Wednesday, January 6, 2010

10. Britney Spears - Toxic (2003)

The biggest star of the decade. For better of worse, Britney Spears was the one most talked about, the one who generated the most scandals, and the only one who has been in the headlines virtually every day for the past ten years. The changes she went through reflect the changes in the pop world throughout the decade, and she was the star that all other stars aligned by, because she was the forefront of the pop world. She had some good times and some harrowing times, and this record is her finest moment. A perfect pop record, of a girl who wants to drink life to its fullest, and experience all the intoxication it has to offer. And Britney, indeed, experienced every type of intoxication since then, including those of the worst kind, but this record is before the fall, when the ecstasy was still sweet and innocent, and it dances on your tongue like champagne, sliding easily down your throat. Cheers.

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