Rihanna - "Diamonds"

[Wave.]

Sept 26, 2012 13:54:44 GMT -5 @jback said:

The navy is such a horrible Stan base name, maybe tied with the Katy Kats :$ This will grow on me I assume. And for me The first single is never my favorite release(minus umbrella)

STOP.

Sept 26, 2012 14:06:28 GMT -5 Janhova's Witness said:

And if they had released a "We Found Love" Part 2 instead of this mess, you know these same people would be all over it like white on rice.

This. Im here for different things.

[Nicolexo]

Sept 26, 2012 14:06:28 GMT -5 Janhova's Witness said:

I see the stans in here praising Robyn for "trying something different" to counter the lukewarm reception to the song itself. You know, it's possible to deliver both a different sound and a quality product. Sadly, that's not the case here.

And if they had released a "We Found Love" Part 2 instead of this mess, you know these same people would be all over it like white on rice.

This is the only site I've seen that has had a really negative response to it. Lots of other sites are loving it. I wouldn't say it's had a "lukewarm" response overall.

[Not Careful Enough]

Sept 26, 2012 14:06:28 GMT -5 Janhova's Witness said:

I see the stans in here praising Robyn for "trying something different" to counter the lukewarm reception to the song itself. You know, it's possible to deliver both a different sound and a quality product. Sadly, that's not the case here.

And if they had released a "We Found Love" Part 2 instead of this mess, you know these same people would be all over it like white on rice.

SOME OF US DON"T THINK THIS SONG IS A QUALITY PRODUCT = THIS SONG IS NOT A QUALITY PRODUCT

Also I didn't really like WFL. I do not stan for her, I like the song.

[Janhova's Witness]

Sept 26, 2012 14:12:47 GMT -5 Not Careful Enough said:

SOME OF US DON"T THINK THIS SONG IS A QUALITY PRODUCT
=
THIS SONG IS NOT A QUALITY PRODUCT

No, my opinion is fact.

[Eloqueen™]

Sept 26, 2012 13:59:08 GMT -5 p0isonparadise. said:

I'm used to Britney, Gaga, and Madonna causing this kind of reaction when they release their singles, not Rihanna.

I'm loving this.

Honestly this type of reaction is absolutely nothing new on Pulse. A lot of people typically don't like her first releases here (until they later warm to them). Case in point:

"We Found Love"

I don't love it to be honest. Was expecting more from them.

Well, I'm kinda disappointed to be honest. Sounds like an will.i.am / BEP leftover and that's not a good sign. It's not bad but nothing amazing. By far the weakest first single from RiRi.

don't like it to be honest. It will be big hit in Europe but not sure about US.

um its ok im not blown away its nothing amazing or different.

They killed Cheers for this? Lmao.

Hm. The chorus isn't too catchy, and her vocals are average. The instrumental is good in certain places, but the drop is really... meh.

She sounds gorgeous and...I'm out. It sounds more Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna than the other way around. The chorus is such a non-event.

I'm just disappointed. I was expecting more at this point.

Meh, it's her weakest lead single imo. OG >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

That's really generic, i mean Calvin productions are most of the time generics, but this is even worst. Btw, Bounce >>>>>>

"Only Girl (In The World)"

not impressed....

So disappointed. What a step down from RR!

I definitely prefer "Rude Boy." Love the verses, the chorus drags. And the production is pretty generic for a dance track. A step back for her.

OK, the chorus and the bridge are really weak. I feel like I may be able to get lost in the club with this beat, but lyrically the chorus is just way too long/too much and the bridge doesn't really crescendo or go anywhere.

Meh...not really feeling it.

such a 4gettable, bland, almost b-side quality song lol. Just the song title reeks from a cheap b-side lol. Rude Boy is 10000x a stronger song than this. I totally thought they knew what they were doing as they rushed this out so quick (plus all the hype) Thats usually done when they know they have a smash. Smash this ain't ( if ends up being one its only cause of payola lol or something shady). This just ISNT that good. Wow, how didnt all the people in her record company hear what a weak effort this was.

Impossibly lame.

Verses are pretty good, but on first listen, the chorus is kind of atrocious. I'm scared to hear her sing it live..

Generic mess. I'm disappointed.

