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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 10:23:57 GMT -5
Love this album. After several listens, my ranking: 1. Misery 2. Used To Love You 3. Make Me Like You 4. Asking For It 5. Getting Warmer 6. Truth 7. Red Flag 8. Naughty 9. You're My Favorite 10. Rocket Ship 11. Send Me A Picture ...and the rest. I straight-up LOVE #1-6. 7-11 are very strong album tracks. Where Would I Be sounds like something Lily Allen did better 10 years ago. It's not bad but they could have made it a bonus track, really and moved Getting Warmer into the final track listing. Gwen is passed that ska-lite sound anyway. Oh...and BYE to the Red Flag haters. She reminds me of Iggy a little in the verse but I just think it's an interesting song. I love the "You know how to spend it" section the most and the steady synth pulse over the hard beat. The fake strings and the manic laughter too add some theatricality to it. :o What about Rare and Obsessed?
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Post by poplife on Mar 20, 2016 10:37:18 GMT -5
Loving this album! Red Flag was an immediate favorite, I still need a few more days to let this masterpiece sink in. By the way, does anyone have a good HQ cover of the Target edition without that red circle sticker on the front? I want to update the album in iTunes.
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 20, 2016 13:03:27 GMT -5
Loving this album! Red Flag was an immediate favorite, I still need a few more days to let this masterpiece sink in. By the way, does anyone have a good HQ cover of the Target edition without that red circle sticker on the front? I want to update the album in iTunes.
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Post by Unhinged on Mar 20, 2016 14:12:36 GMT -5
Love the album. "Where Would I Be?" is a knockout. Might be one of my favorites from her.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 20, 2016 15:44:50 GMT -5
:o What about Rare and Obsessed? They are part of "the rest." I mentioned before that, by the time I got to Obsessed, I was kinda over JR Rotem. It's one of the weakest on the album but at least it's a bonus track. Re-rank: 1. Misery 2. Used To Love You 3. Make Me Like You 4. Asking For It 5. Getting Warmer 6. Truth 7. Where Would I Be? 8. Red Flag 9. Naughty 10. You're My Favorite 11. Rocket Ship 12. Send Me A Picture Where Would I Be finally clicked with me. I especially like it from the breakdown on but still, a very catchy and fun song!
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 20, 2016 17:35:07 GMT -5
I feel some type of way about SMAP being 12th...
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Post by foxxden on Mar 20, 2016 17:54:52 GMT -5
So happy my slightly hyperbolic underestimation was exceeded. She's projected to debut at #1 next week with 68-73k (73-78k SPS), her first solo #1 album. Love.Angel.Music.Baby debuted at #7 with 309k (4m to date). The Sweet Escape debuted at #3 with 243k (1.733m to date). Her first number one album since No Doubt's Tragic Kindom - long overdue! This album is definitely better than The Sweet Escape and even rivals Love Angel Music Baby at times. There is not a single song I feel the need to skip while listening to it. Even the bonus tracks are killer. My favorites are "Truth", "Make Me Like You", "Send Me a Picture", "Asking 4 It", "Getting Warmer", and "Loveable". In other news, goes to spotify on April 1st - the day before she performs on SNL, I'm expecting that to be a big promo week for her.
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Post by Colton on Mar 20, 2016 18:01:07 GMT -5
send me a picture is the best song on the album don't @ me
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Post by poplife on Mar 21, 2016 9:22:46 GMT -5
So deserving of No. 1! I was worried the past few weeks that they were waiting too long to release it, so I'm glad to see its charting at the top where it belongs.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 21, 2016 9:39:22 GMT -5
YESSS King Colton is back...even if he speaks lies. In other news, I can't even get through Asking 4 It without rewinding multiple times. Ugh I love this song so much. But, @ me hearing "So...put your hands on me please" instead of "Could you answer me please?" I like my lyrics better.
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Post by Mike79 on Mar 21, 2016 12:27:58 GMT -5
I'm trying to put Baby Don't Lie, Spark the Fire and Together (with Calvin Harris) on this album. Where would you place these three songs to add to this era??
