The Lost Song on 'Bionic'
I blame a lack of consistency and over experimentation for the disappointment that was Christina Aguilera's fourth studio album Bionic . I felt the album was trying to be three albums at once, which wasn't helped by the poor track listing that split the album into strict sections of electro/dance and ballads. The clash of genres and arguably poor production resulted in a chaotic mess, which may have worked if the album's material had indeed been used towards three separate recordings. (Furthermore, it seems ironic that 'Birds of Prey' - probably the most interesting of the electro tracks, features only on the deluxe edition of Bionic - the standard version of the album could have benefitted from this song being on the track list, rather than appearing on another disc as a bonus track.) Among bizarre songs like 'I Hate Boys' and 'Vanity', the latter of which include lyrics of "I'm not cocky, I just love myself, bitch!", Bionic ...