Hello, Laura Ingraham here, and today I'm going to be reviewing the second studio album from Justin Bieber titled Believe. Okay, time to be honest here. As much of a Justin Bieber apologist as I am, I'd never listened to Believe in full prior to doing this series. I heard all five of the singles, but none of them grabbed me in a way that made me want to check this album out. Was I right to be skeptical, or was I just being closed-minded? Well, I'll give this album this: It wasn't as bad as I was dreading. However, as far as highlights go, this album has the least I've heard on a Justin Bieber project since the My World EP. That's not to say there aren't good songs on here. For example, the song Fall is a genuinely sweet ballad about a girl who's afraid to love. However, for every good song on here, there are plenty of bad ones to go around. I already mentioned that the singles on this album didn't really grab me. Let's talk about those, shall we? The first single for this album, for some inexplicable reason, was Boyfriend. This is easily the worst song on the album, with Justin Bieber rapping in a low voice about eating fondue and using the word swag. That alone would be enough to turn me off, but then you hear those high-pitched noises in the background, and suddenly I want to stab my ears out. The next single, As Long As You Love Me, isn't much better. Aside from stealing its name from a perfectly good Backstreet Boys song, this song is just a mess. It's trying to be so much more of a grand statement than it is, and let's not forget the obnoxious dubstep breakdown on the chorus. Beauty and a Beat is the next single, and it's, for the most part, pretty boring. The EDM-pop beat doesn't stand out at all, and the lyrics are kind of dumb. I'd call this song mediocre if it wasn't for Nicki Minaj's awful guest verse with that "Selener" line, not to mention another terrible dubstep breakdown. As it is, it's still better than the first two singles, but that's not saying much. Then there's Right Here, which is just boring. It doesn't help that Drake is on this song sounding like he's half asleep. Finally, there's the other underperforming single All Around the World. This is probably my favorite of the singles, even if it is a generic dance pop song with oversold lyrics. So, yeah, the singles on this album sucked. But what about the deep cuts? Well, they're a little better, but not by much. On one hand there are some really good songs on here. I already mentioned Fall, but there are also the two tracks at the very end of this record, Be Alright and Believe. The former of these is a nice little acoustic ballad about helping a loved one through tough times, and the latter, easily my favorite song on this album, is a bright, happy ode to a person who believed in Justin in spite of everything. On the other hand, there are songs like Die in Your Arms, which is so melodramatic and obsessive that it ends up becoming creepy. This song is followed by Thought of You, which sounds like an even poppier version of There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes. On one hand, I like how this song sounds, but on the other, the phrase "I'm in love with the thought of you" is really stupid. As for the other three songs, they're...Tolerable, I guess. Catching Feelings is a decent enough acoustic guitar ballad, even if the framing is pretty adolescent. I wouldn't mind this if it was coming from pre-pubescent Bieber, but it sounds really out of place coming from him here. One Love is also a decent enough love song, nothing special. As for Take You, it's pretty generic musically, but it's just catchy enough to almost be passable. As for the album as a whole, this is definitely one of Justin's weaker projects. I give this a light 5/10, and only recommended for the fans. If you're not a fan, well, not to spoil anything, but wait for my next couple of reviews. They might give you a starting point to getting into Justin Bieber.