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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 28, 2021 7:29:22 GMT -5
After just four weeks, the album is already out of the album chart. I wonder if they’re just wrapping up the era now?
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Post by Choco on Sept 29, 2021 0:10:00 GMT -5
There's been zero effort to make this project happen commercially in any way.
She'll tour and stuff but I don't expect any more videos or anything.
Buzzkill of an era if you ask me. After so many years we deserved more effort.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 28, 2021 7:50:37 GMT -5
A month of no posts. Yikes
The deluxe re-release is supposedly coming next week.
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Post by spiritboy on Nov 1, 2021 6:24:15 GMT -5
Obsessed with Fallen Fruit at the moment.
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Post by kimberly on Nov 2, 2021 19:00:43 GMT -5
Obsessed with Fallen Fruit at the moment. sis are you psychic or what??? I really liked the video. I hope we keep getting videos, especially would love a "California" video and a "Stoned" video. and maybe "Secrets from a Girl" and "The Path" too.
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Post by Au$tin on Nov 2, 2021 19:11:37 GMT -5
How do we have more music videos for this era than Melodrama?
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Post by kimberly on Nov 3, 2021 4:36:43 GMT -5
deluxe tracks are coming to DSPs this week!
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Post by spiritboy on Nov 3, 2021 10:51:43 GMT -5
Obsessed with Fallen Fruit at the moment. sis are you psychic or what??? I really liked the video. I hope we keep getting videos, especially would love a "California" video and a "Stoned" video. and maybe "Secrets from a Girl" and "The Path" too. I swear i had no idea about the video :kii: This album is brilliant though and just because it didn't perform well it's getting unnecessary hate.
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Post by Carlitoz on Nov 3, 2021 12:42:02 GMT -5
So what went wrong in your opinion, spiritboy? It seems to me it did get a good chunk of promo. Wrong single choices? People didn't like her lighter image? Great songs, but not accessible enough? Radio closed their doors?
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Post by spiritboy on Nov 3, 2021 13:06:09 GMT -5
Some "fans" turn their back on an artist or an album the moment they realize it won't meet their commercial expectations. Other probably expected something similar to Melodrama and disappointed when it didn't turn out that way. Personally i'm glad Lorde is trying something different compared to her previous albums.
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Post by Choco on Nov 4, 2021 19:14:36 GMT -5
They didn't even try. No song was sent to CHR radio.
tbh, the album was also boring. It didn't need to be Melodrama II, but for what she tried to sell as a fun summer album it was just too slow. It would have been an okay "experimental" album for her if it didn't follow a lengthy drought and it's likely gonna be followed by another huge ass break. (And last but not least, Melodrama for all the critical love was a big commercial downturn anyways... commercially she's probably gonna remain a one album wonder).
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Post by kimberly on Nov 5, 2021 1:57:31 GMT -5
bonus tracks available now:
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Post by Nick on Nov 5, 2021 7:18:23 GMT -5
I liked "Helen Of Troy" on first listen.
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Post by daddy on Nov 5, 2021 7:48:17 GMT -5
^^^ Agreed. I definitely would have included this on the standard version to give it a bitttt more tempo. And it's just better than basically half the album.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 23, 2021 15:09:34 GMT -5
deluxe tracks are coming to DSPs this week! I got excited for a second and then I realized that these songs are part of the download file for the box that dropped on release day. Not sure if that really qualifies as deluxe.
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Post by kimberly on Nov 23, 2021 15:57:12 GMT -5
deluxe tracks are coming to DSPs this week! I got excited for a second and then I realized that these songs are part of the download file for the box that dropped on release day. Not sure if that really qualifies as deluxe. I believe the physical copies were always marketed as the "deluxe," much like folklore and evermore. that's why I said "deluxe tracks are coming to streaming platforms"—not that she's releasing a new deluxe edition or new deluxe tracks.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 24, 2021 16:56:57 GMT -5
I got excited for a second and then I realized that these songs are part of the download file for the box that dropped on release day. Not sure if that really qualifies as deluxe. I believe the physical copies were always marketed as the "deluxe," much like folklore and evermore. that's why I said "deluxe tracks are coming to streaming platforms"—not that she's releasing a new deluxe edition or new deluxe tracks. Ah, makes sense. What do you think of the songs? I think they are better than most of the album, honestly, and I like the album just fine.
