Why is Britney’s 2010s music so forgotten?

[Dielawn]

Nov 12, 2021 17:28:29 GMT -5 degen said:

Nov 9, 2021 23:04:54 GMT -5 Dielawn said:

You wouldn't say Control and Rhythm Nation have very similar sounds? Obviously they were both produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis but they seem to both have that very hard-hitting new jack swing late '80s sound to me, no?

I can see some similarities, but Rhythm Nation had more of an “industrial” sound. Maybe too overproduced? Something about the “Control” songs sound a little more organic. A song like “What Have You Done For Me Lately” feels underproduced, but something about that aged well compared to the more factory like sound on the song “Rhythm Nation.” It’s just too noisy and not as easy on the ears for AC radio. Still love it though.

Aside from “Escapade,” I don’t hear any of the RN songs in rotation. Her singles off “Control,” “Janet” and “The Velvet Rope” certainly remain more popular.

Interesting, never thought about it that way before. How would you define 'industrial' in this case? I never knew what that term meant

[Hefty Hanna]

This one is easy. Her last two albums weren’t well-received by the public anyway. FF was, but it absolutely sounds like a product of its time when you listen to it now. It hasn’t aged well at all.

This is coming from somebody who loves FF.

[Dielawn]

Nov 17, 2021 8:25:35 GMT -5 Hefty Hanna said:

This one is easy. Her last two albums weren’t well-received by the public anyway. FF was, but it absolutely sounds like a product of its time when you listen to it now. It hasn’t aged well at all.

This is coming from somebody who loves FF.

What about compared to Circus?

[Hefty Hanna]

Nov 17, 2021 21:38:03 GMT -5 Dielawn said:

Nov 17, 2021 8:25:35 GMT -5 Hefty Hanna said:

This one is easy. Her last two albums weren’t well-received by the public anyway. FF was, but it absolutely sounds like a product of its time when you listen to it now. It hasn’t aged well at all.

This is coming from somebody who loves FF.

What about compared to Circus?

Circus was from 2008 so I didn't think that was part of the equation.

The album was quite good. I think it's held up better than FF. It had its moment and it was what it was.

Neither of them sound as good as Blackout does today.

[Deleted]

I think in general songs that are big hits become cyclical in a way — her ‘10s music is too recent to be a throwback hit, but too old to be a current hit. I hear Til The World Ends out a lot at bars, and definitely Work Bitch has become one of her signature songs.

Ps for Mariah I’d argue Obsessed is one of her most “relevant” songs, at least according to Gen Z for sure — pretty amazing it was almost 20 years into her career.

[JukeboxJacob]

I think Till The World Ends will be remembered as an early 2010’s dance staple, or at least it SHOULD