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Thoughts o Ariana Grande's My Everything? I've said it before when I've only heard samples of the songs on the album that it sounds lackluster. I downloaded it for free off the Play Store and finally gave it a true listen and I stand by what I said; this album is blahhhhhnd. I'm not feeling it at all outiside of Problem and a few notes in a few songs. Everywhere I go people talk about this album as though it's some excellent work and I just don't get it. Obviously everyone is entitled to their opinions but in my opinion why is such a sterile, neutral album full of boring, homogenous, watered down, samey sounding songs that we just can't get enough of on the radio getting praised like its album of the year? The album is boring outside of one song that just happens to be the lead single. I like Ariana a lot, she's a very adept vocalist and a good singer and I actually view her as one of the saving graces of today's shitty mainstream music scene but man, My Everything is even more homogenous than her debut album and though the sounds vary slightly more than that of Truly Yours, it sounds like today's average pop album and follows the formula of such with a successful single surrounded by nothing but filler. The girl needs to find an identity musically because I swear anybody could have made this album. If it weren't for her voice Ariana wouldn't stand out at all making music like this, not that this made her stand out much anyway. She has a beautiful voice but she's got nothing to say, hopefully that changes with her next album. What are your thoughts on My Everything? | |
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I think it is commercially more important than her debut, but I prefer her debut. I kinda think she's all over the place with this one sound-wise, and my heart sank when I found out Babyface was not included this time around. I believed his input on her debut to be vital. |
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. Well, my first thoughts are that it's an all right record. I can agree with you guys that she's playing it very safe on this album, which becomes apparent on the tracks produced by David Guetta, Ryan Tedder, and the one fearturing The Weeknd (it's also very, VERY heavy on the guest performances/collaborations, isn't it?). But I also think it has a couple of nice surprises on it. That track with Gambino was banging. LOVE the 'I'm Coming Out' sample on it. Loved Glover's little homage to Biggie. 'Best Mistake' is also very cool. 'Hands On Me' really stood out for me as well, but that may be due to Darkchild producing the beat (welcome back, Rodney!). Vocally, I think it's a little bit disappointing; I'd have liked to hear her showcase her vocal ability more, and I don't think that the songs on this album lend themselves to that. . But I am definitely interested in buying a physical copy of the album. . I don't want your rhythm without your rhyme | |
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I'm guessing that this album was supposed to showcase her vocal prowess with a more commercial pop-oriented sound which is fine and there's nothing wrong with commercial sound in and of itself but this is stock commercial pop and it sucks. As far as her vocals go, I didn't hear much of a difference between Truly Yours and this, she sounds almost the same if not better on TY due to it being an R&B-centric album and her voice being more compatible with the production there. Overall, this is definitely more for commercial purposes and you can hear it in the milquetoast radio-inspired production and weak lyrics. It feels like she's repeating herself on each song because her vocals took priority on this project. As you pointed out how rushed this album feels Cinny, I hope they don't start shoving Ariana down our throats as the next big thing or this star in the making (though I think she can be if the industry weren't pushing her on us) by having her drop an album annually. She has the potential to be more than some radio friendly commercial artist who can only maintain her popularity by dropping an album every year as a short term cash in. BTW, what songs did Guetta produce? I should have known he had a hand in this album... | |
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. Sorry, he didn't. My mistake. He only had a songwriting credit on 'One Last Time'. . I don't want your rhythm without your rhyme | |
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Ah OK. Guess I can't blame this album having the flavor of water on him. | |
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First of damn all, the debut is titled Yours Truly. Not hard to remember since it's a common phrase. My GOD.
It's a solid pop album. Lot of variety, clearly intended to be a crowd-pleaser and help break her out commercially and artistically (EDM is definitely new for her, and Ariana herself wasn't sure about trying it). It flows surprisingly well despite all the disparate styles, though a couple songs stick out like sore thumbs and would no matter where they were placed.
Yours Truly is probably a better body of work but if this one is handled better, it should be more significant in her career.
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katamari said: First of damn all, the debut is titled Yours Truly. Not hard to remember since it's a common phrase. My GOD.
It's a solid pop album. Lot of variety, clearly intended to be a crowd-pleaser and help break her out commercially and artistically (EDM is definitely new for her, and Ariana herself wasn't sure about trying it). It flows surprisingly well despite all the disparate styles, though a couple songs stick out like sore thumbs and would no matter where they were placed.
Yours Truly is probably a better body of work but if this one is handled better, it should be more significant in her career.
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All I did was make a correction. It's not my fault you were wrong.
That's your opinion which has absolutely no bearing on mine. You asked what WE think of the album. I told you.
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katamari said:
All I did was make a correction. It's not my fault you were wrong.
That's your opinion which has absolutely no bearing on mine. You asked what WE think of the album. I told you.
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