Nov 09 2008
Out of Control (Review)
I am happy to say that the fifth Girls Aloud album has gotten them back on track for me. Out of Control is the most electronic Girls Aloud album thus far. While it begins with the more expected Girls Aloud sound, by track five it turns into a Europop album, which is just fine by me. Out of Control lacks the power and sheer bliss that often times dominates Chemistry, but it is still constantly good. Like Chemistry, Out of Control features another back-to-back track love session in “Turn to Stone” and “Untouchable”. With the latter track, the girls have again tapped into their psychic connection with my brain and decided to basically satisfy one of my pop fantasies, that being a 7+ minute long pop song. Ok, so “Untouchable” weighs in at 6:44, but I’ll compromise and accept it. Congratulations and thanks are again due to Girls Aloud for experimenting and breaking new ground in pop. I’ve listened to this album about six times over the past week and a half, and I can safely say that this is the second best Girls Aloud album.

