Girl
Pharrell Williams
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Reviews (3)
The libraries' assessment
d. 21. Oct. 2014
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Thomas Tiedje
d. 21. Oct. 2014
Det er tredje album for Jennifer Hudson, der vandt American Idol tilbage i 2004, men også har gjort sig på film, bl.a. i "Sex & the city". Egentlig er der ikke meget nyt under solen her, selvom Jennifers stemme stadig er forrrygende. Bedst i den gospel-house inspirerede "It's your world", en duet med R. Kelly, eller i den hjerteskærende outro "Moan", en hyldest til Jennifers myrdede mor. Værst i et par overflødige club bangers, hvor Iggy Azalea rapper for. Men i en verden fuld af syntetisk r&b, er Jennifer Hudson ikke det værste valg.
The observer
d. 28. Sep. 2014
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Theo Leanse
d. 28. Sep. 2014
"There's always a gooey pleasure to hearing her sing, but you'd hope someone launched through gospel to the American Idol finals and an Oscar win might find better material in an R&B world thundering with great songwriters".
slantmagazine.com
d. 23. Sep. 2014
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Andrew Chan
d. 23. Sep. 2014
"While the 10-track JHUD endears itself by being compact, nearly everything on it sounds recycled, from the predominantly lukewarm grooves to her unvaried vocal style. In 2014, there's nothing more complacent than trying to reinvent yourself with a Pharrell-helmed nü-disco jam. Like all of the songs on the album's first half, lead single "I Can't Describe" has a vintage sheen that taps into the same '70s nostalgia that made "Blurred Lines" a hit last year. Adorned with twinkly synth sounds and overdubs, it wears its feel-good vibes like the latest fashion, but the melody is so lacking in dynamism it would have been more suited to a far less gifted vocalist. By song's end, Hudson sounds like she's itching to be released from the straitjacket".