Release Date: June 3, 2009
Singles: Boom Boom Pow and I Gotta Feeling
iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=318390146&s=143441YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/blackeyedpeasvideo?blend=3&ob=1Boom Boom Pow
-see single review-
Meet Me Halfway (3.5/10)
This is BEP's version of an 'I miss you' kind of song. Very much a contrast to the dance tracks.
Imma Be (4/10)
Very repetitive with simple background music. It sounds almost like a Pussycat Dolla song with male vocals.
I Gotta Feeling (5.5/10)
Another song with too repetitive lyrics all throughout the song. Lyrics other than repeating the title don't begin until almost two minutes into the song.
Alive (3/10)
Slow and kind of boring. The lyrics are very simple for the kind of song they were trying to create. Another repetitive song.
Ring-A-Ling (4.5/10)
Yet another repetitive song. There's about a one minute intro of one of the guys saying 'ring-a-ling'. That ends up being the chorus. I like the beat, though.
Party All The Time (6/10)
Since Meet Me Halfway, the songs have been gotten gradually more of dance tracks. I like the beat to this song. It's less repetitive then most of the other tracks.
Out Of My Head (3/10)
A slightly angry, I-don't-care kind of song, mostly sung by Fergie. The beat isn't very good, and it's kind of boring. She's just talking some of the time. About 2;30, she says something about being too drunk to remember the bridge. It's very repetitive.
Electric City (4/10)
This sounds more like a mix of the new and old BEP. It's a techno/rap mix. More of the other members are heard in this track.
Showdown (3/10)
It sounds like a filler song. It's like Electric City, just a little faster. Yikes.
Now Generation (5/10)
It sounds like a rap song with a harmonica in the background. I really like the lyrics, though. It talks about our generation's lack of patience and obsessions with Google, MySpace, etc.
One Tribe (5.5/10)
This has almost the same message as Now Generation, except a little more political. It's a rap-ish song saying that we should unite a little more and forgive and forget.
Rockin' To The Beat (2/10)
A very long '60's techno intro (almost 2 minutes). Sounds more like an interlude than a song. Almost a filler song.
Rock That Body (6/10)
The beat reminds me of a seizure. Sounds like it has a touch of '60's. There's a funny high pitched voice that I think is Fergie.
Missing You (2/10)
Very repetitive, and at this point, kind of annoying. Definately a filler song.
Overall, I was very disappointed with The End. There were about 3 songs worth listening to. The rest was either too repetitive, a filler song, or both. BEP is trying to create a new, more techno-pop image. Will they keep their popularity with this new sound? We shall see.
TOTAL (4.2/10)
