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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 10, 2014 21:12:42 GMT -5
We all know what happened to The Spirit Indestructible, so my hopes are really low this time. However, despite of this, I'm looking forward for a new release from Nelly Furtado because all of her five studio albums are sonically different from each other in my opinion and she has embraced many musical genres. Also, she's one of my favorite artists as well, so I want the best for her. On the other hand, I know it's only a recording session so far, but if a new album is going to happen, I think it could be out sometime in 2015, so she could follow the pattern she has done from Whoa, Nelly!, but I want to be wrong, mainly because of the information below from iVillage, despite it's from late 2012. "I've already started recording my Spanish follow up and my English follow up. I'm still feeding off the creative adrenaline from The Spirit Indestructible. No more long breaks!" Also, in case you didn't know, Nelly Furtado Daily revealed a new unreleased track from her called "Red Balloons", which it's from a recording session in 2010 and was supposed to be included on her never-released album Lifestyle. It was produced by Josh Shanks and you could listen to it here. By the way, in the meantime, enjoy this EPK from her YouTube channel.
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 10, 2014 21:22:34 GMT -5
Still on Interscope's roster for now.
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Post by JJ on Feb 10, 2014 22:40:48 GMT -5
Maneater is still her best single. The thing with Timbaland/Danja is that they made her sound good while on Spirit Indestructible she sounds awful, way too nasal.
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Post by kmbgs on Feb 10, 2014 22:57:45 GMT -5
Loose is a classic record. Hope she hits hard again like that.
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Post by BadRomance on Feb 10, 2014 23:00:48 GMT -5
Hopefully she comes back stronger than her last album.
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Post by hilbertkc on Feb 11, 2014 5:17:42 GMT -5
Although I really like The Spirit Indestuctible..I hope this record is more mainstream and her voice a bit less nasal.. She always releases something I like tho so I'm ready for it! I really love "Red Balloons"!!
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Post by allow that on Feb 11, 2014 12:15:03 GMT -5
Well on the bright side it's not difficult to sell more than 9,000 copies. She can only go up!
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Post by bat1990 on Feb 12, 2014 10:59:39 GMT -5
TSI is my favorite record from her and high up in my list of favorite albums overall. As long as she keeps up the quality she's had across all her albums, I'm on board.
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Post by Ace on Feb 12, 2014 11:58:41 GMT -5
Yeah I actually loved at least half of TSI...looking forward to another record. She's never going to recapture the height of her pop career, but I don't mind as long as the music continues to be good.
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Post by Legenderry on Feb 16, 2014 12:07:00 GMT -5
Snippets of a song called "No Regrets" are leaking:
https%3A//soundcloud.com/boulevardofbrokendreams/nelly-furtado-no-regrets-2
Sounds really good I think.
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Post by astronut on Feb 18, 2014 18:14:15 GMT -5
LOVE!!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2014 21:21:04 GMT -5
Let's hope she has good material. I think she had the worst flop of the past 25 years maybe even history.
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Post by dbhmr on Feb 18, 2014 23:16:44 GMT -5
TSI was terrible, but the sales were still holy-shit bad. I have no idea what to expect from this album--in sound, quality, or performance.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2014 0:54:28 GMT -5
I'm sure this will do at most 15k the first week out. Loose has been the only era where she had hit after hit and that was almost 10 years ago, and even then she did not really have an identity. On all those songs, and I actually really like that album, she's just a voice that's splashed against the production. It's like an ode to Timbaland's production, and I think a lot of other lightly voiced singers would have gotten the same results if they had been the one he worked with (unless she majorly contributed to the songwriting.) I was surprised she fell off THAT hard but I was never expecting her to come back strong, because she's always felt like a moment in time to me.
