Gig Review: Miley Cyrus at Ziggo Dome

Miley Cyrus Ziggo Dome

Miley brings Circus Cyrus extravaganza to Amsterdam

Not even a year ago Miley Cyrus went from being an innocent Disney girl, to one of the most talked about pop stars in the world. Her new coupe, risky outfits, provocative dancing and other stage antics were a constant topic of conversation and discussion. When seeing her concerts for the worldwide Bangerz Tour, it is not surprising that people tend to forget Miley is actually a very talented singer, because after the show it is not really her voice that will be remembered, but all the crazy stuff that happened in almost two hours of Circus Cyrus Extravaganza. On sunday night, Miley finally brought her show, that was delayed in May, to the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.

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Miley would not be Miley if she did not start her show with some kind of wacky and memorable entrance. She enters the stage on a slide that symbolizes her tongue that comes out of her own portrait. This was only the first act in a long row. Miley changes one racey outfit for another almost every two songs and so do the dancers. We see them as monsters, animals and half naked in some occasions. Stage props vary from a huge dog to a dancing bird and from a car to a flying hotdog. To be fair, the Bangerz show needed all this distraction during the first part, as it all started with some of the weaker tracks on her most recent album, like ‘SMS (Bangerz)’ and ‘Love Money Party’. From the very strong power anthem ‘F.U.’ onwards, everything goes in a much better direction musically.

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She gives very strong vocal performances of beautiful songs like ‘Drive’ and ‘Someone Else’ and she finds the perfect balance between performing a song and hosting a freak show on tracks like ‘We Can’t Stop’ and ‘Do My Thang’. When two thirds of the show are done, Miley walks to a small stage in the back of the venue to perform a few acoustic tracks. She starts with a Flaming Lips and Smiths cover and adds a rendition of The Arctic Monkeys’ ‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?’. The singer admits she cannot hear herself over there and her microphone seems to have some troubles as well, but, as Miley reckons, nobody would even notice, because she firmly believes everybody in Amsterdam is stoned 24/7. She proudly presents her country roots on a cover of ‘Jolene’, whom Miley of course calls a ‘slut’ in her modern take on the song.

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When Miley says goodbye on her flying hotdog everybody knows she will come back once more to sing her biggest hit to date, ‘Wrecking Ball’. When the first notes of the song are finally played, the Ziggo Dome explodes and almost 15.000 people sing along passionately, which is quite the goosebumps inducing moment. Miley once again proves she is a very strong vocalist, but of course this is not really enough to close this show. She comes back once more with all her dancers dressed in typical American monuments, singing ‘Party In The U.S.A.’, back from when Miley was still a school girl with long brown hair. Although Miley did find a good balance between the freak show and the at times really good pop music, she absolutely is aware of the fact that she is more of an entertainer than a singer in this stage of her career and judging by the funny and self mocking graphics on the background she does not take herself to seriously either. This makes The Bangerz tour a highly entertaining self aware, musical circus.

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Concert Recensie: Miley Cyrus in de Ziggo Dome

Miley Cyrus Ziggo Dome

Miley Cyrus brengt extravagant Circus Cyrus naar Amsterdam

Het verhaal van Miley Cyrus is zacht gezegd opvallend. In minder dan een jaar tijd wist ze van een braaf Disney meisje te transformeren in één van de meest veelbesproken popsterren. Haar blonde korte coupe, de uitdagende outfits, de provocerende dansjes en andere gekkigheid op het podium waren allemaal het gesprek van de dag. Als je haar shows voor de Bangerz tour bekijkt, is het ook niet vreemd dat mensen af en toe vergeten dat het hier eigenlijk om een heel getalenteerd meisje gaat. Want laten we wel wezen, uiteindelijk is het toch vooral de opeenstapeling aan bizarre taferelen op het podium die de aandacht krijgt in plaats van haar stem. Op zondagavond bracht Miley haar extravagante circus eindelijk naar de Amsterdamse Ziggo Dome, na een uitgestelde show in mei.

