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Post by Eqbk on Feb 23, 2014 17:00:39 GMT -5
Labels will only do so much for a project that the artist themselves doesn't want to push. They were never going to spend all this money on a huge marketing campaign when Britney won't (for whatever reason) perform on TV and do more than a handful of interviews. That being said the album itself, Work Bitch's release and clean version were incredibly messy. Pretty much. Britney and her team share a huge part of the blame. They barely wanted to give focus and attention to the album so why should the label? That isn't to say that the label isn't part of the problem but they aren't the root of the issue Anything done outside of getting Britney to care enough to actually put more effort into her music and into promoting it is the equivalent of loosening a belt on a bulging belly. That said, I do commend the strides she's made the last couple of shows. I do feel kind of bad for the people who decided to come to the earlier shows and especially for those people who spent money on the meet-and-greets early on. The difference in the level of quality between the first set of shows/meet-and-greets and the later sets are noticeably different. That's one thing I hope she works on in the future. When she launches an era, she needs to come out hard and more fully prepared than she has been for the last few eras. Most of the kinks should have been worked out well before the era started instead of several months into it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 20:02:03 GMT -5
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Post by fitandtanned on Feb 23, 2014 20:12:45 GMT -5
So I'm guessing it's safe to say that there won't be a third single from this project. Yeah, probably not. Can you blame RCA? The album has only sold 240k in just under three months; they'd lose even more money with another single. I just can't get over those sales. Remember when people thought Femme Fatale was a flop for selling 276k in its first week? Who would've guessed that her next album would struggle to sell that much overall? Outsold by Tamar Braxton, who would have ever thought that..
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Post by ClevelandRox on Feb 23, 2014 21:26:37 GMT -5
It's sad that this is becoming a Vegas thread with no news. :'( Pretty much all this project ever was.
Speaking of the Cocaine song being too explicit, wth on Britney Jean made it get a Parental Advisory label? I could really like Cocaine with the right production, I love the "You're my cocaine, I'm addicted" line.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Feb 23, 2014 21:39:52 GMT -5
BTI rerelease please. I am so slayed.
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Post by Hussy on Feb 23, 2014 22:11:36 GMT -5
Cocaine is a guilty pleasure, i love it <3
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Post by Keelzit on Feb 24, 2014 0:02:05 GMT -5
Break the Ice is definitely the highlight of the whole show. Might be one of her top 5 tunes in general. Such a banger; I'm all for it getting re-released. It's not like that many people know about it anyway.
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 24, 2014 2:23:18 GMT -5
Danja CLEARLY should've been her EP for BJ!
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Feb 24, 2014 6:54:52 GMT -5
Danja CLEARLY should've been her EP for BJ! I love how BJ turned out, but there's nothing to say to this but YES!
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Post by Diet Soda Pop on Feb 24, 2014 8:45:56 GMT -5
These make me so bitter. I mean, could you imagine her performing like that on an award show? I'm getting wet just thinking about it.
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Post by It's me, bitch. on Feb 24, 2014 13:15:13 GMT -5
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Post by blahsi on Feb 24, 2014 17:41:08 GMT -5
Britney Jean is not a terrible album, but I feel, like others, that they just rushed this to get it out in time for the Vegas announcement. Some of the songs feel insanely polished but others (Body Ache, Perfume, Tik Tik Boom, It Should Be Easy, Alien, as examples) just felt rushed! I could place all the blame on Will.i.am but Britney's just as guilty in my opinion. That isn't to say I don't enjoy it - there are songs I do listen to repeatedly - but far less than her last few releases. Maybe they'll get it right with the ninth album, if there is one.
I agree with whomever posted about Work Bitch. The song took a while to grow on me but it's now part of my essential Britney list.
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Post by Living Legend on Feb 24, 2014 21:03:25 GMT -5
I think it's in her contract that she can't perform anywhere else in the US except for Vegas so the only show she could really do is the Billboard Awards in May.
