By Adriana Sierra
Appropriately entitled Rebirth, Jennifer Lopez’s latest album showcases a rebirth of her love life, now linked with singer, Marc Anthony, and doesn’t show much as far as talent.
The best song on the album is the first single, “Get Right,” which doesn’t say much. With saxophones playing and a rhythmic beat, one will find themselves dancing after a few seconds of airplay. That is, until Lopez shows her less-than-mediocre vocals. The song is recorded twice on the album: the original and the remix, which features rapper, Fabolous. He is the highlight of the song, and so is taking a break from Lopez.
“Cherry Pie” follows in the same pattern. Its beat is catchy and can get the audience tapping their heels, but the lyrical content is far from impressive, much less good. After a couple of verses, Lopez sings the breakdown in the same tone and pitch she sings in just about every other song. “I can be your cherry pie / and you can be my cream on top,” she sings. With lyrics like that, this seems more like the work of a 10-year old standing in front of a mirror, using a hairbrush for a microphone, pretending to be a diva.
“Still Around,” reminisces about beginning relationships and sends a message about Lopez’s tabloid lifestyle. With her marriage to Marc Anthony displayed on every magazine cover, it’s inevitable to think that this song is for her latest one and only. After two verses and a hook, there is no more doubt, as Anthony begins to talk over the music. “We were so in love / It was so beautiful and so young,” he sings, ending with “I love you.” With those few lines, the song should become an instant success with fans.
If none of the songs fit your description of good, then one might be happy with the double disc album, which features a DVD side. With this feature, one can view a mini documentary about Rebirth, as well as the video for “Get Right” and the remix, which are primarily the same, except for Fabolous’ appearance.
With the title, Rebirth, one might believe that a new side of Lopez might be portrayed. That is far from the case. Despite the title, Lopez doesn’t seem to have matured from her first album. Hopefully, next time there will be a new and improved side of Jennifer Lopez, shed of the J.Lo image, and disciplined vocally.