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Post by Baggy on Jul 15, 2019 19:58:34 GMT -5
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Post by Baggy on Jul 15, 2019 20:07:26 GMT -5
Melanie's sophomore album set for release on September 6, 2019. The album is the follow-up to her 2015 platinum debut Cry Baby. A film starring Melanie herself will be released alongside the album.
Tracks: 1. Wheels on the Bus 2. Class Fight 3. The Principal 4. Show & Tell 5. Nurse’s Office 6. Drama Club 7. Strawberry Shortcake 8. Lunchbox Friends 9. Orange Juice 10. Detention 11. Teacher’s Pet 12. High School Sweethearts 13. Recess
There were some sexual assault allegations against Melanie in late 2017 by a former friend of hers, which Melanie disputed. It will be interesting to see if this gets any sort of praise or attention like her debut did.
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Post by Au$tin on Jul 16, 2019 1:40:13 GMT -5
A reminder that Melanie's response was "she didn't say no" and encouraged her fans to harass her acuser. Just in case anyone forgot.
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Post by Baggy on Jul 16, 2019 13:20:35 GMT -5
A reminder that Melanie's response was "she didn't say no" and encouraged her fans to harass her acuser. Just in case anyone forgot. Honestly, her friend’s accusation sounds like the classic scenario of someone who gave into being seduced by a friend but ended up feeling grossed out/icky about it afterward, and they then feel as if they were “raped” or “sexually assaulted”. Really not the same thing. Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s how her story came across to me when I read it.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Jul 16, 2019 14:35:10 GMT -5
It took her 4 years to come up with a rehash of the her first album.
Congrats.
There's a snippet of one of the new songs. Sounds just like her first album.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 17, 2019 2:24:08 GMT -5
Yeah, none of the snippets so far have sounded like a real progression from CB. Will be interesting to see the public’s reaction to this especially with both her scandal and no singles preceding it.
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Post by Baggy on Jul 17, 2019 8:14:01 GMT -5
It took her 4 years to come up with a rehash of the her first album. Congrats. There's a snippet of one of the new songs. Sounds just like her first album. Apparently back in February, Melanie stayed that this album had been done for about 2 years. I’m assuming it’s the movie that took a bit longer and she wanted to release them together, hence the reason for the delay. Also, artists like Adele can take 5 years to basically come up with “rehash” of their previous albums, so I don’t see why she can’t.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Jul 17, 2019 16:19:23 GMT -5
It didn't take her 4 years to make a 20 minute short.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 17, 2019 16:47:25 GMT -5
It didn't take her 4 years to make a 20 minute short. It's a 90-minute film.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 23, 2019 15:41:07 GMT -5
1. Wheels on the Bus 2. Class Fight 3. The Principal 4. Show & Tell 5. Nurse’s Office 6. Drama Club 7. Strawberry Shortcake 8. Lunchbox Friends 9. Orange Juice 10. Detention 11. Teacher’s Pet 12. High School Sweethearts 13. Recess
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Aug 26, 2019 10:18:13 GMT -5
Snippet of Drama Club
Snippet of Show & Tell
Snippet of Teacher's Pet
Snippet of Class Fight
Snippet of Wheels on the Bus
Snippet of High School Sweethearts
Snippet of Recess
Snippet of Detention
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Post by gabe on Aug 26, 2019 19:59:47 GMT -5
im so excited for this album.. class fight is just amazing
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Post by born on Sept 6, 2019 5:26:48 GMT -5
Sophomore album, out now through Atlantic Records.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Sept 6, 2019 6:53:41 GMT -5
Flat, in my opinion. Basically a retread of Cry Baby but not executed as well. I like Strawberry Shortcake, Detention, and Recess but probably won't be coming back to this.
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Post by born on Sept 6, 2019 8:17:49 GMT -5
Sorry for the extra thread, I searched for an original and it didn't come up.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 6, 2019 11:04:26 GMT -5
#4 on iTunes.
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Post by angelakd on Sept 6, 2019 13:16:46 GMT -5
#4 and #7. The first one includes the movie, the second one is just the 13 tracks.