Miley zou Miley niet zijn als ze niet met een in het oog springende opkomst zou komen. Die volgt dan ook zeker in de vorm van een glijbaan die dient als haar tong in een portret. Dit is de eerste in een lange rij opvallende podiumfratsen van de slechts 21-jarige zangeres. Miley wisselt om de twee nummers van gewaagd outfit en de dansers doen gezellig mee. We zien ze voorbij komen als dieren, monsters en vooral ook regelmatig halfnaakt. De attributen op het podium variëren van een immense hond tot een dansende vogel en van een auto tot een vliegende hotdog. Om eerlijk te zijn was deze afleiding in het eerste gedeelte van de show wel welkom wanneer vooral wat zwakkere liedjes van haar meest recente album worden gespeeld, zoals ‘SMS (Bangerz)’ en ‘Love Money Party’. Vanaf de uitstekende, krachtige popsong ‘F.U.’ komt de show ook muzikaal wat beter op gang.

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Ze geeft vocaal foutloze optredens van de mooie liedjes ‘Drive’ en ‘Someone Else’ en weet uiteindelijk ook de perfecte balans te vinden tussen het zingen van liedjes en het hosten van een freakshow tijdens ‘We Can’t Stop’ en ‘Do My Thang’. Na twee derde van de show verplaatst Miley naar een klein podium achterin de zaal waar ze een akoestische set vol covers speelt. Ze begint met liedjes van The Flaming Lips en The Smiths en speelt vervolgens ‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High’ van The Arctic Monkeys. Er zijn wat problemen bij het geluid, want Miley kan zichzelf niet horen, maar volgens haar maakt dit allemaal niet zoveel uit, omdat iedereen in Amsterdam toch constant stoned is. Ze sluit het akoestische gedeelte af door terug te gaan naar haar country roots met ‘Jolene’, die ze in haar moderne versie voor het gemak maar even een ‘slet’ noemt.

Als Miley na ruim anderhalf uur show vaarwel zegt op haar vliegende hotdog, weet de hele zaal dat ze nog eens terug zal komen om haar grootste hit tot nu toe, ‘Wrecking Ball’, ten gehore te brengen. Als de eerste tonen klinken ontploft de Ziggo Dome bijna als vervolgens bij 15.000 mensen uit volle borst meezingen, zorgt dit wel voor een kippenvelmoment. Miley laat wederom horen toch wel een erg sterke zangeres te zijn, maar natuurlijk is dit niet genoeg om de show mee af te sluiten. Ze komt nog één keer gezamenlijk met al haar dansers in Amerikaanse monumenten gehezen om ‘Party In The U.S.A.’ te vertolken, een hit van toen Miley nog een braaf meisje met lange bruine krullen was. Hoewel Miley uiteindelijk de juiste balans tussen show en muziek wist te vinden, lijkt ze zich er maar al te goed van bewust dat ze in deze fase van haar carrière meer een entertainer dan een zangeres is. Oordelend op de vaak grappige, karikatuur-achtige plaatjes op de achtergrond van het podium, lijkt Miley zichzelf ook niet al te serieus te nemen en dat maakt van de Bangerz tour een zeer vermakelijk, zelfbewust, muzikaal circus.

Miley Cyrus Ziggo Dome

The best pop albums of 2013

Because it is almost the end of the year, I will present you some lists of the best things that happened in pop music in 2013. Today, it is time for the list of the 20 best pop albums released in 2013. Let’s have a look!

20. Bastille – Bad Blood
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Bastille is one of the most exciting new acts that broke through this year. Bad Blood is a great record with a distinctive sound, mostly because of the singer Dan’s warm vocal style. ‘Pompeii’, ‘Things We Lost In The Fire’ and ‘Laura Palmer’ are all brilliant songs with a great production and instrumentation. Impressive debut!

19. Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest
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A deserved Grammy nomination for this one. Sara Bareilles released an impressive album with amazing songs like ‘Brave’, ‘Hercules’, ‘Cassiopeia’ and the gorgeous ballad ‘Islands’. Sara always released good albums, but it feels like this time, everything is even a little better and this style fits her completely.

18. Marco Mengoni – #ProntoACorrere
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Marco Mengoni represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with the wonderful ballad ‘L’Essenziale’. On his album, he shows he also sounds great on up tempo pop songs like ‘Non Me Ne Accorgo’ and the title track. His voice is amazing and the hooks on the tracks are extremely catchy. No wonder this was one of the most successful albums of the year in Italy.

17. Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops
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The Danish Emmelie De Forest won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, but ‘Only Teardrops’ was not the only good song she put out this year. Her debut album was full of good pop tracks in the same style as her Eurovision song. She shows she is more than a one hit wonder with this album and I hope we will get to enjoy more of her music in the next few years.

16. Ellie Goulding – Halcyon Days
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Ellie Goulding came up with a re-release of her brilliant album Halcyon, now called Halcyon Days. She had huge hits with ‘Burn’ and ‘How Long Will I Love You?’ and the other tracks on this new version are great too. It is not the best collection she released so far (how could she ever top Halcyon?), but still she once again managed to put out wonderful songs like ‘Hearts Without Chains’ and ‘You, My Everything’.

15. Janelle Monáe – The Electric Lady
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Janelle Monáe’s eclectic mix of R&B, soul, pop, funk, hip-hop and more, delivered us some amazing songs on her debut record The ArchAndroid. Her second effort does not disappoint with some of the best songs in her career so far, like the beautiful duet ‘PrimeTime’ with Miguel. The album has great variation but still feels like an extremely cohesive work of art. Janelle Monáe never disappoints.

14. Natalia Kills – Trouble
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Natalia Kills came back with a surprisingly strong second album. Where her first record was quite hit and miss, Trouble is a more cohesive body of work with a higher quality of songs throughout the album. From the emotional ‘Saturday Night’ to the bonkers ‘Rabbit Hole’, Natalia Kills impressed with a great collection of strong pop songs.

13. AlunaGeorge – Body Music
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AlunaGeorge was one of the most promising new acts this year and they absolutely delivered with their album. Their electronic style with Aluna’s distinctive vocals are immediately recognizable. Their singles ‘Your Drums, Your Love’ and ‘Attracting Flies’ are the best songs on the album, but almost every track has a memorable chorus and a great production.

12. Anouk – Sad Singalong Songs
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Dutch singer Anouk left rock music behind for a bit and made an orchestral album full of beautiful ballads. She represented the Netherlands at Eurovision with the gorgeous ‘Birds’ and songs like ‘Kill’, ‘Stardust’ and ‘The Good Life’ all have that same cinematic and captivating quality. The lyrics are heartfelt and personal and Anouk’s voice sounds better than ever.

11. Icona Pop – This Is…
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These Swedish girls had an enormous hit with the amazing single ‘I Love It’, but they showed they have more to give with their album. Their music is a bouncing mix of pop, electro and dance and literally every track has a huge chorus with a great hook. Absolutely one of the best and catchiest releases of the year.

10. Diana Vickers – Music To Make Boys Cry
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Diana Vickers took some years to record her second album, but it was definitely worth the wait. She changed her style a bit and focuses more on electro pop these days. Music To Make Boys Cry is a cute little record with a handful strong pop songs with great hooks and memorable choruses. The title track, ‘Cinderella’, ‘Boy In Paris’ and ‘Dead Heat’ should have all been hit singles.

09. Lady Gaga – ARTPOP
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Lady Gaga will always have to deal with huge expectations when it comes to the release of her albums and there will always be people who are disappointed with her new output. For me however, ARTPOP is a decent pop record with some great tracks on it. It is not her best work so far (The Fame Monster says hello), but still ‘Applause’, ‘Sexxx Dreams’, ‘Do What U Want’ and ‘Venus’ show she still knows how to write huge choruses.

08. Beyoncé – BEYONCÉ

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I waited until the last day of the year to complete this list, as I could not predict if any artist would ‘pull a Beyoncé’ and release a record out of the blue. She surprised the world with this interesting, cohesive and captivating album. Almost every track on there sounds fresh and it seems Beyoncé found the style that fits her best. ‘Haunted’, ‘XO’, ‘Mine’ and ‘Jealous’ are all brilliant tracks and with every listen another song stands out. Great work Bee, we now understand why it took you so long!