[Nicolexo]

Sept 26, 2012 14:02:02 GMT -5 hitseeker. said:

Can anyone post this song's current position on iTunes stores worldwide? I don't iTunes installed on this computer. Thanks in advance :)

I'm not sure about every country but I've seen it's already gone #1 in Cyprus, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Norway, Costa Rica, France, Portugal, Poland, and Spain. So that seems really really good! :)

Other countries I randomly checked:
US - #4
Ireland - #4
Denmark - #10
Italy - #3
Canada - #5
Netherlands - #4
Australia - #77 (I think it was just released since it was in the 80s just 20 minutes ago)

So...slaying per usual.

[Not Careful Enough]

Lol
Pulse, you so silly.

15th listen
ATRL has it right

[hitseeker.]

Sept 26, 2012 14:18:34 GMT -5 Nicolexo said:

Sept 26, 2012 14:02:02 GMT -5 hitseeker. said:

Can anyone post this song's current position on iTunes stores worldwide? I don't iTunes installed on this computer. Thanks in advance :)

I'm not sure about every country but I've seen it's already gone #1 in Cyprus, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Norway, Costa Rica, France, Portugal, Poland, and Spain. So that seems really really good! :)

Other countries I randomly checked:
US - #4
Ireland - #4
Denmark - #10
Italy - #3
Canada - #5
Australia - #77 (I think it was just released since it was in the 80s just 20 minutes ago)

So...slaying per usual.

Wow it's doing great, thank you very much! And #1 in Portugal?! Yay, go my country! LOL

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

Sept 26, 2012 14:15:52 GMT -5 nighttime said:

Seems like it's being received well elsewhere.

@ the first review by Billboard, like seriously, these people must not be smashing them diamonds hard enough before smoking them?
"Diamonds" notably slows the electronic stomp of previous lead singles "Only Girl (In The World)" and "We Found Love," instead offering a lush, mid-tempo pool of synthesizers and Rihanna's powerful pipes

[Wave.]

Well, her vocals have improved..

[Snowbeast]

It's a nice, easy listening pop song. What exactly was everyone expecting? I don't understand all these posts suddenly knocking her creative input. It's Rihanna. People submit songs, Rihanna records them. What she lacks in the musical composure aspect, she makes up for it with visual contributions. She knows how to make this ride entertaining for her fans. The music videos are always more provoking than everyone else's. She doesn't let it get stale. She's like Britney when she was at her best.

[Peaches. [Ch, r. is]]

Sept 26, 2012 13:54:44 GMT -5 @jback said:

The navy is such a horrible Stan base name, maybe tied with the Katy Kats :$ This will grow on me I assume. And for me The first single is never my favorite release(minus umbrella)

??? It's my favorite name after the Monsters & Hive.

Animals, Army & Katy Kats are stupid names. ... or Lovatics

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Sept 26, 2012 14:17:02 GMT -5 Eloqueen™ said:

Sept 26, 2012 13:59:08 GMT -5 p0isonparadise. said:

I'm used to Britney, Gaga, and Madonna causing this kind of reaction when they release their singles, not Rihanna.

I'm loving this.

Honestly this type of reaction is absolutely nothing new on Pulse. A lot of people typically don't like her first releases here (until they later warm to them). Case in point:

"We Found Love"

Hm. The chorus isn't too catchy, and her vocals are average. The instrumental is good in certain places, but the drop is really... meh.

This one was me and it ended up being my favourite song of the decade. :kii: Oops.

[Fat Ass Kelly Price]

Sorry, but I'm not gonna praise a singer from going from absolute shit vocals to mediocre vocals.

And let's wait until we see some live performances to determine any growth. Rihanna fans tell themselves this same thing every album, yet her live vocals are consistently mediocre to bad?

[Deleted]

I personally feel her live vocals improved over the last era. Her performances of We Found Love showcased that for me.

[hitseeker.]

I think it's about time people dropped the 'she's not a good vocalist' argument. She may not have the best voice, but she can hit some big notes and have a great vocal performance, which cannot be said of other pop singers out there. I would say that her voice is not 'steady' though, in the sense that sometimes you can definitely hear some pitchiness, even when she's doing slower songs, but pitchiness doesn't make her a bad singer and many other artists have had pitchy moments in their performances before.

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

Sept 26, 2012 14:32:00 GMT -5 @xiivi said:

I personally feel her live vocals improved over the last era. Her performances of We Found Love showcased that for me.

Her performances of WFL are one of her worst, IMO. Recently, she gave a good performance of 'Where Have You Been' on the finale of AI, but that's about it.

