Aphrodite
Kylie Minogue
Kylie, now 42 and a survivor of breast cancer, left all the weight of the last few years at the door and gives us one of the most effervescent installments of Kyliedom to date. “We didn’t want to try to reinvent the wheel, we just wanted to make really good songs,” she has said — and Kylie is a commercial artist to the core. Through her 22-year career, the Aussie has acquired a fundamental instinct for both the cold consumer aspect and inimitable magic of pop. While some of her contemporaries have become “serious artists” with age, Kylie sticks to the guns that made her what she is and never fails to reinvent herself with each album, all while maintaining a brand consistency. Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, co-writer on “Too Much,” boldly states, “When we were writing lyrics together, sometimes she’d put something down and I’d think, ‘Oh, my God, that is the lamest thing I’ve ever heard!’ And then it comes out of her mouth and it’s absolutely brilliant.” Therein lies the alchemy that is Kylie: to make unforgettable what would otherwise be forgettable. Track for track, Aphrodite is composed of total simplicity of songwriting and statement. But in her delivery, the tried and true becomes tremendous. Standouts include “Get Outta My Way,” “Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love),” “Too Much,” “Cupid Boy,” and the lead single, “All the Lovers.”
Reader Comments
BRILLIANT!!!!’
By Danny on 08-25-2010
