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Post by schnetzka on May 2, 2023 13:26:28 GMT -5
7. "Nobody 'Til You"
Track 2 | Length: 3:37 Written by: John Shanks and Kara DioGuardi Produced by: Shanks and DioGuardi
Points: 37
Average: 7.4
Standard Deviation: 2.24
Like I mentioned in the previous post, "First" and "Nobody 'Til You" tied with the standard deviation choosing the ranking position. I am personality a fan of the chorus. I will reveal the next two in the next few hours.
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Post by Az Paynter on May 2, 2023 14:59:17 GMT -5
Loving that my top half is also the top half! 'First' is easily the weakest of the 3 singles and I just don't feel strongly about it at all. 'Nobody Til You' is fine, but the remaining album tracks are better for me.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 2, 2023 16:14:17 GMT -5
6. "Disconnected"
Track 8 | Length: 3:34 Written by: Kristian Lundin, Carl Falk, Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, Kotecha, Carl Bjorsell, Jake Schulze, and Marion Raven Produced by: John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi, Lundin, and Kalle Engstrom
Points: 35
Average: 7
Standard Deviation: 2.19
This is the fourth (and final) song Az Paynter and I ranked in the same position lol. This is the song with the most co-writers on the album. One of our rankers lose their #1 song in the next reveal.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 2, 2023 16:20:46 GMT -5
5. "Speak"
Track 4 | Length: 3:46 Written by: John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi, and Lindsay Lohan Produced by: Shanks and DioGuard
Points: 30
Average: 6
Standard Deviation: 4.05 (highest)
The most polarizing song on the album is the title track. Personally, I feel there are better songs on the album. I might have ranked it a little low though after listening to it again. I will reveal the final four songs tomorrow.
{Rankings Revealed} 12. "Symptoms of You" 11. "Anything but Me" 10. "Something I Never Had" 9. "To Know Your Name" 8. "First" 7. "Nobody 'Til You" 6. "Disconnected" 5. "Speak"
{Remaining Songs} "Over" "Very Last Moment in Time" "Magnet" "Rumors"
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Post by Az Paynter on May 2, 2023 16:27:12 GMT -5
...okay how in f**k does 'Speak' have low rankings at all, never mind TWO bottom 3's?! The lack of taste--
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Post by nathanalbright on May 3, 2023 0:19:57 GMT -5
Apparently I'm the only one who feels in the middle about this song rip.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 3, 2023 15:50:11 GMT -5
4. "Magnet"
Track 11 | Length: 3:14 Written by: Kara DioGuardi and Jimmy Harry Produced by: John Shanks, DioGuardi, and Harry
Points: 24
Average: 4.8
Standard Deviation: 1.72
This track was originally on the International and Vinyl Editions. The chorus is so infectious and just so much fun. And I absolutely love the instrumental.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 3, 2023 15:57:35 GMT -5
3. "Very Last Moment in Time"
Track 10 | Length: 3:28 Written by: Troy Verges, Steve Robson, and Hillary Lindsey Produced by: John Shanks and Kara DioGuardi
Points: 20
Average: 4
Standard Deviation: 1.79
This song is pretty middle of the pack for me on the album. Which of the remaining singles of the album will come out on top? I will reveal them in a few hours.
{Rankings Revealed} 12. "Symptoms of You" 11. "Anything but Me" 10. "Something I Never Had" 9. "To Know Your Name" 8. "First" 7. "Nobody 'Til You" 6. "Disconnected" 5. "Speak" 4. "Magnet" 3. "Very Last Moment in Time"
{Remaining Songs} "Over" "Rumors"
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Post by SHOOTER on May 3, 2023 16:04:22 GMT -5
Speak would've made a perfect third single IMO.
Team Over but I won't be surprised if Rumors takes the win.
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Post by Az Paynter on May 3, 2023 16:38:02 GMT -5
'Speak' was originally the third single. Video planned, director booked, remixes commissioned, then some bright spark decided to put that all on hold to do Herbie instead, which is how we got 'First'. Then I guess because that tanked they never came back to 'Speak'. We lost.
