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Elucidarius posted:I'm kind of curious as to the opinions of the people in this thread. One of the finalists from Rupaul's Drag Race released an album that is actually fairly decent pop. Everyone keeps saying things about how she could be the first to breakthrough to the mainstream side of things outside of Rupaul but I'm curious as to what you guys think. Oh hey it's Adore! Considering her alterego first came to national attention on American Idol, I'm not at all surprised at the quality here. She has legit pipes.
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Sprat Sandwich posted:Here's a not-as-good Cheryl Cole song - 'Crazy Stupid Love' (featuring the word 'dickmatized'). I've sat and tried to accept that some of my favourite pop artists will make bad music sometimes, but oh man, this Cheryl song is so atrocious. The lyric video sounds like a weird leaked demo. I thought something was wrong with my headphones when I first listened to it. Interested in seeing what the album is like if this is the lead single.
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Right now I'm 0/3 in liking stuff from LDR's Ultraviolence. It's all just dulcet moans just barely above sing-talk that goes nowhere lyrically, musically (Shades of Cool isn't guilty of this), or emotionally. What a disappointment.
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Jun 7, 2014 00:04
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I honestly think West Coast is one of her best songs, the chorus is so wonderfully dreamy
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Jun 7, 2014 00:12
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Lana's unreleased stuff is always way better than her studio stuff. Hollywood's Dead would be a massive hit!
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Jun 7, 2014 01:29
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I think all of Lana's music sounds exactly the same. It's interesting the first time you hear it, but she doesn't seem versatile or interesting as an artist to me. Maybe I'm wrong, but from what I've heard everything is low moans and whispers. It got old quick, but I'd love to be wrong, maybe she will surprise me.
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Jun 7, 2014 02:51
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[quote="Sprat Sandwich" post="430503676" Here's a not-as-good Cheryl Cole song - 'Crazy Stupid Love' (featuring the word 'dickmatized'). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEXIGUhk1I [/quote] At first I thought that it didn't sound so bad. Just being that generic pop song number 1 million. But then the worst effort trumpets kicked in and I couldn't stop laughing. Who produced this?
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Jun 7, 2014 20:11
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WZmxAWnrvE Actually she is a sardonic, brooding sort of genius and this song in particular owns--more power to her for trying to break out of pop PUGGERNAUT posted:Lana's unreleased stuff is always way better than her studio stuff. Hollywood's Dead would be a massive hit! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sbUnk_-XGE Which is how this song came about, I guess . . . Mermaid Autopsy fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Jun 7, 2014 |
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Jun 7, 2014 23:08
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Stalins Moustache posted:At first I thought that it didn't sound so bad. Just being that generic pop song number 1 million. But then the worst effort trumpets kicked in and I couldn't stop laughing. Who produced this? Quite honestly, I think the trumpets are pretty awesome. They give the whole thing a weird, off-beat quality that actually saves the song from being too generic. EDIT: And I looked it up. The producer is Wayne Wilkins, who produced her previous hit "Fight For This Love" and has some other high profile work under his belt (Beyoncé, Natasha Bedingfield, Jordin Sparks). DominoDancing fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Jun 7, 2014 |
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Jun 7, 2014 23:20
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Went on a Janet Jackson binge this morning, I'm not sure why she's not up there with Madonna, Whitney, Mariah, etc. She is massively underrated.
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Jun 8, 2014 00:35
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PUGGERNAUT posted:Went on a Janet Jackson binge this morning, I'm not sure why she's not up there with Madonna, Whitney, Mariah, etc. She is massively underrated. Unfortunately, we all know why she's not up there, don't we? That Superbowl show killed her career, and her last couple of albums were simply too bad to resurrect ist.
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Jun 8, 2014 01:02
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Crying For No Reason really is one of the best pop songs of the past few years. Am I the only one hearing a distinct Pet Shop Boys influence? It reminds me a lot of Untouchable by Girls Aloud, which IIRC was written by the Pet Shop Boys. edit: I'm dumb, I mean The Loving Kind, though it does sound a bit like Untouchable too now that I think about it PUGGERNAUT fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Jun 9, 2014 |
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Jun 9, 2014 04:27
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She kills it on Still, too. (Katy B chat)
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the truth posted:She kills it on Still, too. (Katy B chat) Top 5 Katy B songs: 1. Crying For No Reason 2. 5 AM 3. Still 4. Perfect Stranger 5. Aaliyah
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DominoDancing posted:Quite honestly, I think the trumpets are pretty awesome. They give the whole thing a weird, off-beat quality that actually saves the song from being too generic. I've listened to it some more and it has grown on me a bit, but that doesn't change that it doesn't have a proper chorus and while I don't mind some brass I feel like trumpets (or at least these trumpets) are a poor fit for this song. I don't know if it's a mixing or recording issue but it sounds off. Like when someone composites and doesn't blend it properly and it looks like they just pasted something on top of another. PUGGERNAUT posted:Top 5 Katy B songs: I'm OK with this.
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Jun 9, 2014 09:04
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Sprat Sandwich posted:I've listened to it some more and it has grown on me a bit, but that doesn't change that it doesn't have a proper chorus and while I don't mind some brass I feel like trumpets (or at least these trumpets) are a poor fit for this song. I don't know if it's a mixing or recording issue but it sounds off. Like when someone composites and doesn't blend it properly and it looks like they just pasted something on top of another. They definitely aren't trumpets. Some sort of midi saxophone I think. They make the song sound like a bad demo version.
