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Jun 1 10 4:17 PM

Mariahcareyfan123456 wrote:
Does Christina Aguilera's new album, 'Bionic,' mark her as this generation's answer to Cher? Jim Farber


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She also sounds better than ever, which tips off her other "Bionic" quality: that voice. While you can criticize Christina for the way she uses her instrument - how recklessly and egotistically she can throw it around - there's no denying its blunt and powerful thwack. At 29, she clearly owns the biggest voice of the under-30 generation.
She's even making moves on the over-30 set, with Whitney down for the count and Mariah having fallen off her commercial game. Were Aguilera to cut an "Enough Is Enough"-style female diva-off today (à la Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand in the '70s), only Celine Dion would have the pipes to go up against her.
The way Christina uses her pile-driving talent on the new album guarantees she'll get a fresh rush of attention. Like the electro gimmick that relaunched Cher on the smash "Believe," Christina has allowed her voice to be treated, or at least surrounded, by lots of futuristic effects on the new CD. 
Whitney at her worst still sounds better than Christina's live vocals.  Maybe this will change, but I really don't ever see her being in the same league as Mariah, Whitney, Celine, Cher, and Beyonce.