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Post by Bob on Nov 17, 2016 20:25:13 GMT -5
I wanted this to be about Aminata Savadogo from Eurovision :'(
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Post by Bob on Sept 13, 2016 10:36:16 GMT -5
This has been kicking around forever
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Post by Bob on Apr 23, 2016 19:16:34 GMT -5
I can't believe this is 13 years old. This remix was INSANITY I 'bout died when I heard it. It still sounds so hot today.
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Post by Bob on Apr 12, 2016 18:32:00 GMT -5
RCA has been horrible for her.
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Post by Bob on Feb 16, 2016 21:08:33 GMT -5
I just can't. sigh.
imagine if she were on a label that cared about her? even Tamar Braxton gets more attention than Monica at this point... that is INSANITY!
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Post by Bob on Feb 6, 2016 19:41:33 GMT -5
Beyonce is not that deep. I don't even think she graduated HS. So what if she didn't? Does that mean she doesn't know how to express her feelings coherently? Well basically, yes.
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Post by Bob on Feb 6, 2016 19:41:07 GMT -5
Who wrote and produced this for her, Khia???
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Post by Bob on Jan 31, 2016 11:20:12 GMT -5
what is up with the vocal on this? like she was tired and drunk and said "fuck it i'm gonna sing this is one take whatever" it's bad
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Post by Bob on Jan 27, 2016 9:23:19 GMT -5
here we go! this is the last shot. she better film a video and promote this song like NOW, not in July!!!
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Post by Bob on Jan 24, 2016 21:07:39 GMT -5
this song was AMAZING. the fact that it didn't do better on the charts tells you about how the charts are these days....
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Post by Bob on Jan 20, 2016 17:42:39 GMT -5
Dead or alive. I love this album! this. it's underrated already !
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Post by Bob on Jan 13, 2016 11:04:02 GMT -5
they need to send this out NOW gd it.
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Post by Bob on Jan 12, 2016 16:32:01 GMT -5
I still have this on heavy rotation, the whole album (except I Miss Music... can't do that one lol)
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Post by Bob on Jan 11, 2016 21:03:23 GMT -5
sooo upset about this also it's SO TELLING what most ppl on this forum are like that there isn't even one full page on this thread today!!!! ugh :'(
the new album is actually really good, I just got it yesterday and really liked it, what timing for his death...
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Post by Bob on Jan 6, 2016 19:30:11 GMT -5
i'm pretty sure there will be a second video, whether or not it is a small-budget self-funded thing.......
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Post by Bob on Jan 6, 2016 12:15:46 GMT -5
they never even held a towel during this era... sigh she seems serious about continuing the sort of "grass roots" promotion of this album, more than just touring...
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Post by Bob on Jan 4, 2016 2:20:52 GMT -5
yes Alone in your Heartttt
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Post by Bob on Dec 30, 2015 18:38:46 GMT -5
it was "Here I am" (which I don't think was a great choice), and she even got Trey Songz on it as a remix (which was a step down from the album IMO) but there were some issues ?? and it never got a full release. Really stupid.
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Post by Bob on Dec 30, 2015 11:25:28 GMT -5
amen! everything you all just said I agree with 100
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Post by Bob on Dec 29, 2015 10:51:52 GMT -5
It has almost nothing to do with her music, her music has never really changed and I honestly don't think it's that "no one wants to hear" it. It's all about promotion-- that's not just true of Monica, we're talking about the music industry in general. Anyone can have hits if they are given current producers and have talent (or even if they don't have talent, if the marketing is heavy enough). She hasn't received the type of support from a label that is needed to have big hits since After the Storm-- even Still Standing, which had a massive #1 R&B hit, only had two singles!! Can you imagine? First single is huge at format, second single is a #2 hit, and then...... they just stop? What major star would get treated like that? When's the last time Beyonce and Rihanna went 2 singles deep, in particular after the first two singles doing really well? After "Love all over me" the label stopped doing anything for her. The material on this new album is definitely, definitely better than on "New Life", and radio tried to take to "Just right for me" right out of the gate, and where was the label? No where, they did nothing to help, video took months to come out, she had to basically do a grass roots tour and put herself on local morning news and online news venues to get any coverage.
"Alone in your heart" has what it takes, musically, to be a hit, but if there is no promo again it won't be. If they actually promote it, it will be. It's up to the label.
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Post by Bob on Dec 27, 2015 13:14:54 GMT -5
Still on this! adds date NOW NOW NOW
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Post by Bob on Dec 21, 2015 23:55:34 GMT -5
it's *not* the material, especially on this album. she hasn't been promoted properly since After the Storm, even Still Standing was handled poorly!!!
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Post by Bob on Dec 20, 2015 14:59:47 GMT -5
where did you hear that? it seems like it is going to be "Alone in your heart" (should have been lead single!) my understanding is (for once) Monica & the label both agree
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Post by Bob on Dec 19, 2015 17:13:03 GMT -5
only chance for album sales at this point is for radio to receive "Alone in your heart" much better than they did JRFM. It's possible.
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Post by Bob on Dec 19, 2015 15:58:25 GMT -5
Monica (RCA) 30-35k, 32-37k oh well lol
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Post by Bob on Dec 19, 2015 0:12:14 GMT -5
My ranking of her albums: 1. Miss Thang (still can't believe her best album is her debut LOL) 2. Code Red 3. New Life 4. Still Standing 5. The Boy Is Mine 6. The Makings Of Me I don't remember After The Storm but yeah...this album is very good after all! Good job Mo! I Know is a masterpiece. By the way, it's OK, y'all. She was clearly high when she allowed Timbaland to step behind the boards and lend "vocals" to this album. He has been taking cues from Pharrell, who, by the way, cannot sing either for s**t but damn if Timbaland doesn't make Pharrell sound like Stevie Wonder by comparison. Oddly enough, he's not enough to make me hate the songs in which he appears but they are not my faves by any means. Production-wise though, they are pretty dope. At the end of the day, I am missing an organic, take me to church ballad like "Cry", "Time To Move On", and "Everything to Me." Anchor is the plastic version of that style, much like Mirror was, and also, Anchor takes me the most back to The Boy Is Mine album *, but yeah, I do appreciate her variety here, for sure. Also, A+ on the production. My song ranking: 1. Ocean Of Tears 2. Just Right For Me 3. Alone In Your Heart 4. I Know 5. Call My Name 6. Deep 7. Hustler's Ambition 8. Suga (this trumps Code Red for the ending ALONE) 9. Code Red 10. I Miss Music 11. Saints & Sinners (I wanted to like this more and I really respect the intent behind it but something about it bugs me...that said, I do really like 1-11; this just falls outside of the top 10; something about the earnestness of I Miss Music makes me wanna rank it above this even if this has a much better vocal) 12. All Men Lie 13. Love Just Ain't Enough * OK f**k...Monica...this song hits all my spots simultaneously. I f**king LOVE this song and it should be released as a crossover to POP. It's so appropriate and so...now. Honestly, I won't even put it with the rest of the album. Sticks out like a sore thumb but it's what I wish all of the ballads on The Boy Is Mine tried to be. you're the first person i've seen really talking about Anchor but I can say the vocal is really insane-- definitely the highest note she has ever hit in the studio.
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Post by Bob on Dec 19, 2015 0:04:15 GMT -5
it is extremely catchy
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Post by Bob on Dec 18, 2015 17:40:03 GMT -5
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Post by Bob on Dec 18, 2015 15:16:41 GMT -5
I love this album, I think it's her 3rd best ever.
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Post by Bob on Dec 18, 2015 9:21:28 GMT -5
she's credited as a songwriter on every single track-- good for her, that's a real step up from all of her previous albums
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