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Post by pnobelysk on Feb 20, 2014 0:10:18 GMT -5
A Pink career would be ideal? LOL. I think Pink is immensely talented, and ranks just below Kelly in terms of current pop female vocalists. I even liked I'm Not Dead (a lot). That being said, Pink's last two albums have been horrifically uninspired and predictable because she's pandering to what radio wants. When she doesn't take risks, she just winds up with a bunch of mid-hits people forget about and low album sales (yeah, I know, "Just Give Me A Reason" -- but how unoriginal and ultimately forgettable). I would love it if Kelly recorded a modern rhythmic pop/soul album. I wouldn't want her to go the jukebox route like Duffy, Amy Winehouse, (and to some extent, Adele and Pink) because it's played out. Songs in the vein of "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and "Beautiful" would be amazing from her, though. There was definitely a hint of Stax soul on her GH country single with Vince Gill. Also, while she needs to stay away from the Swedes and Doctor, I kind of hope she does one super-melodic white girl trap anthem. Um pinks albums sales are fantastic
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Post by Snowbeast on Feb 20, 2014 0:17:45 GMT -5
Breakaway>AIEW anyday. I agree that the latter attempted to be a new version of Breakaway, but I don't think it surpassed it. There's no Cry, Long Shot, My Life Would Suck Without You & Don't Let Me Stop You on that album. Wait I'm sorry, but you're saying Cry & Long Shot are better than Because Of You & Behind These Hazel Eyes? omg im laughing
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2014 0:33:41 GMT -5
Yeah, I was just thinking that The Truth About Love, at least, had quite envious sales. But then that's also kind of the issue with P!nk, not enough people know that. I'm sure if you asked many people would think that Gaga is selling more, or that Rihanna's albums have outsold P!nk's. P!nk problem is not that she doesn't sell, but that most of what she does sell doesn't 'stick' for some reason. Frankly, Kelly's already a cut or two ahead of her in that dept., so I don't really see a reason to see that as a model for Kelly to follow, though I see AIEW's point about P!nk's work schedule being desirable. A Kelly album with more pop-rock on it could turn out fine - actually I'm sure it would, much as it does for P!nk - but it also runs the risk of underwhelming people. Kelly's in a good position now to pull off some artistic risk (this time with label support). I don't necessarily have anything specific that I 'want' but just in general, I want her to branch out. Of course, like I said once before, I don't think the general public has the same issue with her that we do; for them Kelly could release an album that follows in AIEW and Stronger's footsteps and make it seem different just by choosing different singles ("Honestly" + "Save You," or "Hello" + "Ready"). I'm sorry, but you're saying Cry & Long Shot are better than Because Of You & Behind These Hazel Eyes? omg im laughing in fairness I don't think he's saying those songs are superior to BA, just that he disagrees with you writing them off as weak? Cry's main flaw is that the production is not nuanced enough. LS...eh. I do like that song a lot though, I always thought if they were going to force a Katy-penned single it should have been that instead of IDNHU.
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Post by rv1709 on Feb 20, 2014 6:02:50 GMT -5
Fun house and TTAL sold more and had more hits compared to AIEW and Stronger. How is Pink below Belly then?
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Post by lum on Feb 20, 2014 6:59:06 GMT -5
How is Pink below Belly then? How original.