[Sir Benji]

In order to be considered a good vocalist you have to be consistently good and have some range. Rihanna has range but she is consistently bad live. She's just not a "singer". There was a time when her studio vocals made me cringe because she sounded so bad. She sounds decent in most of her songs now but she still can't really sing live.

[blue in moonlight]

Which Lana Del Rey tracks does "Diamonds" sound like? I'd like to hear them. I must admit that Rey is squarely in the "don't like the single(s) so cannot be bothered with the album" column for me along with Carly Rae Jespen. So I wouldn't know "her sound" if I heard it.

[p0isonparadise.]

Sept 26, 2012 14:46:02 GMT -5 blue in moonlight said:

Which Lana Del Rey tracks does "Diamonds" sound like? I'd like to hear them. I must admit that Rey is squarely in the "don't like the single(s) so cannot be bothered with the album" column for me along with Carly Rae Jespen. So I wouldn't know "her sound" if I heard it.

Born To Die.

[Au$tin]

Sept 26, 2012 14:41:43 GMT -5 Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... said:

Sept 26, 2012 14:32:00 GMT -5 @xiivi said:

I personally feel her live vocals improved over the last era. Her performances of We Found Love showcased that for me.

Her performances of WFL are one of her worst, IMO. Recently, she gave a good performance of 'Where Have You Been' on the finale of AI, but that's about it.

I actually was impressed with her performance of "We Found Love" on the VMAs. That note she hit when she was up dancing with Calvin shocked me. I didn't know she could hit that note in a live performance.

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

Sept 26, 2012 14:47:49 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Sept 26, 2012 14:41:43 GMT -5 Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... said:

Her performances of WFL are one of her worst, IMO. Recently, she gave a good performance of 'Where Have You Been' on the finale of AI, but that's about it.

I actually was impressed with her performance of "We Found Love" on the VMAs. That note she hit when she was up dancing with Calvin shocked me. I didn't know she could hit that note in a live performance.

One note, ok...how was the rest the SONG?!!!!!

[Fat Ass Kelly Price]

Sept 26, 2012 14:32:00 GMT -5 @xiivi said:

I personally feel her live vocals improved over the last era. Her performances of We Found Love showcased that for me.

Are you not including the performances of WFL where she chose to Xtina scream, strain, yell out a terrible offkey note at the end?

[nighttime]

Too obvious.

[Fat Ass Kelly Price]

Sept 26, 2012 14:35:32 GMT -5 hitseeker. said:

I think it's about time people dropped the 'she's not a good vocalist' argument. She may not have the best voice, but she can hit some big notes and have a great vocal performance, which cannot be said of other pop singers out there. I would say that her voice is not 'steady' though, in the sense that sometimes you can definitely hear some pitchiness, even when she's doing slower songs, but pitchiness doesn't make her a bad singer and many other artists have had pitchy moments in their performances before.

I think you should reevaluate your argument because it makes no sense. She's not a good vocalist. Period. "Big notes" do not make a good vocalist. She's also NEVER has a great vocal performance. Perhaps she has, for you, but that only indicates lowered standards on your part.

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Rihanna's vocals are by no means up to par with what would be considered "acceptable" by any means, but her backing track certainly shows promise.

Sept 26, 2012 14:13:56 GMT -5 Janhova's Witness said:

No, my opinion is fact.

You never lied.

Sept 26, 2012 14:15:52 GMT -5 nighttime said:

Seems like it's being received well elsewhere.

Lol.

Sept 26, 2012 14:46:02 GMT -5 blue in moonlight said:

Which Lana Del Rey tracks does "Diamonds" sound like? I'd like to hear them. I must admit that Rey is squarely in the "don't like the single(s) so cannot be bothered with the album" column for me along with Carly Rae Jespen. So I wouldn't know "her sound" if I heard it.

To me, it doesn't sound like any track Lana's released specifically, it just has a very similar recipe with different ingredients. If that makes sense.

[Eloqueen™]

I see Pulse still loves its regurgitation.

[Wave.]

Sept 26, 2012 15:01:30 GMT -5 Eloqueen™ said:

I see Pulse still loves its regurgitation.

Right. Same ol' disscussion. No one is ever going to see Eye to Eye.

[hitseeker.]

but that only indicates lowered standards on your part.

Lol yes, I think that's the case here.

[Peaches. [Ch, r. is]]

Yea i don't think it sounds like any Lana track in particular, just the lyrics and her annunciation of certain words remind me of Lana.