A Bad Girl In Harlem

This record is kinda bad.

I didn't really have many expectations going into this one. The lead single (and by far the best track here) "Harlem" is a catchy bop with good beat and a sticky chorus. It does the job just fine.

Everything else about this record is very standard. The instrumentals consist of your typical pop-rock structures and chords, with some pianos and synths for effect, and punchy but straightforward rhythms. Honestly, I just found this record to be overly forgettable really. The first leg of the album has standard pop rock fare, "Stuck On You" is the album's one major ballad, while everything else is the same variation on that four chord progression and focus on hooks and catchy choruses.

This album lacks substance, it lacks a flow, it lacks cohesion. It's a smattering of unimpressive boilerplate pop and rock that is either boring, or very corny at times. Songs like "Just Like Me" and "Overcome" are probably the worst tracks on the record. The latter being motivational poster music and the former having really a awkward vocal performance. If it weren't for these tracks bringing down my experience and expectations for the rest of the album, I might've been more neutral in my opinion. Oh well.

"Here come the jets, hide my money in your tube socks"~