Christina may not pushing at her limits here ... but it'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.
“Lotus” largely benefits from all the bombast – Aguilera hasn’t sounded so fun and energized in years.
By virtue of the fact that Lotus is Aguilera’s shortest album since her debut, it boasts fewer obvious standouts, but also less filler.
In spite of a recurring theme of rebirth, Lotus often plays it safe.
Lotus Intro - 3/5
Army Of Me - 2/5
Red Hot Kinda Love - 1/5
Make The World Move (feat. CeeLo Green) - 1/5
Your Body - 3/5
Let There Be Love - 2/5
Sing For Me - 3/5
Blank Page - 3/5
Cease Fire - 2/5
Around The World - 2/5
Circles - 3/5
Best Of Me - 3/5
Just A Fool (feat. Blake Shelton) - 3/5
First, let’s start with the conception of this album. It’s clear to me the label pushed her to do this instead of supporting and standing by a bold and artistic move like ‘Bionic’. This was her most rushed album since 2000 and it shows. The main problem here is the production. Aiming for generic trends, ‘Lotus’ is a mess in its awful mixing and mastering. The songs had potential if only they had given Christina time to do her thing. Anyway, it’s still a ... read more
Lotus Intro - 80
Army Of Me - 50
Red Hot Kinda Love - 65
Make The World Move (feat. CeeLo Green) - 70
Your Body - 100
Let There Be Love - 100
Sing For Me - 45
Blank Page - 40
Cease Fire - 38
Around The World - 0
Circles - 0
Best Of Me - 56
Just A Fool with Blake Shelton - 70
Ta longe de ser a pior coisa do mundo (apesar de ser a pior produção da xtina ate o momento), mas tbm ta longe de ser algo a cima de "ok"
Army Of Me: 7,0/10
Red Hot Kinda Love: 4,0/10
Make The World Move (feat, Cee-Lo Green): 3,5/10
Your Body: 9,0/10
Let There Be Love: 9,2/10
Sing For Me: 6,5/10
Blank Page: 10/10
Cease Fire: 7,0/10
Around The World: 5,8/10
Circles: 4,5/10
Best Of Me: 7,5/10
Just A Fool: 10/10
Light Up The Sky: 5,5
Empty Words: 7,8/10
Shut Up: ... read more
1 | Lotus Intro 3:18 | 54 |
2 | Army of Me 3:27 | 57 |
3 | Red Hot Kinda Love 3:06 | 48 |
4 | Make the World Move 3:00 feat. Cee-Lo Green | 39 |
5 | Your Body 4:00 | 92 |
6 | Let There Be Love 3:22 | 74 |
7 | Sing for Me 4:01 | 43 |
8 | Blank Page 4:06 | 78 |
9 | Cease Fire 4:08 | 53 |
10 | Around the World 3:25 | 43 |
11 | Circles 3:26 | 39 |
12 | Best of Me 4:08 | 45 |
13 | Just a Fool 4:14 with Blake Shelton | 65 |