The Pussycat Dolls Star In “Will It Blend?”

From time to time, we like to round up the all-important, all-summarizing last sentences of the biggest new-music reviews. After the jump, we look at the critical reaction to the new album by Nicole Scherzinger the Pussycat Dolls, Doll Domination.

• “Obviously, the Pussycat Dolls franchise is built on interchangeability and anonymity, but that takes for granted the ability to keep churning out hits. And on Doll Domination, it sounds like that particular well is running dry.” [Newsday]

• “The group’s sole actual singer, Nicole Scherzinger, may not have Beyoncé’s range but she’s got some of her force. As for the rest, it sounds like their vocals not only went through a vocal tuner but a Waring blender. Not that any of that matters. With a package this proudly crass and deliciously light, only a prig would complain.” [New York Daily News]

• “…tracks like ‘When I Grow Up’—a middle-of-the-road disco jaunt about wanting to be famous—sound like someone took several recent female-sung hits, added water and stirred into a fine, gray paste. With 15 cuts in all, the album sounds like the Dolls just threw everything they had against the charts to see if anything would stick.” [Rolling Stone]

• “After a while, listening to this CD feels like a one-way conversation with a vapid hot chick who’s in love with the sound of her own voice.” [Entertainment Weekly]