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POPGAF |OT3| Geo Da Silva > nails on chalkboard > Taylor Swift

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Vazra

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Jitters said:
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Better than that garbage.
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botty

Banned
Mmmmm
OoooOoooh Yeah
Let's go

I wanna tell you my secret.
With just the sound of my breathing
I wanna know your heart's beating

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royalan

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Spin around in Circles
On my middle, middle finger.
Won't you spin around in Circles
On my middle, middle finger .

Won't you round and round
Sit on my middle finger
Round and round
Sit on my middle finger

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royalan

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4Music.com showing Entertainment Weekly how to write a goddamn music review, tbh...

Lotus - 4/5

When you committ and devote yourself to coaching one of the world's biggest reality TV shows, helping out a fresh new batch of musicians start their careers, there's probably not loads of time left for you to focus on your own work and record your own album. We imagine this is the problem Christina Aguilera faced when she signed up as mentor on The Voice USA. This album may have been two years coming, but she's finally back, feistier than ever, ready to release Lotus, her seventh studio LP.

Want to know what to expect from the album? Read on as 4music.com fills you in....



1. Lotus Intro

It's hypnotic, it's electronic, it's dark, it's serious. Christina is back. The track starts with some eery vocal chanting, before growing (just like a lotus flower would) into something more mature and developed. This is her rebirth. Are you ready for studio album number seven? Yes, let's go!

Favourite lyric: "Rise up lotus, rise. This is the beginning"


2. Army Of Me

This track MUST be a future single. It captivates and excites right from the very start. There's a pounding drum beat, rocky guitars and a euphoric energy to the track, as Christina tells her ex that she won't be defeated by him. She may be heartbroken, but she's definitely not broken as a person. She's strong, resilient, determined and, above all, feisty! It's the kind of angry pop song that Kelly Clarkson would give her right arm for. If you like Christina Aguilera's Fighter, then you'll love this.

Favourite lyric: "Now I've found my second wind, now I've found my second skin"


3. Red Hot Kinda Love

Here she comes, doing what she does best - being Dirrty. This raunchy pop number details Christina's attempts to win over a guy. She's fallen hook, line and sinker for him and says she won't stop until they get together. There's extra bass and a dirty underground feel to this song, ramping up the romance and sexual energy. We think you'll need a cold shower after listening to this. There's the usual Christina vocal acrobatics too. How can her voice be so effortless? Expect lots of "oooh", "aah", and "la la la" in her usual Mariah Carey-shrilling manner.

Favourite lyric: "Baby I'm burning up, you got that red hot kinda love"


4. Make The World Move ft. Cee Lo Green

Now this song is by no means the same as track three, but it's also by no means hugely different. It's a bit retro but a bit modern. It's a big underground but a bit mainstream. There's a heavy-impact chorus (which will have you singing along instantly) but the whole track just feels slightly lack-lustre following Red Hot Kinda Love. The sassiness and vocal power is still there, it just all sounds a bit similar (yet slightly inadequate) to the previous track. It's good, but not our favourite song on the album.

Favourite lyric: "Turn up the love, turn down the hate"


5. Your Body

Do we even need to talk about this track? Watch the video here. It's amazing, that's all we need to know.

Favourite lyric: "It’s true what you heard, I am a freak, I’m disturbed"


6. Let There Be Love

From the initial stabs of synth, we know this is going to be an Ibiza-type dance anthem. Has Christina called Calvin Harris and asked him to guest on her album? No, she's done it all herself! The drums are loud and in-your-face and the electronica's overwhelming. It's Christina-meets-trance as she roars over the unrelenting, constant sound of the synthesizer. Oh, and she's pretty saucy with her lyrics too. Let there be love indeed.

