VERDICT: Rihanna's New Single Russian Roulette
This just debuted today and is the first single off Rihanna's new album, Rated R. Do we like it? No? Is it (and the cover) TTH (trying too hard)? YES.
'RiRi' will have needed to come a hell of a lot harder than this if she wanted a hope in hell of commpeting with the big dogs who are also coming out 23.11.09 - i.e. Lady Gaga, 50, Queen B, Brit Brit. And frankly, this half-arsed attempt at a comeback single (if you can call it that) just isn't going to wash. We expected a club banger, a smash like Umbrella which would have warranted the weeks of hype Def Jam has subjected us defenceless public to. This is neither, and is weak at best; despite Ne-Yo's expected strong lyrics and a decent beat.
And we're not feeling the whole underlying suicide message either. Do they really think that during a recession and at christmas, people are gonna want to listen to what is essentially an ode to Rihanna's apparent issues? This just isn't good enough. And Rihanna most definitely is not a strong enough vocalist to carry off a slow jam as a comeback single (not that she ever really went anywhere, what with seeing her face splashed all over the internet everyday in varying outfits, and getting-stranger-by-the-day hairstyles).
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VERDICT: 5.2/10
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