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 16:07:47 GMT -5
I'm trying to put Baby Don't Lie, Spark the Fire and Together (with Calvin Harris) on this album. Where would you place these three songs to add to this era?? Well Together would be a bonus track BDL would probably be between You're My Favorite and Where Would I Be? Spark would be after Naughty
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 21, 2016 16:58:34 GMT -5
HITS bumped her estimate slightly and predicts she will come in at #1 with 70-75k (75-80k SPS).
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Post by PopLuva on Mar 22, 2016 7:57:14 GMT -5
i really love war paint anyone else?
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Post by bat1990 on Mar 22, 2016 9:25:03 GMT -5
Hot 100 Summary #97 Re-Entry for "Make Me Like You" #111 "Misery"
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 22, 2016 10:06:05 GMT -5
i really love war paint anyone else? Never heard this song. Is it on an international version of the album?
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Mar 22, 2016 10:16:33 GMT -5
Me Without You is my favorite at the moment.
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Post by Ty on Mar 22, 2016 10:29:50 GMT -5
Where Would I Be? is so good, an instant favorite.
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Post by poplife on Mar 22, 2016 11:01:36 GMT -5
i really love war paint anyone else? Never heard this song. Is it on an international version of the album? Yes, it is on the Japanese edition. I really wanna hear it but I'm gonna wait to play that and Loveable until my import arrives.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 22, 2016 11:30:44 GMT -5
Ooh...I wanna hear those songs!!
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Post by allow that on Mar 22, 2016 11:42:13 GMT -5
I looove "Truth."
This is a solid album. I think it could have done much better single-wise if it didn't have the messy start last year.
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Post by Gray. on Mar 22, 2016 17:21:04 GMT -5
Is "Send Me a Picture" about her sexting with Blake? And thank god "War Paint" won't leave Japan. The theme and "going tribal" lines made me uncomfortable/are somewhat problematic.
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Post by gbaby on Mar 22, 2016 20:50:34 GMT -5
"Truth" is an obvious standout, IMO.
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Post by Hunter on Mar 23, 2016 1:19:38 GMT -5
Send Me a Picture is so smooth and sexy, can't stop playing it!
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Post by CriminallySmooth on Mar 23, 2016 3:33:38 GMT -5
Id love to see Truth be the next single.
My favs: Misery You're my Favorite Truth Asking 4 it Me Without You
Best pop album since ARTpop. Great start to the mass amount of amazing music I'm expecting this year.
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Post by steevy on Mar 23, 2016 3:57:06 GMT -5
"Truth" is an obvious standout, IMO. For Me Too.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Mar 23, 2016 7:45:15 GMT -5
Like, what even is Getting Warmer and why the fuck is it a bonus track. One of my all-time favorite Gwen songs. That beat is just so nasty. I want a rapper to hop on it pronto.
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Post by mc54 on Mar 23, 2016 9:01:04 GMT -5
What happened to her? I get it, she's in love, but what a wet noodle of an album.
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Post by Unhinged on Mar 23, 2016 9:17:11 GMT -5
I'm hoping "Where Would I Be?" is a single at some point. It's a great mix of all things Gwen. :)
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Post by divasummer on Mar 23, 2016 9:18:27 GMT -5
I'm a casual fan of Gwen's. I usually buy her releases but only listen to the singles. At times her quirkiness can be a bit much for me. Though I usually like her singles for a bit. Either I'm used to her quirkiness or she's eased up on it some because I really like this cd so far. I love the first two singles from the project. I'm hoping "Make Me Love You" becomes at least as big of a hit as prior single "Used To Love You
"Where Would I Be" is great. I love the breezy beat behind it. It reminds me of something from the mid 90's I think. "Your My Favorite" it really good. It's pretty catchy. "Truth" and "Misery" are non offensive good songs. "Askin For It" is pretty good though like another poster said his contribution could have been better served on another song. It's still pretty good though.
I could do without "Red Flag" and as of now "Naughty". There a little obnoxious.
As a whole this cd is really good in my opinion. I only have the standard so I haven't heard any bonus tracks. Hopefully they will be released to Itunes someday.
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