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Jun 9, 2014 20:00
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My friend Rachel got a new track produced by Timbaland on this Pepsi Beats album that came out today. It's actually quite good, I'm not promoting her really, I'm just really impressed. It's a good track. "Whoever We Are" https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whoever-we-are-feat.-rachel/id873283028?i=873283374
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Jun 10, 2014 06:14
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Man, at least link a free stream somewhere edit: e.g. http://www.hiphopearly.com/Timbaland-ft-Rachel-Assil-Whoever-We-Are-t23944.html
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Jun 10, 2014 06:18
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Ah cool, thanks!
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somnambulist posted:My friend Rachel got a new track produced by Timbaland on this Pepsi Beats album that came out today. It's actually quite good, I'm not promoting her really, I'm just really impressed. It's a good track. That is awesome! I love Timbaland.
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Jun 10, 2014 08:31
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This is a pretty bangin song from Tove Stryke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCcYl9E73nI TheIndividual posted:They definitely aren't trumpets. Some sort of midi saxophone I think. They make the song sound like a bad demo version. Yeah, they sound real bad.
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Jun 10, 2014 16:52
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For once, I'm actually enjoying most of the summer music being played on the radio. Problem, Am I Wrong, and Sing own. I guess I'm liking the return to a more soulful pop. Should I be thankful for Robin Thicke and Def Jam from last year? Though it's annoying that in the back of my mind, the artists seem to be pushed on us.
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Jun 11, 2014 19:11
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Problem and Fancy would be better if they had Kesha instead of Iggy Azalea. I miss Kesha 
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Jun 12, 2014 02:54
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I'm late to the party but I've been digging Lorde lately
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Jun 12, 2014 02:59
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somnambulist posted:I think all of Lana's music sounds exactly the same. It's interesting the first time you hear it, but she doesn't seem versatile or interesting as an artist to me. Maybe I'm wrong, but from what I've heard everything is low moans and whispers. It got old quick, but I'd love to be wrong, maybe she will surprise me. No, that's really her thing and I can understand that it's not going to appeal to everyone. It's especially true in her new album Ultraviolence. She has said in interviews her singing reflects her emotional state, so her songs are pretty personal pieces.
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I said come in! posted:No, that's really her thing and I can understand that it's not going to appeal to everyone. It's especially true in her new album Ultraviolence. She has said in interviews her singing reflects her emotional state, so her songs are pretty personal pieces. I understand that, but wouldn't......most musicians (real ones) say that and still do interesting things?
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Jun 12, 2014 07:58
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bryn987 posted:I'm late to the party but I've been digging Lorde lately Quite late, my girlfriend and I are both sick of her album after at least half of it has gotten constant radio play. Even Adele had more staying power.
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somnambulist posted:I understand that, but wouldn't......most musicians (real ones) say that and still do interesting things? Some, sure. I don't know about most. There is a very high volume of musicians and writers out there who put out tons of songs that all sound more or less the same.
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Lana has to be one of the most genuinely interesting people around--or unique, anyways http://radio.com/2014/06/12/lana-del-rey-interview-maleficent-ultraviolence/quote:In your current cover story with The Fader, you talked about having a keen interest in science and technology. She hasn't been digging Lorde lately
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I said come in! posted:No, that's really her thing and I can understand that it's not going to appeal to everyone. It's especially true in her new album Ultraviolence. She has said in interviews her singing reflects her emotional state, so her songs are pretty personal pieces. That doesn't make her special. Hopefully the rest of the album doesn't put me to sleep.
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Her writing certainly hasn't gotten any better, but you can hear the Auerbach all over it and by proxy the Danger Mouse. It almost sounds kind of like that album "Rome," but with Lana and The Black Keys instead of Norah Jones and Jack White. Born to Die was so huge and had so many big tracks, I imagine a lot of people are going to be disappointed. I'm also very curious to hear how she is going to tour the album, I saw her about a month ago and it was so loud you couldn't hear her or the band a lot of the time.
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Sprat Sandwich posted:Here's a good Charli XCX song - 'Boom Clap' (featuring clips from some movie). Just heard this. What a great hook.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Quite late, my girlfriend and I are both sick of her album after at least half of it has gotten constant radio play. Even Adele had more staying power. I'm pretty sure every New Zealand radio station played her back to back for about the last 6 months+ so I can totally totally relate there...
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Jun 14, 2014 03:35
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Guys, you gotta help me, I can't stop listening to Ultraviolence. It's so brooding and torch-singer-y and haunting and lovely, it's great.
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Yoshifan823 posted:Guys, you gotta help me, I can't stop listening to Ultraviolence. It's so brooding and torch-singer-y and haunting and lovely, it's great. It's so much better than Born To Die. Holy poo poo.
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I've had the opposite reaction to Ultraviolence. First listen really bored me, and while subsequent listens have made it grow on me I don't think I'll ever like it as much as I like Born to Die (which I absolutely love).
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Jun 16, 2014 02:10
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I started listening to 'Ultraviolence' but at that moment something incredible was released and I ascended onto a higher plane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okC1XE0jX2U Jessie Ware - Tough Love
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Jun 17, 2014 09:50
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Oh my god oh my god oh my god. I didn't even know she had something new coming out.
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PUGGERNAUT posted:Oh my god oh my god oh my god. I didn't even know she had something new coming out. Yeah she announced the 'world premiere' last week but it was kinda low-key I guess but then yesterday happened and pack your poo poo up everyone you tried.
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I'm halfway through the main part of Ultraviolence (not including bonus tracks - just the core album) and think it sounds better as a whole than as a gaggle of promo singles. It might be good for traffic jams, but I haven't heard anything that really grabs me like a handful of songs on Born To Die did.
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