RSSChristina Aguilera Keeps Getting Better
Nov 13
Music album review, Greatest Hits Comments Off
Christina Aguilera has released a greatest hits set Keep Gettin’ Better that represents her 10-year solo career. It goes without saying that this is an awesome collection of tracks, all mainstream radio hits. She has a beautiful voice and has managed to stock her career with a nice mix of gorgeous ballads and peppy pop tracks. The best, Genie in the Bottle, Fighter, and Dirrty are here, well cushioned by half a dozen other solid hit songs. Among them are three tracks from her big band-esque release Back to Basics which come with a different vibe but are all still uniquely Aguilera’s.
Unlike Aguilera, a lot of artists release greatest hits albums after only a few studio albums and it’s like “What’s the point? You haven’t been around that long.” But in this case, a greatest hits set is wholly justified. These are bonafide knockouts tracks. Even better, the reworked versions of Genie in the Bottle (Genie 2.0) and Beautiful (You Are What You Are) are amazing new songs in their own right despite borrowing from the original. Genie 2.0 is unrecognizable (except for the lyrics) set with a backdrop of a heavy dose of 80′s electronica vibe (think Sweet Dreams) and is easily another major score for Aguilera.
Incidentally, the set is only available at Target. Though the single Keeps Gettin’ Better is available on iTunes.
