I’m a Rihanna fan, but even I am a little perplexed by the strong reviews for her latest album, Talk That Talk. I’ve seen several publications call it her best yet, which makes no sense to me.

Rihanna’s career peak came with the R&B/pop smash Good Girl Gone Bad, which I’ve likened to a modern-day Thriller, and its follow-up, Rated R, the dark, raw reaction to her encounter with domestic violence. Together, those albums cement Rihanna’s place in the upper echelon of modern pop stars.

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