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Shock Value is a far-reaching and ambitious disc; a masterpiece, even, in its own way.
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It's an undeniably impressive range of talent and, for the most part, Shock Value pulls off every trick it tries.
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What may be the most shocking about "Shock Value" is how Timbaland continually manages to stay one step ahead of the competition.
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Timbaland's good stuff — ''Oh Timbaland,'' ''Bounce'' (with Timberlake, Dre and Elliott), and half a dozen others — is really good: music that moves the hips and stirs the head.
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Timbaland's laser-focused sense of what pop should sound like has changed not only hip-hop but vast areas of pop, and it's solidified here in daring beats and masterful arrangements. Yet the narrative pull that justifies the album format falls short.
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It's nice that Timbaland is intent on challenging himself and his fans, but his daring misfire is the rare major-label hip-hop album that's arguably too adventurous for its own good.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 41 out of 59
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Mixed: 7 out of 59
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Negative: 11 out of 59
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JosephAApr 12, 2007
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Oct 17, 2020This album is great. To this day, every song is still fresh. To me, at least.
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DanH.Apr 1, 2008I liked it quite a lot.