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Title: Time to get rid of "Mutt"
Review: Shania's album "Up" has "Mutt"'s 80's influence all over it and that's a bad thing. The processed "Cheez Whiz", synthesized 80's backbeat is found on every track, including the ones that are on the "country" CD. The only difference between the country and pop versions of these songs is that he adds gratuitous riffs of slide guitar and a little fiddle, while keeping the cheesy pop, drum machine beat for every song. Finally, the attempt to add other culture's musical influences to this album consists of "Mutt" pressing the flamenco guitar button on the synthesizer for one track and the sitar button on the synthesizer for another track.A word on Shania's voice. We all know she can actually sing and has some versatility, but it's nowhere to be found on this CD.This CD is a huge disappointment. Listening to Shania has always been a guilty pleasure, now it just leaves me feeling guilty that I spent the money on the CD in the first place.
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