I think I'm a little late jumping on the whole Britney Spears entire album being leaked/streamed on the web train. I mean, I knew about a few of the leaked tracks a while ago, but it sounds like the entire demo album (which has since undergone some serious changes) was leaked a long time ago and I somehow missed it. It was like I had a "Blackout"... hahaha, oh I crack myself up. Just kidding... Anyway, it sounds like a lot of the leaked tracks did not make the final album cut, which means she was recording an awful lot of material. I've seen numerous tracklists that were compiled before the recent album streaming and none of them seem to be right. I was saddened to see that the atrocious "Cold As Fire" made the album though."Blackout" is set to be released soon - I've heard various dates in the end of October/beginning of November - but her official website says October 30th. Reviews of the album seem quite favorable - most people saying that they're pleasantly surprised and that she still makes some great dance tracks and they'll keep listening to them despite her excess of personal crazy. It's definitely dancable, but I can't say I loved it as much as I had hoped I would. Although, like most of Britney's tracks, I suspect it will grow on me if I listen to it more. It took me a long time to warm up to Ms. Spears in general and it seems like a lot of her songs take a little time to get under my skin, but once they do, I love them. There are a few tracks I already really like, but most of them are going to take some time.
It's good to see she's mostly sticking to what she does best though - sexy dance tunes. There's no ballads on this one except maybe the last track, "Why Should I Be Sad?" Most of Britney's slower songs just end up annoying me, with the exception of "Everytime," because her voice is not impressive enough to pull off slower songs and keep the listener engaged.
So the official tracklist is:
1. Gimme More
2. Piece of Me
3. Radar
4. Break the Ice
5. Heaven On Earth
6. Get Naked (I Got a Plan)
7. Freakshow
8. Toy Soldier
9. Hot As Ice
10. Ooh Ooh Baby
11. Perfect Lover
12. Why Should I Be Sad
The tracks that kind of annoy me are the more bubble-pop songs like "Radar" and "Hot As Ice." My favorites are the sexier "Gimme More," "Break The Ice" and "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" And I kind of like the song "Piece of Me" just because I do feel bad for how much media attention Britney gets and I think this song expresses her frustration with that.
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