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Post by kmbgs on Feb 20, 2014 7:58:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I was just thinking that The Truth About Love, at least, had quite envious sales. But then that's also kind of the issue with P!nk, not enough people know that. I'm sure if you asked many people would think that Gaga is selling more, or that Rihanna's albums have outsold P!nk's. P!nk problem is not that she doesn't sell, but that most of what she does sell doesn't 'stick' for some reason. Frankly, Kelly's already a cut or two ahead of her in that dept., so I don't really see a reason to see that as a model for Kelly to follow, though I see AIEW's point about P!nk's work schedule being desirable. A Kelly album with more pop-rock on it could turn out fine - actually I'm sure it would, much as it does for P!nk - but it also runs the risk of underwhelming people. Kelly's in a good position now to pull off some artistic risk (this time with label support). I don't necessarily have anything specific that I 'want' but just in general, I want her to branch out. Of course, like I said once before, I don't think the general public has the same issue with her that we do; for them Kelly could release an album that follows in AIEW and Stronger's footsteps and make it seem different just by choosing different singles ("Honestly" + "Save You," or "Hello" + "Ready"). I'm sorry, but you're saying Cry & Long Shot are better than Because Of You & Behind These Hazel Eyes? omg im laughing in fairness I don't think he's saying those songs are superior to BA, just that he disagrees with you writing them off as weak? Cry's main flaw is that the production is not nuanced enough. LS...eh. I do like that song a lot though, I always thought if they were going to force a Katy-penned single it should have been that instead of IDNHU. I'm not speaking to the quality of the songs (although I tend to think AIEW is underrated around here). Just pointing out IMO what seem like cousins of BA tracks on AIEW
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2014 7:59:00 GMT -5
How is Pink below Belly then? Cute, but stop here.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2014 10:17:43 GMT -5
Fun house and TTAL sold more and had more hits compared to AIEW and Stronger. How is Pink below Belly then? Not clever and willfully misinterpreting the point. I clearly said the problem is not that P!nk doesn't sell, but that people don't seem to remember that P!nk sells that well (see: Gold Soundz' post) - i.e. something about P!nk doesn't 'stick' in people's brains. Basically it is a branding issue and Kelly has a slightly stronger brand right now with the public. They're both B-list in that respect but if we want Kelly to step it up, it isn't going to be done by hanging out in P!nk's shadow (and I personally think P!nk is underrated).
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Feb 20, 2014 11:32:52 GMT -5
This page is such a mess ! Snowbeast I partly agree with your believeability point! For me, each KC album since Breakaway is an all time fave album to me. Sometimes I'm on the Breakaway mood, sometimes in the MD / AIEW / S - mood. I find the 4 albums equally fantastic. I do have to say that Stronger wasn't fully believable -> Einstein, I Forgive You and lol at comparing songs from any album with songs from another album -> different song AND album themes, different voices etc. rv1709 didn't your model agency suggest you some body-related forums ? No matter what P!nk's done - WDKY definitely overshades all P!nk singles in the last few years. P!nk is more successful, while Kelly is underrated, but P!nk is the one complaining all the time lol
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Post by kmbgs on Feb 20, 2014 11:46:11 GMT -5
This page is such a mess ! Snowbeast I partly agree with your believeability point! For me, each KC album since Breakaway is an all time fave album to me. Sometimes I'm on the Breakaway mood, sometimes in the MD / AIEW / S - mood. I find the 4 albums equally fantastic. I do have to say that Stronger wasn't fully believable -> Einstein, I Forgive You and lol at comparing songs from any album with songs from another album -> different song AND album themes, different voices etc. rv1709 didn't your model agency suggest you some body-related forums ? No matter what P!nk's done - WDKY definitely overshades all P!nk singles in the last few years. P!nk is more successful, while Kelly is underrated, but P!nk is the one complaining all the time lol I think it's valid, interesting, and a good topic of conversation to compare "songs from any album with songs from another album." It's called artistic development, and I enjoy hearing different points of view on songs Kelly has released throughout her career, and how they do/don't relate to each other.
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Feb 20, 2014 11:53:30 GMT -5
This page is such a mess ! Snowbeast I partly agree with your believeability point! For me, each KC album since Breakaway is an all time fave album to me. Sometimes I'm on the Breakaway mood, sometimes in the MD / AIEW / S - mood. I find the 4 albums equally fantastic. I do have to say that Stronger wasn't fully believable -> Einstein, I Forgive You and lol at comparing songs from any album with songs from another album -> different song AND album themes, different voices etc. rv1709 didn't your model agency suggest you some body-related forums ? No matter what P!nk's done - WDKY definitely overshades all P!nk singles in the last few years. P!nk is more successful, while Kelly is underrated, but P!nk is the one complaining all the time lol I think it's valid, interesting, and a good topic of conversation to compare "songs from any album with songs from another album." It's called artistic development, and I enjoy hearing different points of view on songs Kelly has released throughout her career, and how they do/don't relate to each other. yes of course! but BTHE can't be compared to LS, since Kelly doesn't even like LS herself (I guess... the one time she sang it, she didn't care too much, at least she recorded it with the right attitude) style-wise everything is compareable, but I wouldn't necessarily compare I Want You with Hear Me - u know. Also - how valid can an opinion at one time be when you're not emotionally stable ? If you are then you can be neutral to any album. When I wanna feed my ego I listen to Stronger, when I wanna listen to happy music I listen to AIEW etc. It's just my opinion - I love reading others', but I can definitely say that on some day's I prefer Cry over BOY and vice versa.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2014 12:29:33 GMT -5
If I'm not mistaken it was DLMSY that usually got compared to BTHE (the chord progressions are similar). Cry's structure seemed to be trying to ape the buildup in BOY. MLWSY -> derivative of SUBG. Can't think of anything that LS is directly similar to (also where did we hear that Kelly does not like it, or are we assuming that b/c she's never performed it?) but it's basically a KP leftover that Kelly never really attempted to 'make her own' (she mimicks the inflection's on Katy's demo to a T) so I think it gets some flak for that. Plus saying 'well Kelly doesn't even like LS herself' is a weak defense - if it is that apparent that a singer doesn't like the song she's singing, I don't know why anyone else would feel like we, the listener, should disagree.
