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[Yado]

I still use The Duchess to this day, who knew that she had all those bops in her coming from a downgraded Black Eye Peas group.

There are some really good songs on there. I don't see it for LA Love (and by extension, her comeback) though.

 

[Little Mons†er]

Forget Xtina/Britney, I'm ready for Fergie to return in a couple of months. LA Love was a nice comeback single.

I'm so ready for Fergie... Her debut was amazing and she slayed the charts with Ha paoer!

Fergalicious definitious make the boys go loco...

 

[You Know Nothing]

I really don't like LA Love. What a piece of aural ordure.

 

[Meowster]

Why do we keep forgetting Bey is literally coming in matter of days?

I'm excited for it, I wonder what direction she'll be taking things.

 

[cory64]

I'm satisfied, but I'll be more satisfied once she gets another #1.

 

[Nasser]

I'm satisfied, but I'll be more satisfied once she gets another #1.

Are you talking about Beyoncé? Solo #1 is never going to happen boo

 

[bbd23]

people liked work?

its probably the worst song on the album

pretty good stuff though

consideration, love on the brain, higher, kiss it better, same ol mistakes, desperado are all great

 

[Yado]

Work is the best song on Anti

 

[Meowster]

people liked work?

its probably the worst song on the album

pretty good stuff though

consideration, love on the brain, higher, kiss it better, same ol mistakes, desperado are all great

It's the worst song on the album. Drake has just lost it lately. Her part isn't that bad, if it a bit repetitive, but I cannot stomach through his section. Despite all the dragging the critics are doing, I am a fan of ANTi and find it to be her most cohesive and well made album yet, even if it is lacking the obvious hits of her old albums.

 

[Mau ®]

Nothing's Promised is coming

It appears it'll be part of Mike Will's album.

 

[Floridian]

Nothing's Promised is coming

It appears it'll be part of Mike Will's album.

I'm here for more urban Rih.

 

[cory64]

Are you talking about Beyoncé? Solo #1 is never going to happen boo

Rihanna. I'm not naïve like the Hïve thinking Bey could ever.

 

[Nasser]

Rihanna. I'm not naïve like the Hïve thinking Bey could ever.

Yes I hope she gets another #1 Rihanna is talented, but not sure if she cloud with this era

 

[Floridian]

Been waiting on that sunshine
Boy, I think I need that back
Can't do it like that
No one else gonna get it like that
So I argue, you yell, had to take me back
Who cares when it feels like crack?
Boy, you know that you always do it right
Man, fuck your pride, just take it on back, boy
Take it on back boy, take it back all night
Just take it on back, take it on back
Mmm, do what you gotta do, keep me up all night
Hurting bad man, and it hurts inside when I look you in your eye

 

[Soulscribe]

That's some bullshit coz it's honestly her best album and possibly her only "excellent" album as it were.

The burden of lofty expectations can kill you though. :/

 

[Yado]

The album is middling at best.

The ultimate impression the album leaves isn't just that of an artist who failed to follow through on her vision, but who never bothered to conceive one in the first place.

whew

 

[Floridian]

That's some bullshit coz it's honestly her best album and possibly her only "excellent" album as it were.

The burden of lofty expectations can kill you though. :/

If she released this album back in 2014 with a healthy pre-album plan, it'd get way more praise probably.

 

[Vazra]

If Anti were released by a white man it would be called revolutionary.

 

[B-Dex]

If Anti were released by a white man it would be called revolutionary.

Bye at this racism.

 

[Floridian]

If Anti were released by a white man it would be called revolutionary.

If any female artist besides Rihanna released the same content, it would be praised to the heavens.

Edit; Actually let me take that back, any urban* female artist. Gags/Swift/Katy etc could never.

 

[You Know Nothing]

Bye at this racism.

If any female artist besides Rihanna released the same content, it would be praised to the heavens.

Can you imagine Katheryn releasing an album like ANTi? Ignoring the fact that Katheryn is a talentless hack who could never.

[edit]: Oop. Too slow for your edit.

 

[Floridian]

Can you imagine Katheryn releasing an album like ANTi? Ignoring the fact that Katheryn is a talentless hack who could never.

[edit]: Oop. Too slow for your edit.

Yeah, had to think a bit. Imagine Katy or Taylor trying to sing Higher/Love On The Brain. Whew....

 

[Vazra]

If any female artist besides Rihanna released the same content, it would be praised to the heavens.

