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83
Given that she’s already conquered the worlds of country and dance-pop, it was only a matter of time until tween queen Cyrus took a crack at hip-hop, as she does here on ”Party in the U.S.A.,” a bouncy Dr. Luke jam that finds Hannah Montana lost (and loving it) in Hollywood.
10y
70
Cyrus has always sounded older than her years, and as she leaves her teens, that's a good thing -- especially since The Time of Our Lives shows her music is catching up to her pipes.
13y
40
She is wholesome, that much is undeniable, but she has her name on plenty of inventive, imaginative and precisely calibrated examples of modern chart pop, songs that would have been noticed beyond her audience of young girls had they come from a more credible source.
8y
I GOT MY HANDS UP
THEY'RE PLAYIN' MY SONG
THEY KNOW I'M GONNA BE OKAY
YEAH, IT'S A PARTY IN THE U.S.A.
YEAH, IT'S A PARTY IN THE U.S.A.
One more 2000s record carried by a Dr. Luke track
Miley is a very good singer but unfortunately, that solely was never enough to make a great record
This EP is just made of very very generic 2000s teen pop-rock songs that don't have nothing to add to the record but Miley's good singing
Overall, this record is mid
I had the time of my life... for the most part with Miley's first ever EP.
Even though it is a country pop/pop rock play,
the implemented dance pop sound really highlights Miley's strengths (and later on in similar-themed albums) with her most energetic performance so far and a lot of catchy writing.
The pop rock banger 'Kicking and Screaming', country ballads 'When I Look at You' and 'Obsessed' are good examples of Miley's growth.
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Kicking and screaming - 40
Party in the U.S.A. - 100
When I Look at You - 100
The Time of Our Lives - 100
Talk Is Cheap - 40
Obsessed - 60
Before The Storm - duet with Jonas Brothers (Live) - 90
The Climb - 100
it's corny and childish lyrically as expected but her sound really makes her standout
Comment on EP soon
she really started to come into her pop stardom here… that first 4 track run is INSANEEE
90/100
favs: first 4
Similar to the Hannah Montana soundtracks at this time, the quality of her music took a significant jump. This a short and sweet EP. The writing is good, the production is interesting and relatively consistent, and her voice is starting to mature and strengthen. It’s enjoyable and fun, and doesn’t have any of the slow, simple songs we saw before. My favorites are Party In the U.S.A. and When I Look At You.
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Track List
| 1 | Kicking and Screaming 2:58 | 76 |
| 2 | Party in the U.S.A. 3:22 | 90 |
| 3 | When I Look at You 4:10 | 84 |
| 4 | Time of Our Lives 3:33 | 73 |
| 5 | Talk Is Cheap 3:40 | 63 |
| 6 | Obsessed 4:03 | 73 |
| 7 | Before the Storm (Live) 4:35 with Jonas Brothers | 63 |
Total Length: 26 minutes