Anyway, I think that's why ssmowie mentioned those specific songs, and overall that's why AIEW usually gets compared to Breakaway. Even if one likes AIEW in its own right comparisons are too inevitable given how the label made such an obvious effort at trying to literally recreate Breakaway. Even the label's choice of singles emphasize this - when they did step from imitating Kelly's previous hits, it was to give us a production re-do of someone else's recent hit. The more I think about that era the more I realize how frustrating the handling of it was.
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Feb 20, 2014 12:46:14 GMT -5
^ Yeah DLMSY and BTHE are perfect PopRock songs! I'm stalking her to death - with the exception of bonus tracks - LS is the one song, Kelly maybe talked about once. So I assume she isn't the biggest fan of it.
Since I'm a Kelly fan since 2008, the AIEW era will always stick out for me as it was the 1st one I anticipated as a soon-to-be hardcore fan. But, of course, time also made me realise that it's based on Breakaway, which isn't a bad thing at all.
However, Stronger is the 1st album Kelly didn't have to fight for anything (leaving that one "meh"-song she talked about being on the album and WDYT aside) and it was successful and the connection to her label is better than ever!
I believe that her next album will be more like Stronger in the sense that it will be as fresh as Stronger was after AIEW. Given the fact that the they're still working on it and basically re-doing it / replacing OK-songs with awesome songs, I'm excpecting a looot and Kelly never dissappoints :)
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Post by franklin on Feb 20, 2014 13:06:08 GMT -5
(also where did we hear that Kelly does not like it, or are we assuming that b/c she's never performed it?) but it's basically a KP leftover that Kelly never really attempted to 'make her own' (she mimicks the inflection's on Katy's demo to a T) so I think it gets some flak for that. Plus saying 'well Kelly doesn't even like LS herself' is a weak defense - if it is that apparent that a singer doesn't like the song she's singing, I don't know why anyone else would feel like we, the listener, should disagree. No I remember reading an interview by one of the song writers (he was Katy's bf at the time they wrote it together) and he said that he was super excited that Kelly recorded it but he found out that she didn't like how it turned out, or something to that effect. Edit: Found it
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Post by Jack on Feb 20, 2014 14:10:08 GMT -5
This page is such a mess ! Snowbeast I partly agree with your believeability point! For me, each KC album since Breakaway is an all time fave album to me. Sometimes I'm on the Breakaway mood, sometimes in the MD / AIEW / S - mood. I find the 4 albums equally fantastic. I do have to say that Stronger wasn't fully believable -> Einstein, I Forgive You and lol at comparing songs from any album with songs from another album -> different song AND album themes, different voices etc. rv1709 didn't your model agency suggest you some body-related forums ? No matter what P!nk's done - WDKY definitely overshades all P!nk singles in the last few years. P!nk is more successful, while Kelly is underrated, but P!nk is the one complaining all the time lol Attempting to clean up a mess with a can of silly string is even more of a problem for me at this point
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2014 14:26:49 GMT -5
^damn, I didn't realize the song was that old at the time. Bummer that she doesn't like it, b/c she seems to really like IDNHU - I think I recall her talking about how she picked it out herself though I could be wrong on that - but LS was the better of the two imo. Now that I think about it though, LS does sound more like something we would have heard on Thankful than Breakaway, so maybe the song was just the wrong kind of regression.
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Post by Peterawr on Feb 20, 2014 14:33:31 GMT -5
Here she talks very briefly about Long Shot, saying she loves it. Skip to 3:30 to see it.
