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  • Issued : 08 Jun 2010

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 88697714912
Format : CD Label : Rca
Issued : 08 Jun 2010 Item sourced from : USA
Number of Discs : 1
Other : 5BonusTracks, Special Edition (Deluxe)

Bionic

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Subtlety not being part of Christina Aguilera痴 vocabulary, she trades the retro-swing of Back to Basics for the future-pop of Bionic, receiving assists from a roster that reads like a who痴-who of progressive pop in 2010: M.I.A., Le Tigre, Peaches, and John Hill & Switch, known for their work with Santigold. But like the half-cyborg/half-diva illustration of the album cover, this revamp is only partial. Aguilera hedges her bets by adding a ballad from old friend Linda Perry, gets Tricky Stewart to produce a trio of cuts, drafts Polow da Don and Focus・to produce some heavy and slow R&B, respectively, letting enough air into the machines to reassure hesitant fans that she hasn稚 abandoned her roots. All this hesitancy means that for as many risks as it takes, Bionic doesn稚 feel daring. Apart from the stuttering opener of the title track and glassy chill of 摘lastic Love,・notably the two Hill & Switch productions, this never delivers the future shock it promises, but that痴 not necessarily a bad thing, because the robot-diva hybrids are often interesting even when they stumble, as they do on 展ooHoo,・its incessant title loop piercing like a dental drill. Exhibit A in Xtina痴 curious tin ear for sex, 展ooHoo・doesn稚 work as temptation, not when the chorus come-on is 斗icky licky yum yum,・but her crassness is no longer alienating as it was on Stripped; it痴 simply part of her persona, just like her shameless narcissism, showcased on the closing 天anity,・where she gets her kid to confirm that she痴 the greatest of them all. This triumphant self-possession comes so naturally to Christina that it痴 hard not to wish that she acted so boldly throughout Bionic, letting the entirety of the record be as distinctly odd as its best moments. Frankly, the deluxe edition of Bionic does suggest what the album could have been: it痴 supplemented by four bonus songs that are wildly imaginative, whether it痴 the clattering, chanting 釘obblehead,・the cool synth glide of 釘irds of Prey,・the perfect new wave pop of 溺onday Morning,・or Sia痴 mournful ballad 鉄tronger Than Ever.・In their place on the album proper are competent, relatively colorless club odes to fashion and fabulousness and Perry痴 boring inspirational 鏑ift Me Up,・songs that play to Aguilera痴 persona without inhabiting it. The rest of Bionic -- not just the hipster flirtations and Sia痴 trio of richly ruminative AAA ballads, but the tracks directly within Aguilera痴 wheelhouse, like Tricky Stewart痴 wildly successful, slinky 泥esnudate,・and the sultry slow burner 鉄ex for Breakfast・-- find Christina not playing to expectations but simply acting as a natural diva and is all the more compelling for it. [A deluxe edition, featuring five bonus tracks, was released in 2010.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Credits