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Post by It's me, bitch. on Feb 24, 2014 22:47:02 GMT -5
I think it's in her contract that she can't perform anywhere else in the US except for Vegas so the only show she could really do is the Billboard Awards in May. Hell. Just show her doing a number from the show during the billboard awards! :)
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Post by Hussy on Feb 24, 2014 23:04:50 GMT -5
I think it's in her contract that she can't perform anywhere else in the US except for Vegas so the only show she could really do is the Billboard Awards in May. I don't think Britney would be ready for such a huge exposure on national TV across the country!
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Feb 24, 2014 23:25:58 GMT -5
I think it's in her contract that she can't perform anywhere else in the US except for Vegas so the only show she could really do is the Billboard Awards in May. I don't think Britney would be ready for such a huge exposure on national TV across the country! I agree that none of us really know what her current mental state is, but as far as performance skills she's more than there. I know what you're saying and I even agree. I just hate it. She's been there, done that thousands of time and OWNED countless of these award show performances. One more should be nothing to her, especially with the fire she is bringing on stage right now. In reality, as good as she is, something like seeing that again is as out of reach as ever. The 2007 VMA's and the public outcry that followed have pretty much guaranteed that we won't get another true high profile award show effort. Britney won't risk putting herself through that again. And again, I totally get it. It just sucks. Her pre-2007 mentality was such that she was so sure of herself, so absolutely confident in her abilities, that if she fucked up once or twice, no sweat. Now, it's like the idea of not being perfect destroys even the possibility of being great, in other words, don't bother because of the mental stress that it would cause. Life will do some fucked up things to you.
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Post by Hussy on Feb 25, 2014 14:11:58 GMT -5
OMG, NO COMMENT
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Post by dzjx on Feb 25, 2014 17:16:56 GMT -5
shes actually wearing makeup in that picture so i wonder what she looks like without.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Feb 25, 2014 17:30:38 GMT -5
Sorry, but I have to eye roll at these conversations. I have no fucks to give and clearly neither does she. Move along, nothing to see here.
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Post by Diet Soda Pop on Feb 25, 2014 18:58:51 GMT -5
I love the girl but she really needs to stop letting her doctor "inject fun stuff into her face". They're obviously making her face swell up which is doing her no good.
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Post by josh on Feb 25, 2014 19:27:55 GMT -5
Sorry, but I have to eye roll at these conversations. I have no f**ks to give and clearly neither does she. Move along, nothing to see here. Sorry, but I have to eye roll at conversations like this. Just because you have no fucks to give doesn't mean that no one else should. Move along, nothing being added to the conversation here.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2014 20:19:23 GMT -5
This is a really insensitive question but I've always wondered...is there a reason that she's aging so poorly or is it just genetics? Like that sounds harsh but I've heard tons of people talk about how old she looks and suggest it was from drug use or something like that and I've always wondered if there was any truth to it. Before everyone jumps on me, I don't think she doesn't look that bad but she pretty clearly looks a good 10 years older than she is and it kind of came out of no where.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Feb 25, 2014 20:37:14 GMT -5
Sorry, but I have to eye roll at these conversations. I have no f**ks to give and clearly neither does she. Move along, nothing to see here. Sorry, but I have to eye roll at conversations like this. Just because you have no f**ks to give doesn't mean that no one else should. Move along, nothing being added to the conversation here. It was just a cheeky response to a cheeky conversation. Speaking of nothing being added to the conversation...
