Bulletproof

La Roux | Format: MP3 Download
From the Album La Roux (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)

Product Details

• Original Release Date: September 29, 2009
• Release Date: September 29, 2009
• Label: INTERSCOPE/CHERRYTREE
• Copyright: (C) 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
• Record Company Required Metadata: Music file contains unique purchase identifier. Learn more.
• Duration: 3:26 minutes
• Genres:
• ASIN: B002POXFQA
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #580 Paid in MP3 Songs (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Songs)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Late to the charts, but worth the wait, May 4, 2010

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Ryan Turowski (Manchester, NH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bulletproof (MP3 Download)

I tend to not write song reviews, but I feel the need to balance out the other review. Bulletproof is one of the best radio songs in a while. To compare Elly Jackson to Justin Bieber is one of the nuttier things I've seen in a review, and I encourage anyone out there to give the sample a listen. They simply have very few similarities.

Anyway, Bulletproof is one of the catchiest songs to hit radio in the past half-year or so, and I think it can be appreciated in that the material and the sound is very different than your typical pop hits: strength-filled lyrics with an electropop back beat. It's biting, solid, and a great dance song. La Roux took Europe by storm in 2009, and its hard to tell if they will do the same in the U.S., but Bulletproof is a great start. Certainly, the quality outstrips most pop music on the radio today and the critical reaction to the song helps on that side. I'd say it's worth the buck to add to your collection.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Uses inferior-quality CBR encoding, July 25, 2010

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JP - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bulletproof (MP3 Download)

My rating isn't about the song itself, because I assume you know whether you like the song before you make your purchase. My rating is based on the MP3 file you actually get from Amazon.com.

Most Amazon.com MP3s are encoded using the superior-quality variable bitrate (VBR) encoding, targeted at an average of 256 kbps. Unfortunately, this song is encoded with the inferior-quality constant bitrate (CBR) encoding. It is very disappointing to see that Amazon.com is still occasionally using constant bitrate encoding.

Also, as another reviewer pointed out, the MP3 file is LOUD, with lots of clipping (bad!). According to MP3Gain, the volume level is 100.3 dB. This means that the AVERAGE volume of the song is 100.3% of what the theoretical MAXIMUM is supposed to be. Most modern pop songs have an average volume level in the high 90s, while older songs are often in the lower 90s. If you download MP3Gain from SourceForge, you can adjust the volume level.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Album, August 29, 2010

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Lily - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bulletproof (MP3 Download)

This Album can get you in the mood for Anything, from working out, going out, cleaning, working, whatever task lies ahead be sure to play some La Roux and make it more enjoyable.