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Disc two of Christina Aguilera’s “Back to Basics” album is beyond any established standard or criteria for pop music.

The Moulin Rouge-tinged, circus opening is an audio extravanganza that spills seamlessly and theatrically into the first song of the second disc. From there Chris soars into “Candyman,” a vintage, bubblegum riot of a track, which even the most musical elitist of individuals will find hard to resist. The song simply takes you to another world!
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Dan Aquilante of the New York Post reviewed Christina Aguilera’s new album ‘Back To Basics’, giving the disc an impressive four out of four stars. Aquilante writes, “A curmudgeon might toss a wet blanket on Aguilera’s fire, accusing the singer of creating an unfocused collection that makes no effort to connect the dots between the jazz of the ’20s and the soul divas of the ’60s. But that’s a losing argument. She isn’t trying to teach us a scattershot history of pop - she’s just an entertainer. And these new songs produced in old styles are very entertaining.” He added, “Even though Aguilera reveals little about herself, ‘Back To Basics’ is a testament that she has more depth then Beyonce and more staying power than Britney.”

Jim Farber of the New York Daily News reviewed Christina Aguilera’s new album ‘Back To Basics’, which he claims the singer “ends up sounding less like a legend than like Mariah Carey gone snoot.” Farber explained, “It’s a massively ambitious sprawl of a CD that, unfortunately, bumbles into becoming pop’s most groaning white elephant since Yes’ ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’. It’s needy, overstated, self-indulgent and will not end.” Read more.

Dorian Lyskey of The Guardian reviewed Christina Aguilera’s new double album ‘Back To Basics’, giving it a two out of five star rating. Lyskey said, “Aretha Franklin didn’t build her reputation on songs about being Aretha Franklin, yet this album sinks under the weight of Aguilera’s self-obsession. The problem with attaining colossal success in your teens is that the narcissism of adolescence segues into the narcissism of celebrity with no time for a sharp intake of reality. Like Madonna, Aguilera purports to reveal her inner self without the insight to make those revelations enlightening.” Read more.