COADF vs Confessions II

[NUTELLA 25,977]

1 minute ago, imogen2133 said:

Jump and Forbidden Love over Future Lovers

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Also Get Together is very overrated as well.

Hung Up is COADF's crowning jewel imo, but thank you, Jump deserves her flowers

& let's not forget Push. The vocoder section of that song ALONE is arguably better than 80% of C2

[Ladle Ghoulash 51,923]

2 minutes ago, imogen2133 said:

I agree with this but would put Jump and Forbidden Love over Future Lovers, Future Lovers and Hung Up are good but there are much better songs on the album than it. Also Get Together is very overrated as well.

Eh, Jump is a little meandering for my taste. Good production, but the song feels like it goes nowhere. I initially thought GT was overrated, but I honestly think the melody and production are sleeker than HU. I think HU being at the top of the record genuinely makes me struggle to press play on the album to listen all the way through because it’s been played to death lol. 

[Ladle Ghoulash 51,923]

5 minutes ago, NUTELLA said:

Orderlies!!!!

FL is the crown jewel of the album and I think honestly that probably should’ve been the name of the record. 

[imogen2133 535]

15 minutes ago, NUTELLA said:

Hung Up is COADF's crowning jewel imo, but thank you, Jump deserves her flowers

& let's not forget Push. The vocoder section of that song ALONE is arguably better than 80% of C2

Funny you say that because Push is my least fav, it is so repetitive but yes the vocoder section is good

[imogen2133 535]

21 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Eh, Jump is a little meandering for my taste. Good production, but the song feels like it goes nowhere. I initially thought GT was overrated, but I honestly think the melody and production are sleeker than HU. I think HU being at the top of the record genuinely makes me struggle to press play on the album to listen all the way through because it’s been played to death lol. 

I can see that and also agree that GGG is better than Hung Up but I still enjoy it and think it is good, I don't really agree that Jump goes nowhere and the bridge and breakdown are immaculate as well. Also Hung Up not being your fav because of it being overplayed is more subjective than an actual criticism. 

Edited yesterday at 02:54 PM by imogen2133

[bowlsofbrett 611]

Confessions I may have “Hung Up”, “Sorry”, and “Get Together”, but Confessions II feels much deeper in its storytelling. 

[princedeeblebleble 3,534]

C2, makes me feel a lot more emotions and the production is much more varied. It might not have big radio hits, but it does have some insane bangers that make u feel all the feels.

[TheFrenchGuy 5,572]

C2 is a much more mature record. The storytelling is much better and it's lows are nowhere near the lows of C1

[Sepsami 20,858]

5 hours ago, NUTELLA said:

Thank you!!!

It's not a BAD album, but people are GULPING koolaid

@Ladle Ghoulash

omg you hear what she said?

[Ladle Ghoulash 51,923]

4 hours ago, imogen2133 said:

Hung Up not being your fav because of it being overplayed is more subjective than an actual criticism. 

I mean, yeah, ofc it is lol. I already said that I think HU uses both the sample and interpolation as a crutch and that, while good, it’s overrated. 

[garbage day 11,815]

5 hours ago, nkta said:

no not at all!

I know she’s experimenting often, but this time it’s actually really successful and cohesive

 

I'm so confused as to how you think it's experimental, especially based on her past material

[Ladle Ghoulash 51,923]

1 minute ago, garbage day said:

I'm so confused as to how you think it's experimental, especially based on her past material

I mean, I’d say the genre eclecticism alone is relatively experimental. Progressive + outsider house, trance, jungle + garage influence, new age + ambient pop, dream pop, eurodance, 80s synthpop, trip hop, 90s electro R&B, jazz + classical influence, nu disco, reggaeton, Latin pop, 90s techno, deconstructed techno/club all on one record? C’mon now 

[TheFrenchGuy 5,572]

1 hour ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I mean, I’d say the genre eclecticism alone is relatively experimental. Progressive + outsider house, trance, jungle + garage influence, new age + ambient pop, dream pop, eurodance, 80s synthpop, trip hop, 90s electro R&B, jazz + classical influence, nu disco, reggaeton, Latin pop, 90s techno, deconstructed techno/club all on one record? C’mon now 

On top of that, the narrative woven through the spoken-word passages along with the album's concept as a collection of snapshots from her youth to the present, makes it a concept album in its own right.

Experimental doesn't have to mean groundbreaking. It means having a thesis, a raison d'être beyond just being a pop record. To me, it's hard to argue that it isn't experimental

[Quentin 6,769]

The poll's incredibly balanced! 

[garbage day 11,815]

13 hours ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I mean, I’d say the genre eclecticism alone is relatively experimental. Progressive + outsider house, trance, jungle + garage influence, new age + ambient pop, dream pop, eurodance, 80s synthpop, trip hop, 90s electro R&B, jazz + classical influence, nu disco, reggaeton, Latin pop, 90s techno, deconstructed techno/club all on one record? C’mon now 

She's literally done so much of that sound before. Be for real. What's going on