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Newsday.com: "KYLIE'S NEW 'LANGUAGE': With her well-named hit 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' and the accompanying smash CD 'Kylie,' Kylie Minogue dug in her stiletto heels and claimed Europop dance music as hers. On her latest CD, 'Body Language' (Capitol), Queen Kylie solidifies control of her electropop kingdom.
The leadoff single, 'Slow,' is a worthy declaration of her intentions, her kittenish vocals floating over a cushion of plinky synths (think Madonna circa 'Music') and shuffled beats. It's a formula that she sticks with a little too long, as midtempo dance numbers like 'Chocolate,' 'Obsession' and 'I Feel For You' all kind of blend together into electro mush.
When Minogue gets a good song, though, she certainly knows how to sell it. 'Secret (Take You Home),' a collaboration with rising star Ms. Dynamite, is a charmer, with synth squiggles that sound like 'Erotic City' and a nifty little rap that makes Madonna's 'American Life' rap sound like, well, Madonna rapping. Throw in some chunks of the freestyle Lisa Lisa classic 'I Wonder If I Take You Home' and it's irresistible. ('Body Language,' in stores today; Grade: B-)"
The leadoff single, 'Slow,' is a worthy declaration of her intentions, her kittenish vocals floating over a cushion of plinky synths (think Madonna circa 'Music') and shuffled beats. It's a formula that she sticks with a little too long, as midtempo dance numbers like 'Chocolate,' 'Obsession' and 'I Feel For You' all kind of blend together into electro mush.
When Minogue gets a good song, though, she certainly knows how to sell it. 'Secret (Take You Home),' a collaboration with rising star Ms. Dynamite, is a charmer, with synth squiggles that sound like 'Erotic City' and a nifty little rap that makes Madonna's 'American Life' rap sound like, well, Madonna rapping. Throw in some chunks of the freestyle Lisa Lisa classic 'I Wonder If I Take You Home' and it's irresistible. ('Body Language,' in stores today; Grade: B-)"
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