Album Description
Features an alternate cover photo and a bonus song: Deep in My Heart!

Album Details
Features an Alternate Cover Photo and a Bonus Song: Deep in My Heart!

Throughout the history of music, there have always been the superficial pop artists- people who you either hate, love, or don't really give a care about. Britney Spears is a classic example of this sad phenomona- an utterly boring teen pop queen who thinks that music is simply about being the "hip" thing of the moment. Yes, she has some songs that are catchy, but in my opinion, not catchy-enjoyable; I was thinking more along the lines of catchy as in "GOD HELP ME RID MY HEAD OF THIS TUNE". And, while these songs may be "catchy", they certainly aren't artistic, or enjoyable in the long run. Britney pretends to express emotion, but none of her songs really express much of anything. The problem is that this music is simply the formula that people are willing to accept these days: fake, superficial synthesized music, accompanied by a young and only slightly talented voice.

What makes it worse is that this music isn't what it appears to be: in truth, I doubt any of it was written by Britney herself. Believe me- in the corporate world, all these CD companies are trying to do is make money. The entire album is not aimed at being artistic, but rather engulfing today's youth in the current fad, while making as large a profit as possible. I've heard people say that they feel a real connection with Britney; I compare that to someone feeling a "real" connection to the guy at the fast-food counter who hands you your fries. The only connection she has with her fans is the worship that she accepts from them.

Also, one of the biggest problems with the CD itself is the message it is communicating. In this day and age, when most teens are already very messed up and face hard decisions, do we really need pointless songs like "Soda Pop"? And, what no one seems to notice is the lyrics of the title track- what does "Hit me baby one more time" mean? Is it a sexual figure of speech? Or is it just to sound catchy? Or even worse, is it really just what it says? Are we promoting dating abuse by listening to it? Whatever it means, it can't be good.

If the music isn't good, then why does it sell? (some of you may be asking) Well, two reasons. First of all, our society has come to accept the worst and most artificial of sounds to represent us. The second reason is very simple: many buy the CD just for it's so called "sexy" photo of Britney Spears. This is where it really get bad- many people don't care at all about the music. Hey, if they can jump on the bandwagon and get pretty pictures at the same time, they're in. It just proves an age old statement that you'd think we've overcome: sexuality sells. Sadly.

Finally, I want to ask you, after reading this, what you think that this music is doing to the children and teens that listen to it? I feel sad just thinking about the girls obsessed with Britney, torturing themselves to look as thin and pretty as she does. (If she really does at all.) What kind of people are we to glorify Britney Spears, making her a role model for the youth of today? It is a vicious, self-destructive cycle this culture keeps going through, and we need to break out of it.

The first step, my friends, is deciding not to buy CD's like this. I urge everyone who agrees with me to state their opinion, and be heard, and most of all, not to conform to these hideous standards set by society. And, on a closing not, I'd like to thank Amazon.com for having the bravery to let people speak their true opinion, and for letting them be heard. This is truly a revolutionary step in free speech.


Britney Spears-Pop Princess   November 17, 2005
sweetsapphire83 (TN)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

When I first heard "Baby One More Time", I rejoyced. Finally, a pop princess for my generation. She can sing, dance, and videos are wonderful. Despite all the backlash (specifically the hater known as Misterjaw who refers to her as Bratney Sneers), I love her music. People are for the most part just jealous of her and insult her to make themselves feel good. It's not easy being in the public eye, and obviously Misterjaw doesn't know that.


I've had more fun cutting myself shaving   May 21, 2000
23 out of 29 found this review helpful

I could barely finish this CD before loosing my lunch. Did you notice that the song "...baby one more time" has the same chord progression as the new hit "Oops!... I did it again"? That's right, they're practically THE SAME SONG. Listen to each one, one right after the other. That's why everyone loves her new song as much as her first hit. People tell me they bought her record because they think she's a good dancer, but tell me, how can you SEE HER DANCING ON THE RECORD? If you just like her dancing, buy the video. She's not a bad dancer, but that doesn't make her a good singer or songwriter (not that she wrote ANY of those songs in the first place). I just hope that her records don't make the top 20 of all time among musicians (not performers like Britney) who have some real talent.And believe me, she's close.


No Vocal Skills   April 20, 2006
AJ Campbell-Vordeaux
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

What are these people talking about? I've heard better teen albums from Debbie Gibson than I've heard from Britney. What makes anybody think that this tired child can sing? True, she has maybe five songs that I like which are worth mentioning. "Baby, One More Time", "Sometimes," "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart", "Born To Make You Happy" and "Crazy". The only reason somebody said that this is the best pop teen album is because they have no taste in music.

Where did she think that she learned how to sing? The album is garbage without those five tracks that I mentioned. I swear that America needs a brain transplant. I may have all four of Britney's albums, but that's purely because I like what I hear. I don't love what I hear-merely like. She needs to hang up singing and leave it up to the professionals.