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Post by Au$tin on Sept 5, 2022 9:27:26 GMT -5
When Demi said she was going back to her rock sound, I guess she also meant that every aspect of her music career was returning there too. And by that I mean, nothing ever gets released to radio, promo is terrible, and the album has short legs.
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Post by Choco on Sept 5, 2022 12:45:29 GMT -5
Drops out of the top 50 on it's second week. Alarms are probably ringing at the label. Is that really a surprise given how little promotion there was and there is no hit single? Not surprising at all but some people do hold on to the hope that somehow a low debut can still yield legs. It hasn't been true this year though, particularly with albums where sales make more than half of the SPS total on debut week.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Sept 7, 2022 6:48:21 GMT -5
Drops to 120 on the Billboard 200.
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Post by jessayli on Sept 7, 2022 20:44:38 GMT -5
I’m a very casual listener of Demi’s music. I’ve listened to most or all of her past albums at least once, but have never been really pulled in to any of her albums. Instead, I end up adding a few songs here and there to my various playlists.
HOLY FVCK is the exception. I’m loving this album! I’m not surprised that it’s the most highly rated album of her career. I’m a sucker for rock-oriented pop/rock - and Demi accomplishes this sound so well. Her vocals are great, the songs are well-written, and the music has fantastic energy. The album is cohesive, yet the songs sound distinct from one another. I particularly love Skin Of My Teeth, Eat Me, 29, Happy Ending, and Wasted.
I agree that she has a bit of an authenticity problem. I love that she experiments with different genres of music, but all the imagery and talk around the album make it seem like Demi is trying to convince others that she’s “punk rock.” And the repetitive re-re-re-re-branding herself as the “real Demi, but for real this time” with each album cycle further makes it feel like an act. Some darker and more rock/punk-oriented album artwork is cool, but she takes it to such an extreme level, to the point that it comes off as trying too hard and inauthentic. It’s a shame, because the album is excellent, and can speak for itself. I’m looking forward to playing this heavily over the next several weeks.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 8, 2022 15:49:30 GMT -5
Jamming to "FEED" right now and the "one wolf howls while the other one sings" line and the melody kept scratching this familiar spot in my head that I couldn't place. It finally did. Demi's own "Anyone"!
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Post by Nasarati on Sept 8, 2022 21:49:28 GMT -5
Drops to 120 on the Billboard 200. Demi's rock era seeming more and more like a brick era
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Post by Choco on Sept 13, 2022 13:55:35 GMT -5
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Post by Glove Slap on Sept 13, 2022 15:38:25 GMT -5
Falls off the Billboard 200.
Time for that soundtrack single.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Sept 13, 2022 15:42:00 GMT -5
Time to release the third official single from Tell Me You Love Me!
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Sept 13, 2022 16:25:46 GMT -5
Oh no, I wonder what illness Demi has🙏🏾
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 13, 2022 20:22:46 GMT -5
Time to release the third official single from Tell Me You Love Me! It's still not too late for Ruin the Friendship. Just saying.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 13, 2022 22:42:54 GMT -5
Damn. Maybe it was too soon to return to the grueling schedule of a tour. I had my doubts. I just hope she is OK.
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Post by vsw on Sept 14, 2022 5:31:34 GMT -5
Falls off the Billboard 200. Time for that soundtrack single. Damn. So where does she go from here? It's actually quite a shame as this is her best reviewed album to date and this sound really fits her so damn well. But the public isn't really there anymore, it seems.
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Post by Choco on Sept 14, 2022 7:08:16 GMT -5
In theory I'd say go do a few collabs and one off to rebuild hype for her own stuff.
In reality I think she's commercially done. She just needs to do music that fulfills her creativity and keeps touring viable for an income.
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Post by It's me, bitch. on Sept 16, 2022 13:10:20 GMT -5
Why would she even do this tour then?!?!
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Post by think pink. on Sept 16, 2022 13:46:15 GMT -5
Time to release the third official single from Tell Me You Love Me! It's still not too late for Ruin the Friendship. Just saying. I’ll keep crying about this song not being a single until the cows come home 😭. And the amount of other bops she had on that album that she and her label let get away. Like, hello!? 😭
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2022 14:14:16 GMT -5
Demi might be ill at the moment but I find it hard to believe she’s retiring. I don’t wanna say anything too critical bc I do believe she has mental issues, but everything she says and does is to the most dramatic degree, it’s difficult to believe her at this point.
Demi is extremely talented but clearly not steady. She’s got plenty of money, I think it would be smart of her to take a long break and really figure herself out.
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Post by think pink. on Sept 16, 2022 14:56:00 GMT -5
Cool For The Summer going viral this past year should’ve been a hint to her and her label to get back into that direction. Instead we get a Punk/Rock album because MGK became a thing.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2022 15:07:31 GMT -5
Cool For The Summer going viral this past year should’ve been a hint to her and her label to get back into that direction. Instead we get a Punk/Rock album because *Olivia Rodrigo* became a thing.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 16, 2022 19:57:03 GMT -5
It's still not too late for Ruin the Friendship. Just saying. I’ll keep crying about this song not being a single until the cows come home 😭. And the amount of other bops she had on that album that she and her label let get away. Like, hello!? 😭 Taste! Games & RTF are in my top five on TMYLM.
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Post by myhouse911 on Sept 23, 2022 2:06:47 GMT -5
Demi might be ill at the moment but I find it hard to believe she’s retiring. I don’t wanna say anything too critical bc I do believe she has mental issues, but everything she says and does is to the most dramatic degree, it’s difficult to believe her at this point. Demi is extremely talented but clearly not steady. She’s got plenty of money, I think it would be smart of her to take a long break and really figure herself out. The thing is, she doesn't have plenty of money - hence the "farewell" tour. This is just a PR stunt to sell tickets.
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Post by Nasarati on Sept 23, 2022 11:59:33 GMT -5
This is the frustrating thing about Demi Lovato. Every time she's about to put out a new album, she does the press tour doing interviews about how she USED to be a mess, but now, she's totally come out the other side and has seen the light. But then, after the album drops, it becomes immediately obvious she's still very much struggling. It's artistically frustrating, and frankly, kind of pitiful.
I think she needs to get out of show business for a long, long time. It's a brutal lifestyle, and one that clearly hasn't done her mental health any favors.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 19, 2023 14:08:56 GMT -5
RIAA.com:
DEMI LOVATO Title: COOL FOR THE SUMMER Certification Date: January 18, 2023 Label: HOLLYWOOD RECORDS Format: SINGLE 3x Platinum
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Post by Mike on Feb 1, 2023 2:55:34 GMT -5
I am a sucker for this kind of production... you betta sing!
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Feb 11, 2023 0:47:19 GMT -5
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Post by Au$tin on Feb 11, 2023 17:45:34 GMT -5
Ooh, perched for that!
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Post by Active Aggressive on Feb 12, 2023 13:42:18 GMT -5
Demi loves singing to ghosts so this is very on-brand!
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Post by Juan Carlos on Feb 15, 2023 15:41:13 GMT -5
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Post by Juan Carlos on Mar 20, 2023 15:40:46 GMT -5
New rock version of "Heart Attack" out Friday.
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Post by Mike on Mar 23, 2023 23:29:44 GMT -5
IDK if it's my headphones or if this is just another s**tty audio upload by her team, but the production/mixing is... bad. I like the concept, but this ain't it.
Edit: My headphones are absolutely fucked lol. Hoping it sounds better for everyone else!
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