[Review] 终于听到了完整的“Lotus”，简单评价一下吧。

"thousand faces of me rising"



With all the production consistency, above-average tracks and "exciting collaborations" with her The Voice co-judges, you would think Lotus-tina might have a shot. Too bad all of those only drastically reveals her inability as a singer. People have been raving about what a grrrreat instrument she's endowed with for too long to remember the fact that she debuted as a Celine Dion/Whitney Houston alternate back then. At some level it's safe to say she never learned how to sing properly, the melisma and vocal runs on "Sing For Me" might be exhilarating to common talent show enthusiasts, but they simply don't make it worth listening let alone a hit. On one of the highlights of this album, miss Aguilera bravely challenged a Rihanna-styled ballad, "Cease Fire", only to find herself totally defeated flat in gutter. In fact, the best vocal performance here is inevitably delivered by the Voice's Blake Sheldon (or Shelton, like I'd care). There goes our "voice of the generation".

竟然还有B-

Sad thing is that vocal limitation is barely the biggest turn-off here, it's about time that X-tina realize what's been impairing her career most is her bad taste and bitchy attitude. This album should've called "UNAPOLOGETIC" cause she has showed no sign of personal progression what-so-ever, she's still unattractivly yupping about "being ahead of time" "introspective" "the unbreable lotus" and "love doing something different" as if she's still the little girl dying to seperate herself from Micky Mouse Club. On the craftily hooked "Make the World Move", Aguilera once again take a chance to convince us that she's got the superpower to "Move the world" but only ends up sounding like "MOO MOO MOO MOO".
You want consolation, Aguilera fans will tell you the bad attitude is why they love her, but then most X-tina fans are incorrigible delusional creatures that feed on false hype and empty hope, ---which the rest of us can surely do without.
Cut: "Circles" "Army of Me"

most X-tina fans are incorrigible delusional creatures that feed on false hype and empty hope

good review i would say. lucky for all us xtina fans in china it's written in english. so most of the content would not be noticed by people in china. sadly this article might be spread to the US. even cited by american haters. what relieves us is finally xtina achieved a B- from the greatest hater in china. which is not easy after all.

I am a bit confused that why the author of this review still gave her a B minus if Lotus is so bad.