Loose
(2006, Pop, by Nelly Furtado)
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Common Sense says
Very superficial, but very danceable.
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for Ages 14–15
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Loose was written by Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Parents need to know that there's a fair amount of sexual innuendo on the aptly named Loose. Lyrics include sexually charged banter such as "Move your body around like a nympho."
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- Families can talk about Furtado's move from folk-pop to a more sexy sound; which style do they prefer? Families listening together can forget about attributing much meaning to the lyrics, and get some exercise while enjoying the hypnotic dance beats.
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What’s the Story?
Nelly Furtado and Timbaland's duet on LOOSE, a song called "Promiscuous," is filled with the sexual tension of flirtation, set to a hypnotic dance beat. Unlike many sexy duets on recent pop albums, there seems to be some real interpersonal chemistry at work on this track. In fact, there's a flirtatious playfulness throughout Loose, apparent on one sugary song after another. The lyrics are unmemorable enough to be inconsequential despite a fair amount of sexual innuendo. Latin rhythms, Middle Eastern rhythms, disco rhythms, and a couple of songs in Spanish give Loose a vaguely international feel, a kind of "It's A Small World After All" for the dance club set. The CD is all about the danceable beats and a sense of flirty fun. If you don't have your dancing shoes on, however, you might find the yawns kicking in about two-thirds of the way through.
Is It Any Good?
The whole album has a flat sound, as though someone had thrown a wet towel over the mixes. Nelly Furtado's lead vocals, buried somewhere in the middle, tend to sound electronically processed, making them sound artificial and remote. It would be interesting to hear her voice a little more up-front and natural. Despite a sweet voice and some killer duet partners, it's the beats that rule the day.
Music Details
Released on: 6/20/2006
Parental advisory: No, Edited version available: No
Parental advisory: No, Edited version available: No
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Not very good. Liked her better before.
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Listen to this and you will like it!!
OMG guys and girls!!! This whole cd is the best thing ever!!! If you haven't listened to this cd yet you don't know what you are missing!! I hope that you get the chance to listen to this cd!!
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Terrible. Very unhealtly attitude when it comes to lust!
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Her image has changed for the worst!
In all honesty I have only listened to 2 of the songs from this album, but that is only because it was so unnecessarily sexual that I couldn't stand it! Her first album was inspiring and kid friendly. My daughter and I listened to the CD until it wouldn't play anymore! From the songs I've heard from this album, it is the complete opposite. Her song entitled Promiscuous (what is the point?) she deals with sex in a cheap and tawdry manner. In the other song I listened to called Maneater (yes, it's as bad as it sounds) she promotes another negative sexual image of women. I am terribly disappointed in Nelly Furtado's new style. She has lost a couple of huge fans.
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