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Five years ago, if someone had told you that American hip hop and RnB would be riddled with thumping mid-90s Eurocheese in the not-too-distant future, it's fairly likely you'd have assumed them a tad misguided. Yet here we are, with dance and urban charts largely interchangeable, and the man responsible - in some considerable part, at least - is David Guetta, who continues his evolution from DJ to headline artist via his fifth album, Nothing but the Beat.
But the peculiar fusion of genres is, somehow, no longer that peculiar. With Nothing but the Beat's arrival already heralded by the triumphant meeting of Flo Rida's booming rhymes and the zesty, madcap stutter of Nicki Minaj on Where Them Girls At, Guetta's production wizardry has amassed some gravitas.
The tracklist reads like a Now! album, from the usual suspects (Akon, Taio Cruz, Chris Brown) to marginally less obvious collaborations (Jessie J, Jennifer Hudson). The best results come when Guetta mercilessly rips artists from their comfort zone - take the aforementioned Minaj in songbird mode on Turn Me On, or Sia's ghostly mandolin-esque vocals on Titanium more than holding their own on atop Guetta's bed of frantic zips and twiddles.
And yet Nothing Really Matters, which employs a simpler, more unobtrusive beat alongside a pleasing string loop, contains every trite lyrical clich� imaginable courtesy of will.i.am. "On the floor"? Check. "In the club"? Check. "Party people"? Check. Bragging about pulling supermodels? Check. Asking the DJ to turn it up? Check. It's by far the worst offender here, but hints at the overall lack of innovation Nothing but the Beat is guilty of.
A quick blast would suggest that each track's identity is dependent on its featured vocalist, and while it's true to an extent, there is some fluidity across Nothing but the Beat that solidifies it as an album. Whether you could go so far as to call Guetta an auteur might be pushing it, but it's a cohesive effort, if not quite a work of art. And in terms of genre, it's neither dance nor hip hop; it's David Guetta. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing comes down to a matter of taste.
--Al Fox
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Global hit-maker and superstar DJ David Guetta releases his fifth studio album Nothing But The Beat. Guetta has enlisted an all-star cast which includes Flo-Rida, Nicki Minaj, Taio Cruz, Ludacris, will.i.am, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Akon, Jennifer Hudson, Sia, Timbaland, Dev and more. This is the Grammy award winning DJ’s first album since 2009’s global breakthrough smash One Love. Nothing But The Beat includes the top five singles "Sweat" featuring Snoop Dogg & "Where Them Girls At?" featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj plus the new smash hit "Little Bad Girl" featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an excellent album for dance music lovers, in my opinion not as good as One Love but still worth buying! Collaborating with old favourites like Will.i.am, Akon and Flo Rida as well as new hook ups with Jennifer Hudson, Nicki Minaj, Taio Cruz & Chris Brown as well as others, the first CD is great as is the 2nd disc which is instrumental only. Tracks 3 and 10 has left me wondering why they weren't released as the lead single instead of a promotional ones as i believe they're by far the best singles on the album, Repeat ft Jessie J is also worthy of being released as a single.
Where The Girls At - 8/10
Little Bad Girl - 8/10
Turn Me On - 10/10
Sweat - 9/10
Without You - 9/10
Nothing Really Matters - 6/10
I Can Only Imagine - 8/10
Crank It Up - 7/10
I Just Wanna F - 7/10
Night of Your Life - 10/10
Repeat - 9/10
Titanium - 9/10
Where The Girls At - 8/10
Little Bad Girl - 8/10
Turn Me On - 10/10
Sweat - 9/10
Without You - 9/10
Nothing Really Matters - 6/10
I Can Only Imagine - 8/10
Crank It Up - 7/10
I Just Wanna F - 7/10
Night of Your Life - 10/10
Repeat - 9/10
Titanium - 9/10
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Wow what a CD could not stop playing it for days - played it to all my friends - most went out to buy it
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is SUCH a good album, Guetta has absolutely nailed pretty much every track on here. Wasn't familiar with the electronica section (2nd CD) but it is just as good as the vocal stuff and a chance for him to show his skills without the other collaborators. Best song on here is Titanium, massive club tune, but the rest is not far behind. If you like ANY of Guetta's latest few hits, you will love this whole thing and probably discover a few new tracks. Buy and enjoy.
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Very good for just chillin' to
David Guetta seems to be on MTV all the time, performing with just about everyone "cool". This has 2 CDs, which sound different enough from each other to be 2 different music... Read more
Published 35 minutes ago by Alan
rubbish
Bought this because I thought I liked high energy dance misuc. Quite frankly it was a dissapointment and I threw it away! I give it one star for "when love takes over"..
Published 18 hours ago by M. D. Barker
fantastic
Was amazed at how many songs i reconized not knowing they were his.
Love it and great listerning in the car singing along knowing no-one is around!
Love it and great listerning in the car singing along knowing no-one is around!
Published 9 days ago by Jfifer
Review? I Wish
I was asked via email to review this item but as it has not arrived how could I? I note that I have been charged for it !
Published 17 days ago by al
BRILL
BRILLIANT TRACKS. A JOY TO LISTEN TO. ALL THE KNOWN ONES ON THIS ALBUM. WELL RECOMMENDED AND DEFINATELY GUETTA AT HIS BEST. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ANN
Perfect album
I hardly ever buy full albums these days. So many artists release amazingly catchy upbeat addictive tunes as singles and then the rest of the album is dreary slow plodding mush. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. C. Creighton
Good
Bought this CD for the car though it seemed the first 5 songs were the best and most recognisable and to be honest these are the only ones we listen to. Read more
Published 1 month ago by cazlamb
Fantastic Album!
Saw him on Graham Norton and knew I had to buy this album. My husband is a Tiesto fan and Not really into this Dj at all but I much prefer him. Music and style is way better. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sara
AWESOME - Love it!
Brilliant album, full of tracks to get you in the clubbing mood, can't fault this cd at all.
BUY IT!
BUY IT!
Published 4 months ago by Blondiebear
Amazing album.
An absolutely amazing album by David Guetta, haven't stopped playing it since I bought it. Would thoroughly recommend this to anyone who loves their dance music.
Published 4 months ago by Sarah Dale
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