There are artists that constantly get praised for changing their sound but when Rihanna does it she is a try hard. I get it that some want pussy/bussy popping anthems but that shouldn't stop her from doing what she wants.

That said I wouldn't mind her switching styles between eras to please different audiences. I pay attention to the Anti like material since her older material rarely worked for me.

Yeah, had to think a bit. Imagine Katy or Taylor trying to sing Higher/Love On The Brain. Whew....

That sounds like nightmare fuel.

 

[Mau ®]

Wait..is Bayo defending the Rhat?

 

[rhandino]

Teddy Sinclair impacT.

 

[Yado]

Wait..is Bayo defending the Rhat?

He has a penchant for supporting failures.

 

[Vazra]

Wait..is Bayo defending the Rhat?

Anti is a 8.5/10. So yes?

 

[Floridian]

I have to thank Natalie Kills for contributing to Rihanna's best song tbh.

 

[B-Dex]

Y'all need some chill.

 

[Vazra]

Y'all need some chill.

Did Kennedy get enough coins to save her house?

 

[Zutroy]

I like ANTi, but it's more an experience you would enjoy occasionally as a whole every so often rather than hit songs you would pick and put in a playlist.

Rated R still remains her best album.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

The album is middling at best.



whew

FUCK

JESUS

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

Yea Rated R is my favorite too.

Honestly ANTi feels like a stepping stone to a new career defining album. It's like a "not quite there yet practice run."

It's not slaying me, but I'm really excited to see where she'll go from here.

 

[cory64]

This is her Bedtime Stories tbh

 

[Vazra]

This is her Bedtime Stories tbh

So her next album will be Ray of Light quality? Yassss

 

[Yado]

The next album will be pop. I mean people are liking the most traditional pop song on the album more than anything else so...

 

[You Know Nothing]

I'd be here for an album full of Woos and Love On The Brains.

 

[Ahasverus]

You know, maybe her vision sucks, but I can't help but respect how awesome is that Rihanna realised she's on the biggest people in pop music and tried to give a hard, true reflection of herself. I hope she doesn't return to cheap pop and Bowie her ass off the next album.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

Maybe her next album should just be Rihanna x SZA since their song is the best one on the album

 

[botty]

Selena's output can't match any of Rihanna's output post GGGB, have several seats.

We already know she covered that song & she worked the instrumental just fine.

Work is currently smashing on iTunes & KIB has potential but even then who cares about a smash? This is a quality album from her which is what I wanted. But keep thinking Revival is better with tracks like Body Heat & Me & My Girls on it. All up to subjective opinions I guess.

 

[Floridian]

ok? 9 vs 5 critics. Also;

I don't let metacritic scores dictate what I should like/enjoy so it's at the end it's pretty irrelevant.

 

[Nasser]

 

[Vazra]

Only 9 reviews for Revival?

 

[Floridian]

With some logic i'm seeing here, Revival & Confident are better than every Lady Gaga album sans TFM, better than every Beyonce album sans Self-Titled, better than every Rihanna album sans Rated R, better than every Katy album, and better than My Everything. That's very interesting.

Edit: and better than every Britney Album.

 

[cory64]

this is what an actual 75 looks like

 

[SaintZ]

Mmmmm HDD with some interesing blind item

THE DITHERING DIVAS

Which superstar divas are said to be wavering about performing on Grammy night? Are some afraid to play because they might not take home trophies in topline categories? How are their handlers—or lack thereof—weighing the options? Is the opening slot a bone of contention, and are some stars insisting that if they can’t open the show they won’t appear? History has shown that it’s the performances more than the wins that audiences remember, but the combination of the two tends to have the most profound impact on an artist’s brand.

Who's performing and that's also nominated?

 

[Nasser]

this is what an actual 75 looks like

 

[Yado]

I'm caught up in the middle
Jumping through the riddle
I'm falling just a little tonight

 

[botty]

ok? 9 vs 5 critics. Also;

The more critics you have the more likely your score is to decrease.


and metacritic scores shouldn't dictate what you like or dislike, but I am just showing you that my opinion that Revival > Anti, is shared by people who are paid to critique music.

 

[Floridian]

The more critics you have the more likely your score is to decrease.


and metacritic scores shouldn't dictate what you like or dislike, but I am just showing you that my opinion that Revival > Anti, is shared by people who are paid to critique music.

Alright. That's fair.