Cyndi Lauper
Shine
Oglio Records
· The creepily ageless good-time girl is still struttin' her stuff.
Primped, powdered, purified and synthesized, Cyndi Lauper's ‘80s-era exuberance has once again been distilled and bottled for the masses. Her romantically inclined new album Shine contains a mere five songs, two of which are versions of the title track – the pop-light mix and the "illicit mix," with electronic beats thrown in for the kids. Hardly enough to base a tour on, let alone a comeback! Threatening to "Pull you up by your love," Cyndi raps out Britney-calibre lyrics accented with her signature Betty Boop hiccups.
There was a time when Lauper's commercial potential rivalled that of Madonna, but now she seems destined to join the AM radio legions pumping out pseudo-Enya fluff for elevators and day spas. The next time you hear this album, you'll be in the dentist's chair.
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