Circus
| Britney Spears
Circus
Circus is the sixth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 28, 2008 through Jive Records. Looking to transition from her "darker and more urban" fifth studio album Blackout (2007), Spears wanted to make her next project "a little bit lighter".-Wikipedia
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The Guardian
Circus isn't bad as pop albums go, but whether by default or design, it's substantially less edgy and exciting than its predecessor.
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Rolling Stone
Britney may have left the psych ward, but on Circus, she proves she’s still a freak.
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Slant Magazine
With Circus, Britney Spears drops the richly self-referential posture she almost reluctantly adopted on last year’s Blackout in favor of a far more risky mode: self-actualization, which is probably why the album frequently sounds so hollow.
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Consequences of Sound
Britney Spears has not sounded this good since the late ’90’s. In a genre saturated with R&B, this is a welcoming installment in the Spears saga and in the essence of former pop stars getting that one last shot at redemption.
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IGN
Circus is disposable pop smear, but damn if it ain't infectious as all get out; just about every track manages to worm its way under your skin and into your ear drums, no matter how hard you try to resist.
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The Quietus
-ring the bells and sacrifice the servants because the rest of the album is outstanding pop magic.
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BBC
Echoes its title through the album with unnerving beats and creepy riffs.
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Pop Matters
Circus comes across as Blackout's de facto sequel, one that allows her to restore order, revel in the privilege of worrying about pettier problems (e.g. partying too hard), and continue scaling her way to the apex of the dance-pop pantheon.
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The Telegraph
'Circus' is overlong, and overstuffed with gimmicks, but it is still a much better album than anyone had a right to expect from the persecuted star. The pop grooves are nimble and sleek, the ballads understated and touching, the electro ambience modern and strange, the packaging witty and seductive.
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Muu Muse
The album is sweet, sexy, and entirely fulfilling. Perhaps the definitive album of the year, Circus delivers in its purpose: Pure, unapologetic pop unto its innermost parts.
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Pretty Much Amazing
-a pretty good pop album that follows the standard formula of filling space around singles with mediocre tracks. There are definitely a bunch of bangers on Circus.
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The Independent
Circus is almost as charmless, but at least it succeeds better than its predecessor in their intention of portraying the former Mouseketeer as some kind of robotic nymphomaniac doll
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Random J Pop
Circus is a better album than Blackout from a performance stand point, because Britney stands more at the forefront of the songs due to less emphasis on vocal manipulation and Britney sounding as though she had fun in the studio.
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LA Times
Not so on "Circus," whose up-tempo songs foreground Spears' mildly sultry bark and whose ballads have her hiccuping emotion from deep in the back of her throat.
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Digital Spy
Thankfully, Circus is saved by a handful of songs that almost match the brilliance of Blackout's 'Piece Of Me'.
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Alloy
You can add “CIRCUS” as another hit among Britney’s album collection. True to Britney’s style, the songs are catchy, something to dance to with a few mellow endearing songs.
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Music OMH
Obviously all is still not perfect in Britney’s world, but Circus still does more than enough to remind us of why she’s one of the world’s most iconic pop stars.
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EW
Halfway through, Circus shifts from defiant booty calls to subtler material; suddenly, it’s a first-rate electro-pop album.
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Pop Rescue
Overall, the album is a bit mixed, and there are a couple of filler tracks. The hits really stand out here though, and the strength of those really helps the album.
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Billboard
From the synthy open of "Womanizer" to the regretful ache spurring "Blur," "Circus" gives Brit pop a whole new meaning.
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EQ Music
-perfectly produced electropop that is pleasing to the ear .
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Star Tribune
Most of her new songs are crisp, cunning dance-pop with a touch of schoolyard singsong. Just before they grow mechanical, they're zapped with new effects or catchy melodic interludes.
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