Christina Aguilera's first album in four years is the sound of musical desperation. In fact, the music is an afterthought. "Bionic" is a marketing exercise that includes some music. It's a reason to sell X-Tina's jewelry, perfume, and anything else she can slap her name on. "Bionic" is shameless in its simplistic sexed-up imagery and shameful in its unoriginality. The album sounds like a second-rate Beyonce single arriving a year and a half too late. Sit out the spectacle and wait for Aguilera — who has one of the best voices around — to calm down, put the sex toys away, and make some music.

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