Updated! NYTimes: Britney Spears Promises Pleasure, but Offers Nothing Personal 50/100.

[YoungOne]

well blackout and in the zone are ****** albums too and we love them  **** them

[BritBot]

HISTORY LESSON: NY Times lied to help us get into the Iraq war...why should I care what these crusty hoez say, exactly?

 

For real, tho. This is a pretty standard "Britney is a blowup doll" kind of review that she got HAMMERED with during In The Zone and afterwards...hilarious that the review harkens back favorably to her 2000s work as if Britney wasn't always criticized for 'sticking with ****' while being compared negatively with her peers. And being 2016, OF COURSE the supposed politics (or lack thereof) of the album take precedence over the actual music in this review. The music doesn't seem to be the issue with this reviewer (they call it 'sleek', 'often catchy' and proclaim Britney's voice to be more 'involved' and 'present' - all positives for what is essentially an 'F' review)...it's that Britney dares to be ****** and (horror of all horrors) not up to date with the latest rules in Female Empowerment™ as dictated self-styled cultural guardians in New York. How dare she sing about wanting a man to not be 'too polite' with her? Doesn't she know it's 2016?

Britney likes ***, Britney likes dudes...real female empowerment means you let women talk/sing/etc. about whatever they want...even if it happens to be *** with dudes...or being 'desperate'. It's OK to sings about these things. It's OK to release an album that 'one dimensionally' deals matters of love and sensuality. Britney doesn't need to mine her past trauma YET AGAIN in 2016 just so she can serve up some sort of trendy empowerment anthem that writers at NYT can feel good about listening too ("Thank GOD it's not ****! #CriticsSTILLProjectTheirIssuesOntoBritneyMusic2016").

The last thing 2016 is more 'message' entertainment. Besides, most Britney fans just want something they can suck **** to 

[IRunAway]

DRAG THE AUTHOR.  He's the "chief pop critic" but only favorably reviews rock albums as drags Nicki, Selena, Justin, Lana...they need to re-assess his title. @jonpareles

[minKey]

fucktards 

did beyonce pay them again ? 

[popprison]

The review patterns this era are like they were in 2003 and 2004 for In The Zone. Lots of mixed reviews. Critics loving or hating it. The negative ones saying it's over ******. 

[Cbrit]

In the past, she's sung about the dark side of fame, paparazzi, the breakup with Kevin, apologised to Justin... They were relevant AT the time.

Her music today isn't going to be. defined by what she's been through. This article is a reflection of how the writer defines her - and if he doesn't see that in her music - maybe that's because Britney has moved on.

Brit is single and looking.. She's in the best shape she's been in since her teens and she is happier and more confident than she's been in YEARS. Britney isn't good at wearing the mask- at faking it. Perhaps the writer is missing the point then - this is the most personal album she could have made at this point in her life.