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Post by Legenderry on Feb 19, 2014 9:55:49 GMT -5
I'm sure this will do at most 15k the first week out. Loose has been the only era where she had hit after hit and that was almost 10 years ago, and even then she did not really have an identity. On all those songs, and I actually really like that album, she's just a voice that's splashed against the production. It's like an ode to Timbaland's production, and I think a lot of other lightly voiced singers would have gotten the same results if they had been the one he worked with (unless she majorly contributed to the songwriting.) I was surprised she fell off THAT hard but I was never expecting her to come back strong, because she's always felt like a moment in time to me. Straight from the booklet: "All lyrics by Nelly Furtado except "Promiscuous" lyrics by Attitude, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland and "Maneater" lyrics by Nelly Furtado with additional lyrics by Jim Beanz." Nelly is heavily involved in everything from songwriting to production. Anyway people didn't, and still don't, know TSI came out. Her singles weren't really singles, none of them got a proper radio release in the US. And then there was the horrible single choices they made with Big Hoops, Spirit Indestructible and Parking Lot. I'm not sure what Nelly did to Interscope to make them handle her era so awfully, but it's preposterous since Loose probably made them boatloads of money. And I disagree with her voice being splashed by the production, Timbaland's production was very polished and slick but still thumping enough, plus Nelly's vocals are way too sharp and distinct to be splashed by beats. The vocal production on Loose was amazing. The album was really just a perfect marriage of many things coming together.
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Post by bat1990 on Feb 19, 2014 10:14:13 GMT -5
I realize now she only has had 4 massive hits in the US as a lead artist
I'm Like a Bird Turn Off the Light Promiscuous Say It Right
Possibly also Maneater, but those are here only lead top 10s. Give It To Me also went top 10.
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Post by Legenderry on Feb 19, 2014 14:27:01 GMT -5
I read somewhere that Maneater never got a radio release in the US even though it was the second single, and that it reached top 20 on the Hot 100 because it was hovering around the iTunes top 10 for a while. So yeah if that's true they really missed out on another big US hit for that era.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2014 14:29:21 GMT -5
Loved Nelly for her first 3 English albums, but I lost interest after the long wait for TSI and then was very disappointed in it. I'd probably be most interested in an album from her at this point if she did something organic like Folklore. Not really here for songs that sound like lesser versions of Loose tracks.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Feb 19, 2014 14:34:32 GMT -5
Nelly Furtado has yet to disappoint me. I loved The Spirit Indestructible, but I can admit to longing for a great, quality pop album like Loose. Even if she were to do something like Folklore or Whoa Nelly! I wouldn't be upset about it. She just never disappoints. Also completely disagree about her being "a voice splashed onto production" what an insult. :o Nelly is much more than that. She is a true, genuine artist.
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Post by Gray. on Feb 19, 2014 14:54:06 GMT -5
Lol this chick's fall from relevance. The Spirit Indestructible was also just awful.
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Post by dbhmr on Feb 19, 2014 15:04:33 GMT -5
I actually agree that with Loose, she seemed to be more a vessel for Timbaland rather than the other way around, or even an equal collaboration. Which isn't to say she didn't play a huge hand in the crafting of those songs, but just in terms of the impact with the general public, I don't think Nelly-as-artist ever got as big as most other breakout music acts. It all seemed so directly tied to the music and that there was nothing else there for the public to grasp on to or care about.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2014 15:30:23 GMT -5
That's what I'm saying. Even if she somehow had more of a hand in that album than Timbaland, it always came off like any girl with a voice like hers (soft, supple, pretty) could have pulled off those songs and had hits with them.
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Post by dbhmr on Feb 19, 2014 16:37:35 GMT -5
That's what I'm saying. Even if she somehow had more of a hand in that album than Timbaland, it always came off like any girl with a voice like hers (soft, supple, pretty) could have pulled off those songs and had hits with them. Yeah, I could legitimately envision the then-comeback of Jennifer Lopez or even Natalie Imbruglia with those songs. Had, of course, Nelly crafted them for those artists.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2014 16:57:18 GMT -5
To me, they always seemed like poppier versions of stuff Aaliyah would've done so I could honestly see Cassie, Mya, Amerie, etc. all pulling off those songs too if they had just amplified the urban elements.
