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Title: Where's the escape route?
Review: Stefani hit gold and platinum with Love.Angel.Music.Baby, which was a charming confection of retro-pop with a splash of modern clubbing. The biggest hit however was 'Hollaback Girl', a Neptunes-produced, hip-hop inspired jam.Apparently Stefani thought it would be prudent to put out another album basically full of 'Hollaback Girls'. What a mistake. 'The Sweet Escape' is an almost endless nightmare of misplaced hip hop and Stefani posturing like a rapper. What made "LAMB" so charming is totally absent on an album full of derivitive beats and 'featuring' rappers. Stefani is not a rapper nor should she pretend to be one; she only comes off as incredibly commercial, fake and ultimately a huge let down as this album sounds exactly like all other Top 40 music in 2006, instead of being different and quirky like her previous album.So much for being the next Madonna. What a shame, what a disappointment Stefani turned out to be.
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