Tatu Debut Reeks Of Exploitation

Malcolm X Abram of the Beacon Journal reviewed ’200 Km/hr in the Wrong Lane’, the debut effort by t.A.T.u. Abram writes, “Despite the singers’ apparent sincerity (the CD also includes some ‘behind the scenes’ interview footage), the whole endeavor smells of exploitation. The image of a group of grown men trying to express the emotions of two girls and their forbidden love seems a bit unseemly and disingenuous. Then again, perhaps 42 minutes of carefully constructed and marketed dance-pop can help a few kids feel better about their own ‘forbidden’ feelings.”