Alejandro Carbollo(Trombone),  Alessandro Cortini(Guitar (Electric)),  Alessandro Cortini(Synthesizer),  Alwyn Wright(Violin),  Ami Levy(Violin),  Amy Wickman(Violin),  Anna Kostyuchek(Violin),  Arturo Solar(Trumpet),  Audrey Solomon(Violin),  Cameron Patrick(Violin),  Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis(Keyboards),  Christina Aguilera(Vocals),  Daphne Chen(Violin),  Deantoni Parks(Drums),  Felix Bloxsom(Drums),  Felix Bloxsom(Percussion),  James King(Flute),  James King(Sax (Alto)),  James King(Sax (Baritone)),  James King(Sax (Tenor)),  Jenny Takamatsu(Violin),  Jimmy Hogarth(Guitar (Acoustic)),  Jimmy Hogarth(Guitar (Electric)),  Joel Shearer(Guitar (Electric)),  John Hill(Synthesizer),  Juan Manuel Leguizamon(Percussion),  Julio Miranda(Guitar),  Kellii Scott(Drums),  Larry Goldings(Piano),  Leo Abrahams(Guitar (Acoustic)),  Leo Abrahams(Guitar (Electric)),  Linda Perry(Bass),  Linda Perry(Guitar),  Linda Perry(Keyboards),  Linda Perry(Percussion),  Linda Perry(Piano),  Marisa Kuney(Violin),  Melissa Reiner(Violin),  Neli Nikolaeva(Violin),  Pablo Correa(Percussion),  Paul Ill(Bass),  Radu Pieptea(Violin),  Sam Endicott(Bass),  Sam Fischer(Violin),  Samuel Dixon(Bass),  Samuel Dixon(Guitar (Acoustic)),  Samuel Dixon(Piano),  Switch(Synthesizer),  Terry Glenny(Violin),  Victoria Lanier(Violin),  Abe Liebhaber(Cello),  Brett Banducci(Viola),  Claude Kelly(Vocals (Background)),  David Sage(Viola),  Denise Briese(Contrabass),  Diego Miralles(Cello),  Esther Dean(Vocals (Background)),  Jason Torreano(Contrabass),  Jessica van Velzen(Viola),  John Krovoza(Cello),  Karolina Naziemiec(Viola),  Oliver Kraus(Strings),  Peaches(Rap),  Richard Dodd(Cello),  Richard Worn(Contrabass),  Rodney Wirtz(Viola),  Stefanie Fife(Cello),  Tom Tally(Viola),  Samuel Dixon(Celeste),  James King(Snake),  Alex Leader(Engineer),  Andrew Wuepper(Engineer),  Brian "B-Luv" Thomas(Engineer),  Bryan Morton(Engineer),  C. "Tricky" Stewart(Producer),  Cameron Craig(Engineer),  Cory Williams(Engineer),  Eli Walker(Engineer),  Eric Spring(Engineer),  Ester Dean(Producer),  Jeremy Stevenson(Engineer),  Jimmy Hogarth(Engineer),  John Hill(Engineer),  John Hill(Producer),  Josh Gudwin(Engineer),  Josh Mosser(Engineer),  Kuk Harrell(Engineer),  Ladytron(Producer),  Le Tigre(Producer),  Linda Perry(Engineer),  Linda Perry(Producer),  Manny Marroquin(Engineer),  Oscar Ramirez(Engineer),  Pat Thrall(Engineer),  Polow da Don(Producer),  Samuel Dixon(Engineer),  Samuel Dixon(Producer),  Subskrpt(Engineer),  Switch(Engineer),  Switch(Producer),  The Real Focus(Producer),  Alex Leader(Assistant Engineer),  Alexis Smith(Assistant Engineer),  Alix Malka(Photography),  B. Edwards Jr.(Composer),  Bill Wellings(Composer),  Brian "Fluff" Allison(Assistant Engineer),  Brian Gardner(Mastering),  Cathy Dennis(Composer),  Christina Aguilera(Composer),  Christopher "Tricky" Stewart(Composer),  Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli(Conductor),  Claude Kelly(Composer),  D Face(Artwork),  Dan Carey(Mixing),  Daniel Hunt(Composer),  Dave Taylor(Composer),  Detail(Composer),  Eric Gordain(String Arrangements),  Esther Dean(Composer),  Greg Curtis(Composer),  Helen Marnie(Composer),  J.D. Samson(Composer),  J.J. Hunter(Composer),  Jamal Jones(Composer),  Jason Perry(Composer),  Jay Stevenson(Assistant Engineer),  Jaycen Joshua(Mixing),  Johanna Fateman(Composer),  John Hill(Composer),  John Hill(Instrumentation),  John Hill(Programming),  Kalenna Harper(Composer),  Kathleen Hanna(Composer),  Linda Perry(Composer),  Linda Perry(Programming),  Manny Marroquin(Mixing),  Mark "Spike" Stent(Mixing),  Matt Benefield(Assistant Engineer),  Maya Arulpragasam(Composer),  Merrill Nisker(Composer),  Mira Aroyo(Composer),  Oliver Kraus(String Arrangements),  Onika Maraj(Composer),  Reuben Wu(Composer),  Richard Brown(Assistant Engineer),  Sam Endicott(Composer),  Samuel Dixon(Composer),  Samuel Dixon(Programming),  Santi White(Composer),  Sia Furler(Composer),  Subskrpt(Assistant Engineer),  Switch(Instrumentation),  Switch(Mixing),  Switch(Programming),  The Real Focus(Instrumentation),  Thomas Aiezza(Assistant Engineer),  William Tyler(Composer),  Christian Plata(Assistant),  Claude Kelly(Vocal Producer),  Detail(Vocal Producer),  Erik Madrid(Assistant),  Giancarlo Lino(Assistant),  Luis Navarro(Assistant),  Matt Benefield(Assistant),  Matty Green(Assistant),  Randy Urbanski(Assistant),  Sia Furler(Vocal Producer),  Andrew Chavez(Pro-Tools),  Daphne Chen(Concert Mistress),  Kyle Moorman(Pro-Tools),  Oliver Kraus(String Engineer),  Oscar Ramirez(Vocal Engineer)

Songs

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    1
    Bionic
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    2
    Not Myself Tonight
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    3
    WooHoo feat. Nicki Minaj
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    4
    Elastic Love
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    5
    Desnudate
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    6
    Love & Glamour (Intro)
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    7
    Glam
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    8
    Prima Donna
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    9
    Morning Dessert (Intro)
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    10
    Sex For Breakfast
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    11
    Lift Me Up
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    12
    My Heart (Intro)
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    13
    All I Need
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    14
    I Am
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    15
    You Lost Me
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    16
    I Hate Boys
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    17
    My Girls feat. Peaches
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    18
    Vanity
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    19
    Monday Morning
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    20
    Bobblehead
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    21
    Birds Of Prey
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    22
    Stronger Than Ever
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    23
    I Am (Stripped)

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    Mocha  |  宮城県  |  不明  |  13/January/2012

    賛否両論ですね。 常に過去の路線を踏襲せず新しい試みをしてきた彼女の姿勢には評価したいところ。ここはDX盤で楽しみたいし、躍動感あふれるアルバム前半の勢いはさすがの音作り。 しかし、やはり彼女のヴォーカルを最大限に発揮したアルバムを聴きたかったのも事実。せっかくの才能がいじりすぎた感のあるサウンドに覆いかぶさった感じが拭えない。また、この様なエレクトリックな雰囲気だとGAGAより後出しのせいか、どうしても先入観のせいでGAGA路線と同じ扱いにされてしまった。マネではないのだが。 そんな周囲の雑音など気にせず、これからも様々なアプローチに期待したいところだ。

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    なりりんご  |  神奈川県  |  不明  |  10/January/2011

    言いたいことはいろいろあるけど一言!gaga意識し過ぎ!!!

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  • ★★★☆☆ 

    nana  |  兵庫県  |  20year  |  27/July/2010

    GAGA路線の作品となった今作。 ジャンルを問わずなんでもやっちゃうアギレラ流のエレクト。カラオケで歌う曲というよりは、パーティやクラブのBGM向き。故にアギレラの歌唱力はあまり必要ないかも。 前作までのアギレラサウンドが好きな人には向かないけど、彼女の変遷を楽しみたい人には聞く価値ありの作品です。

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