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Feb 20, 2014 14:54:29 GMT -5
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Post by Snowbeast on Feb 20, 2014 16:22:32 GMT -5
While I'm in a Kelly-discussion mood, Chivas is one of my top 3 things she has ever done. I'd love to hear an acoustic, singer-songwriter type of album from her. Anything less commercial. She's happy in love though, so that is never good for what I want from my female artists (scorned, angry, sad and "I'm over it" lyrical content)
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Feb 20, 2014 17:21:21 GMT -5
While I'm in a Kelly-discussion mood, Chivas is one of my top 3 things she has ever done. I'd love to hear an acoustic, singer-songwriter type of album from her. Anything less commercial. She's happy in love though, so that is never good for what I want from my female artists (scorned, angry, sad and "I'm over it" lyrical content) I'm glad someone's here who's not seeking for approval on how "cool" they are. I guess some people are mentally stuck in high school Tell us all your faves by Kelly now that u're in the mood. It's interesting to see what non-(hardcore)-fans like by her
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Post by dbhmr on Feb 20, 2014 17:26:54 GMT -5
While I'm in a Kelly-discussion mood, Chivas is one of my top 3 things she has ever done. I'd love to hear an acoustic, singer-songwriter type of album from her. Anything less commercial. She's happy in love though, so that is never good for what I want from my female artists (scorned, angry, sad and "I'm over it" lyrical content) I'm glad someone's here who's not seeking for approval on how "cool" they are. I guess some people are mentally stuck in high school I have no idea what you're even talking about. Everyone has participated in a really thought-out discussion on what we like from Kelly and what we would like to see moving forward. That your opinion on the matter isn't the most popular doesn't mean everyone else is being inauthentic and trying to be cool. Just...an astounding response.
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Feb 20, 2014 17:42:13 GMT -5
I'm glad someone's here who's not seeking for approval on how "cool" they are. I guess some people are mentally stuck in high school I have no idea what you're even talking about. Everyone has participated in a really thought-out discussion on what we like from Kelly and what we would like to see moving forward. That your opinion on the matter isn't the most popular doesn't mean everyone else is being inauthentic and trying to be cool. Just...an astounding response. I didn't call any name here (cuz it's not needed) and every post here should be respected. It's just feels like "If you speak - you'll only piss 'em off" sometimes. Maybe it's the age thing - I speak as one of the young er generation - I think differently and not "silly" as some claim, but I don't care.
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Post by dbhmr on Feb 20, 2014 17:47:46 GMT -5
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Anyway, watching that IDNHU interview, I've completely taken for granted how we will never get those horribly awkward sexuality questions at the start of another album era ever again. It was endless, so weird, so prolonged, so tiresome.
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Post by Snowbeast on Feb 20, 2014 18:05:29 GMT -5
While I'm in a Kelly-discussion mood, Chivas is one of my top 3 things she has ever done. I'd love to hear an acoustic, singer-songwriter type of album from her. Anything less commercial. She's happy in love though, so that is never good for what I want from my female artists (scorned, angry, sad and "I'm over it" lyrical content) I'm glad someone's here who's not seeking for approval on how "cool" they are. I guess some people are mentally stuck in high school Tell us all your faves by Kelly now that u're in the mood. It's interesting to see what non-(hardcore)-fans like by her I adore all of Breakaway. Every song on the album could have been a single. My December really cemented my respect for her. She really lost me during AIEW. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed some songs but in general I felt a big discount on the genuine factor. If I HAD to make a Top 10, which would be hard because I adore every song on Breakaway, it would be... 10. Beautiful Disaster (live rendition at the end of Breakaway) She sings the fuck out of this. Miles better than the Thankful album cut. I could have thought she wrote the song on the spot on stage and sang it directly from her heart on this recording. 9. If I Can't Have YouI was really upset when this wasn't a single. This is a definite highlight of AIEW. 8. AddictedHonestly, it is really hard to pick between Addicted, You Found Me & Hear Me for this spot because I love them all too much. I'll go with Addicted because I've played it more recently. 7. GonePop perfection. Self-empowering too, which is nice. 6. How I FeelI've really been feeling this song currently. The lyrics are really honest for what a lot of us feel. I think it's undoubtedly one of her more under-rated songs. Slightly country, slightly rock & slightly pop, I love it. 5. Behind These Hazel EyesMore Pop/rock perfection. 4. Chivas3. IrvineBoth Irvine and Chivas have a very haunting aura to them. Very delicate vocals and very left-field to her usual sound. I've played Irvine for some of my "can't listen to anything that wasn't recorded in a basement" friends, and they really enjoyed it until they saw the artist. 2. Because Of YouThis is the song that actually made me buy her album. I remember seeing the video, but really paying attention to the lyrics and was stunned that something so heavy came from her. Again, her organic delivery of the lyrics gives us eyes to her soul and I love that. 1. MaybeI remember hearing this on MD and being fucking blown away. The lyrics, vocal delivery, genuine factor all working in sync. I remember thinking "this is a really raw song, it must be hard for her to sing live". That's the kind of Kelly I enjoy.
