Back To Basics – The 20th Anniversary

 

Happy 20th anniversary to my favorite album of 2006! Like she did with Stripped, Xtina served you everything in B2B: jazz, soul, rap beats, pop, kitsch, ballads, and vocals vocals vocals, all spread out on two discs. And her Baby Jane era was A TIME. I was also fortunate to attend her Back To Basics tour when she came to Oakland in 2007. (That show would be the first of four Xtina shows I’d attend over the years.)

My favorite non-single song from the album. Xtina’s vocals + lyrics honoring musical legends + beats by DJ Premier = 🔥🔥🔥

Hope she does something special to honor this milestone anniversary.

A Christina Summer

Christina Aguilera on Rolling Stone magazine, Double Issue, July 2000

This cover is oh-so 2000. The first Best New Artist Grammy winner of the new millennium on the cover, wearing low-rise bottoms and a playful smile with a CD player in tow, and headlines on Napster (IYKYK) and Slipknot. And if you’re wondering, yes, a Boy Scout can be gay. 

Seeing that Christina has been reviving her Genie In A Bottle days lately, from bringing back her wardrobe from that era to revamping her debut album on its 25th anniversary last year, I wonder if she’ll do something for the 25th anniversary of her first Rolling Stone cover this month.

Also, I want her shirt! 

40 Of My Favorite Things: #36

Christina Aguilera!

Out of all the modern pop music icons, I feel like Christina is one of the most underappreciated pop icons out there. She gives you voice but can’t crack the Top 100 of a supposed list of Greatest Singers of All-Time. She gives you fashion yet the press labels her “Worst Dressed”. She gives you iconic performance but is snubbed for an act far lesser than hers. She gives you music videos but gets overlooked in favor of others with a videography that is also far lesser than hers. She kissed Madonna but some of you still forget that part. But don’t forget this: Christina remains relevant 25+ years after her start, selling out shows, scoring magazine covers, starting a successful sexual wellness line, doing political PSAs, influencing a new generation of pop girls, and, of course, giving you voice and fashion. (And face!)

Now go listen to her live album on Spotify! The vocals, the emotions…everything is served!

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Yet another reason why I’ll forever adore Xtina!