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- Summary: The two surviving members of the popular R&B trio completed this long-delayed fourth album after the early 2002 death of cofounder Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.
- Record Label: La Face
- Genre(s): Pop, R&B
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Top Track
| Hands Up | |
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| Rollin' to the club Stop to get my grub on Nothin' like those Krispy Kremes Soon as I was done It was time to get my groove on Find a place that's... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 9 out of 14
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Mixed: 5 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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features several career-defining turns by superstar producers such as the Neptunes ("In My Arms Tonight"), Babyface ("Hands Up"), Missy Elliott and Timbaland ("Dirty"), with all the group's playfulness and silky-smooth funk intact.
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The album isn't the romp it might have been had Lopes survived, but 3D solidly embodies black pop in a year in which it has lacked a center.
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Blender3D's sheer creative vibrancy is itself a testament to Lopes's live-wire charisma. [#12, p.155]
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But in spite of a slim body of songs and an occasionally half-finished feel, the group stakes a solid claim to the riches of future-soul with 3D, leaving a distinct stamp on even its weakest material with gorgeous singing built around the understated grace of '60s girl groups.
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Dozens of like-minded female acts have followed the trio into the R&B arena, yet 3D demonstrates how wide a gulf there is between the originals and their imitators.
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There are few absolute duffers here: '3D' makes for a perfectly pleasant 50 minutes of slick and homogenised R&B. It's just that, from such a reputable firm - and at such an emotional and auspicious point in their career - it's impossible not to expect more.
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UncutThe four tracks involving [Lopes] are superb.... Elsewhere, they audibly struggle. [Jan 2003, p.119]
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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NseENov 30, 2002
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MelissaLJun 1, 2003
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AshaAOct 11, 2004This album is the best TLC album ever
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