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Tasty

Release Date: 12/8/2003

Recording Date: 12/2003

Tracks: 14

Length: 00:51:20 Hrs

Label: Virgin

Type: CD,CS,LP

Genre/Styles:
Synthesizer, Vocals, United States of America, Electronic Drums, Contemporary R&B

Album Tracks (14)

Song Title
Length
1.
Intro
01:30
2.
Trick Me
03:26
3.
Milkshake
03:02
4.
Keep It Down
03:26
5.
In Public
04:25
6.
Flash Back
03:25
7.
Protect My Heart
04:24
8.
Millionaire
03:44
9.
Glow
04:00
10.
Sugar Honey Iced Tea
03:23
11.
Attention
03:24
12.
Rolling Through the Hood
04:45
13.
Stick Up
03:51
14.
Marathon
04:35

What the Critics Say

Kelis has shown how deviating from the norm can get you pegged falsely -- in her case, as an extraterrestrial being the Neptunes had beamed down from another planet. Maybe the orange-hair-and-body-paint photo on the cover of Kaleidoscope didn't help. And it's safe to say that none of her contemporaries would've ever thought of screaming something like "I hate you so much right now -- uuuugh!" for the chorus of a debut single. Otherwise, Kelis is as down-to-earth as they come; she just doesn't fit the mold of what has been expected in a female R&B artist the past few years (or ever). From a commercial standpoint, this has worked to a disadvantage: Wanderland, her second album, wasn't even released in the U.S. by Virgin, even though it was every bit as fresh and rainbow-dappled as her debut. Just before slipping completely out of view, the Neptunes set her up with Star Trak and dusted off Wanderland's "Popular Thug" -- with Pusha T wiped off in favor of new verses from new fiancéNas -- for their Clones compilation. That set the table for Tasty, which actually involves less Chad and Pharrell, who produce only five tracks this time around; Dame Grease, Dallas Austin, Raphael Saadiq, Rockwilder, and Andre 3000 pick up most of the production duties. Despite all the new assistance, Tasty is formatted much like Kaleidoscope and Wanderland, constantly swinging back and forth between bouncy pop and laid-back (not throwback) soul. Just the same, the favorable quality level is another recurring characteristic, with only a couple miscues thwarting perfection (you're hereby advised to skip past "In Public"). Lead single "Milkshake," a coquettish playground tease, is the brightest moment of all; built around blaring synth-funk stun riffs, pitter-patter hand percussion, and a singalong taunt of a chorus, it's every bit as suggestive as Vanity 6's "Nasty Girl," the Mary Jane Girls' "In My House," and Monifah's "Touch It," with all three serving as musical -- not just lyrical -- points of reference. On some other planet, at least ten other songs here hit the Top Ten. Regardless of whether or not Kelis is one of us, we clearly don't appreciate her enough. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

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