getonthebus
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Post by getonthebus on Jul 6, 2015 9:41:43 GMT -5
She's currently the #1 search on iTunes. I saw that last night. The rest of the trending searches were all US Independence Day themed, so I'm wondering if people were looking for her national anthem/America the Beautiful performances.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2015 11:02:45 GMT -5
Well, there's nothing more patriotic than supporting the first American Idol if you ask me!
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Post by getonthebus on Jul 6, 2015 13:25:36 GMT -5
Just 5 days until Kelly rains flawless covers on us day after day for months. :'(
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Post by kmbgs on Jul 6, 2015 15:33:15 GMT -5
IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE
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Post by divasummer on Jul 6, 2015 18:17:42 GMT -5
Maybe it's because I'm not a HUGE Kelly fan though I own most of her cd's and I do find her very likable but, I can only think of a couple of performances that I thought she sounded bad. I think she has an Amazing voice and always think she sounds good. I find it funny that mega fans/stans hear something else sometimes that more casual fans just don't hear. LoL.
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Post by MiniMusic on Jul 6, 2015 18:20:34 GMT -5
Maybe it's because I'm not a HUGE Kelly fan though I own most of her cd's and I do find her very likable but, I can only think of a couple of performances that I thought she sounded bad. I think she has an Amazing voice and always think she sounds good. I find it funny that mega fans/stans hear something else sometimes that more casual fans just don't hear. LoL. So do you think casual fans hear her voice being better or worse?
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Post by divasummer on Jul 6, 2015 18:36:20 GMT -5
Maybe it's because I'm not a HUGE Kelly fan though I own most of her cd's and I do find her very likable but, I can only think of a couple of performances that I thought she sounded bad. I think she has an Amazing voice and always think she sounds good. I find it funny that mega fans/stans hear something else sometimes that more casual fans just don't hear. LoL. So do you think casual fans hear her voice being better or worse? I guess basically the same. Whenever I hear her sing live even this era where I've heard a few complaints from some here I think she sounds great. I've also been with other casual fans as well and everyone seems to agree she's one of the best out there right now.
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Post by bigb0882 on Jul 6, 2015 19:00:45 GMT -5
When you listen to someone as closely as some of us listen to Kelly, you can pick up on little things the casual listener will miss. We may notice a slightly flat note (very rare for Kelly, though) because we've heard her hit it live a thousand times. We notice when she pulls back on a high note because we know how she usually performs the song. Etc. Etc.
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Post by MiniMusic on Jul 6, 2015 19:15:31 GMT -5
So do you think casual fans hear her voice being better or worse? I guess basically the same. Whenever I hear her sing live even this era where I've heard a few complaints from some here I think she sounds great. I've also been with other casual fans as well and everyone seems to agree she's one of the best out there right now. Ahh gotchya. True but this is also a forum where a lot of people know the technicalities of singing so a lot of people will comment on little things here and there. But I totally agree, Kelly slays pretty much.
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Post by bitchplease on Jul 6, 2015 20:54:13 GMT -5
yea, hardcore fans tend to be more picky about her vocal performance since we know her maximum potential on them. we must have heard hundreds of SUBG and MI live performances. and kelly never lipsync, 100% live all the time, every versions are different, one dodged high note would be very noticable for us. eg. last night performance of Invincible was great, but to me, im a little let down that she performed "yeah version" of the song. but the big ending was just superb for both casual and hardcore fans.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2015 9:10:52 GMT -5
Oooo... I can't wait for the tour to start and her covers being uploaded to YouTube. I hope she covers Ryn Weaver's "OctaHate".
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Jul 7, 2015 13:49:38 GMT -5
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Post by Unhinged on Jul 7, 2015 17:47:57 GMT -5
I'm not worried. I think Kelly is just smart with her voice and knows its limitations. She's getting older and preserving her voice for the future is key.
Love the new interview too, go Kelly!!
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Post by mattybmb on Jul 7, 2015 19:13:33 GMT -5
I actually think it's less to do with vocal capability, and more to with creating something new. The belty verson MI has been worked to death, and I'm digging this jazzier interpretation.
There's a recent video I haven't seen on here from youtube, I'll link if I can, where she sings Invincible and the Miss Independent. It's awesome.
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Post by Revelry on Jul 7, 2015 19:19:23 GMT -5
Yeah, I think she's just changing it up because its 12 years old and she's trying to keep it fresh.
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Post by bigb0882 on Jul 7, 2015 19:42:05 GMT -5
I also think she just wants to change it up. She has changed it up plenty of times but always kept the big belts in there. Maybe this time the version doesn't have any big belts. I wouldn't take it to mean anything other than that's the version she liked and it doesn't happen to have the big notes. This is Kelly, there will be plenty of belting during the concert.
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Post by Peterawr on Jul 7, 2015 19:48:22 GMT -5
"Invincible" and "Take You High" leave PLENTY of room for big belts. I'm fine with her changing up some of her old catalogue again.
