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Rock Angelz

 
Album Review: Rock Angelz

  • Artist: Bratz
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: July 26, 2005
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The Bratz line of "lifestyle fashion" dolls have been stealing significant chunks of Barbie's market share since at least 2003. What are they all about? Well, they're the hip to Barbie's square, Eliza Dushku to Kirsten Dunst in Bring It On, "Girls with a Passion for Fashion," and a jeweled empire of merchandising for creator of MGA Entertainment. Rock Angelz is the brand's first foray into music entertainment. It features uncredited vocal stand-ins for Roxxi, Jade, Cloe, Sasha, and Yasmin singing buoyant pop songs in the vein of Hilary Duff's Metamorphosis album. (In fact, the lead vocal on "Change the World" could be Duff.) Angelz also taps songwriters like Jörgen Elofsson, Matthew Gerrard, and Joacim Persson -- pros who've worked with Duff, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, and U.K. pop-tarts S Club 8 -- and pieces of each of those artists have gone into the Rock Angelz mix. But the basic sound here has treated hard rock guitars mixed really loud, blaring over canned drumbeats but always making way for the Bratz' affirming lyrics. "You don't need to be who you're not/All that you need/Is all that you've got," Sasha sings over the crackling guitars of "All About You," "Just believe in yourself." "Who I Am" is the story of a misunderstood girl who's sick of the assumptions and naysayers, and "Rock the World" espouses the freedom of dreaming big. "Pretend that you can save the world today/And hey! Don't wait until your bedtime." That's good advice for anyone, but Rock Angelz is clear about its target demographic. The CD booklet's 12 pages of Rock Angelz merch -- including the "Stylin' Keychain Purse," "Crazy Cool Charms," and Bratz-branded karaoke machine -- help to clarify. The songs run into one another after awhile, and could use a few more hooks. They start to sound like the product they are. But the Bratz' million-kilowatt positivity is hard to deny. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
So Good (Lyrics) A.P. Thompson Bratz (3:06)
Change the World Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard Bratz (3:25)
I Don't Care (Lyrics) J. Dyke Bratz (2:50)
All About You (Lyrics) Per Eklund, Andy Malm, Joacim Persson Bratz (4:11)
Who I Am Bratz (3:09)
So What (Lyrics) Bratz (3:15)
You Think A. Lane Bratz (3:28)
It Could Be Yours Bratz (2:59)
Lookin' Good (Lyrics) Bratz (3:35)
Rock the World (Lyrics) Bratz (2:51)
Stand Out (Lyrics) Bratz (3:03)
Nobody's Girl [*] Bratz (4:00)
Se Siente [*] A.P. Thompson Bratz (3:02)

Credits

Fredrik Landh (Bass), Dr. Ola "Bottle Up The Ass" Larsson (Engineer), Ray Roc Checo (Translation), Vivian Treantafelles (Photography), Johan Lindskoog (Drum Programming), Anna Nordell (Vocals (Background)), Benson NG (Photography), Janet Leon (Vocals (Background)), Fredrik Hult (Producer), Angie Wang (Photography), Vartan (Art Direction), Deborah Siegel (Producer), Peter Swartling (A&R), Twin (Producer), Twin (Audio Production), Fredrik Hult (Guitar), Mats Norrefalk (Guitar (Acoustic)), Ray Roc (Remixing), Ray Roc (Producer), Dr. Ola "Bottle Up The Ass" Larsson (Producer), Horse (Producer), Ola Larsson (Keyboards), HORSE (Audio Production), Aida Lorenzo (Translation), Pat Lawrence (Executive Producer), Monique McGuffin (Production Coordination), Joacim Persson (Guitar), Fredrik Hult (Guitar), Andy Malm (Engineer), Gavin Lurssen (Mastering), Pelle Ankarberg (Vocals (Background)), Peter Swartling (Executive Producer), Boba "Fat" Dylan (Drums), Doug Shawe (Producer), Niko Valsamidis (Guitar), Geo Bokestad (A&R), Fredrik Hult (Mixing), Danne Carlsson (Guitar (Bass)), Dana Smart (A&R), Doug Shawe (Engineer), Ray Roc Checo (Spanish Translation), Bruce Resnikoff (Executive Producer), Roxxi (Vocals), Cloe (Vocals), Linda Lindéh (Vocals (Background)), Isaac Larian (Executive Producer), Niko Valsamidis (Guitar (Acoustic)), Fredrik Hult (Bass), Twin (Mixing), Fredrik Hult (Guitar (Bass)), Clas Olfsson (Guitar), Fredrik Hult (Engineer), Jade (Vocals), Doug Shawe (Mixing), Horse (Mixing), Horse (Engineer), Joacim Persson (Guitar), Fredrik Landh (Guitar (Bass)), Yasmin (Performer), Dr. Ola "Bottle Up The Ass" Larsson (Keyboards), Kerima Holm (Vocals (Background)), Aida Lorenzo (Spanish Translation), Maryanne Morgan (Vocals (Background)), Andy Malm (Producer), Sasha (Performer), Geo Bokestad (Executive Producer), Dr. Ola "Bottle Up The Ass" Larsson (Mixing), Aileen Storer (Photography), Yasmin (Vocals), Twin (Engineer), Sasha (Vocals), Twin (Vocal Producer)
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