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  • Summary: The Black Eyed Peas return to release its first studio album in five years.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Maybe this album is dumb on the surface, though not as much as fools claim. But sure as showbiz it isn't dumb underneath.
  2. The acronym that forms the title of their latest stands for "The Energy Never Dies," and they more than make good on that promise, blasting through 15 high-powered rave-rap jams that rarely lack for melodic hooks or rhythmic thrust.
  3. Group mastermind will.i.am's attempt at social commentary on 'Now Generation' comes off more like an ''I just got DSL!'' laundry list. But when the group's glitchy future-funk beats sync up with Fergie's unabashedly feminine melodies, as on the sweetly insidious 'Meet Me Halfway,' they find pure Top 40 nirvana.
  4. There are some fun songs on The E.N.D., but the Peas would've been better served by putting a little more thought into the words that ride the beats.
  5. The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) is a mess of pop/dance/rap crossover.
  6. 50
    Th Peas keep it exuberantly funky.
  7. If the "Energy Never Dies", as Black Eyed Peas' acronymically-titled fifth album has us believe, why do they continually sound like the most tired, idea-less group on the block?

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 55
  2. Negative: 16 out of 55
  1. Mar 28, 2023
    10
    One of there best albums! Songs like Alive, Missing you and meet me halfway stand out to me, fergie on this album really pulls it all together! :)
  2. Jan 9, 2011
    10
    I'm not sure what all of the negativity is around this album. When I can put a CD in an listen to it and it makes me feel better about my dayI'm not sure what all of the negativity is around this album. When I can put a CD in an listen to it and it makes me feel better about my day then it's a win. I love the 2 disc version of the album, guess it will be my own guilty pleasure. Expand
  3. Jun 6, 2013
    9
    Will.i.am makes the jump from traditional hip hop to electronic sound; and he excels. The E.N.D is their best yeat. The rhymes aren't dull andWill.i.am makes the jump from traditional hip hop to electronic sound; and he excels. The E.N.D is their best yeat. The rhymes aren't dull and the beats are fresh. Although many faithful are upset on the jump, this still finishes with a good feeling left in you. Expand
  4. Jul 30, 2020
    7
    'The E.N.D.' album benefits from an amazing production. At the first listening we could think will.i.am has done an immeasurable work here,'The E.N.D.' album benefits from an amazing production. At the first listening we could think will.i.am has done an immeasurable work here, but I would rather point out apl.de.ap's part. I mean all of the tracks of the first half of 'the E.N.D.' are perfect the way it sounds. Black Eyed Peas tried to explore more and more genres like rock and electronic. And it works out well for them ! Fergie's voice is smartly used and brings more depth or energy to this album. Her voice is clealry complementary to will.i.am's dragging voice. She can be powerful (as in 'Now Generation' or in 'Missing You'), she can also rap (as in 'Electric City') or even be really melodious (as in 'Meet Me Halfway' or in 'Alive').
    This Black Eyed Peas' album oozes their influences. We can, for example, ear an interpolation of 'What?' from A Tribe Called Quest in 'Rockin To the Beat'. I still think 'The E.N.D' misses one or more featurings with talented artists, as they chose to do so in 'Monkey Business'. No need to speak about lyrics because we all unfortunately know they are at 'Black Eyed Peas' level... Some songs just remain in mainstream pop register.
    Its accessibility, production, frenzied tempos and the voices of will.i.am and Fergie make 'The E.N.D.' an album that has not aged and will remain in the archives of pop culture.
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  5. Oct 17, 2010
    6
    Not their best album, and I guess I should stop hoping they will return to their roots, but this isn't a bad album. They clearly decided to goNot their best album, and I guess I should stop hoping they will return to their roots, but this isn't a bad album. They clearly decided to go with a dance feel for this one, and they succeed in doing so. When I listen to this one, I find myself singing and dancing, and feeling like I should be going out to the club immediately. P.S., get rid of Fergie, and go back to being the HIP HOP Black Eyed Peas for at least one more album. Expand
  6. LaurieB
    Jul 3, 2009
    3
    Only a couple of stand out songs, and those would have fit just as well on a Fergie album. This album feels unimaginative and tired.
  7. TmanH
    Jun 13, 2009
    0
    Anyone who listened beyond 'Bridging the Gap', and 'Behind The Front' would be bitterly disappointed unless mere Anyone who listened beyond 'Bridging the Gap', and 'Behind The Front' would be bitterly disappointed unless mere 'pop' music is something you enjoy. Rhythmically and lyrically disingenuous is the most concise I could be about this album. Expand

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