you will find though, is great samples, huge hooks, and a fresh sound incorporating both old and new into a cohesive whole.ĭisc One, produced by the impressive DJ Premier, is laden with great samples and entangling hooks. Though both discs have some excellent tracks, this could have been one amazing album instead of just two solid ones with some judicious editing.
Christina Aguilera's new record Back to Basics shows an adventurous ambition to produce two albums with different sounds but a common thematic arc. Its usually not a good sign when an artist delivers a two-disc record. The nostalgia-hued vibe of the second disc-with the singer playing the breathy chanteuse-provides a perfect complement to the first, so that the album as a whole reveals an artist of increasing range, skill, and creative maturity.
Aguilera's dirty-girl persona is still present here, but she's dressed up and fitted into better songs and productions. In fact, the first disc, assisted by the hand of the always-stellar trackmaster DJ Premiere, thumps alongside any club bangers of the early 2000s. With its smoky torch songs, occasional big-band arrangements, and allusions to seminal divas like Billie Holiday and Etta James, the ambitious double disc casts Aguilera in the soft, romantic light of vintage soul crooners.Yet BACK TO BASICS is undeniably modern. Description : This CD includes "Back To Basics" bonus video.Christina Aguilera seemed intent on constantly reinventing herself over the course of her first several albums, and it's hard not to be impressed by her leaps from teen-pop sensation (1999 self-titled debut) to raunchy, sexually precocious R&B singer (2002's STRIPPED) to blues and jazz-steeped diva on 2006's BACK TO BASICS.
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