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Music Of The Sun  Hear it Now

RS: 2.5of 5 Stars Average User Rating: 3.5of 5 Stars

2005

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Barbados-born seventeen-year-old Rihanna moved to America only two years ago, but she's already scored one of the biggest hits of the summer, "Pon De Replay," a poppy piece of dancehall reggae with slapping, syncopated beats recalling big-band jazz. Produced mostly by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, the songwriting-production duo behind the worst boy-band hit of all time, 'NSync's "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You," the rest of Music of the Sun lacks the single's immediacy and rhythmic ingenuity. Photogenic Rihanna suggests a young Mariah Carey minus the birdcalls, and the generic vocal hiccups and frills clearly learned from American R&B often overwhelm her Caribbean charm. At fifty-two minutes, Rihanna's debut overstays its welcome, but the single justifies plenty of replays.

BARRY WALTERS

(Posted: Sep 8, 2005)

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DJRnold writes:

4of 5 Stars


BARRY WALTERS thinks that "Pon De Replay" is the only good
song on "Music Of The Sun". That's based on his musical
preferences. I would say that "Pon De Replay" is the only song
of it's kind on the album, but I like the entire album. The
album has alot of variety. Fans of Dancehall hits like "Pon De
Replay" won't be dissapointed in buying this album, as songs
like the third single (only released in Japan), "Let Me", and
what should have been the fourth (Had it not been for her
second album coming out so soon), "Rush", will keep those
people interested. Fans of Carribbean slow-jammy songs and
pretty R&B things like "If It's Lovin That You Want" won't be
dissappointed either. In addition to each of those she has
some teeny-bop ballads and a fun remix.

Mar 10, 2007 10:58:56

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