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Post by Normi on Sept 7, 2019 9:03:42 GMT -5
On first listen it was just background music for me. I think the whole album will grow on me but the movie already made me appreciate it a lot more! The movie was kind of weird though... So many things happen without a clear structure or logic lol what is yalls opinion on it? My favorite is Lunchbox Friends but I also really like The Principal, Teacher's Pet and Highschool Sweethearts although I enjoy all the tracks somewhat
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Post by terrywashere on Sept 7, 2019 16:40:55 GMT -5
I love this album. I cannot believe she didn't put Fire Drill on the album. my favorites are fire drill, strawberry shortcake, show & tell, detention, orange juice, high school sweethearts, and drama club! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUhy7TYY96E
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 8, 2019 4:04:18 GMT -5
Haven’t finished it but nothing really stood out to me on first listen. Cry Baby felt like a refreshing, unique body of work and this does not feel as distinct aside from the theme. I know it’s different conceptually and the lyrics are painting this very specific story but these songs are also 2-3 years old now and it sounds like a retread, not an elevation or evolution of her artistry. I’m sure the music works within the context of the film but, on its own, I’m not engaged.
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Post by Normi on Sept 9, 2019 7:20:27 GMT -5
After letting it sink in some more (= being obsessed and listening to nothing else) I'd say this is actually very good, all the songs have so many different meanings and ways to interpret them I think the orange cult in "Orange Juice" is so ridiculous My ranking: 1. Lunchbox Friends 2. Teacher's Pet 3. Highschool Sweethearts 4. The Principal 5. Detention 6. Strawberry Shortcake 7. Nurse's Office 8. Drama Club 9. Class Fight 10. Show & Tell 11. Wheels on the bus 12. Orange Juice 13. Recess This could change soon enough tho, that Top 3 is phenomenal! Those three slay me to heaven
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Post by Keelzit on Sept 9, 2019 20:52:02 GMT -5
Finally got around to watching the movie. I'm actually floored. I did not expect such perfection. The quality is top notch and I just have to admire her dedication and determination to execute her vision so precisely.
The songs definitely needed the visuals to reach their full potential. With that being said, Detention had already become my new ho anthem before I watched the film.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 12, 2019 1:14:07 GMT -5
Projected to debut at #3 with 50-55k SPS (30-35k sales).
Cry Baby debuted at #6 with 41k.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 12, 2019 9:11:37 GMT -5
Shocked she is trending upwards, especially after she got #MeToo'd and I don't hear anybody talking about this or her. I was expecting like 4k.
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Post by angelakd on Sept 12, 2019 17:40:12 GMT -5
Shocked she is trending upwards, especially after she got #MeToo'd and I don't hear anybody talking about this or her. I was expecting like 4k. Have you seen her social media stats? She has 8 million YT subscribers , 6 million IG followers.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Sept 12, 2019 19:39:48 GMT -5
Shocked she is trending upwards, especially after she got #MeToo'd and I don't hear anybody talking about this or her. I was expecting like 4k. Have you seen her social media stats? She has 8 million YT subscribers , 6 million IG followers. Wow! Didn't know! I am gonna watch her movie soon.
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Post by rainie on Sept 18, 2019 0:36:34 GMT -5
Shocked she is trending upwards, especially after she got #MeToo'd and I don't hear anybody talking about this or her. I was expecting like 4k. i agree, but its worth keeping in mind that Cry Baby was a slow burner, not pulling huge numbers initially but selling very well over time. cant see this having the same result.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 18, 2019 1:35:45 GMT -5
#3 debut with 57k SPS (30k sales)
2nd-week projection has her at #14 with 24-27k SPS (7-9k sales).
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Sept 20, 2019 13:21:12 GMT -5
She's planning on releasing 2 more movies and each has an album attached to it. She hopes her follow up won't take 4 years (obviously)
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Feb 15, 2020 11:12:53 GMT -5
She announced a 7 track EP called After School will be released this spring.
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