07. Lorde – Pure Heroine
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The success of the young singer Lorde from New-Zealand might be one of the biggest surprises of the year. It is still hard to imagine how a then sixteen-year-old was capable of creating such a cohesive, well-written album full of huge tunes. Not only singles ‘Royals’ and ‘Tennis Court’ are great songs, but she shows her talents on beautiful and catchy songs like ‘White Teeth Teens’ and ‘Buzzcut Season’ as well. If she is this good at the age of 16, what will happen when she is a grown woman?

06. Birdy – Fire Within
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If any artist this year showed how she grew and matured musically, it is Birdy. After releasing an album full of covers as her debut, she did co-write her whole second album with a surprisingly strong record as a result. Beautiful ballads like ‘Words As Weapons’, ‘Strange Birds’ and ‘No Angel’ are still an important part of her music, but she also tries new, more up tempo sounds on ‘Light Me Up’, ‘Wings’ and ‘Standing In The Way Of The Light’, which fits her wonderful vocals perfectly. Definitely one of the most impressive albums of the year.

05. Charli XCX – True Romance
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Charli XCX, known for her feature and co-writing on Icona Pop’s ‘I Love It’, released a brilliant debut album herself this year. True Romance is an album full of slick, stylish and pumping electro pop. Her lyrics are sharp, the beats are fat and her vocal style is immediately recognizable. Tracks like ‘You (Ha Ha Ha), ‘You’re The One’ and ‘Nuclear Seasons’ all have huge choruses with killer hooks. This young woman knows how to write some perfect pop tracks, ladies and gentlemen!

04. Gabrielle Aplin – English Rain
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Gabrielle Aplin has been working very hard for quite a few years, but in 2013 she finally dropped her first record ‘English Rain’. Her voice sounds angelic, her lyrics are strong and often relatable and the melodies are beautiful. The album deals with a broad range of emotions and Gabrielle is convincing as the teller of the stories. She is angry on ‘Keep On Walking’, thankful on ‘Salvation’, done with a relationship on ‘Panic Cord’ and cautious on ‘Please Don’t Say You Love Me’. This album has a great variety of strong songs and that voice is just lovely.

03. Miley Cyrus – Bangerz

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The most talked about pop star of the year did not only twerk, she made a pretty great album as well. Singles ‘We Can’t Stop’ and ‘Wrecking Ball’ are both brilliant, but Miley proved to be capable of even more. There are a few missteps on this record (‘SMS (Bangerz)’ and ‘Love Money Party’), but the heights, such as the singles, ‘Drive’, ‘FU’,‘4×4’ and ‘Someone Else’ are all so good that it makes you forget not every song is perfect. Miley Cyrus proved herself to be an interesting pop star with some great tracks!

02. Haim – Days Are Gone
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Band of sisters Haim started the year with huge expectations after they won the Sound of 2013 poll. They did not disappoint with their debut record ‘Days Are Gone’ with a great recognizable sound and eleven strong tracks. The first single ‘Forever’ is still the standout track, but songs like ‘Falling’, ‘Days Are Gone’ and ‘Let Me Go’ all show their song writing talents. The sisters created an own sound and delivered a cohesive album that never bores.

01. Laura Jansen – Elba
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The best album of 2013 came from an unexpected place for me, but Dutch singer-songwriter Laura Jansen delivered a truly impressive album. First single ‘Queen Of Elba’ is one of my favourite songs of the year and basically all tracks on the album are great. The lyrics are all well written, touching and tell very personal stories and the melodies are utterly gorgeous. From the uplifting ‘Golden’ to the emotional ballad ‘A Call To Arms’ and the more electronic ‘Lighthouse’ and from the great mash-up ‘Smalltown (Come Home)’ to the heartbreaking and personal ‘Pretty Me’, literally everything about this album is right. She crowned herself the queen of Elba, I crown her the album queen of the year!

Album Review: Miley Cyrus – Bangerz

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Controversial Miley Cyrus presents hyped album Bangerz

When Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears all announced their comebacks this summer, not many people would have guessed that, instead of them, Miley Cyrus would actually be the talk of the town for months. The controversy started with her daring party video for first single ‘We Can’t Stop’ and reached another height with her twerking performance at the VMA’s. If that all was not enough to keep people talking, she appeared naked in the video for ‘Wrecking Ball’. So far, she backed the controversial outings up with two great singles. Now the question is: is her new album, Bangerz, good enough to live up to the hype around her persona?

