Bouquet

"Hvad gør man, når alle musikgenrer og epoker har haft deres revival og opnået retro-status? Jo, så kaster man sig over den såkaldte yacht rock fra 70'erne, som med sin næsten muzak-agtige, tilbagelænede vellyd (...) tilsyneladende er ved at få en form for renæssance ... Vi taler tilbagelænet poprock i glat produktion, som ville tendere det totalt ligegyldige, hvis det ikke var for Stefanis trods alt stærke og karakteristiske vokal ... Ja, det er faktisk så gennemført, at man kommer til at kede sig undervejs - nøjagtigt, som hvis man lytter til yacht rock i al almindelighed".

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"'Bouquet' is fine as a first country album - there's a relaxed sheen over the whole thing, and she sounds great as ever - it's just disappointing for what we know Stefani to be capable of. Who would have thought the coolest girl in the world would have released a tepid concept album about flowers? Her personal life is certainly blooming, but there's an artistic regression in the tame sounds and lyrics of 'Bouquet'".

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"The middle-of-the-road contemporary country of Gwen Stefani's fifth album, 'Bouquet', is far removed from the electrifying pop of her earlier solo work, let alone the energy and attitude she brought to No Doubt. Based around a loose, running theme of flower metaphors and references, 'Bouquet' is a collection of toned-down, affable tunes with glints of country twang embroidered into their hyper-clean production".

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"'Bouquet' is fine as a first country album - there's a relaxed sheen over the whole thing, and she sounds great as ever - it's just disappointing for what we know Stefani to be capable of. Who would have thought the coolest girl in the world would have released a tepid concept album about flowers? Her personal life is certainly blooming, but there's an artistic regression in the tame sounds and lyrics of 'Bouquet'".

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"The middle-of-the-road contemporary country of Gwen Stefani's fifth album, 'Bouquet', is far removed from the electrifying pop of her earlier solo work, let alone the energy and attitude she brought to No Doubt. Based around a loose, running theme of flower metaphors and references, 'Bouquet' is a collection of toned-down, affable tunes with glints of country twang embroidered into their hyper-clean production".

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"Hvad gør man, når alle musikgenrer og epoker har haft deres revival og opnået retro-status? Jo, så kaster man sig over den såkaldte yacht rock fra 70'erne, som med sin næsten muzak-agtige, tilbagelænede vellyd (...) tilsyneladende er ved at få en form for renæssance ... Vi taler tilbagelænet poprock i glat produktion, som ville tendere det totalt ligegyldige, hvis det ikke var for Stefanis trods alt stærke og karakteristiske vokal ... Ja, det er faktisk så gennemført, at man kommer til at kede sig undervejs - nøjagtigt, som hvis man lytter til yacht rock i al almindelighed".

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