Favourite lyric: "Hit the right spot, making my eyes roll back"



7. Sing For Me

At last! A ballad! Christina slows the pace down for this and, boy, does she prove her worth as a singer. It's not all about the hot pants and skintight outfits, as this song proves. She belts this out as if her life depends on it. You know how some people are destined for certain things, well Christina admits here that she was born to sing. And sing she can. There's soft strings, a delicate piano melody and some hefty 80s power ballad-type drums kicking in before the end. Oh, and there's an epic key change. Amazing!

Favourite lyric: "When I open my mouth, my whole heart comes out"



8. Blank Page

Undeniably brilliant. Another ballad. But ten times better than the previous track. This is elegant and confessional, as Christina pleads for a second chance from her lover. It's clear she's done wrong, but she's asking for forgiveness and wants to give things another go. Her voice is raw, the backing track is minimal and the result is beautiful. It's just Christina and her piano, and we think we're in love with this. We'd definitely forgive someone straight away if they came round singing like this to us. If Blank Page gets released as a single, there's no denying it could be just as successful worldwide as her 2002 hit Beautiful.

Favourite lyric: "If I could undo that I hurt you, I would do anything for us to make it through"



9. Cease Fire

Things get dark for track number nine, as Christina reflects the battlefield of love. Her vocals echo against a frantic marching-band drum-beat. This tune may only be mid-tempo but with the persistent drums and Christina's fast vocals, there's a certain urgency, energy and pace to the song. We do indeed feel like we're in the middle of a battlefield. Quick, dive for cover!

Favourite lyric: "Drop down your defenses, I'm raising the flag"



10. Around The World

Another party-like song of lust and desire. She's got herself a bloke and wants to take him from "Hollywood to Japan". As the song title quite rightly says, she's going all around the world with him. There's crashing drums, a thumping bassline and an insanely catchy chorus. She even gets a bit of French in there, asking: "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?"

Favourite lyric: "Imagine all the things we could do... Everything and more"



11. Circles

Oh dear, Christina isn't happy. She really isn't happy. This song may start off all plinky-plonky and soft, but beware, by the chorus she's throwing tonnes of attitude and sass our way! If you liked the boldness and brashness of Makeover from her Stripped album, you'll love this. Play this down the phone to your boyfriend if he's not doing good by you. Prepare yourself for the last two words of the song. Powerful. Strong. Expletive. Naughty, Christina.

Favourite lyric: "Spin around in circles on my middle, middle finger"


12 Best Of Me

Ready for a tender, heartfelt track with fragile, almost nervous-sounding vocals? If you like Love The Way You Lie, then you'll love this. Raw, simple and full of emotion, as Christina proclaims she will rise from heartbreak and not let her ex pull her down. An empowering, delicate anthem.

Favourite lyric: "I will rise undefeated"


13 Just A Fool ft. Blake Shelton

This is a pop-meets-rock-meets-country story of heartbreak. Christina says she's sitting alone in a bar late at night. She's feeling sorry for herself. We've all been there, right? Anyway, this is one impressive close to the album. There's a simple guitar riff and a toe-tapping mid-tempo drum beat as Christina takes the first verse, Blake sings the second in his raspy country tones and the two unite for the chorus. It's mature, sophisticated and unlike anything else we've heard on the album. If you want variety, you got it.

Favourite lyric: "Another shot of whisky please bartender, keep it coming till I don't remember"



Lotus is released on 12 November

Rating: 4/5 as an album (featuring some big 5/5 songs!)
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Informative and, most importantly, FOCUSES ON THE DAMN ALBUM AND NOT THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL OPINION ON XTINA'S PERSONAL LIFE AND STYLE CHOICES.

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Trigger

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8. Blank Page

Undeniably brilliant. Another ballad. But ten times better than the previous track. This is elegant and confessional, as Christina pleads for a second chance from her lover. It's clear she's done wrong, but she's asking for forgiveness and wants to give things another go. Her voice is raw, the backing track is minimal and the result is beautiful. It's just Christina and her piano, and we think we're in love with this. We'd definitely forgive someone straight away if they came round singing like this to us. If Blank Page gets released as a single, there's no denying it could be just as successful worldwide as her 2002 hit Beautiful.

