TALK THAT TALK
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TALK THAT TALK
Talk That Talk is the sixth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna, released on November 18, 2011, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded while traveling for the Loud Tour between February and November 2011, and was originally planned to be a reissue of her previous studio album Loud (2010). As executive producer, Rihanna enlisted a wide range of producers including Alex da Kid, Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, No I.D., and StarGate to achieve her desired sound. Following in the same vein as Loud, Talk That Talk is a dance-oriented pop/R&B crossover album that incorporates elements of hip hop, dubstep, electronic and house music. The album also continues to have subtle dancehall genres, whilst its lyrical content and themes revolve around a nihilist, romantic and lascivious lover. - WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
Rihanna's sixth album feels not only slight but muddled, an assortment of half-baked ideas that never bloom.
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CoS
it’s an album that merely perpetuates, without enhancing, the Rihanna narrative, rendering ear-catchingly awesome cuts and flop-tastic sonic duds alike.
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billboard
This album's not a victory lap; it's a whole new race.
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RollingStone
Rihanna’s sixth album is her tightest, most assured yet – a relentlessly catchy and danceable pop album.
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SLANT
Talk That Talk is pretty easily the worst Rihanna album yet.
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The Observer
the Bajan artist's sixth album sees her reborn as a nihilist romantic and lover of adult themes.
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The Guardian
album is a blast of obnoxious, filth-fuelled pop.
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Entertainment
Musically, this is pop without shame‑-her hookiest and most dance-targeted album.
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SPIN
this album's arc, however simple--sex, love, sex, repeat--is cohesive and sweet.
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musicOHM
the end result is a definitive thrill-ride of a success.
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The Telegraph
An adrenalised behemoth of a record which reasserts her position as one of pop's most compulsive pleasures.
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No Ripcord
a fun and enjoyable record.
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ALL MUSIC
Behind Good Girl Gone Bad and Rated R, this is Rihanna's third best album to date. Minus the fluff, it's close to the latter's equal.
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hiphopdx
It's another solid collection, complete with radio hits, club bangers, and introspective ballads on her favorite subjects: love and sex.
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The New York Times
The best songs on this lively and often great album sound synth-perfect for that time.
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sputnik music
It is meant to be fun, catchy, sexy, and danceable, and while it isn't groundbreaking by any means, it succeeds in reaching all of its goals.
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AV/MUSIC
It seems erratic, but it somehow works, at least musically.
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NOW
she can sound a little bored, but you could argue that's part of her ice-queen R&B appeal.
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NME
A so-so album which suggests it may be time for Ms Fenty to take a holiday.
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Chicago Tribune
Talk That Talk" sounds like a rush job designed to keep Rihanna rolling through the holidays.
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Los Angeles Times
For all the innuendo and introspection, Talk That Talk contains little sweat, slobber or fluids and a lot of plasticized, inflatable insinuation.
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BBC
Familiar tropes surface in the lyrical content (sexy times being the core focus), and musically it's a smorgasbord of European dance trends and contemporary RnB production, showy but soulless.
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INDEPENDENT on Sunday
As off-the-peg as Primark, the Rihan-droid returns with more dancefloor fodder which has all the right bleeps in all the right places, but nothing to make you go "wow".
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INDEPENDENT
"Cockiness" is barmy enough to stand out from the routine dubstep/electro beats cooked up by such as Stargate, Calvin Harris and Dr Luke.
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popMATTERS
It's sure to sell on brand recognition alone, but I doubt a series of mannered and soulless hooks are going to find much life outside of the European remix circuit.
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Pretty Much Amazing
Rihanna’s great statement and surest document of her talent is forthcoming: a sterling greatest hits collection.
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POPCRUSH
Rihanna is no shrinking violet, nor is she a lovelorn balladeer. She's pop music's oversexed alpha female, and she's not going to shut up about them on her new album, 'Talk That Talk.'
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We Got This Covered
A lot of the tracks uncomfortably push the limit, but the ones that don’t even try to usually fall short.
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ROCKHAQ
This Caribbean Queen is taking over the world.
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SOUL TRACKS
Some of the silly album filler, particularly the X-rated “Red Lipstick,” diminishes all hopes of the disc’s pop-savvy perfection, but Rihanna comes out in the lead amongst her fellow peers, landing RiRi her most-improved congealed album to-date.
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THE YOUNG FOLKS
TALK THAT TALK definitely has the potential to be one of the best pop albums of 2011.
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The Know
full of upbeat jams and some slower ones (although those are the weaker tracks).
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HAMILTON NEWS
Talk That Talk is the latest from superstar Rihanna and although there's plenty of predictable songs all about sex, this album shows off her vocals more than previous records.
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Mirror
Her most explicit album to date, Talk That Talk climaxes in a no-holds-barred frenzy of cutting edge dancefloor grooves and declarations of physical desire.
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The Grape Juice
With ‘Talk That Talk’, then, the young starlet presents quite the conundrum. For, on one hand, the album embodies much of what’s wrong with today’s industry (over-processed, lyrically empty, and vocally unchallenged). Yet, on the other, shows baby-step progression and inklings of musical maturity.
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GigWise
A lot of the album is extremely dirty, even more so than before, focussing in on extreme acts of lust and exhibitionism.
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UWire
Electronic sex on a dirty dance floor is the best way to describe Rihanna’s newest album, “Talk That Talk.”
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syracuse.com
If the formula isn't broke, don't fix it. Call it the Def Jam way.
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Love Music, Love Life
Talk That Talk is full of floor-fillers and dance beats that keep Rihanna relevant in the moving ways of the industry.
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Review Fix
showcases her easy transition into other genres such as hip hop and alternative rock, her budding songwriting skills and is a statement of fearlessness, sexual confidence and straight up attitude.
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The pioneer
From pop to reggae, she covered it all in this album, which keeps it interesting and makes you want to listen to it.
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WhatCulture
while I really do like and respect Rihanna as an artist, its difficult to say that I really love this album.
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Urban Toronto Tales
The album imagery completely compliments this mood of potential disaster yet total emotional intoxication.
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COSMOPOLITAN
Talk That Talk, is a bit like an emotional rollercoaster.
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51.9 YQG Rocks
She a 21st-century sexual pop icon, and I anticipate that she will continue to push the boundaries of the pop genre for years to come.
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Star Tribune
"Talk That Talk" contains little sweat, slobber or fluids and a lot of plasticized, inflatable insinuation.
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Nikki Panache
There’s nothing constant except change, and Rihanna shows us more ways to reinvent ourselves.
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MusicNews
The futuristic, dubstep-shaded sounds on that album were mirrored by lyrics that layered meaning and allusions to create a cohesive piece of musical pop-art that pricked at your consciousness from several directions.
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Financial Times
a thoroughly modern creation.
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