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Disco de Sugababes: “Three”
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Fecha de Publicación:2003-10-27
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Pop
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Sello Discográfico:Island
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:0602498685457
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{$Sugababes} straightforwardly titled third release may have lacked a single quite as striking as {&"Freak Like Me,"} the tremendous {\electro}-clash/mash-up cash-in smash from their breakthrough sophomore set, {^Angels with Dirty Faces}, but otherwise it improves on that album in many respects. Following the same essential template -- tuneful, {\R&B}-inflected {\dance-pop} with fresh-sounding but accessible productions, along with a healthy smattering of big droopy {\ballads} -- with an expanded stylistic range, {^Three} boasts a sonic approach both lusher and more intricately detailed, and, most significantly, stronger songwriting almost across the board, much of it contributed at least in part by the {$Babes} themselves. And if it was less revelatory than {&"Freak,"} this album's chart-topping lead single/opener {&"Hole in the Head"} was no less enjoyable -- a slice of bouncy, slightly off-kilter up-tempo {\pop} reminiscent of {^Angels}' second number one single, {&"Round Round."} Both were produced and co-written by {$Xenomania}, fresh from their career-making work on {$Girls Aloud}'s debut album -- and so were several of {^Three}'s other highlights, including the playfully funky {&"Twisted,"} and the ruminative, woozily floaty {&"Situation's Heavy."} Elsewhere, {$Pete Craigie} and {$Guy Sigsworth} conjure up blankets of {\electronic} gloss to swathe the barnstorming robo-{\pop} of {&"Whatever Makes You Happy,"} the Eastern-tinged quasi-Diwali of {&"Million Different Ways,"} and the beautiful, throbbing slow-burner {&"Maya,"} a metaphysical missive to a lost friend that reflects: "If this universe is really shrinking/we'll be together in time." Then there are the {\ballads}, arguably {$Sugababes}' strongest suit: {^Three} has no less than four of them (five if you include the less formally classicist {&"Maya"}) evenly spaced throughout the album, of which the obvious standout is the pitch-perfect {&"Caught in a Moment,"} a stirring, string-laden monolith of melody. It may seem incongruous for such unabashed sentimentality and frankly conventional arrangements to coexist with {\electronic} {\dance-pop} so thoroughly modern in sound and sensibility -- and indeed it's easy to imagine listeners attracted by one aspect of {$Sugababes}' pop-craft being turned off by the other. But ultimately they are two sides of a coin -- timeless if sudsy {\ballads} and flashy novelty dance tunes -- both very much in keeping with the great interpretive {\pop} tradition, of which {$Sugababes} are among our most consummate and sophisticated modern exponents. ~ K. Ross Hoffman, All Music Guide
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