Favourite lyric: "If I could undo that I hurt you, I would do anything for us to make it through"
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I am ready to be slayed.
 
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xxczx

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DMeisterJ said:
Calvin has been talking a whole lot and bringing up the pop girls' names in order to get promo. First he's talking about Gaga, and now Rih. I wish he'd go promote his album on his own without mentioning other people.
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well there's only like a few songs that are on his own so there's no point in promoting an album that are mostly full of collabs.

And let's be honest his work is less basic better with other people

Zedd needs more promo on his album tbh.
 
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JCX

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Any new info on Janelle Monae's new album, Electric Lady? She said she would release two albums in 2012 and we don't even have one. Her soul clock needs to hurry up.
 
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Artemisia

Banned
JCX said:
Any new info on Janelle Monae's new album, Electric Lady? She said she would release two albums in 2012 and we don't even have one. Her soul clock needs to hurry up.
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IKR. Well the only new info we got was the title of the album a couple of months ago. Safe to say we aren't getting it this year.

If any big news comes out I'll be sure to make a thread.
 
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botty

Banned
Live life in the day
When we can do this all again
I'll be there
Tell me where

Oh I gotta a crush
Feeling like 15 again
I won't lie
But I am on Fireeee

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DMeisterJ

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Marius_ said:
Calvin Harris' album is expected to debut with 10-12k

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Maybe he should have tried harder on that Rihanna track. Could have gotten him some promo, and definitely made him more than selling 12k albums

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Sorry Calvin. Thanks for the ARTPOP hit of 2011. See you later. #shinebrightbitch

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royalan

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Bladenic said:
Stan bullshit aside...
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Then I'm going to say Alicia Keys easily.

I don't know HOW she does it but all of her albums debut with high first week sales. In fact her last album was her first to not debut at #1, and it still came in at #2 with over 400k sold.

I think 1D is the easy choice but I'm just NOT convinced that that they're are that popular among the album buying crowd. Their lead single did ok but not THAT well, and the sales of their first album didn't set anybody's panties on fire.

Lotus...well, honestly, looking at the names coming out this week I still think Xtina has a shot at relatively impressive sales IF Christina and RCA does what they say they're going to do and surround her launch with massive promo. She's got some pretty big promo moments lined up, and when those Lotus snippets went up RCA was QUICK to snatch them down (which they DIDN'T do with Bionic, which had already leaked in full by this point). So I'm still holding out hope that they have something planned.

Rihanna, not bad but not stellar, as per. Album sales are not her goal.

Nicki Minaj...lol
 
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Mau ®

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Alicia has lost a lot of fans and popularity. Girl On Fire only started doing well recently and radio has been fast in picking it up (though its starting to slowly smash).

There was a time she was unstoppable... but I dont think its that way anymore.

As for Rih... I think Unapologetic will debut LOWER than TTT did (which was lower than LOUD). Diamonds is smashing but I dont think people know its from a new album. They probably think its still TTT or even LOUD kiii (like they did with WFL).
 
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royalan

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inthezone said:
Alicia has lost a lot of fans and popularity. Girl On Fire only started doing well recently and radio has been fast in picking it up (though its starting to slowly smash).

There was a time she was unstoppable... but I dont think its that way anymore.

As for Rih... I think Unapologetic will debut LOWER than TTT did (which was lower than LOUD). Diamonds is smashing but I dont think people know its from a new album. They probably think its still TTT or even LOUD kiii (like they did with WFL).
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But Alicia still has more fans among the demographics that still buy albums. Way more than 1D, I'd agrue. We'll see if it's enough to beat out 1D's hold on the tween market. But it wouldn't be the first time Alicia surprised people.
 
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It'll definitely be between Alicia and 1D, me thinks. But who knows these days? Maybe Rih will actually get a major debut for once? Maybe Xtina will come back and slay?

There's no maybe for Shitty though. Haha
 
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royalan

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