My answer would be; partly. Bangerz, produced by hiphop producer Mike Will Made It, is not really the groundbreaking album you would expect after seeing her MTV documentary ‘The Movement’. Cyrus talks about how she wanted the record to surprise everybody. She explains how every song should cause reactions like: “Wow, what was that?”. To be fair, Bangerz is not surprising or unpredictable enough to achieve this goal, but apart from a few ‘misses’, the album is pretty much a ‘hit’.

Let’s start with the ‘misses’ to get the negative part over with. ‘SMS (Bangerz)’ is the worst song on the album. It is tuneless and does not go anywhere. It is quite surprising Britney Spears agreed to collaborate on this track. Her verse does not add anything to the song. The idea of a duet by Miley and Britney was definitely promising, but both should have known better than to release this. ‘Love Money Party (feat. Big Sean)’ is not one of the highlights either, with an uninspired chorus and unimpressive lyrics.

The good news is, that these are the only two songs that completely missed the mark. The rest of the album’s ‘bangers’ range from decent to outstanding. Both successful singles, ‘We Can’t Stop’ and ‘Wrecking Ball’, are part of the last category. These songs are definitely among the best singles released in 2013. Especially ‘Wrecking Ball’ is among the best ballad-like songs released in quite a while and it is not the only good song in this genre to be found on this album. ‘Drive’ is a dark, captivating track that you cannot help but come back to. Miley’s emotional vocal style works very well and this might be a good choice for a future single. Also, the sweet opening track ‘Adore You’ is one of the better tracks on Bangerz.

Still, most of the tracks, like ‘Wrecking Ball’ and ‘Drive’ deal with a break-up. On the climax of the strong closing track ‘Someone Else’, Cyrus sums up that for her “Love is patient, love is selfless, love is hopeful, love is kind”, but at the same time “Love is jealous, selfish, love is hopeless, love is blind.” On the unusual, but pretty brilliant ‘FU (feat. French Montana)’ Miley is not happy with an ex-lover and she tells him in simple wordings what she thinks he should do with himself. Miley’s vocals are on fire on this track, which matches brilliantly with the aggression in the lyrics. She definitely shows some personality here.

Luckily for the fans of ‘We Can’t Stop’, Bangerz is not all heartbreak and angry feelings. A song like ‘4×4 (feat. Nelly)’ is one of the more straight forward uptempo tracks. It mixes a hiphop-beat brilliantly with slight country influences. The pre-chorus where Miley sings “I’m in the passenger seat, riding high in the air”, is one of the best moments on the album in terms of melody. If Miley and her label want a third world wide hit out of this album, they should release this song as a single.

While everybody is busy talking about Miley’s controversial behaviour, she released a strong album that mixes pop, with a bit of hiphop, which gives the young singer some identity as an artist. It might not be the groundbreaking record she initially wanted to make, but it is a solid effort, full of good productions. And as everybody keeps criticizing her, she will laugh in the corner with her next number 1.

Must Listen: Wrecking Ball, Drive, FU (feat. French Montana), We Can’t Stop, 4×4 (feat. Nelly), Someone Else.

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Album Recensie: Miley Cyrus – Bangerz

Veelbesproken Miley Cyrus brengt album Bangerz uit

Toen Katy Perry, Lady Gaga en Britney Spears allen hun comeback aankondigden deze zomer, zullen maar weinig mensen hebben verwacht dat niet zij, maar Miley Cyrus maandenlang het onderwerp van gesprek zou zijn. De controverse rond de zangeres begon met haar uitdagende party video voor ‘We Can’t Stop’, maar bereikte ongekende hoogten dankzij haar twerken tijdens de VMA’s. Alsof dat nog niet genoeg was om de boze tongen bezig te houden, verscheen ze ook nog eens naakt in de video van ‘Wrecking Ball’. Tot nu toe ging het controversiële gedrag gepaard met sterke singles. Nu is de vraag: is haar nieuwe album, Bangerz, goed genoeg om de hype rond de persoon Miley Cyrus te rechtvaardigen?

