Oh, and Perez. How can you honestly say this album sucks, when you are promoting that guy Sliimy to death? While this album doesn't have the dance/club songs that you are looking for, every single song is miles upon miles better than ANYTHING Sliimy has put out. If you think this is bad, look at your own label...
Perez, I don't think you get this album. I downloaded to the leaked version and listened to it. It's quite powerful. Rihanna has clearly used this album, this music, this art, as her way of working through her feelings and getting over the horrendous thing that happened to her.
It is not "Good Girl Gone Bad" in that it doesn't have those fun, hook-driven, pop/r&b songs. This album is predominantly mid-tempo hip hop, minor tracks, with a number of ballads. It focuses on revenge, feelings of weakness, moments of empowerment, the end of ones first big love. It may not sound aesthetically pleasing for some tracks, but it is clearly Rihanna's strongest artist work to date. It clearly means something to her.
I will buy this album simply for that. To show my support for her as she has struggled to work through the emotions that have plagued her over the past year. This album showcases that struggle and as such, is quite dark and brooding. Definitely a new direction for Rihanna - and one that she certainly will move away from with future albums. But let her have her artistic moment with this record.
The songs are all over YouTube, so have a listen, and decide for yourself. "The Last Song" is my personal favourite.
After its weak opening, it held up relatively well over the weekend (its legs were quite strong over its 5 days released so far). And Perez, you should also mention its worldwide gross.
In 5-days, it made $101M at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing concert-film of all-time. That's nothing to sneeze at, even if it was a tad lower than Sony's over-the-top predictions were at.
Give this song another listen. I feel this is Rihanna's best ballad to date. I would even go as far as to say that this is my favourite Rihanna song! I like her, but I certainly wouldn't consider myself a mega-fan by any means. This song emotes power and feeling in a way that she has not done before. Vocally, it is easily one of her strongest performances ever. None of us were expecting this song to be a first single. (Something more along the lines of "Umbrella" or "Don't Stop The Music" would've been better expected.) 12 years ago, Madonna released "Frozen" as the debut single from the most critically acclaimed album of her career, and no one can say they were expecting a song like that from her at the same time. Hopefully, this artistically driven choice of song by Rihanna will lead to an album that shows both growth, as well as the great dance tracks we've come to expect from her.
You need all 5. If they're just reuniting as a 4some, than don't reunite at all. It's like the Backstreet Boys - when I heard they were coming to my city I was so stoked, but when I found out it was only 4 I had no interest in buying a ticket to the show. It's just not the same.
I love the Spice Girls. But when Geri was gone the first time, part of the magic was gone. It's supposed to be a group about girl power and sticking together, being unified. With one of them missing, it just wouldn't feel right at all. I'd love to see a big-time Spice Girls comeback, but only if all 5 girls are on board.
So come on Victoria! We know you don't need the money, but wouldn't it just be tons of fun?!
It is not "Good Girl Gone Bad" in that it doesn't have those fun, hook-driven, pop/r&b songs. This album is predominantly mid-tempo hip hop, minor tracks, with a number of ballads. It focuses on revenge, feelings of weakness, moments of empowerment, the end of ones first big love. It may not sound aesthetically pleasing for some tracks, but it is clearly Rihanna's strongest artist work to date. It clearly means something to her.
I will buy this album simply for that. To show my support for her as she has struggled to work through the emotions that have plagued her over the past year. This album showcases that struggle and as such, is quite dark and brooding. Definitely a new direction for Rihanna - and one that she certainly will move away from with future albums. But let her have her artistic moment with this record.
The songs are all over YouTube, so have a listen, and decide for yourself. "The Last Song" is my personal favourite.
In 5-days, it made $101M at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing concert-film of all-time. That's nothing to sneeze at, even if it was a tad lower than Sony's over-the-top predictions were at.
I love the Spice Girls. But when Geri was gone the first time, part of the magic was gone. It's supposed to be a group about girl power and sticking together, being unified. With one of them missing, it just wouldn't feel right at all. I'd love to see a big-time Spice Girls comeback, but only if all 5 girls are on board.
So come on Victoria! We know you don't need the money, but wouldn't it just be tons of fun?!