David Guetta - Nothing But the Beat
When I wrote my review for LMFAO's album just a few weeks ago I'd imagined my musical torture for the year to be over, and that nothing could feasibly be worse. I underestimated myself and my hatred for a vast number of other musicians - a large proportion of which make an appearance on this, the Now! compilation of songs that inexplicably sound the same. Yet, despite possessing guest spots from will.i.am., Usher, Chris Brown, Jessie J, Taio Cruz, Ludacris, Akon, Timbaland AND Lil Wayne, I wouldn't quite totally write Nothing But the Beat off. Because - as much as I like to pretend I loathe everything about Mr. Guetta and his laughable habit of appearing in his own videos as if he's attractive or something - he HAS come up with some decent tunes (When Love Takes Over, Love Don't Let Me Go, One Love, Love Is Gone - these four shall henceforth be referred to as the Lovelies). Sadly his old go-to pals like Chris Willis have been exchanged for the famous and the fe...