Lotus
- Christina Aguilera
- Band Name: Christina Aguilera
- Record Label: RCA
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 14, 201280It's hard to blame her for playing it safe, particularly because she wound up with such a strong pop album, one that reconfirms her gifts as a singer and savviness as a pop star.
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Nov 12, 201282Lotus largely benefits from all the bombast--Aguilera hasn't sounded so fun and energized in years.
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Nov 13, 201260There are missteps, including needless Auto-tune and a few of what sound like Rihanna or Katy Perry leftovers. And there are several tracks that sound mindlessly repetitive as sedentary listening experiences but will likely improve with the addition of a dancefloor.
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Nov 9, 201242Occasionally she can still power through a chorus like a Russian weight lifter (see: ''Sing for Me''). Too bad most of these tracks digitally smother her voice, draining all the emotion until she just sounds bitter.
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Nov 27, 201270This might not be the golden, triumphant comeback Aguilera had hoped for, but it's pretty close and, let's face it, it's better than most Top 40 music right now.
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Dec 11, 201240Nothing really stands out like the best thing here, Make The World Move, featuring fellow Voice Judge, Cee-Lo Green. [Jan 2013, p.101]
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Nov 20, 201250This vitriol-tsunami of a record misses a chance to connect Aguilera's music with her warm, empathetic TV presence.
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Nov 9, 201260By virtue of the fact that Lotus is Aguilera's shortest album since her debut, it boasts less filler, but also fewer obvious standouts.
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Nov 13, 201250Aguilera has always been an unstoppable force when she pours her heart and soul into her music-and not as adept at dumbing down her voice or lyrics for the sake of lightweight tunes or prevailing trends. Unfortunately, by focusing on the latter route, Lotus becomes disappointingly faceless.
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Nov 12, 201260Its best moments are its electro-pop numbers.
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Nov 12, 201240The anonymity of much of Lotus is its biggest crime, more than its musical unadventurousness or its emphasis on bland self-help lyrics or its reluctance to lean on Ms. Aguilera's voice.
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Nov 12, 201260The album's midpoint rave banger, Let There Be Love, is about as formulaic as club pop gets. But it resonates effectively, like much else here; every throb and ooh in the right place.