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Post by Diet Soda Pop on Feb 25, 2014 20:52:09 GMT -5
This is a really insensitive question but I've always wondered...is there a reason that she's aging so poorly or is it just genetics? Like that sounds harsh but I've heard tons of people talk about how old she looks and suggest it was from drug use or something like that and I've always wondered if there was any truth to it. Before everyone jumps on me, I don't think she doesn't look that bad but she pretty clearly looks a good 10 years older than she is and it kind of came out of no where. Well, she does smoke and she has always come across as somewhat of a crash dieter which probably aren't the two healthiest combinations. On top of that she obviously feels stressed a lot of the times which also makes you age faster. However I think her main issue is that she seems to have started doing more work to her face. We have candids from as late as April 2013 where she looks amazing without even any make-up on (especially the pictures of her at her sons' soccer games around the Shape photoshoot come to mind). I think not too long after that she just started having more work done and also more frequently. We've always known she got lip injections but I'm pretty sure she's doing some heavier work now, the kind that causes your face to bloat. I think she just simply may just be doing something now after the end of every Vegas leg so that it has some time to heal. I mean, that has to be it right because otherwise I have no clue how she can look like that when she looked really good just 3 days ago
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Feb 25, 2014 20:54:54 GMT -5
This is a really insensitive question but I've always wondered...is there a reason that she's aging so poorly or is it just genetics? Like that sounds harsh but I've heard tons of people talk about how old she looks and suggest it was from drug use or something like that and I've always wondered if there was any truth to it. Before everyone jumps on me, I don't think she doesn't look that bad but she pretty clearly looks a good 10 years older than she is and it kind of came out of no where. Well, she does smoke and she has always come across as somewhat of a crash dieter which probably aren't the two healthiest combinations. On top of that she obviously feels stressed a lot of the times which also makes you age faster. However I think her main issue is that she seems to have started doing more work to her face. We have candids from as late as April 2013 where she looks amazing without even any make-up on (especially the pictures of her at her sons' soccer games around the Shape photoshoot come to mind). I think not too long after that she just started having more work done and also more frequently. We've always known she got lip injections but I'm pretty sure she's doing some heavier work now, the kind that causes your face to bloat. I think she just simply may just be doing something now after the end of every Vegas leg so that it has some time to heal. This could be true, but I hope it's not. She's so naturally beautiful, despite what one bad shot may show.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Feb 26, 2014 8:10:45 GMT -5
'Hot As Ice' remix is hot. https%3A//soundcloud.com/britneyspearsremixed/britney-spears-hot-as-iceNope. The original, like EVERYTHING else on Blackout, is flawless. This sounds sloppy, unfinished, poorly conceived, etc. The production sucks the life out of the lyrics, while the original makes me want to...dance til my bodyache ??? Dick Dick Boom has now ascended the ranks to one of the best songs on the album, but the only songs I use on a regular basis are: 1. Work B 2. It Should Be Easy 3. Now That I Found You 4. Perfume The lack of energy and production have ruined the rest for me. However, I will never turn them off if they pop up on shuffle. #truth. Oh...and @spiritanimal brings me zen, yes, she brings me zen, she makes me feel like a MILLION BILLION.
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Post by harry on Feb 26, 2014 8:22:45 GMT -5
I was very underwhelmed by the Danja TBT, especially the stuff he created for Britney Jean. He's been off his game since 2008.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Feb 26, 2014 20:03:33 GMT -5
The Final Jeopardy question tonight was "Who was the first artist to have five #1 albums on Billboard by the age of 19?"
2/3 contestants put "Britney Spears". The impact. :'(
Correct answer was Bieber but whatever.
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Post by Diet Soda Pop on Feb 26, 2014 21:49:12 GMT -5
A little late to the discussion but, three months after its release, I genuinly love most of Britney Jean. WB, Perfume, TTB, TIG, Hold On Tight, BMS, Don't Cry and, despite the glitch, even Alien are all awesome.
It's just such a shame that there are 4 tracks on there that are either too basic and/or seem rushed. They just leave such a bad taste in everyone's mouth and never should have made the cut. I mean, they're not awful in general but for someone on Britney's level, someone who's known as an innovator, they're just not up to par.
Oh well, at least Vegas is slaying:
Pop's reigning queen has cleaned up with her Las Vegas residency, Britney: Piece of Me, which opened Dec. 27 and has grossed $10.9 million to date, according to Caesars Entertainment. All 16 performances through Feb. 22 were sold out (72,000 tickets total).
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Post by Hussy on Feb 26, 2014 23:13:24 GMT -5
It Should Be Easy is #12 on the radio chart in my country it's not like it matters but Lebanon follows Europe in music releases so this might imply that ISBE could be the next single
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