Het antwoord is; gedeeltelijk. Het grotendeels door hiphop producer Mike Will Made It geproduceerde Bangerz is niet het baanbrekende album wat je zou verwachten, na het zien van Miley’s MTV documentaire ‘The Movement’. Cyrus vertelt daar dat ze een album wilde maken dat mensen zou verrassen. Ze wilde met elke song een reactie uitlokken als: “Wow, wat was dat?”. Om eerlijk te zijn is Bangerz niet verrassend of onvoorspelbaar genoeg om dit doel te bewerkstelligen, maar afgezien van een paar missertjes, is het album zeker de moeite waard.

Laten we maar meteen met de missertjes beginnen om het negatieve gedeelte maar gedaan te hebben. ‘SMS (Bangerz)’ is het slechtste lied op het album. Het heeft amper een melodie en bouwt nergens naartoe. Het is dan ook verrassend te noemen dat Britney Spears heeft willen meewerken aan deze track. Haar coupletje voegt totaal niks toe aan het geheel. Het idee van een duet tussen Britney en Miley was veelbelovend, maar ze hadden beide beter moeten weten dan deze track uit te brengen. Ook ‘Love Money Party (feat. Big Sean)’ slaat de plank mis met een ongeïnspireerd refrein en een flauwe tekst.

Het goede nieuws is, dat dit de enige twee complete missers van het album zijn. De rest van de ‘bangers’ variëren van degelijk tot uitstekend. Beide succesvolle singles, ‘We Can’t Stop’ en ‘Wrecking Ball’, behoren tot de laatste categorie. Daarnaast vallen ze zeker ook tot de beste singles van het jaar tot nu toe. ‘Wrecking Ball’ behoort zelfs tot de beste ballad-achtige songs van de afgelopen jaren en het is niet de enige sterke track in dat genre op dit album. ‘Drive’ is een donkere, meeslepende song waar je naartoe terug blijft komen. Miley’s emotionele stijl van zingen komt goed tot zijn recht en dit zou een slimme single keuze kunnen zijn. Daarnaast is er de lieve ballad ‘Adore You’ die het album opent. Ook dit is één van de betere tracks op het album te noemen.

Toch richten de meeste tracks, net zoals ‘Wrecking Ball’ en ‘Drive’, zich qua tekst op een break-up. Tijdens de climax van de sterke afsluiter ‘Someone Else’, somt Cyrus op wat liefde voor haar is. “Love is patient, love is selfless, love is hopeful, love is kind”, maar tegelijkertijd “Love is jealous, selfish, love is hopeless, love is blind.” Op de ongebruikelijke, maar briljante track ‘FU (feat. French Montana)’ is Miley niet bepaald blij met haar ex-vriend en ze vertelt hem dan ook in simpele bewoordingen wat zij vindt, dat hij met zichzelf moet doen. Miley gaat vocaal helemaal los wat perfect bij de agressie uit de songtekst past. Op deze track laat ze zeker persoonlijkheid zien.

Gelukkig voor de fans van ‘We Can’t Stop’, bestaat Bangerz niet alleen uit gebroken harten en boze gevoelens. Een song als ‘4×4 (feat. Nelly)’ is één van de meer recht toe recht aan uptempo liedjes. Het mixt hiphop-beats met country-invloeden op een zeer slimme wijze. De bridge waarop Miley zingt “I’m in the passenger seat, riding high in the air”, is qua melodie één van de beste momenten van het album. Als Miley en haar label een derde wereldwijde hit willen scoren, moeten ze deze track als volgende single uitbrengen.

Terwijl iedereen druk is met het bespreken van Miley’s controversiële gedrag, heeft de zangeres een sterk album gemaakt, dat pop mixt met een beetje hiphop. Het geeft de jonge Cyrus wat persoonlijkheid als artieste. Het mag dan wel niet het baanbrekende album zijn waar ze in eerste instantie voor ging, maar het is een degelijk album geworden, vol goede producties. En voorlopig zal ze om alle kritiek blijven lachen, omdat ze weer een nummer 1 aan haar lijst kan toevoegen.

Dit moet je gehoord hebben: Wrecking Ball, Drive, FU (feat. French Montana), We Can’t Stop, 4×4 (feat. Nelly), Someone Else.