■ CD review
'Goodies' smooth vocals don't
make up for unappealing lyrics
Pop star Ciara gets by
with a little help from
friends on her new album
BY DAHVl FISCHER
PULSE REPORTER
Vocally a cross between Aaliyah
and Beyonce, R&B singer/songwriter
Ciara proves on her debut album,
“Goodies,” that she has the right voice
to compete with today’s smooth and
sensual mainstream R&B vocalists.
While her voice is more than pleas
ant, the 18-year-old Atlanta native
could do more for herself lyrically.
Having co-written 11 out of 13 of the
tracks on her album, less than half re
ally generate appeal, while zero out of
13 are thought-provoking or even
semi-sophisticated sounding. For ex
ample, in her track “Pick Up the
Phone” the lyrics are as deep as, “1
know you see me on your caller ID,
so pick up the P-H-O-N-E. ” With no
profanity used throughout the al
bum’s entirety and with lyrics such as
“Nobody’s home. We can kick it all
night. 1 know that
you don’t have a curfew,” this
album is obviously aimed at a
younger audience.
While the album does indeed
provide several favorable tracks (es
pecially “And I” and “The Title”),
don’t expect any of the tracks to
surpass the radio-favorite, Petey
Pablo collaboration “Goodies.” Not
only is it the best song on the
album, but it is also only one of two
r
Courtesy
R&B
vocalist
Ciara’s new
album,
“Goodies,"
is a worthy
yet
uninspiring
effort.
dance-worthy tracks (the other be
ing “1,2 Step” with Missy Elliott).
While none of the songs are like
ly to win Ciara a Grammy, all of the
artist’s tracks (except the horrible
“Lookin At You”) are at least tolera
ble. She manages to pick up several
collaborations with some big-name
artists. Most importantly, she re
veals that her most valuable “good
ie” is her amazing voice.
Relaxing, yet also dance-worthy,
Colorado-based DJ/Producer DJ
Harry produces 10 new tracks on
his latest album, “Collision.” Best
categorized in the House genre,
each of DJ Harry’s 10 songs are
unique, each providing a different
vibe and musical state of mind.
Although each of the songs on the
album is relaxing, the first half of the
album is more chill sounding, while
the second half is a bit more funky
and abstract.
Two songs to especially listen for
are “All My Life” (which is one
of two songs with vocals) and
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