Monday, November 24, 2008

Circus (Britney Spears) - Track By Track Review


I never thought i would like the album. But i actually did!! But compared to blackout, it definitely lacks something...the fun element??!! I don't know...

Womanizer is a fun track. The mad lyrics, the totally insane video with the boob shaking (very hot) and the fact that its a dance number made me like the song...of course i didn't like it at the beginning. I thought it was too overproduced like the entire Blackout session, but then again, i think i like her overproduced stuff a lot more than her usual stuff now.... i can't think of going back and listening to Overprotected or Stronger or stuff like that.. i've grown beyond it. I'm happy that Britney's songs are overproduced! The lesser i get to hear her, the better for my ears!! She sounds like the crow on this song... But its still entertaining, just because its overproduced!! Lol...

If U Seek Amy... Is the chorus grammatically correct?? I don't know, something about the chorus annoys me, and i don't know what.. The song is genius though! The la la la's and the haha hehe haha ho are superb!! I love them!! Again, Brit sounds like a crow on this song, but thank god for the producers!!! Yay!! Why doesn't she just go ahead and use strong language in the open..??!! Everyone knows she's grown up now and can use strong language on her songs, she doesn't have to cover the "fuck me fuck me" using a vocoder!!

Kill The Lights is effing amazing!!! Except for the intro by the producer! If this is going to be a single in the future, i'd rather the song without the intro. The song is ace though.. Britney should do more songs about bitching about people who bitch about her! Its fun to listen to them (like Piece Of Me..) The chorus is amazing!!

Circus is fun to listen to. This is the kind of song that i was talking about.. i'd rather Britney doing songs like this. But i think the idea of having the album named after this one song is criminal. The song does not represent the entire album. She could've named the album after Kill The Lights, that would have done justice.

Out From Under is the worst thing that Britney has ever done. I know everyone is going to pounce on me and say that its brilliant and blah blah, this is my opinion. I don't think i can hear her cawing on a track which is not well produced...

Mannequin is weird!! Is it supposed to be a creative song?? Cos it really sounds like a studio accident!! The chorus is quite catchy, but the verses annoy me so much that i tend to skip, and the producer's vocals on the song with "screeeeeam" and "crrrryyyyyy" are pathetic!!

Quicksand is the first brilliant track for me!! Britney sounds great (shocking) and the song is penned perfectly. Its genuis. Wonder why its not on the album, its a bonus track!?! Madness!!!

Shattered Glass is a good concept! The song is well produced, but i would have liked it more if the song stretched on till 3 minutes and 25 seconds, with a middle 8 included in the structure of the song... The lyrics are bold, which is brilliant!! And hurray for the producers for covering up for the crow!!

Blur is boring!!

Lace And Leather is a filler really... nothing special about the song. It reminds me of Gwen's Fluorescent for some reason..

Rock Me In is actually nice!! I think i like girls singing with a bit of guitars playing the background and groove kicking faster than ever!! Although it sounds like a Rogue Traders reject, i'm sure they would have done this song better...

Unusual You is the second brilliant song for me. Its amazing!! The song, the lyrics, the melody, the feel.... just wow!! Bloodshy & Avant always do good songs!

Rock Boy is lame!! I'm glad it wasn't included on the album. Britney sounds like a wannabe on it.. (wait a minute, she always sounds like one, its just more obvious on this..lol)

Mmm Papa is very 80's which cool!! The title annoys me, but otherwise the song is ace!! I love the "mmmm" part... it turns me on, for some strange reason!! lol..

Amnesia is effing brilliant!! I actually have no words to describe this song... Its been on my ipod for just 2 days and its already topping my Top 25 most played!! Its amazing!! I'm actually happy she recorded this song, it makes me happy that i'm still listening to her songs...

Phonography is her second song about phone sex, right!?? So its true, she does like phone sex!! Kinky... The song is alright...

Trouble is different... initially it sounds like something that was thrown off Confessions On The Dancefloor but then it moves into an amazing electro number, and i have to say.. i love the structure of the chrous... with the word trouble being repeated a million times. Definitely will do well in the clubs....

Overall, the album is good.... i'm glad the producers produced it!! Lol....

FUCKING AMAZING SONGS: (in order)
Amnesia
Quicksand
Kill The Lights
Unusual You
If You Seek Amy
Circus

GOOD SONGS: (in order)
Shattered Glass
Trouble
Mmm Papa

OKAY SONGS: (in order)
Phonography
Rock Me In
Lace And Leather

HORRIBLE SONGS: (in order)
Rock Boy
Blur
Mannequin

WORST SONG EVER: (seriously!!)
Out From Under

EDIT - oh i completely forgot about My Baby... second worst song ever... Wonder how it even made it onto the final tracklist while better songs like Amnesia and Quicksand are just bonus tracks... record companies are getting crazier day by day..