[article] MBLAQ check: BLAQ Style in review.
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10 Magazine 3/3/2011 — by 10 Media/Anna Orzel
Music Review: Janelle Monáe, Dub Sonata and K-pop-MBLAQ
MBLAQ
BLAQ Style J.Tune Camp
If K-Pop had one recurring problem in 2010, it was the difficulty of translating the magic of singles into full-length albums that reflect their potency. But what other artists couldn’t accomplish, MBLAQ finally achieved with BLAQ Style, the group’s first full-length album after a year of thriving singles. Produced by veteran pop star Rain, the album boasts a healthy regimen of dance-pop and electro, drawing from the mid-90s canon of free-style synths on tracks like “Wish You Hadn’t” and “Darling,” which avoid sounding like bleeding-heart tributes to angelic females. Those familiar sentiments are saved for singles “Stay” and “Cry,” which offer tears by the weeping spoonful. While there is nothing unique about these more R&B-influenced tracks, their presence remains a balance, rather than a staple, keeping the variety of the tracks as fluid as the album cover. Well-rounded and ultimately enjoyable, BLAQ Style proves a remarkable tribute to both pop songs and the stars who produce them.
By: Anna Orzel
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the album is indeed awesome!!!…one of the better ones these year..and it come with pics…love it!! 😉
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I thought Rain just wrote and produced the one song Darling. Is this correct or not?
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I am so happy they are being recogonize more and more for thier hard work. One question so did Rain produce the entire album and wrote the one song Darling?
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I am so getting there new ablum.
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