But also the way Lindsay doesn't seem to give a f**k about her music career we might've lost anyway.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 3, 2023 17:42:06 GMT -5
1. "Over"
Track 5 | Length: 3:36 Written by: John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi, and Lindsay Lohan Produced by: Shanks and DioGuardi
Points: 13
Average: 2.6
Standard Deviation: 1.62
2. "Rumors"
Track 12 | Length: 3:16 Written by: Lindsay Lohan, Cory Rooney, Taryll Jackson, and TJ Jackson Produced by: Rooney and Peter Wade Keusch
Points: 16
Average: 3.2
Standard Deviation: 2.04
And there we have it. "Over" comes out on top with "Rumors" in second. Both are excellent songs and were great single choices. I will post about the next album on Friday. Thanks for playing along!
{Final Rankings} 12. "Symptoms of You" 11. "Anything but Me" 10. "Something I Never Had" 9. "To Know Your Name" 8. "First" 7. "Nobody 'Til You" 6. "Disconnected" 5. "Speak" 4. "Magnet" 3. "Very Last Moment in Time" 2. "Rumors" 1. "Over"
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 3, 2023 19:49:44 GMT -5
Ugh, this is the kind of f**kery I was afraid of when I saw only 5 submissions were made. There is 0 reason for "Rumors" to not have won this imo... π
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 3, 2023 19:54:35 GMT -5
Hopefully there will be more participants for the next album.
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Post by nathanalbright on May 4, 2023 2:48:21 GMT -5
My album review for this one:
Speak, by Lindsay Lohan
At this point, it is somewhat difficult to remember that Lindsay Lohan was once a fresh-faced actress whose career had been built on family-friendly films where she played a spunky and cute kid who could act and sing and was a part of a generation of stars that sought to move the music charts as well as the box office charts with their often interconnected product. As it is, throughout her entire career to date, Lindsay Lohan has released exactly two studio albums of her own, and this is the only one that was relatively successful--having a top ten debut and selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This particular album was released at an interesting time, when the rumors about Lindsay Lohan's less than exemplary and indeed highly disordered personal life had reached a level beyond mere gossip and was about to derail her career in a spectacular way, and it appears as if at least some of the album deals with this context. Is it any good though? Let's find out.
The album begins with "First," which features some relationship drama with Lindsay being jealous of a partner's ex, with irritating production and singing that seems to frequently miss the beat during the verses before a passable chorus that sounds like a second-tier Hillary Duff song. "Nobody 'Til You" offers lyrics that claim that the singer's current partner is the first one to make her feel loved and special, but this mood is undercut by minor keys and a somewhat dark tone to the production. "Symptoms Of You" offers up a pretty basic ballad that compares the singer's love for someone to an illness. The production is decent enough this time, but the lyrics are lamentably subpar. "Speak," the title track of the album, affirms the right of people to their own opinion while also having a somewhat aggressive perspective that assumes that she is going to successfully woo someone by calling upon that person to speak their feelings. Again, though, the production is appealing enough but the lyrics are pretty bargain basement. "Over" features Lohan mourning the end of relationship that seems to be happening, calling on her partner for communication and a definite break. The lyrics are definitely the weakest part of the song but here they are passable at least, and this is a high point of the album, to go along with some decent music. "Something I Never Had" offers an acoustic pop number that laments her disconnection with a loved one that she wishes would stay with her. Again, the lyrics are pretty painfully basic, but the mood is sufficiently nuanced and relatable that this song is enjoyable, especially with its production. "Anything But Me" offers a complaint about the lack authenticity in what other people want from the singer, even as she tries to be true to herself. As might be imagined from this album, the production is excellent and the sentiment is relatable enough but the lyrics are cringeworthy. "Disconnected" explores the most basic of polarities in a way that Ava Max would be ashamed to put to paper, even if the production is acceptable and the mood is relatable, as the kind of material that an Avril Lavinge would have turned into a more memorable song. "To Know Your Name" offers another dark tale of a secret love that Lindsay Lohan is trying to keep under wraps and private while seeking to escape from the fame monster that she was simultaneously dependent on for her income, even while buckling under the pressure of the cameras and the gossip. This is, of course, expressed in the most basic way. "Very Last Moment In Time" offers a picture of the singer clinging on to a loved one as if it was the last moment in time, with the most basic expression of her desire to linger in the sensuality of the love in a way that seems like the poor woman's version of Hilary Duff's "Come Clean," which is nonetheless a standout track here. "Magnet" is a pretty basic song about attraction, but it's pretty convincing as a picture of attraction that seems to be contrary to reason but that comes from nature, a pretty common enough feeling in song and in life. "Rumors" offers another call to the press for privacy that reflects Lindsay's personal life and the contradiction between being a star and seeking to live a very private life. This is a pretty powerful song, but it shows a marked lack of self-awareness that seems to characterize the life of a great many celebrities.
