For the hardcore Guetta fans out there, this album seems to offer a little bit of everything for everyone. Disc 1 includes the poppy collaborations we're familiar with over the span of the last few albums but disc 2 offers an awesome set assisted by Afrojack for a energetic music riot. If I had one gripe it might be the song "Repeat" with Jessie J (but this could be because I don't entirely like her music to begin with) but Jennifer Hudson's vocals on "Night of Your Life" are fantastic. Dev also gets in on the action with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Afrojack to produce a fun, Dev-typical song. If you like David Guetta already, you need this album. If you're just starting to like electronic music with hip-hop influences, you'll probably benefit from getting this album. Its not Tiesto or Armin Van Buren by any stretch of the imagination, but it also doesn't disappoint. Nothing But The Beat
I would've given it a full 5 stars if werent for the fact that most long time Guetta fans will be a bit disappointed.
If youre a long time house lover, look no further because youll feel betrayed with his new cd, full of more pop and hip hop elements.
However, any casual listener or pop lover (like me) will have a blast with this new record! Its full of promising top 40 hits and makes a good party mix.
Nothing But The Beat starts out with the two quick hit singles, "Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj) and "Little Bad Girl" (featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris). These two party jams and gems definetely make this CD, theyll be spun the most. Track 3 is the catchy yet easily forgettable "Turn Me On" (featuring, you guessed it, princess Nicki Minaj). Next is a Snoop Dogg remix originally produced by David Guetta, mostly instrumentl and might please original DG fans a little more. (Oh yeah, its called "Sweat"). Track 5, "Without You" (featuring Usher) is a definite highlight that no type of music listener will resist. Great vocals and touching lyrics. Tracks 6 and 7 are what will really piss off long time Guetta fans. Titled "Nothin Really Mattters"(featuring will.i.am.) and "I Can Only Imagine" (featuring Chris Brown and Lil Wayne). Although Chris's singing is a nice touch, both tracks are heavily auto-tuned and take part in the new hip hop/dance craze. I like them, but most wont. The next song, "Crank It Up" (featuring Akon) is worthy for a one time listen. Otherwise its more of an annoyance hearing it. Track 9, "I Just Wanna F.", (featuring Timbaland and Dev) is a collab of both Guetta's and Timbaland's mixing. VERY ANNOYING. Sounds nothing like DG, more like Missy-era beats. Avoid It, its the only song here I have to say is just TRASH. I Think where this record really shines is the last few tracks, "Night of Your Life" (featuring Jennifer Hudson), "Repeat" (featuring new star Jessie J), and "Titanium" (featuring Sia). These last three tracks are all brilliant dance cuts, with powerful vocals and meaningful lyrics.
Disc 2, with guest mixing from Afrojack and Avicii, will please the hardcore house audience. All 6 tracks, "Lunar", "Sunshine", "Toy Story", "The Future", "Paris" and "Glasgow" are all longer, sunny instrumental dance tracks. I highly recommend spending a few extra bucks on the deluxe version so you can get these 6 worthy compositions.
By the way, If you use itunes, theres an exclusive Nothing But the Beat track called "Im A Machine" featuring Crystal Nicole. GET IT!!!! its a massive club banger!
The album's fun to listen to, hearing contributions from cool A-list stars like Nicki Minaj, Usher, Afrojack, Jessie J, Akon and more.
Overall, your reaction to Nothing But The Beat just depends on your taste. As Ive mentioned MILLIONS of times, all pop, dance, and hip hop lovers will have a few favorites, while strict David Guetta fans will be very displeased. Thanks for reading, hope it helped your purchase blah blah blah.
Honestly, the CD is not that great. His last album, One Love, really grew on me, but this one, I just find myself skipping track after track until I give up. It's a shame becuase he has some great people on this album: Sia, Dev, Jennifer Hudson, etc. Jennifer and Sia's song are Okay at best. I wouldn't recommend it, cause I didn't find anything outstanding one here. Too bad.
One Love rocked.... it was a great balance of pop, techno, dance and had really nice variety from track to track so it was fun to listen to. For Nothing but the Beat, there seems to be a conscious decision to use the same formula for every track - it gets stale - very quickly. Without You (feat. Usher) is nice. But imo, there is a complete sell to poppy/trashy lyrics "atypical": Where Them Girls At, Night of your Life, I'm a Machine, I Just Wanna F. type of songs that unless you're 18 and hot to chase tail, this isn't an album for you. Bummer because One Love was such a great work to release crap like this right after is a lost opportunity.
I was born and raised in the South Bronx where hip hop and rap started and this guy is ruining this style of music and this CD is too commerical for my taste, and there is nothing aspiring about it. I saw this guy at the 2011 Electric ZOO festival and it look like he was faking it and plus he added a corny sample of the Legend of Zelda he tried to play trance but failed. When this guy decides to write his own music and create his own beats then he will be something someday. He needs to quit hanging out with these hip hop and rap artists, I heard a few tracks and this is not worth buying. I have seen and heard how hip hip and rap is revolving but this guy GUETTA needs to take lessons from Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, COSMIC GATE and Above and Beyond to learn how to mix Electronic Dance Music or at least do a better job incorporating hip hop pop into Electronic Dance Music. There is no substance to his remixes AVENNCI track is alot better and he did a remix for ARMIN VAN BUUREN's which is better than anything this guy puts out. All the trance DJ's that I mentioned could remix these hip hop and rap records better than GUETTA and it would not be just a 3 and a half minute song it would be anywhere from 6 to 7 minutes long.I have been listening to electronica for over 35 years (I stopped listening to rap and hip hop a long time ago) and trance for about 12 years and this is what hip hop and rap could offer then that style of music is in trouble. GUETTA, SWISS BEATS and Dr. Dre are only producers while the DJ's I just mentioned are both. They put more effort and creativity in their remixes, this is why trance comes out with more remixes than you can count. If you do not believe me just go to the website called A STATE OF TRANCE so you can hear what a remix suppose to sound like.'
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