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Post by dbhmr on Feb 20, 2014 18:08:37 GMT -5
1. MaybeI remember hearing this on MD and being f**king blown away. The lyrics, vocal delivery, genuine factor all working in sync. I remember thinking "this is a really raw song, it must be hard for her to sing live". That's the kind of Kelly I enjoy. Indisputable imo.
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Feb 20, 2014 18:09:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I was just thinking that The Truth About Love, at least, had quite envious sales. But then that's also kind of the issue with P!nk, not enough people know that. I'm sure if you asked many people would think that Gaga is selling more, or that Rihanna's albums have outsold P!nk's. P!nk problem is not that she doesn't sell, but that most of what she does sell doesn't 'stick' for some reason. Frankly, Kelly's already a cut or two ahead of her in that dept., so I don't really see a reason to see that as a model for Kelly to follow, though I see AIEW's point about P!nk's work schedule being desirable. A Kelly album with more pop-rock on it could turn out fine - actually I'm sure it would, much as it does for P!nk - but it also runs the risk of underwhelming people. Kelly's in a good position now to pull off some artistic risk (this time with label support). I don't necessarily have anything specific that I 'want' but just in general, I want her to branch out. Of course, like I said once before, I don't think the general public has the same issue with her that we do; for them Kelly could release an album that follows in AIEW and Stronger's footsteps and make it seem different just by choosing different singles ("Honestly" + "Save You," or "Hello" + "Ready"). I just want her to put out a body of work she believes in, instead of cherrypicking through songs at random thinking "oh, this ones nice". If that makes any sense. I trust her musicality enough to not care what genre she explores, I just wish there was more heart and soul put into it. Wrapped In Red was a great example of Kelly being into it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2014 18:35:27 GMT -5
I have no idea what you're even talking about. Everyone has participated in a really thought-out discussion on what we like from Kelly and what we would like to see moving forward. That your opinion on the matter isn't the most popular doesn't mean everyone else is being inauthentic and trying to be cool. Just...an astounding response. I didn't call any names here (cuz it's not needed) and every post here should be respected. It's just feels like "If you speak - you'll only piss 'em off" sometimes. Maybe it's the age thing - I speak as one of the young er generation - I think differently and not "silly" as some claim, but I don't care. Unless you're literally 12 you're not really young enough compared to other Pulse posters to pull the younger-generation card. If anything I believe most of the active Kelly fans here are teenagers or in their early 20s, with maybe a handful of exceptions...and one of those exceptions has the mind capacity of a young teenager half the time lol. Don't confuse ardent disagreement with people trying to shut your opinion down, and if you do thing someone is being unnecessarily rude, I'd rather you directly call the person out than making a post that seems unnecessarily passive-aggressive and ends up annoying more people than the one person you're trying to subtly call out. (i.e. it took me three re-reads of the last page to get what/who you were talking about, so I imagine dbhmr probably missed it as well) but anyhoodle! Bombshell 'American Idol' Lawsuit Claims Sony Stiffs Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson (Exclusive) linkThat's a very interesting read, but ironically the lawsuit isn't at all about the artists that 19 claims have been 'stiffed.' It's about 19 feeling it has been stiffed. If it won I would hardly think to hold my breath waiting for any Idol currently or formerly signed on Sony seeing a cent from it. Also ironic is that most of the execs who would be responsible for the alleged wrongdoing are no longer with Sony. Maybe the accounting team is the same but somehow it still doesn't seem fair that the old execs basically did a bunch of dirt and left someone else to deal with the eventual fallout. And lol at asking for a 'royalty break' from MD of all eras. Yeah, I was just thinking that The Truth About Love, at least, had quite envious sales. But then that's also kind of the issue with P!nk, not enough people know that. I'm sure if you asked many people would think that Gaga is selling more, or that Rihanna's albums have outsold P!nk's. P!nk problem is not that she doesn't sell, but that most of what she does sell doesn't 'stick' for some reason. Frankly, Kelly's already a cut or two ahead of her in that dept., so I don't really see a reason to see that as a model for