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Destiny’s Child: The Writing’s On The Wall
Compared--inevitably--with TLC's Fanmail, Destiny's Child's
sophomore effort is a distinctly second-rate product. Sure, this R&B vocal
quartet isn't a total clone of the "Waterfalls" zillion-sellers;
there are only three members of TLC. The Writing's on the Wall's standout
single, "Bills, Bills, Bills," however, is a blatant knockoff of Fanmail's
"No Scrubs." (Thank producer-songwriter She'kespeare, who worked on
both tracks.) Wall links random songs under a "Commandments of
Relationships" umbrella concept, tossing in a superfluous Godfather parody
to further confuse things. Vocally adept enough, Destiny's Child does little to
stand out from the pack of hip-hop-bred female singing outfits--save for moments
like the chorus of "Bug a Boo," sung to the tune of "This Old
Man," one of 1999's most irritating hooks.
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