L O U D
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L O U D
Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 12, 2010, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between February and August 2010, during the singer's Last Girl on Earth Tour and the filming of her first feature film Battleship. Rihanna was the executive producer of Loud and worked with various record producers, including StarGate, Sandy Vee, The Runners, Tricky Stewart and Alex da Kid. The album features several guest vocalists, including rappers Drake, Nicki Minaj and Eminem, who is featured on the sequel to "Love the Way You Lie", titled "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)". -WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
Rihanna returns to making effervescent pop.
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CoS
the sensuality and compassion on Loud is believable.
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Pretty Much Amazing
Though nothing on LOUD approaches that particular triumph, Rihanna still delivers some modest highs.
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BBC
described by the singer as "sassy, fun, flirty, energetic".
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Entertainment
What Loud showcases best, though, is a star undefeated by her worst circumstances - and finding redemption in exactly the kind of pop nirvana that made her famous in the first place.
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HOT PRESS
Pop chanteuse lets the sunshine back in.
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Boston Globe
Loud is all about Rihanna's fighting side.
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SPIN
This is a more mature nod to the bubbly pop that established her fame.
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Los Angeles Times
Loud is, at points, a powerful reminder of Rihanna's skills before the 2009 Grammys incident changed how we read her songs.
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HIPHOPDX
It's evident Rihanna is working her way to the top, but she's been doing that for three albums now.
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New York Times
Loud works the pop gizmos as neatly as any album this year, maintaining the Rihanna brand.
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NME
That voice, when she exploits the grit of that Barbadian burr to the max, is more unique and richly textured than ever, and that and her crack production team are all the personality.
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AV/MUSIC
With Rated R, she waded further into the co-writing pool, and the album's resulting darkness could be attributed to her public personal struggles. She goes the exact opposite route on Loud, eschewing any co-writing credits, acting as a conduit for club and radio jams about sex, parties, and sexy parties.
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RollingStone
Maybe the good girl gone bad is getting better?
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No Ripcord
There is a clear aspiration for this album to be ubiquitous, and well, overbearing with tunes.
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DROWNED IN SOUND
It's a mixed bag all right. At times brilliant, at others unlike anyone else out there and occasionally frankly a bit rubbish.
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ALL MUSIC
Loud would not sound quite so slapdash if it did not follow Good Girl Gone Bad, one of the best pop albums of its decade, and Rated R, one of the most fascinating pop albums of the same time frame.
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SLANT
Loud is a decided step away from its über-personal, melodrama-drenched predecessor.
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popMATTERS
There are no grand statements of femininity here, no songs that rise above the basic tropes of sexual desire and a rich woman's night on the town.
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musicOHM
It highlights exactly the best and worst of today's pop aesthetic.
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NOW
The record's best moments aim low rather than loud, with spacious, skittery beats that let loose Rihanna's Caribbean cadence.
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sputnik music
Loud is a culmination of all of Rihanna’s prior musical styles.
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muumuse
LOUD is, quite simply, about letting loose–the most befitting celebration of Rihanna’s legacy yet.
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DRUM
Rihanna’s fifth album is one of those rare musical offerings where every song is a gem.
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UPROXX
Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ is pop proud.
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entertainment.ie
it's quite the disappointment.
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Daily News
Only girl in the world trades pain for carbonated pleasure.
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The Grape Juice
She unsuccessfully tries to force her voice to adapt the melody of the records, resulting in more painful than enjoyable results.
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INDEPENDENT
Perhaps trying to distance it from the darker world of sexual violence that dominated Rated R, Rihanna has described Loud as "really sassy and flirty", though listening to tracks like the masochist drama "Love the Way You Lie" and the bluntly-titled "S&M", this seems somewhat disingenuous.
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YUPPEE
With this album, the pop singer has scaled new heights and proved that her singing abilities are far from limited.
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The Observer
This is a pop show, with some vestigial R&B stylings.
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Press of Atlantic City
On new album, Rihanna gets 'Loud' -- and clear.
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Modern Melodies
In the end, some songs are excellent, while others are very lackluster.
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TBF
Loud acts as the perfect counterpart to Rated R, as well as being yet another solid pop album.
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popsugar
The sexy songstress gives us her fifth album, a sensual mix of pop and dance tracks, aided by hot names like Drake and Nicki Minaj.
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Express
RIHANNA is very much a poor man’s Beyoncé. Weaker voice, much less charisma and pretty where Beyoncé is beautiful.
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The Mercury News
Rihanna knows how to sing a song about leaving a man.
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Review Fix
you’ll be overjoyed at the versatility of her sound.
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Planet ILL
when the dust and lust clears, Rihanna is at her best when she unwinds the barbed wire and strips down to that hidden good girl who isn’t as manufactured as her music tends to make her seem.
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RANDOM J POP
Whilst Loud is solid as a whole, it's not memorable.
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Tess Engleheart's Blog
The album title is very on the point as it’s an album that defiantly should be played loud.
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IGN
Outside of the obvious singles, much Rihanna's fifth album is unfortunately forgettable.
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The Hot tub Chronicles
vocally mature.
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34TH STREET
Rihanna’s fifth album, Loud, celebrates sex, love, and having a good time.
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Edge of the Plank
LOUD definitely has a select few strong tracks, but also some really forgettable ones.
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The Restless Ink
It may not be her best album but it will definitely be her best-selling album to date with the right single choices.
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awaiphotography
above average album.
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Baller Alert
She’s bounced back & has returned with a more fun, sassy & flirty album in Loud.
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The Sound News
With “LOUD,” Rihanna satisfied all three of her many elements with conquering a mixture of pop, rock and hip-hop with a touch of island soul.
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Essence
The project is proof of Rihanna’s growth as an artist.
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BUST
As she’s weathered a few storms and a collected a number of hits, Loud could very well be Rihanna’s Ray Of Light.
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Hot Spot Magazine
“Loud,” the new album from Rihanna herself, speaks volumes about her new attitude and lyrics.
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