
Released in 2009, I needed to understand what the fuss was all about from the previous albums.
So I dug in with an open mind.
If you take away all the studio “Barbie Doll” effects then “Rock That Body” has a pop rock bass line and a melodic rock vocal line which translates well to a distorted guitar.
“Meet My Halfway” has this Cyndi Lauper soul style chorus which I dig.
“I Gotta Feeling” is a massive song and I’m surprised a metal or rock band haven’t covered it.
“Showdown” will translate well to a rock song.
“Now Generation” has an intro riff that could have come from a Bryan Adams or John Mellencamp album. It’s a cross between pop rock and pop punk.
And the lyrics are brilliant. Rock bands used to write fun lyrics like this and then it got all personal and depressing once grunge came.
I want money, I want it, want it, want it, Fast internet, Stay connected in a jet
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“One Tribe” has the message to forget about all the evil that people feed ya, because we are one tribe, one people, living on one planet.
And we need this message again and again.
“Rockin To The Beat” has a good beat, a funky bass groove and a synth melody which is catchy.
And while I’m not a fan of super auto tuned vocals, I do understand why they used it, as the voice is used more like an instrument on some songs.
I Got A Feeling that I hate that song!!! They had a few interesting songs and some fun ones, but not a band I listen to at all now. I checked out an album or two in their heyday, but still didn’t see what the fuss was about.
Lol… I gotta feeling I haven’t purchased an album since.
Ha!
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Hahaha that line is brilliant.
There’s a few of those songs on the album that have just fun lyrics like the rockers did before it got all down and depressing in the 90s.