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Post by Legenderry on Feb 19, 2014 17:22:17 GMT -5
I actually agree that with Loose, she seemed to be more a vessel for Timbaland rather than the other way around, or even an equal collaboration. Which isn't to say she didn't play a huge hand in the crafting of those songs, but just in terms of the impact with the general public, I don't think Nelly-as-artist ever got as big as most other breakout music acts. It all seemed so directly tied to the music and that there was nothing else there for the public to grasp on to or care about. Nelly has always made it her goal to keep it about the music though. To me, they always seemed like poppier versions of stuff Aaliyah would've done so I could honestly see Cassie, Mya, Amerie, etc. all pulling off those songs too if they had just amplified the urban elements. If we're talking about Promiscuous then yeah, I can agree with that. Nelly admitted that song kinda just happened even though she wasn't 100% behind it. But the other songs on Loose are 100% Nelly. I also think it's fair to point out maybe people have forgotten that the production on "Whoa, Nelly" was largely urban-influenced too. So that was already in her catalogue before she started working with Timbaland.
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Post by Legenderry on Feb 23, 2014 17:33:22 GMT -5
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Post by JJ on Feb 23, 2014 20:24:11 GMT -5
Her singles weren't really singles, none of them got a proper radio release in the US. And then there was the horrible single choices they made with Big Hoops, Spirit Indestructible and Parking Lot. I'm not sure what Nelly did to Interscope to make them handle her era so awfully, but it's preposterous since Loose probably made them boatloads of money. I disagree. I think the public just didn't care AT ALL. They made a bunch of videos, even with all the singles flopping, and some decent budged ones. Big Hoops was terrible, how can you save the era with such a crappy song as 1st single? Parking Lot had a lot of potential but those lazy-ass vocals destroyed it. That live version she did around the release was SO MUCH better, the live vocals were great. And Spirit Indestructible was a cute song but could never be a big hit, it was too simple and short. Oh, and those vocals ... Anyway, I think Interscope did a lot more than anyone would do with how bad everything was being received.
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Feb 24, 2014 12:33:07 GMT -5
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Post by Legenderry on Feb 24, 2014 12:59:00 GMT -5
Something more accessable like that is exactly what Nelly needs, I think. The ending is a bit messy with those 'e-e-e-e-edge' chants though.
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Post by Legenderry on Feb 24, 2014 13:04:05 GMT -5
Her singles weren't really singles, none of them got a proper radio release in the US. And then there was the horrible single choices they made with Big Hoops, Spirit Indestructible and Parking Lot. I'm not sure what Nelly did to Interscope to make them handle her era so awfully, but it's preposterous since Loose probably made them boatloads of money. I disagree. I think the public just didn't care AT ALL. They made a bunch of videos, even with all the singles flopping, and some decent budged ones. Big Hoops was terrible, how can you save the era with such a crappy song as 1st single? Parking Lot had a lot of potential but those lazy-ass vocals destroyed it. That live version she did around the release was SO MUCH better, the live vocals were great. And Spirit Indestructible was a cute song but could never be a big hit, it was too simple and short. Oh, and those vocals ... Anyway, I think Interscope did a lot more than anyone would do with how bad everything was being received. The public didn't know at all. Even Nelly's Spanish album sold over 100k in the US despite having no hits. TSI's release was just an utter disaster, hence why it has sold literally nothing in the US. I'm pretty sure Nelly funded at least two of the videos they shot. I agree about the lazy vocals on Parking Lot and the overly raw and nasal vocals on Spirit Indestructible. They really should've led off the album with something more radio-friendly like Waiting For The Night, Bucket List, Miracles or even Believers. If I was planning the album's singles beforehand...Big Hoops, Spirit Indestructible and Parking Lot never would've entered my mind as possible singles (at least early on). Horrible single choices.
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