Stripped
| Christina Aguilera
Stripped
Stripped is the fourth studio album and second non-holiday, English-language album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on October 22, 2002, by RCA Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her self-titled debut album (1999), Aguilera took creative control over her next album project, both musically and lyrically. - Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
With its lack of gimmickry and a surplus of sweet Seventies soul, Stripped is almost an album for grown-ups.
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BBC Music
It's the sign of a bad album when the sense of peace that falls as the CD finishes is the most fulfilling feeling of the last hour and ten minutes of your life. This, unfortunately, is one of those albums.
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Slant
Seems former Mousekateer Christina Aguilera has finally popped right out of her bottle.
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White Rabbit Mix
It’s an important album and honestly, despite its awful lead single, is one of the best of the decade.
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The Young Folks
Strong themes of self respect, and Aguilera’s transition from cleaner bubblegum pop to a more mature sound.
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HuffPost
Christina Aguilera’s ‘Stripped’ is 15 and Still Amazing AF.
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Sputnik Music
The album is purposeful, if bloated, and every song was placed intently by Aguilera.
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Plugged In
"The Voice Within" tells fans to trust their hearts. If Stripped is the evidence of Aguilera trusting hers, it proves beyond Jeremiah 17:9 that it’s a lousy idea.
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NME
More ghoulishly fascinating than brilliant, the genie is out of this bottle and no amount of rubbing will bring it back.
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ALL MUSIC
An artist who's given too much freedom too early and hasn't yet figured out what to do with it.
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I Do Lator
It continues to be a major influence new artists and is the measuring stick for empowered pop.
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Spin
Stripped is Aguilera telling us what a girl pop starreally wants: to be free with her body, her art, and her heart.
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The Guardian
Stripped starts feeling overlong, oversentimental and sadly overdressed.
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Graphic
Stripped announces the emergence of one of the great musical talents of our generation. It’s your loss if you can’t get past her reputation.
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Common Sense Media
She moves away from her bubblegum pop princess image and attempts to capture a more mature audience.
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The Norwich Radical
Through this album she shows that women are multidimensional beings, allowing us to see her vulnerability.
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Teen Ink
Aguilera's powerful range of music motivates, teaches, and most important, entertains.
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Entertainment
For all her newfound freedom, Aguilera still sounds unhappy, not to mention unfocused.
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RTE
Her second album, 'Stripped', (according to her biog) strips away the last remnants of Aguilera's teen idol persona.
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Snippets
In a world where sex sells, it may seem that Christina has sold out.
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popdirt.com
This album is well worth the energy you may spend downloading it.
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DJ A to the L
The view from here at the body of a “Stripped” Aguilera is lovely.
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Maestro Blog
Undoubtedly make "Stripped" superior to "Missundaztood", and is by far the best album of 2002.
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Xtina Web
This album provides further evidence that Christina really has come of age.
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