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Post by ampersand on Nov 25, 2021 7:04:55 GMT -5
The deluxe tracks definitely should have been on the standard edition to give it a bit more variety, but I guess that's a moot point now that the era is pretty much over.
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Post by daddy on Nov 25, 2021 7:08:43 GMT -5
The deluxe tracks definitely should have been on the standard edition to give it a bit more variety, but I guess that's a moot point now that the era is pretty much over. Anyone think we’ll get a new album sooner this go around considering it hasn’t really done much?
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Post by ampersand on Nov 25, 2021 7:43:10 GMT -5
The deluxe tracks definitely should have been on the standard edition to give it a bit more variety, but I guess that's a moot point now that the era is pretty much over. Anyone think we’ll get a new album sooner this go around considering it hasn’t really done much? We can only hope. She said she likes to "live life" between projects and become inspired to create music rather than force it, so we'll see how much life she needs to live to write the next album lol.
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Post by kimberly on Nov 25, 2021 19:28:27 GMT -5
I believe the physical copies were always marketed as the "deluxe," much like folklore and evermore. that's why I said "deluxe tracks are coming to streaming platforms"—not that she's releasing a new deluxe edition or new deluxe tracks. Ah, makes sense. What do you think of the songs? I think they are better than most of the album, honestly, and I like the album just fine. I agree. The album starts off strong but the four tracks in the middle (7-10) are some of the worst in her discography. then "Mood Ring" is a banger and it's my favorite on the album, and "Oceanic Feeling" works fine as a closer, though it lacks the punch of her past album closers ("Perfect Places" and "A World Alone"/"Swinging Party"). I think I like "Helen Of Troy" more than "Hold No Grudge," but I put a heart next to both of them.
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Post by Au$tin on Nov 25, 2021 23:19:37 GMT -5
Definitely agree the two bonus tracks are better than a good chunk of the album. I like everything from this era, but many of the tracks do just sorta blend together and I have to really be in the mood to listen to them. Dominoes, The Man with the Axe, and Leader of a New Regime are easily the three tracks that are borderline a chore to get through. California, Secrets From a Girl, and Big Star are the other ones I'd rank below the bonus tracks.
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Post by daddy on Nov 26, 2021 5:50:13 GMT -5
Definitely agree the two bonus tracks are better than a good chunk of the album. I like everything from this era, but many of the tracks do just sorta blend together and I have to really be in the mood to listen to them. Dominoes, The Man with the Axe, and Leader of a New Regime are easily the three tracks that are borderline a chore to get through. California, Secrets From a Girl, and Big Star are the other ones I'd rank below the bonus tracks. Absolute slander. Dominoes is one of the highlights of the album.
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Post by Snowbeast on Nov 26, 2021 7:34:00 GMT -5
Definitely agree the two bonus tracks are better than a good chunk of the album. I like everything from this era, but many of the tracks do just sorta blend together and I have to really be in the mood to listen to them. Dominoes, The Man with the Axe, and Leader of a New Regime are easily the three tracks that are borderline a chore to get through. California, Secrets From a Girl, and Big Star are the other ones I'd rank below the bonus tracks. Absolute slander. Dominoes is one of the highlights of the album. It’s currently my favorite Lorde song lol.
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Post by spiritboy on Nov 26, 2021 7:46:03 GMT -5
It's a very good album. The only song i dislike is The Man With the Axe, it's awfully boring.
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Post by theflying on Nov 28, 2021 11:20:22 GMT -5
Dominoes is my favorite off of Solar Power.
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Post by kimberly on Dec 21, 2021 16:51:51 GMT -5
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Post by Active Aggressive on Dec 21, 2021 18:14:53 GMT -5
What kind of surprise is that when bitch hasn't left the beach this whole damn era.
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Post by kimberly on Dec 21, 2021 21:44:02 GMT -5
What kind of surprise is that when bitch hasn't left the beach this whole damn era. sjskjdklksl I think she's never been on IG Live before that's the surprise I'm DEAD at your comment tho 😭💀💀💀
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