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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 26, 2007 10:50:42 GMT -5
Yeah, that deluxe cover is MUCH better as is the Japanese cover. I wish the Japanese cover was the US cover. This album is so hot and all my friends who are Britney haters LOVE it. I will be debuting it at my Halloween party this year!
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Post by ♥ r!cky on Oct 26, 2007 11:10:34 GMT -5
What's the Japanese cover?
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 26, 2007 12:32:01 GMT -5
It was posted a few pages ago.
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Post by rehab on Oct 26, 2007 12:52:14 GMT -5
#12 on amazon
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Post by jrnleblanc on Oct 26, 2007 12:56:37 GMT -5
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 26, 2007 12:58:35 GMT -5
*taken from UBritney...SMASH review!
The Associated Press: "Blackout is Britney's best album ever" Posted by Kevin on 26 Oct 2007/Comment at Pop Prodigy
The Associated Press: Just when it seemed safe to write off Britney Spears as a punch line only capable of entertaining people through tabloid escapades, she goes and gets all musically relevant on us. "Blackout," her first studio album in four years, is not only a very good album, it's her best work ever - a triumph, with not a bad song to be found on the 12 tracks.
Granted, a Spears rave should be put in its proper context - it's not like we're talking Bob Dylan here. Spears is a lightweight singer who only flourishes when she has great songs and great producers to supplement her minimal vocal talent. But when she has that help, she's fierce. And she gets that boost on every single track on "Blackout," a sizzling, well-crafted, electro-pop dancefest that should return her to pop's elite.
This is a shocker, given all the lowlights Spears has given us this year. From her embarrassing MTV Video Music Awards performance to her bizarre public antics to allegations that she's an irresponsible parent, Spears has been a walking disaster. It seems amazing that she even found her way to a recording studio, let alone did anything of value while in it.
But Spears emerges on "Blackout" as the antithesis of her tabloid persona - confident, sensual, and in control.
"I got my eye on you," she coos on one of the album's best tracks, "Radar," a sexy techno groove that you can't help but bounce to - a feeling that permeates all of "Blackout's" tracks. You won't find any saccharine ballads or fluffy pop on this disc - it's all about generating heat on the dance floor (and if Spears has shown us anything in the last year, it's that she knows how to party).
On the aptly titled "Freakshow," produced by Danja (who worked on Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds"), Spears gets voyeuristic with a tantalizing promise to get wild in the club.
The hypnotic "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)," also produced by Danja, features Spears breathlessly asking, "What I gotta do to make you move my body" before demanding, "take it off, take it off, take it off."
It's not all about grinding to the music, though. On rock-tinged "Piece of Me," produced by Bloodshy & Avant, she defiantly addresses her critics: "I'm Mrs. Bad Media Karma, another day another drama ... I'm Mrs. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, I'm Mrs. 'Oh My God That Britney's Shameless."'
And on the slow-burn, Neptunes-produced "Why Should I Be Sad," the album's last track, she cops to heartbreak but refuses to let it get her down, a rare vulnerable moment.
Listening to "Blackout" is not only an energetic release, it's also a relief: No, Spears hasn't completely lost it, and yes, her career has a flicker of fire left - actually much, much more. But with all the damage Spears has done and continues to do to her public image, will anyone outside her core fan base (and who knows what that consists of these days) care anymore?
This album is the first, great step in making that happen.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 26, 2007 12:59:57 GMT -5
...and from People:
People.com: Her personal life may be a hot mess, but there is plenty of hot music for dancing one's troubles away on Britney Spears's new album, Blackout, her first studio CD since 2003's pre-K-Fed In the Zone. (Hey, maybe she was actually researching beats on the party-girl circuit.)
"Gimme More," the panting first single, was just a tease, because there are better – if not exactly bolder – tracks, like "Toy Soldier," with its fun simulated snare drums, and the cool, T-Pain-assisted "Hot as Ice" (one of five cuts produced by Timbaland protégé Nate "Danja" Hills).
Only two songs, though, really offer any insight into her well-documented struggles: the media-blasting "Piece of Me" and the K-Fed kiss-off "Why Should I Be Sad," which, after 11 cuts of nonstop partying, leaves you facing the melancholy morning after.
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Post by jrnleblanc on Oct 26, 2007 13:01:12 GMT -5
OMG KEEP THE SMASHING REVIEWS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Definitely High on Oct 26, 2007 13:08:54 GMT -5
The album reviews are amazing. So happy for Brit.
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Post by ETERNAL BRITNEY on Oct 26, 2007 13:22:08 GMT -5
C´MON B-FANS BUY TWO COPIES AND SUPPORT BRIT!!!!
GREAT REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Bunifa Latifah Jackson on Oct 26, 2007 14:25:15 GMT -5
That deluxe cover BETTER be real. I NEED THAT like for NOW! Even if its not, it will be MY official cover for this album. A M A Z I N G
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Oct 26, 2007 14:35:12 GMT -5
I love her album!
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Post by Break The Ice on Oct 26, 2007 14:35:25 GMT -5
#11 on Amazon!
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Post by MM on Oct 26, 2007 14:56:45 GMT -5
The editor of EW was on E! News last night talking about Blackout. They said the album is unbelievable from start to finish and that they can't believe that she can still release such a great album in the middle of all this chaos surrounding her personal life, and it's by far her best album to date. bow.gif
Then they went on to talk about how many great reviews the album has gotten so far. bow.gif
They talked about how some of the dancers from her VMA performance aren't really blaming her for not getting paid but her old manager Jeff Kwatinetz because he was the one who was in charge of the payments and they talked about the trial today, but it was nothing major
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 26, 2007 14:59:23 GMT -5
Get that top 10 pre-order smash B!
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Post by reception on Oct 26, 2007 15:00:40 GMT -5
Britney Spears is ready for some fun after a visit to Swings n' Things Thursday to pick out a playset for sons Sean Preston and Jayden James.
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Post by robbie23 on Oct 26, 2007 15:38:19 GMT -5
i must say .. i'm sooooo sooooooooooooo surprised by how good this album is .. and whats even more shocking is how media is praising it ... well deserved!!! seriously!!!!
i'm loving every single track on it .. few songs are my favorite but they keep switching because they're all good!
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Post by robbie23 on Oct 26, 2007 15:54:02 GMT -5
with all this buzz around this album, perez hilton must be d.y.i.n.g!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by MM on Oct 26, 2007 16:26:35 GMT -5
with all this buzz around this album, perez hilton must be d.y.i.n.g!!!!!!!!!!!!! Has he not posted anything about her?
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Post by Player211 on Oct 26, 2007 16:33:47 GMT -5
I really like the album. Much better than I thought it would be!
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Post by ~ M-Dolla ¤ on Oct 26, 2007 17:13:56 GMT -5
Britney Spears is ready for some fun after a visit to Swings n' Things Thursday to pick out a playset for sons Sean Preston and Jayden James. :( I hate that they know they can get away with following her and getting right in her business and no one does anything about it.
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Post by It's me, bitch. on Oct 26, 2007 17:18:05 GMT -5
New extensions!!
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 26, 2007 18:02:23 GMT -5
LOL they showed a clip of her talking to a pap on Access Hollywood.
"Is that your new CD?" "Nelly's?" "Oh, it's Nelly's?" "Nelly Furtado. She's spanish. Isn't she? Mexican."
LOL oh Britney.
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Post by Break The Ice on Oct 26, 2007 18:13:16 GMT -5
People.com is reporting that Britney was seen taking a break and when reporters asked her how she was she said Everythings great.
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Post by Haley on Oct 26, 2007 18:31:27 GMT -5
LOL they showed a clip of her talking to a pap on Access Hollywood. "Is that your new CD?" "Nelly's?" "Oh, it's Nelly's?" "Nelly Furtado. She's spanish. Isn't she? Mexican." LOL oh Britney. ummmm, lmao.
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Post by kel7 on Oct 26, 2007 19:06:35 GMT -5
The singles of this era should be like this:
1. Gimme More 2. back to back double release of: Break The Ice/Hot As Ice 3. double release of :Heaven On Earth(for modern rock, alternative, pop, dance radio stations)/ Everybody 4. double release of: Radar(for urban, pop, trance, dance stations)/ State of Grace(for adult contemporary stations) 5. Toy Soldier/ Let Go(for adult contemporary, jazz stations)
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Post by eljefro on Oct 26, 2007 19:07:45 GMT -5
Apparently the custody hearing did not end well...even Britney supporting X17 is not optimistic...
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Post by Monroe on Oct 26, 2007 20:17:41 GMT -5
^ There are conflicting reports. But overall it seems as if Gordon has waited until Monday/Tuesday to rule on his desicion. She can still see her children, that's always a good thing. He gave her visitation over the weekend and it seems that her visitation has been re-instated.
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Post by derek on Oct 26, 2007 20:30:34 GMT -5
LMAO! My sister just got back from her school dance (7th & 8th graders) and she told me that when Gimme More came on, everyone was like "OMG OMGOMG". And THEN she said that everyone flocked in front of the DJ booth and then these boys were seperating the group, so it formed a walk way. AND THEN she says all these girls started to litterly STRUT down this "runway", one by one as the song was going on and everyone in the crowd was screaming. Never did I witness THAT happen at ANY dance I ever went to. :o LOL!
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Post by Monroe on Oct 26, 2007 20:38:28 GMT -5
According to Britneyfans.org "Gimme More" just went gold.
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