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One of the most important and often overlooked albums of its decade, 'Main Course' was part of a pivotal moment in music history. Helping shape the impending overhaul in popular music at the end of the 1970s, this album perfectly straddles the two phases of the Bee Gees' career: pop-rock and disco. More than forty years on, it still sounds as groovy as ever.

No one can deny Dua Lipa has one of the most distinct voices in quite a while. However, as evidenced by this record, vocal ability does not always translate to artistic talent. Many of the songs here are watered down pop radio fillers with no personality and the ones that are all sound the same. The few that are unique are clumped together or tacked on as bonus songs, playing second fiddle to a slew of generic missteps.

The energy of the lead off tracks is seldom recaptured on the rest of the record, making for a dull and underwhelming listen.

Unfortunately this is a huge decline in quality from his prior releases. The only tracks with any redeeming value are the Daft Punk collaborations and possibly Party Monster.