Kelly to follow, though I see AIEW's point about P!nk's work schedule being desirable. A Kelly album with more pop-rock on it could turn out fine - actually I'm sure it would, much as it does for P!nk - but it also runs the risk of underwhelming people. Kelly's in a good position now to pull off some artistic risk (this time with label support). I don't necessarily have anything specific that I 'want' but just in general, I want her to branch out. Of course, like I said once before, I don't think the general public has the same issue with her that we do; for them Kelly could release an album that follows in AIEW and Stronger's footsteps and make it seem different just by choosing different singles ("Honestly" + "Save You," or "Hello" + "Ready"). I just want her to put out a body of work she believes in, instead of cherrypicking through songs at random thinking "oh, this ones nice". If that makes any sense. I trust her musicality enough to not care what genre she explores, I just wish there was more heart and soul put into it. Wrapped In Red was a great example of Kelly being into it. No, that absolutely makes sense. AIEW as a whole, she seemed like she was going through the motions sometimes during that era. It had more to do with label issues than the music itself, but I think it ended up affecting her approach to the music so it shouldn't be surprising that some fans consciously or subconsciously picked up on that. With both AIEW and Stronger (though less so with the latter) there is the impression that the label had some say into what went on the album for commercial purposes. Not that I think Kelly secretly disliked a lot of each album - at any rate, it's not like she'll ever admit to disliking one of her songs - but there is a difference between what you said ("oh, this one's nice") and being truly into the songs one has selected. That's why WIR stands out, b/c it's the first album since MD where Kelly got to choose everything. She LOVES holiday music, she got to pick the covers, and she co-wrote all the originals. And I noted that she said once that xmas is the one time where one doesn't have to stick to one genre. I know several of us have said we'd love one really cohesive album but it's possible that her last two albums have, rather than being too uncohesive, not allowed her to be diverse enough.
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Post by bb on Feb 20, 2014 23:26:12 GMT -5
I'm definitely hopeful for this album-- it sounds like she recognized her past sound was becoming outdated or overused. I'm interested in seeing how she chooses to respond to recent radio trends; I really think the best path for her is the Lauryn Hill-esque neo soul, and that's really what her voice is made for, but somehow I doubt she'll be confident enough to make the full transition. It would definitely be a big artistic risk and I'm not convinced she has the interest in investing that much effort into establishing a new sound and image. But given that it sounds like she has abandoned the Stronger leftovers, my guess is she is going for something new, whatever that may be. I doubt we will see a Stronger 2.0.
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Post by BDGeek on Feb 20, 2014 23:27:45 GMT -5
I think it's high time Kelly has her Halo/Bleeding Love/No One/Beautiful vocal smash. She has the pipes for it, and I'd love something in the vein of Halo/No One lyrically now that she's madly in love. I second this. All of Kelly's hit ballads have been sad songs. I'd love if she changed it up with A) an epic love ballad in the vein of Whitney or Mariah, and/or B) a smooth, sultry, baby-making R&B jam (with tasteful lyrics of course). If she keeps up the rock, I'd rather she commit to it more fully than stick with her usual pop tendencies. It'd be cool if she explored some alternative elements à la Imagine Dragons, Two Door Cinema Club, etc. On the other hand, I've always envisioned Kelly as this sexy, hard rock vixen (think big blonde hair and lots of leather), so I wouldn't mind if she captured this sonically with a bluesy, gritty rock album jam-packed with epic, arena-ready choruses. Although this is probably less likely now than it was six years ago. I just want her to make an album like MD again; an eclectic variety of songs that still manages a cohesion her last two pop records have lacked. Maybe this would take a single executive producer to pull off? If so, I think Greg Kurstin's our man.
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Post by alias on Feb 21, 2014 0:56:25 GMT -5
Christina Bianco, famous for doing really good impressions of a million singers, did a bit of Kelly. When I saw Kelly's name pop up, I was really curious because her voice is not extremely distinct. I don't think Christina sounded much like Kelly at all, but she did get the style of belting down.
Kelly impression starts at 2:50
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