- Music
- 31 Jul 01
aaliyah
Compared to Kelis and Foxy Brown, her self-titled third album sounds worryingly like a female version of R Kelly (her one time mentor after all).
AALIYAH
Aaliyah [Atlantic]
She is, by her own admission, ‘Extra Smooth’ and perhaps that’s Aaliyah’s problem. In the few years that she’s been away pursuing a burdgeoning film career, R’n’B has aligned itself more and more with the street and hip-hop in particular, yet the 22-year-old remains resolutley old skool for one so young.
Compared to Kelis and Foxy Brown, her self-titled third album sounds worryingly like a female version of R Kelly (her one time mentor after all). The odd moment breaks the bland mould – ‘More Than A Woman’ packs a sassy punch while ‘I Refuse’ is a towering ballad that pits the singer against a
full blown orchestra, which she outshines with ease. Last year’s ‘Try
Again’ re-emerges as a piece of stylish pop but, generally, Aaliyah has little
to offer.
Phil Udell 4
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