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Post by tamed09 on Dec 3, 2014 0:09:12 GMT -5
Why is it released under pop via Amazon.....and the image still isn't together for records like these to lead off the album. A septum ring isn't bringing anybody to the record store
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Post by Air Jordin on Dec 3, 2014 19:40:11 GMT -5
"It Ain't You" is #25 on Billboard's "Trending 140" chart
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2014 20:37:32 GMT -5
I finally got around to listening to the mixtape in full...I didn't realize some of the songs are only snippets, which is why I didn't think the songs would end up on the album. So this is basically less a mixtape and more a preview/lowkey tester to see what gets good reactions and what doesn't, I guess.
One or two pages before I bemoaned Jordin's inability to distinguish between the good songs and the clunkers, and it's almost as if she released this mixtape to underscore my point. The lyrics are overwhelmingly try-hard in some places (It Ain't You) and in other places feel like whoever wrote it didn't try hard enough (How Bout Now), and either way it's almost a cringeworthy level of bad to me. It's a shame that How Bout Now is what she chose to lead with because it's the weakest of the bunch by far and I think a lot of people immediately went into the rest of the project with a negative opinion. I really, really hope against hope that It Ain't You is not the next single; lyrics are corny and does Mustard have to be on every beat, hoe? At this point choosing him to produce a single is even lazier than his regurgitation of the same beat for everything he does. God I am just exhausted of him sometimes. Work From Home and They Don't Give are merely ok, but sound like mid-2000s leftovers from an Amerie album that a label refused to release...they're not strong enough to stand out. Right Here, Right Now sounds like it is on the precipice of either greatness or that same mid-2000s wasteland, and I need to hear it in full to know which way it falls.
OTOH Double Tap gives me life, and 11:11 is still as gorgeous as I recalled it being when it leaked a year ago. I also really like Gasoline and Left Right. So it seems if this super-urban route is the way she wants to go then simple ballads and mid-tempo stunting about how fly she looks are the sweet spots. Nooooo dis tracks.
She should go with Double Tap as the single, but I don't know how she is going to make her image work with the 'harder' songs like Double Tap and It Ain't You. She may feel like this music is a true reflection of where she is right now, but as soblu said she is still so sweet and apple pie, and a complete overhaul into good girl gone bad would feel disingenuous. I'm trying to think of what middle ground she can land on that would work but I'm only coming up with a vague concept that I can't quite articulate yet. I do know those administrative assistant skirts have got to go.
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 4, 2014 16:52:27 GMT -5
Yes, I'm hoping "It Ain't You" is not the lead single, although the sound would be good with different lyrics ("stay fresh though" WTF??). "Work From Home" is my favorite of the ones I heard. I don't mind "Double Tap" either, but not sure it would be good as a lead single.
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Post by Air Jordin on Dec 5, 2014 10:23:26 GMT -5
The full version of Gasoline features Sage the Gemini
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Post by Live Your Life on Dec 5, 2014 18:58:39 GMT -5
I feel like she's always had a terrible A&R team. Aside from getting quite a few hits, that she originally recorded, snatched from her, this whole urban makeover is not convincing in the slightest. She has always been very vanilla.
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Post by Air Jordin on Dec 6, 2014 0:10:24 GMT -5
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Post by Air Jordin on Dec 6, 2014 0:16:33 GMT -5
Also, I didn't realize until a recent interview but speaking of "getting quite a few hits, that she originally recorded, snatched from her," Party in the USA was also supposed to be Jordin's
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 15:47:02 GMT -5
Also, I didn't realize until a recent interview but speaking of "getting quite a few hits, that she originally recorded, snatched from her," Party in the USA was also supposed to be Jordin's Jesus Christ. RCA just didn't love Jordin at ALL, did they?
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 6, 2014 16:18:15 GMT -5
I remember "Skyscraper" (Demi) and "Who Says" (Selena) stolen. Was "The Way" intended for Jordin to begin with, or was that always meant for Ariana?
I wonder why RCA was so awful when it comes to her.
