The Times' Ann Powers reviewed "Blackout" in 2007 and found it an enjoyable ride, but at what cost?She wrote, " 'Blackout,' the new album from Britney Spears, is as intoxicating as a snort of high-grade white powder.
Like that nightclub indulgence, it's an expensive ride, crafted by a team of top producers exploring the outer reaches of cybernetic pop. Its dazzling studio effects, rhythmic reconstructions and vocal shape-shifting drag the listener in, as each song elaborates on the power of desire and desirability. It's hard to resist ... But maybe it's time to start just saying no."