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Post by bitchplease on Jul 7, 2015 20:15:25 GMT -5
hmm interersting interview, i dont think i agree w the way she views the image thing. i'd think she would want to give her best on both music and image, this is her job after all. yes kim and angie still get criticism about their looks, but its way less than what kelly has been getting. yes, people have been hard w her image since idol days. ive started hearing fat comments from people especially since Without You top 3 result show where she had maroon top and jeans (what a vocal performance tho!! damn). but other people might think this image shamming is new, because kelly had never been this big before. thats all what people have been talkin about this new era, her weight. i gotta give it up to kelly tho, if i were her i'd make sure i drop the pounds ASAP. she has her confidence from talent, not looks and she hasnt backed down as i dont really see her weight changed at all after all this negative criticisms. im kindda mad she's rearranging MI. its the only old hits of hers that she still put passion and go all out singing it live. lately she's looked so bored doing old hits like SUBG, MLWSWY etc. looks like she is on auto pilot while yelling "c'mon" every other sentences. but with MI, she's still very into it, goes all out vocally and a big hilight on every concerts i attended.
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Post by bitchplease on Jul 7, 2015 20:21:46 GMT -5
I actually think it's less to do with vocal capability, and more to with creating something new. The belty verson MI has been worked to death, and I'm digging this jazzier interpretation. There's a recent video I haven't seen on here from youtube, I'll link if I can, where she sings Invincible and the Miss Independent. It's awesome. i think the vid u were talking about is from her free show in SF golden gate park from couple weeks ago. she opened w MLWSWY and HBS. MLWSWY was very weird, i had never seen her like that. its like she wasnt into it at all. she barely moved, no power on her voice, no energy all around. but then 3rd and 4th songs were Invincible and MI. she picked herself back up and nailed those 2 like no other. nailed Invincible's climax and went all out on MI. ive always think the mr know it all/miss independent medley that she's been doing on few last tours were GREAT!!! the transition was amazing, caught crowds by surprise when she went to MI. guess she's not doing that anymore w a new arrangement on MI. when AI had kelly night, and that one girl was jazzing up MI, i thought to myself, hmm kelly better not be gettin ideas from this girl. bloop.
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Jul 7, 2015 23:33:46 GMT -5
This era makes MD look like a dream... It's like watching paint dry. The album is a masterpiece, but everything else has been poorly executed. Single choices have always kept her eras from soaring, besides Breakaway of course.
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Post by kmbgs on Jul 8, 2015 10:14:07 GMT -5
I was thinking this is really Kelly's first "flop" era. I know that word is controversial but this is by far Kelly's worst performing album and pair of singles yet. Even MD, while hard to experience as a fan, was engaging because of the controversy. This era is exactly what you said - watching paint dry. The album hasn't really ever clicked with me, but I'm grateful for some songs (LYTF, ITB, WP, and PBP). TYH has surprisingly not really held up well with me, although I still think that should have been the first single.
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Post by Revelry on Jul 8, 2015 12:40:08 GMT -5
I'd definitely say this is her first true "flop" in her career. Kind of frustrating to watch it underperform like this, but I actually think they chose the right singles. Its just the promotion plan wasn't smart enough. Doing a few performances on talk shows isn't going to cut it in 2015. At this point, if I were on her team, I would send TYH out as the third single and release a video without Kelly in it. Find a couple people with a lot of twitter/instagram followers (Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, etc) and create a video that those celebs could share with a younger demo. Celeb cameos don't always work (see Carly Rae) but it would be worth a shot.
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Post by MiniMusic on Jul 8, 2015 13:52:08 GMT -5
It's so strange to me that in this day and age, record labels continue to make sloppy single choices or just promote in the most nonchalant ways. Promotion may be more on the artist though but come on with the single choices. If I was to hear the whole record on a first listen, Heartbeat Song would not pop out to me as a lead single.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 15:41:15 GMT -5
It's so strange to me that in this day and age, record labels continue to make sloppy single choices or just promote in the most nonchalant ways. Promotion may be more on the artist though but come on with the single choices. If I was to hear the whole record on a first listen, Heartbeat Song would not pop out to me as a lead single. Blame River Rose, not the label lol
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Jul 8, 2015 16:01:48 GMT -5
Lmfao River Rose sabotaged this era XP
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Post by toomuchboy on Jul 8, 2015 21:07:49 GMT -5
I'm just shocked by the album sales. I mean, I worried she might start to fade away with this album, but I figured she'd at least end up around 400,000 copies without much effort.
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Post by BDGeek on Jul 8, 2015 21:20:46 GMT -5
I honestly wonder if labels just don't have the money anymore for a promotion budget that can give multiple artists successful eras at radio. Like, when was the last time an RCA artist had more than two successful singles from one album?
I also can't think of too many female artists who've duplicated their previous success post-baby. Beyoncé, P!nk, Madonna, and Gwen (kinda-sorta) are the only ones who come to mind. There's definitely a correlation between maternity and decreased chart success. Whether that's because of artists shifting priorities, disinterest in investment (from a radio/business standpoint), or public perception is anyone's guess.
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Post by MiniMusic on Jul 8, 2015 23:01:38 GMT -5
Main point would be the artist shifting their priorities, I think. Artists like Kelly, Britney, Shakira, etc just don't seem to have the same drive for a career as they do for their family.
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Post by MiniMusic on Jul 8, 2015 23:08:23 GMT -5
PS I always throw shade at HBS but every time I put it on I live, I jam, I love.
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Jul 8, 2015 23:14:56 GMT -5
Any Lucy Hale fans here? Too bad it didn't make 'Road Between'. Wow , this version is bad.
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