Opening up with a mockish piano ballad, Alicia “P!nk” Moore quickly drives a stake into her momentary bout of sweet with a whining declaration of, “Ahh…Fuck it!” on top of a kicked up drum beat. It’s classic Pink, impatient as always. Much like her fantastical faux-rap “Cuz I Can,” P!nk takes the piss out of herself with sex panting and sarcastic lyrics (“50 Cent said we could all lick his lollipop / He’s gonna take us to the candy shop!”) If this is consistent with her direction on the follow up to 2006’s I’m Not Dead, then we’re in for another solid album.
Then there’s “Can’t Help It,” a Kelly Clarksonesque, headstrong mid-tempo ode. It’s tomboyish and predictable…Not terribly exciting or new. If this is consistent with her direction on the follow up to 2006’s I’m Not Dead, then we’re in for a rather safe album.