Jump to content
review

Why are Lorde , Lana & Kesha critically acclaimed ?


Andrew2512

Featured Posts

Noel Sanchez
On 10/30/2017 at 4:44 AM, Cerny said:

Those “B-sides” she once talked about in an interview, I believe those are Pre-The Fame era.

She said they were part of her earlier work, and she was excited to leak those tracks slowly into the world. Heavier guitars, glam, groans, John Lennon melodies, 50's, 70’s, very dramatic, where she sounds like crying in pain. Or something along those lines, I don’t remember the full, exact description.

Also, that one track she described as a complextro masterpiece, back when she frequented littlemonster.com, it was supposed to be on ARTPOP volume 2, I believe. In before it’s Aura and that was her take on complextro. :smh:

 

That’s Sofi Tukker, mate.

 

Thank you :D

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • Replies 69
  • Created
  • Last Reply
littlepotter

lana was not always critically acclaimed oh no henny. btd was ARTPOP level dragged (61), paradise 64, ultraviolence 74, and her last 2 albums 78. she kept growing and evolving while sticking to her sound. if you have some sort of attention deficit don't blame lana and the critics :( 

also tfm was very well received. did you even do your research?

chaeri pls
Link to post
Share on other sites

Evan Peters

melodrama, lust for life, and rainbow are literally the best albums of 2017 though :rip: 

emma roberts is an abuser
Link to post
Share on other sites

Rocketno10
4 hours ago, Lazarus said:

“So go and tell your friends that I’m obsessive and crazy / That’s fine, I’ll tell mine that you’re gay!”

"Ooh, look what you made me do,
Look what you made me do,
Look what you just made me do,
Look what you just made me,
Ooh, look what you made me do,
Look what you made me do,
Look what you just made me do,
Look what you just made me do."

"You're so cool, it makes me hate you so much (I hate you so much)."

Ready For It is literally every current Top 40 cliche mashed into one Frankenstein-monster song.

Pick some of her weaker lyrics to represent her entire discography’s lyrical contents? 

“You took a Polaroid of us
Then discovered (then discovered)
The rest of the world was black and white
But we were in screaming color”

“Remember when you hit the brakes too soon
Twenty stitches in a hospital room
When you started crying
Baby, I did too
But when the sun came up
I was looking at you
Remember when we couldn't take the heat
I walked out, I said, I'm setting you free
But the monsters turned out to be just trees
When the sun came up
You were looking at me

You were looking at me
Oh!

You were looking at me.
Are we out of the woods yet?”

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

TeenIdle

Enough GGD for me today

:bye:

P.S. Those are the best 3 albums this year

𝖓𝖊𝖜 𝖗𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖎𝖔𝖓
Link to post
Share on other sites

StrawberryBlond

You've actually made a big misconception when you say that critics only like slow music from supreme vocalists. Plenty of critics praise uptempo albums from artists who can't sing. Trust me, in being an amateur reviewer, I've studied the trends of how critics review and can confirm that this idea of them being a bunch of stuffy conservatives types who can't accept non-conformists isn't really accurate. I was just saying yesterday that critics go with public opinion more than anything else. Good performing singles pre-album = good review, bad performing singles pre-album = mixed/negative review. Unless it's by a very highly acclaimed pretentious indie type, then it'll get praised even if it doesn't sell. But by in large, critics follow the herd because they don't want to look like fools in the eyes of the public by not agreeing with their tastes. Certain publications (teen and gossip magazines, mainly) will not allow their reviewers to give anything less than 3/5 stars. And there's definitely an element of bribery for good reviews as well, as there is throughout the arts. It's a shallow, fake business and it's ultimately why I decided not to pursue it professionally. Ain't nobody dictating or censoring my views on music. Or else these artists and their labels will never learn how to make quality because they're just used to endless praise.

But anyway, all the albums you listed were good, subjectively speaking, of course. Naturally, I think Lana's was amazing especially. We think they're amazing because the beats and lyrics are wonderful and much deeper than other music around right now. I never liked Lorde before but Melodrama is more of a developed turn for her. Kesha's going through a lot right now and her music moves me for that, Rainbow is a joy to hear because it's the sound of an artist finally spreading her wings and making the music she wants. Lana's music has never put me to sleep because I'm so focused on her amazing production and lyricism - if it's making you fall asleep, you're not paying attention. What puts me to sleep is mediocre music with nothing interesting in it. And Lana really struggled to get critical reception at the beginning (Born To Die literally might be the definition of a mixed critical reception) because the critics initially believed the public's perception that she wasn't "real" and they're always far harder on female artists for this perception than males. You'll notice that a lot of their reviews focused on how she was a millionaire's daughter and (incorrectly) assuming that she had therefore been bought a record contract courtesy of daddy's money. They also accused her of being the result of manufactured label creation. I just don't get how a woman who writes all her own music (sometimes near exclusively her, at that) could have such accusations thrown at her. The sexism was astonishing. Thankfully, I think, with time, critics regretted it and realised she was real and gave her music a fair chance in response.

Link to post
Share on other sites

I think a better question is why others opinion is something affects you. If the entire world hated Gaga, would that make you hate her too?

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

malazam

'Cause critics don't hate them like they hate Gaga

another shot before we kiss the other side
Link to post
Share on other sites

Melodrama is the best pop album this year, and Lorde is one of the best songwriters out there. She honestly deserves a 100 on metacritic.

I find Lana De Ray boring, can't get into her.

Kesha is only acclaimed because of the story. It is a good album, but nothing special really.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


×
×
  • Create New...