DOLL DOMINATION

Now what is being dominated? This is the first question that comes to my mind whenever i hear the title of the Pussycat Dolls sophomore album, Doll Domination.
having come a long wayt from Burlesque troupe to a recording group, i cant help but admire the Dolls made up of lead singer Nicole scherzinger, Melody Thorton, Jessica Sutta, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts.
Even though some critics has labeled the album as a carbon copy of their debut PCD, i believe that these two albums are very different in their similarities.
Yes the Dolls still maintain the sassy sexy image they created in PCD. But the irony here is that they becomes realistic and human in Doll Domination.
In PCD they teased, flirted and flaunted in tracks like Don't Cha, Beep, Buttons, Wait A Minute and I dont need a Man. ( Now i ask myself, what are we guys supposed to do if these sexy gals tel us the dont need us?)
In Doll Domination however they still flirted with R Kelly and Polow Da Don in Out of this Club, asserts superiority over competitors in Whatchamacalit, strut their stuff in Bottle Pop which featured a cameo by Snoop Dogg who also made an appearance in Buttons of PCD.
They state that they've got the power in Magic and they take over the World in Takin over the World.
In Doll Domination however, the dolls flaunts a new accessory and thats a ''breakable heart".
In I Hate This Part, Nicole is allowed to emote fully on the track. She sings all the lead and background vocals. The song depicts a girl who is hurting cos there isnt enough communication with her boyfriend. Now who would have ever thought a pin-up girl would ever get heartbroken?
In Halo Nicole states shes not a superwoman or an angell and therefore shes bound to make mistakes just like a human does.
Who could have thought the dolls would ever advice people to beware of the world of fame and stardom and that not all that glitters is gold? Well they did that awesomely in When I Grow Up but still maintain their attitude.
In Doll Domination, the Dolls' bark is as big as their bite. Scherzinger lays down the law to a deadbeat boyfriend on the Missy Elliott-assisted Whatcha Think About That, while threatening to "hurt" and "kick" another on In Person with a line like: how u gon explain to your boys how tou got beat up bye a chic. And on Happily Never After, written by Ne-Yo, she narrates the tale of a woman who bolts a damaging relationship.
Even with fun tracks like Elevator which had vocals from Melod, they talk about the up and downs of relationships.

Doll Domination comes with a deluxe edition which features solos from all the five dolls. and on thiis one Melody Thorton blows me away with he melismatic voice on Space, in which she leaves a complaining boyfriend.

The dolls have always been criticised for the over presence of Nicole Scherzinger in their albums. They are also labeled as being at the mercy of their songwriters.
I was disappointed when i read somewhere that Nicole came running to the dolls like a dog with its tail between its legs when she failed to launch her solo album.
The truth is she put a hold on that album to work on Doll Domination and to rewrite some tracks. thats all.
It should also be noted that Nicole is the only doll that has writing credits on all their albums. And moreover some of the songs on Doll Domination like whos Gonna love You and Happily Never After was taken from her album.
so Yall Nicole haters give her a break.

Recently, the Dolls has recored three soundtracks name Jai Ho from Slumdung Millionaire, Bad Girl from The Confessions Of A Shopaholic and Top Of the World from MTV series The City which he song peak at number 29 on the US iTunes and number 15 on Canada iTunes with no radioplay, no official video and no promotion. "Top of the World" debuted at number 79 on Billboard Hot 100. How cool is that?

With great productions from R. Kelly, Timbaland, Rodney Dark Child Jerkins, Polow Da Don, Danja etc. Doll Domination works for me.Now the Pussycat Dolls are stocking a little empathy along with the attitude.

Pussycat Dolls DOMINATE me baby. LOL
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