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Post by think pink. on Dec 6, 2014 16:32:46 GMT -5
At least she got her coins for penning The Way.
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Post by jdanton2 on Dec 6, 2014 20:30:57 GMT -5
I remember "Skyscraper" (Demi) and "Who Says" (Selena) stolen. Was "The Way" intended for Jordin to begin with, or was that always meant for Ariana? I wonder why RCA was so awful when it comes to her. The Way was supposed to be Jordin's single early last year but then RCA decided not to release it .a bit after that Ariana heard the song and wanted to record it and of course she did.
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Post by 14887fan on Dec 6, 2014 20:40:03 GMT -5
RCA continues to prove how fucking dumb they are when it comes to handling their own artists.
I really hope she makes a great Pop and/or Urban recording, and this mixtape shit gets glossed over. After watching that National Anthem performance posted above, it reminded me that she's got way too good of a voice to be putting out this garbage. Girl has a breakup under her belt; she needs to start writing about it and stop doing interviews about it.
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Post by Kishi KCM on Dec 7, 2014 10:34:21 GMT -5
She did a great job with the National Anthem. I would LOVE for her to be introduced as recording artist Jordin Sparks, not American Idol winner Jordin Sparks!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2014 1:54:50 GMT -5
I may be alone haven't read through the thread. "If Aint You" is giving me personality! I love this urban side of Jordin and I love that she is showing her personality. Instead of that wholesome fake ass image. We all know everyone has different sides and not just one.
If she combines personality and her voice to higher quality music for her album, I will be stanning!
Its just a mixtape, she aint wasting her good material until the album, but #byeFelicia isnt just for her ex but also symbolic to the direction she headed.
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Post by syrus on Dec 10, 2014 10:57:32 GMT -5
I thought she would've been inspired after working with R. Kelly for the "Sparkle" soundtrack. I was hoping her album would have a few pop gems mixed with soul jams. She doesn't have to go the "bad girl" route. Sighs. Yet another flop coming for Jordin. SMH.
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Post by tamed09 on Dec 12, 2014 4:37:56 GMT -5
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Dec 12, 2014 13:03:17 GMT -5
I am not going to say that the whole ratchet thing she is going for is fake because, well, I have never spent time with the girl. Like Coco said, everyone has different sides. I think the fact that she has always had a clean "image" is what is working against her here but remember: images aren't always what they appear. Wasn't Whitney America's sweetheart and everyone was shocked and blamed Bobby when she spiraled into drug abuse? Then, the truth came out that she was always snortin' on the low.
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Post by jdanton2 on Dec 14, 2014 10:39:56 GMT -5
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Post by think pink. on Dec 16, 2014 11:48:02 GMT -5
She's signed with Louder Than Life records.
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 16, 2014 15:15:16 GMT -5
She's signed with Louder Than Life records. Salaam's imprint through Sony.
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Post by Air Jordin on Dec 16, 2014 15:16:12 GMT -5
She's signed with Louder Than Life records. Salaam's imprint through Sony. She is also still with 19 Recordings
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Post by tsr on Dec 23, 2014 9:26:44 GMT -5
"Double Tap" is EVERYTHING!
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Post by Air Jordin on Dec 23, 2014 12:24:39 GMT -5
"Double Tap" is EVERYTHING! Agreed. I really hope that it's the first single
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Post by Live Your Life on Jan 14, 2015 19:47:50 GMT -5
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Post by tamed09 on Jan 15, 2015 9:02:50 GMT -5
She's doing the breakfast club this morning....heard she's spilling all the tea. Good to see her on the two biggest urban stations, but hopefully they can "it ain't you" for something else
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Post by think pink. on Jan 15, 2015 14:48:41 GMT -5
LordT. She is airing him out in these interviews!.
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Post by think pink. on Jan 16, 2015 10:33:39 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 20:41:25 GMT -5
She is so likable! I really liked that Breakfast Club interview. Now she just needs to release some music I can fuck with.
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Post by tamed09 on Jan 17, 2015 3:10:58 GMT -5
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