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Written by Sarah Mudgway
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 20:35 |
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At first, ‘One Love’ doesn’t seem like an appropriate title for DAVID GUETTA’s fourth studio album.
Sure, its Guettas’ album; but it isn't very singular.
Every track on 'One Love' features at least one guest-artist (Kelly Rowland, Akon, Ne-Yo, Estelle, Will.I.Am to name a few), lending their musical and vocal ability, which is undoubtedly part of the reason for Guetta’s thrust into the mainstream.
‘One Love’ flows like a Saturday night anthemic mix, that would fit in comfortably at any dance-party. |
You probably already know if you’ll like this album or not, based off the singles 'When Love Takes Over' and 'Sexy Bitch' which have been on repeat on mainstream radio. There are no surprises – it’s electro-hip-hop inspired dance music with heavy synth, lyrics on repeat and a lot of bass. Speaking of lyrics, I did have to laugh when my co-worker pointed out the line in ‘Sexy Bitch’ – “I’m trying to find the words to describe her without being disrespectful… the way that booty moving I can’t take no more. Damn, she’s a sexy bitch.” – and how utterly ridiculous it is. The feminist groups could have a field day picking apart that song. With the usual lyrics found in the liner notes replaced with pictures of David Guetta, it is clear that the lyrical content of the album is really not important. Slap-a-da-bass, man. Or at least, pump it through a computer.
While the featured artists on the album read like a ‘most popular’ list of this years biggest musicians in the dance/hip-hop scene, it doesn’t prevent the album from having a lot of filler. 'It’s The Way You Love Me' feels like a DJ-by-numbers effort, 'I Wanna Go Crazy' sounds like a dance remix of a bad musical number and ‘Toyfriend’ – while I applaud Guetta and featured singer Wynter Gordon for trying to do something slightly different – reminds me of a car alarm that won’t stop with its incessant sirens.
David Guetta is capable of great things, some of which is evidenced on this album and plenty of which is evidenced in the tracks he produces and remixes (‘I Got A Feeling’ by the Black Eyed Peas, anyone?). If you’re looking for an album to have as the background music to a house party, this is perfect. If you’re looking for an album with a lot of originality and diversity, look elsewhere.
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