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Brandy veers away from R&B roots

March 20, 2002

If you’re a fan of Brandy, you might be disappointed with her new album, “Full Moon.”

The strong independent beats that reflect her merge into adulthood drown out the R&B ballads that made her so popular.

In Brandy’s case, too much of those club beats can be annoying.

R&B should have a nice rhythm with lyrics about topics that you can either sulk into or just be happy about, and this album lacks that quality.

Overall, the album is good, but it’s awkward to dance to a song about a man breaking her heart. At times, it feels like I’m bouncing my head to a rap album instead of Brandy’s R&B album.

“Anybody,” the 10th track from “Full Moon,” is the perfect example. The track is about keeping her previous relationships a secret, yet I find myself dancing to it.

The beats also are so overwhelming that to understand her, you have to read the lyrics.

The absence of love and heartbreak ballads with a slow tempo are lacking, which is unfortunate. But for those who are addicted to her early material, she does three classic ballads for those die-hard fans.

The biggest fault is the last track, the remake of “Die Without You,” by P.M. Dawn. The song features Ray J, and is the wackest song she’s ever done.

Since the rest of the disc was only decent, Brandy should have found a better way to end the album.

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