Amazon.co.uk Review
Pink couldn't have picked a more appropriate title for her third album than
Try This. Her debut, 2000's
Can't Take Me Home, was slick and trendy R&B; follow-up
M!ssundaztood--cowritten by former
4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry--was overblown, angst-ridden rock; now she's trying her hand at being an all-round superstar. With Tim Armstrong from US punks
Rancid sharing the cowriting duties with Perry, and guitars and crashing beats still outnumbering everything else,
Try This is technically still a rock album. In spirit though, it's spiky pop with singalong attitude. The triumphant dance-floor pogo of "God Is a DJ", the street party vibe of "Tonight's the Night" and the surf-punk twist of "Trouble" all provide a generous helping of chart-ready feelgood factor. Meanwhile "Catch Me While I'm Sleeping", "Oh My God" (featuring
Peaches) and "Feel Good Time" respectively throw dreamy French romance, writhing lesbian lust and
William Orbit-produced/
Beck-written sci-fi squelching into the mix without feeling out of place. Having done pretty much everything else, Pink now just wants to be a hell-raising pop star.
Try This is a cracking way to do it.
--Mark Daniels
CD Description
This is the third album from the former R&B star turned rock chick Pink. 'Try This' continues with the rock sound explored on 2002's 'Missundaztood' and features tracks written and produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Linda Perry, and Dionne Warwick's son Damon Elliot. The single 'Trouble' is also included.