Try This (+ Bonus

Pink couldn't have picked a more appropriate title for her third album than Try This. Her debut, 2000's Can't Take Me Home, was slick and trendy R&B; follow-up M!ssundaztood--co-written by former 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry--was overblown, angst-ridden rock; now she's trying her hand at being an all-round superstar. With Tim Armstrong from US punks Rancid sharing the cowriting duties with Perry, and guitars and crashing beats still outnumbering everything else, Try This is technically still a rock album. In spirit though, it's spiky pop with singalong attitude. The triumphant dance-floor pogo of "God Is a DJ", the street party vibe of "Tonight's the Night" and the surf-punk twist of "Trouble" all provide a generous helping of chart-ready feelgood factor. Meanwhile "Catch Me While I'm Sleeping", "Oh My God" (featuring Peaches) and "Feel Good Time" respectively throw dreamy French romance, writhing lesbian lust and William Orbit-produced/Beck-written sci-fi squelching into the mix without feeling out of place. Having done pretty much everything else, Pink now just wants to be a hell-raising pop star. Try This is a cracking way to do it. --Mark Daniels

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