Music Ciara: The Evolution
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Rating: - NO EVOLUTION ON THIS ONE.
IT'S NOWHERE NEAR "GOODIES" EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T BUY GOODIES (I HAD A FRIEND MAKE ME A COPY) I WENT OUT TO BUY THIS ONE, AND I WASTED MY MONEY. SHE NEEDS TO STICK TO HER STRONG POINT (DANCE SONGS) CAUSE DA ONLY MID-TEMPO SONG DAT ARE GOOD ARE "PROMISE" AND "C.R.U.S.H." NOW I SEE WHY SHE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO COMPARE HER TO JANET, CAUSE SHE'S NOT ABLE TO DO MID-TEMPO AND SLOW, BABY MAKING SONGS LIKE MS. JACKSON. I GIVE CIARA ONE MOREALBUM, AND THAT WILL BE ALL WE WILL HER FROM HER AND HER "MUSIC CAREER". P.S.- SHE CAN'T ACT EITHER.

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Rating: - More like a DE-evolution
Ciara's debut album Goodies wasn't classic material, but it still produced some good moments like "1, 2 Step", "And I" and a few others. And I'm starting to appreciate it more after listening to her sophomore album, The Evolution.

We all know what "evolution" means, but it seems that in the case with R&B albums, that usually signifies a step BACKWARD. My brother said that no one under the age of 18 should own Goodies, but I actually think that's a more suitable description for THIS album. A lot of these songs seem tailor-made for middle school ("C.R.U.S.H.", anyone?).

There are some good songs on here, though, like "Like a Boy", "I Found Myself" and especially "My Love". And "Get Up" is good except for Chamillionaire's watered-down verse. But the rest of the album is mostly made up of mindless dance songs, like "Get In, Fit In", "Bang It Up", and the 50 Cent-assisted "Can't Leave `Em Alone" (and note to Fiddy: the word is "conversationalist", not "conversationist"). Another okay song featuring a "necessary" rapper is the overrated "That's Right" with Lil Jon, but it gets worse when Ciara tries to rap (why do young female R&B singers keep DOING that???). Still, that's not as bad as "Make It Last Forever", which not only generically samples Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's "It Takes Two" (which is already a sample), but Ciara's rap during it is pretty much a complete jacking of Rob's first verse. And sorry, but "Promise" is annoying (especially when she repeats any words rhyming with "do").

As other people have mentioned, the four "evolutionary" interludes are also unnecessary. Buy this album only if you're a huge Ciara fan, because The Evolution really isn't much of one.

Anthony Rupert

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Rating: - There hasn't been much art in pop lately...
"When I listen to the radio I feel like music is so different to what it used to be...and because of that I was inspired to do something different than that." -Ciara-
I couldn't have said it better myself. This album, The Evolution, takes the trite contemporary pop genre and creates art. All too often does one pick up an album nowadays and find about 2 great songs mixed in with about 15 sound-the-same filler tracks. The Evolution is thankfully not like this, I recommend you have a listen if you're even remotely curious, you won't be disappointed.

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Rating: - Can't Leave Ciara Alone!
Ciara turns it out and flips the script with "evolution". She definately went down the musical path she was supposed to go down. There are alot of tracks that are classic dance and R and B. Ciara could of been another R and B casualty but she rocked the mic and got the beats down like a dj in heat. I like the songs "Can't Leave 'em Alone", "Get Up" and "Make It Last Forever". I wish they turned the beat up on Make It Last Forever, it sounds too low. How can you screw up the "It Takes Two" beat by Rob Base? Otherwise Ciara rocks the house y'all.. go girl.