An Absolutely Unnecessary Re-Release : Fergie Gets it Wrong
Cabir Davis | 06/05/2008
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Heres the thing, Fergie : Do you WANT me to illegally download your stuff? I may as well, considering this new version of "The Dutchess" comes more than a year after its' original release, and only gives us FOUR new songs, of which one is a hideous remix of the albums' worst track. Seriously. Which genius greenlighted this project? At least Beyonce, when she rereleased "B'Day", gave us tons of new tracks, and an entire DVD with a music video to every track!! Now that's what I call a re-release, not this embarrassment of a "Deluxe Edition". Meanwhile, what does "Deluxe" even mean. I hear that word so often when these 'editions' come out, and I doubt even Fergie knows the actual meaning of the word.
The only new songs here are "Party People" with Nelly, "Barracuda" (a VERY poor Heart cover), and the new song from the "Sex and the City" soundtrack. Do yourself a favor - head to Itunes, where you can get the Digital EP of this album - all 4 extra songs plus one other song that you can't get anywhere else (this physical CD does NOT contain that extra song). Is it worth it? Yes and No. As with every rerelease, many people are usually divided on whether the purchase was 'worth it'. In the case of this album, I implore you - PLEASE do not support such pathetic attempts at extracting our money - either download the tracks individually online, but if you already own "The Dutchess", there is really NO NEED to own this disaster.
One Star. Get with the program Fergie, and stop rippin' us off."
Are they forcing us into the digital revolution????
Danny W. Shelby II | Atlanta, GA | 05/27/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"So I have always been a big supporter of buying actual cd's. Even when you download something on iTunes you are asked to "back-up" your purchases.. i.e. burn a physical cd of your downloaded music. This Fergie re-release is simply pissing me off... which I would guess is not her fault, but the record labels. This re-release includes 4 new songs. I bought this CD today only to find out that over on iTunes, there is a 5 track digital download EP. Yes, you read that right.. 5 tracks. There is a song called "Pick It Up", which you can only get on the digital down EP. So, if you already have this Fergie CD from 2006, go download the EP that is available. And as a matter of fact.. FYI.. you can ONLY get the additional song "Pick It Up" if you download the ENTIRE EP... it is not available as a single song download."
Great edition!!
Anderson S. Lima | Sao Carlos, SP - BRAZIL | 07/24/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Great Deluxe Edition!
This new version of The Dutchess includes a new exclusive poster fold-out illustration of Fergie An insert with a coupon to Fergie merchandise, and bonus tracks and the new Sex and the City theme song."