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cd review
Mumba's latest
is overworked
By Alex Roman
On-line Forty-Niner
Teenagers spend
huge amounts of money. Thus the world is inundated with pop
stars groomed and marketed towards luring powerful teen consumers.
But enough is enough.
Eighteen-year-old pop star Samantha Mumba has a lovely voice,
but her new album "Gotta Tell You" is being marketed
to compete with America'sformer Mouse-keteers, proving once
and for all that pop music should die.
Mumba is the hottest
music sensation out of Ireland since U2, and currently
has a hit song, the title cut "Gotta Tell You,"
She also has a Disney Channel special. Unfortunately, her
album shows no ingenuity.
Each song is a
revamp of work done by Aguilera or Spears, although Mumba's
voice is stronger than Spears', with the promise of Aguilera's.
"Gotta Tell
You" bolsters cameos by R&B production legend Teddy
Riley and The Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am on "The Boy
(remix)." But even that song is a disappointment.
For fans of mindless
rants of love and sex, "Gotta Tell You" will not
be all bad.
Mumba's over-digitized
and synthesized brand of music sounds fake. This album proves
less production could be beneficial.
"Gotta Tell
You" is 42 minutes of pure drivel that wastes Mumba's
vocal talents. This album is the product of a record
company looking to find what's hot and push it to the masses,
knowing teens will buy anything you stick in front of them.
The young will
eventually rebel against this pseudo-hip pop star vibe music.
But Mumba knows more than one tune. With an upcoming role
in the Christmas blockbuster "Time Machine," she's
not putting all her eggs in one basket. Smart girl.
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