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Earthling
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Earthling
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Jumping on the
bandwagon with
didn't successfully rejuvenate
's credibility or sales, so he switched his allegiance to
and
for the follow-up,
. While
is a more appropriate fit than
, the resulting music is nearly as awkward. Though he often gets the sound of
right, the record frequently sounds as if the beats were simply grafted on top of pre-existing songs. Never are the songs broken open by a new form; they are fairly conventional
songs with fancy production. Fortunately,
sounds rejuvenated by this new form, and songs like
are far stronger than the bulk of
. Still, the record falls short of its goals, and it doesn't offer enough intrigue or innovations to make
anything more than an admirable effort. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine