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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 18, 2014 21:14:31 GMT -5
Yeah. Jennifer is fucking sexy.
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Post by musicbuff78 on Jan 19, 2014 3:06:01 GMT -5
I thought I saw somewhere a short while ago that she is going to be in Phoenix, but after checking her tour schedule, I didn't see it. Maybe Phoenix is one of those that hasn't been announced yet....but if that is the case, why would I have seen it posted somewhere???
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Post by 14887fan on Jan 19, 2014 3:21:30 GMT -5
I thought I saw somewhere a short while ago that she is going to be in Phoenix, but after checking her tour schedule, I didn't see it. Maybe Phoenix is one of those that hasn't been announced yet....but if that is the case, why would I have seen it posted somewhere??? They announced a slew of locations that she'll be stopping in when the tour was first announced, but they're announcing the exact dates and information progressively. Phoenix will probably be announced sometime within the next month or so since the tour starts soon.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jan 19, 2014 3:21:52 GMT -5
I would be happy with either Falling or Jealousy being released as the 2nd single. In a perfect ERA they both would get released
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Post by someguy on Jan 19, 2014 10:50:33 GMT -5
This album keeps getting better and better the more I listen to it. I don't know if it will find a home at country radio, since she's not singing about how big her truck is or how redneck she is, but this wonderful album needs to be heard. Hopefully word of mouth will keep it going for awhile. I'm loving "Like A Rock" now too, even though it was the one that I wasn't really getting into initially. Great, great record.
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Post by Max_X5 on Jan 19, 2014 14:26:27 GMT -5
"Like A Rock" is probably my favorite from the album so far, it's the perfect fit for her. It's interesting comparing this to her work with Sugarland; you can tell where her influence came into their collective work.
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Post by avalyn on Jan 19, 2014 15:00:29 GMT -5
I thought I saw somewhere a short while ago that she is going to be in Phoenix, but after checking her tour schedule, I didn't see it. Maybe Phoenix is one of those that hasn't been announced yet....but if that is the case, why would I have seen it posted somewhere??? Phoenix and Philadelphia were mentioned in the press release last month as cities that would be visited. They listed several cities out of thirty but they haven't been announced yet. It looks like the last five dates will be announced this coming week or so that will include those two cities. Basically the past few weeks 4 to 6 shows have been announced compared to the previous weeks of one to three shows. So it's coming shortly.
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Post by StillTheSame on Jan 19, 2014 19:24:31 GMT -5
My only comment for right now is that I am absolutely in love with "His Hands". The 180 turn by the second verse is (personally) some of the best writing I've heard in a song. It might just be my new favorite on the album.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 19:28:41 GMT -5
My only comment for right now is that I am absolutely in love with "His Hands". The 180 turn by the second verse is (personally) some of the best writing I've heard in a song. It might just be my new favorite on the album. Yes, yes, yes! Love that song. Too good.
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Post by avalyn on Jan 20, 2014 13:33:33 GMT -5
Jennifer will be on Ellen on the 27th. She'll be performing a song from the album and Guest DJing. She lobbied for the Guest DJ part last year at the CMA's with Ellen's red carpet correspondences. It didn't make the actual show but it was on the extras portion. Glad to see she gets to do this since she wanted to so bad.
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Post by avalyn on Jan 21, 2014 16:47:43 GMT -5
First Week Album Sales: 55,046.
#1 Country Album Charts & #5 All Genre Album Charts
Source: Hits Daily Double
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Post by avalyn on Jan 22, 2014 18:51:33 GMT -5
TV Appearances for the next week or so.
January 25th - Jennifer Nettles: Making of That Girl on CMT January 27th - The Ellen DeGeneres Show January 28th - The Talk January 29th - Tonight Show with Jay Leno February 4th - The Queen Latifah Show
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Post by musicbuff78 on Jan 23, 2014 14:19:10 GMT -5
I posted this on the country thread a couple days ago and thought I would share it here.
I finally got around to listening to this album last night and I enjoyed it. It does really fit the singer/songwriter genre that I have become quite a strong fan of. There are quite a few good songs on here, but maybe one or two songs that I could see being released as singles. She sounds great on this album and I was quite pleased with the bonus tracks as well. I can also see myself liking this album more the more I listen to it as well.
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Post by DJ General on Jan 24, 2014 20:01:09 GMT -5
I was really excited for this, but the vocals on the album are pretty horrible. Her voice is so loud and she sounds like she is screaming on all the songs.
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Post by musicbuff78 on Jan 24, 2014 21:07:43 GMT -5
Wow, that's the first time I have heard such a comment. This is actually full of some of her best vocals to date. I think she sounds the best on this album that she ever has.
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Post by DJ General on Jan 25, 2014 12:13:32 GMT -5
It is more so the way the album was mixed I think... or the production. It just feels like her vocals were extremely loud and there were times when I had to stop listening because my ears were hurting.
I was also just checking some iTunes reviews and many people seem to be saying the same thing. I heard the iTunes version, so maybe that was poorly mixed or something happened? A lot of people said it was very bad (The album)
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Post by avalyn on Jan 25, 2014 16:56:37 GMT -5
^When it came to the iTunes version it's mixed differently than the actual version, I think. It says right on the page I noticed that it's mixed specifically for iTunes. They more or less to me took out all the imperfections and amped up things. Like after having the single version of That Girl and knowing all the little background cues (second verse, bridge, etc)? I can't find them at all on the iTunes version. Jennifer mention on This Angel you can hear breath intakes and squeaky chairs from the guys playing on the song, again I couldn't find that. Maybe it's just me and the fact I have a hearing loss. But the single I bought I could hear those little things on That Girl that I can't seem to find now.
So yeah, it might be the mix iTunes had done for them for vocals being loud for you, imperfections cleaned up, etc. I have an actual album version on it's way that I won. So I will probably take a good listen with that to see if it's just the iTunes version or what. But I do love the album and think it's her best possible work to date and I'm including pre-Sugarland material into it all too.
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Post by 14887fan on Jan 25, 2014 17:07:37 GMT -5
The word "horrible" is to never, ever be written in the same sentence as "Jennifer Nettles' vocals."
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Post by DJ General on Jan 26, 2014 14:37:04 GMT -5
Once again, I said the mixing and production that made her vocals sound horrible. And they do. Not her raw talent. I'm not delusional.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 26, 2014 16:53:36 GMT -5
Screaming on all the songs?? Are we listening to the same album? I can't.
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Post by avalyn on Jan 28, 2014 13:04:28 GMT -5
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Post by Rumors on Jan 29, 2014 17:26:06 GMT -5
It is more so the way the album was mixed I think... or the production. It just feels like her vocals were extremely loud and there were times when I had to stop listening because my ears were hurting. I was also just checking some iTunes reviews and many people seem to be saying the same thing. I heard the iTunes version, so maybe that was poorly mixed or something happened? A lot of people said it was very bad (The album) I can understand what this person is saying also. Her vocals are great BUT the loudness or something seemed to take away from some of the songs. Quick thoughts from me. I like some Sugarland songs but I don't own any of their albums. I think Jennifer is a heck of a singer that can sing live, too. Watched video for That Girl on youtube. She looks great and sounded great. Hearing that song one time was enough though. Just wasn't feeling it. Listened to the live clip of Fallen from the today show. Wow can she sing BUT again the song didn't do much for me. Listened to the short clips on amazon. Overall opinion, she looks great - sounds great in her live promos but the songs seem to be lacking. I probably look into her new album about as much as most casual fans and I'll probably pass on picking the album up. First few weeks sales look pretty strong. Indicates she has maintained a pretty large segment of her Sugarland fans. Now, it will be interesting to see what happens during the next two months. Her tour should keep her sales in the top 100 even without a radio hit (which I didn't hear just from the short clips).
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Post by avalyn on Feb 5, 2014 3:01:36 GMT -5
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Post by Rumors on Feb 6, 2014 16:28:44 GMT -5
Gotta be honest...the dress on the cover is awful. What were they thinking? She's much pretty than what you get from that picture. The one with her kneeling is a LOT better.
Good PR.
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Post by avalyn on Feb 18, 2014 11:18:01 GMT -5
Jennifer did an interview with Pridesource. In it she talks about Lesbian rumors, coming out straight in a song, Country music & the gay community, the Grammy wedding and how she'd raise a gay son. I'll put a few quotes here that I liked a lot or found true. Also she completed the first three shows of her headlining tour - all sold out. She sang her whole album including bonus tracks, did a few Sugarland songs (Baby Girl, Something More, All I Wanna Do, snippet of Everyday America at the end of Jealousy) and a few covers - Demons by Imagine Dragons, a 70's cover medley (Barry Manilow, Ambrosia). Clip of His Hands with Brandy Clark: Clip of Baby Girl: Like A Rock: Thank You: 14 second Instagram clip of Demons: http://instagram.com/p/kgRF9LqMV9
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2014 11:40:57 GMT -5
I would say, "Be happy." Look, he can be anything he wants in any fashion, be it by his job or who he loves or whatever. He won't be an asshole ..." I love her. I just love her.
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