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This Is the Remix is a 13-track collection of various Destiny's Child remixes, plus an added bonus track, ("Heard A Word" taken from Michelle William's soon-to-drop gospel album. Destiny's Child are definitely top of the pops. Ingeniously, the trio fuse a "Praise the Lord" ethos and glass shattering gospel holler with ghetto fabulous bikini-clad looks and phat 'n' funky paeans to their posteriors. Sadly, that Soulwax remix featuring the brilliant but bizarre soundclash between the gals' "Independent Women" and 10cc's "Dreadlock Holiday" (honest Guv) is not included. Instead, a posse of hip
This Is the Remix is a 13-track collection of various Destiny's Child remixes, plus an added bonus track, ("Heard A Word" taken from Michelle William's soon-to-drop gospel album. Destiny's Child are definitely top of the pops. Ingeniously, the trio fuse a "Praise the Lord" ethos and glass shattering gospel holler with ghetto fabulous bikini-clad looks and phat 'n' funky paeans to their posteriors. Sadly, that Soulwax remix featuring the brilliant but bizarre soundclash between the gals' "Independent Women" and 10cc's "Dreadlock Holiday" (honest Guv) is not included. Instead, a posse of hip-hop's usual suspects--Missy Elliott, Wyclef, Da Brat, producers Timbaland and the Neptunes--add trademark rhymes and beatz to a selection of Destiny's biggest joints. Sadly, this version of "Independent Women" (Part II)--pointlessly plucked from their Survivor album--fails to match either the infamous bootleg or the scintillating original. Far better is the Missy assisted version of "Bootylicious", a lascivious yet defiant shout out to the scrubs: "I don't think you ready for this jelly, cause my body too bootylicious for ya babe"... sheer bloody poetry. Equally rump-shaking is "Jumpin' Jumpin'", where D C are joined by Lil Bow Wow, JD and Da Brat. Those cuts sporting R&B and rap remodels are generally welcome alternatives to the celebrated originals, but a dull-as-Will Maurice Joshua house makeover of "Bills Bills Bills" should not have been advised. The occasional disappointment aside, This Is the Remix confirms Destiny's Child as the finest pop/soul/R&B act on the planet. --Chris King
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Manufacturer: Columbia
Release date: 18 March 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5099750762721
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