In reading the credits of this album, it is almost embarrassing that quite a few of the songs were written by professional songwriters and only some of the songs feature lyrics from Lohan herself. Most of this album sounds as if it was written by Lohan and produced competently by professionals. It is not a bad album, but it is an album that is markedly lacking in self-reflection or self-awareness. Lohan sings about various aspects of love and relationships as she struggles to find a release from the pressures of her life while also profiting from being a star by being in movies and seeking a career as a pop starlet, unaware that her desires for freedom and her career ambitions are directly at odds, and that no one who covers her is going to let her increasingly chaotic personal life go without comment. All of this makes for a heady album that shows a singer at the beginning of her career as a pop musician but already in full crisis mode. This context is sufficient to make the album an interesting one as a picture of a career just about to implode in the face of bad decisions, and no amount of professional production can cover that sort of disaster. As far as a singer goes, Lohan here sounds uncannily like Hilary Duff, only not quite as appealing and innocent-seeming, and the composition of these songs is below the level of a Miranda Cosgrove, Mandy Moore, Ava Max, or any other number of B-list pop princesses that would serve as suitable comparables to Lohan as pop stars.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 5, 2023 13:30:27 GMT -5
Now that we have finished with the Speak rankdown, it is time to move on to Lindsay Lohan's second (and most recent) studio album A Little More Personal (Raw). The album was released on November 30, 2005, a week shy of a year after Speak. The album spawned only one single: "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)". A Little More Personal (Raw) was not as successful as Lohan's first album and only reached #20 on the Billboard Top 200 with 82,000 sales. Simply rank your favorite (#1) to least favorite (#12) and send me a message with your rankings. Submissions will be due at the end of the month and hopefully more people will participate with this album than the last one. Song List: Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father) Black Hole I Live for the Day I Want You to Want Me My Innocence A Little More Personal If It's Alright If You Were Me Fastlane Edge of Seventeen Who Loves You A Beautiful Life (La Bella Vita)
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schnetzka
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The album that never ends... I mean 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY' out now!
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Post by schnetzka on May 12, 2023 7:23:47 GMT -5
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 19, 2023 15:11:29 GMT -5
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 26, 2023 14:49:47 GMT -5
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 29, 2023 11:35:07 GMT -5
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 30, 2023 19:28:39 GMT -5
Technically due tomorrow but I will give an extension if anybody asks for it. Only two submissions so far. Submissions:
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Post by born on May 30, 2023 23:42:04 GMT -5
I wouldβve done this already if it wasnβt the peak of my exams period. Iβll make sure to have it in by Friday.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on May 31, 2023 13:01:20 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on May 31, 2023 21:34:18 GMT -5
Iβll get it in soon!
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Post by nathanalbright on Jun 1, 2023 19:24:37 GMT -5
I finally got this one done, and I must admit I liked it a lot more than the first album.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on Jun 2, 2023 13:41:21 GMT -5
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on Jun 4, 2023 6:07:56 GMT -5
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on Jun 5, 2023 14:37:59 GMT -5
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Post by schnetzka on Jun 6, 2023 13:19:50 GMT -5
A LITTLE BIT PERSONAL (RAW) - RESULTS TIME
Participants:
Questions to answer before reveals:
1. Which song will be #1?
2. Which song will be #12?
3. Which song will be the most polarizing?
4. Which song will be the least polarizing?
5. Any other thoughts?
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Post by born on Jun 7, 2023 11:24:34 GMT -5
I honestly have no idea what to predict for this rankdown. I'm only gonna say "Black Hole" for #1 and "I Want You To Want Me" for #12.
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schnetzka
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Post by schnetzka on Jun 7, 2023 17:14:36 GMT -5
12. "Fastlane"
Track 9 | Length: 3:24 Written by: Lindsay Lohan, Kara DioGuardi, Ben Moody, and Mitch Allan
Produced by: Moody
Points: 55 Average: 9.2 Standard Deviation: 2.85
I honestly have no idea what to predict for this rankdown. I'm only gonna say "Black Hole" for #1 and "I Want You To Want Me" for #12.
born is not off to a good start losing their fourth place rank. It is just not a song I personally find too memorable.
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