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Jack.'s Best of 2012!
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I got into Kesha last week! LOL. I'll never like her pre-Warrior stuff though.
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I thought discoveries meant scientific discoveries.....
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Britney
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Gwen is my guilty pleasure and I very much love her songs Cool is one of her favs from her.. I like how Ri has transform over the years since she first debut. Then came the GGGB album and that’s where it begins with party songs and nice ballads then turning into that wasted mess she is now .Yup she is antipoetic which I get is another turning point like how Rated R is her turning point to a music shuffle and blend in on the new trends. KS is that party a$$ grime bomb. From picking her clothes in dumps she knows what a party is and how to leave a mess after crashing it. Like the point about her first album to her EP. Her latest one is just all over and didn’t have what it seems still has good track that could’ve better but I take. Yeah it’s Britney Bitch. Eh history with her has not been kind so is the Media Public. Leave Britney alone! Chill dude I got it. Tho she has some not 100% track like Circus & Toxic. But I think that 2004 is where her music was all that bad. So good job and I see you just discovered them leading to think that you are new to the music scene or a first timer of really getting into to it instead of just listen and whatever what is on.
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I'm surprised that you JUST NOW discovered Britney, especially when her most recent material isn't her best. In the Zone is so much better, for example. That's not to say that her two most recent albums don't have their moments. "Unusual You" and "Criminal" are two of Brit's best songs. But, as a whole, I prefer ITZ and Britney.
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I thought discoveries meant scientific discoveries.....
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'My Top 10 Scientific Discoveries'.
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Originally posted by Red
I'm surprised that you JUST NOW discovered Britney, especially when her most recent material isn't her best. In the Zone is so much better, for example. That's not to say that her two most recent albums don't have their moments. "Unusual You" and "Criminal" are two of Brit's best songs. But, as a whole, I prefer ITZ and Britney.
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I can tell that her 2 most recent won't be her best, it's more that I just enjoy listening to them so much. I think ITZ will be my next venture - it seems much better than Blackout.
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'My Top 10 Scientific Discoveries'.
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Well I have been spending a lot of time in the lab lately...
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Good to see someone appreciating Britney here.
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Originally posted by Jack.
Well I have been spending a lot of time in the lab lately...
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Originally posted by Japoy
Good to see someone appreciating Britney here.
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This is a sarcastic comment, right?
This is ATRL, where Britney has special treatment over everyone else.
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Keep on dancing till the world ends
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The Britney love
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Kimbra
Introductory Album: Vows
How do I describe Kimbra? To me, she's been one of the most interesting listens this year. I started with Settle Down after being mesmirised on multiple occasions by Nicole's avatar at the time (a snippet from the Settle Down video that starts just before the fire sparks). I loved the way she moved and there was just something about her that captured me and held me in her gaze. Now at first I didn't really like Settle Down, it was different and interesting, but I didn't see it being an 'obsession' track. I was wrong. I stirred over it for a couple weeks before pressing the repeat button and keeping it on for a few days. Next followed her album - once again I didn't love it at first, but it rapidly grew on me while I was individually obsessed with each track in turn, one after the other. I still haven't heard the last few songs on Vows but I'm eagerly awaiting her sophomore. She just fascinates me - like, the way she uses her voice as music in Settle Down as well as her 40s/50s/60s influences in Cameo Lover and Good Intent. She's a true artist - one that can replicate and manipulate the older decades with complete justice.
Favourite Album: Vows
Favourite song from each album;
Vows - Good Intent
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Cher
Introductory Album: Believe
As with Gwen, Cher's entrance back into my life was another 'rediscovery' from a previous knowledge and love of her singles. Songs like Strong Enough and When the Money's Gone were like the pop songs of my gay little childhood. I used to blast them whenever my parents were out, and developed an over-fondness for them earlier this year after having not listened to them for a long time. I began researching Cher, her discography and achievements, all the while captivated by the ~15 singles by her that I knew. I made a poll back when I joined ATRL (my first thread!) asking what everyone's favourite albums were, and Believe was up there in the top percentage, so I decided to give it a try. Let me just say that the discovery of Alive Again would be enough to put her here - the song is incredible. Like, incomprehensibly incredible. Believe is an amazing album, and it's no wonder it's her best selling. To this day I remain unable to comprehend just how huge Believe (the single) was, I even remember it being huge despite me barely being a fetus back then.
(Just kidding! I'm not that young!)
Favourite Album: Believe
Favourite song from each album:
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
Half-Breed - Half-Breed
Dark Lady - Dark Lady
Take Me Home - Take Me Home
Heart of Stone - If I Could Turn Back Time
Mermaids - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
It's a Man's World - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
Believe - All or Nothing
Living Proof - Alive Again
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Haven't really listened to either but I;m sure Cher is nice
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Haven't really listened to Kimbra properly yet. I like a few of her songs though.
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Well my obessions were:
1. Settle Down
2. Good Intent
3. Cameo Lover
4. Old Flame
5. Limbo
6. Call Me
7. Two Way Street
All over the place!
But she's so amazing. The quality of her music is just amazingly high too.
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Originally posted by Jack.
Well my obessions were:
1. Settle Down
2. Good Intent
3. Cameo Lover
4. Old Flame
5. Limbo
6. Call Me
7. Two Way Street
All over the place!
But she's so amazing. The quality of her music is just amazingly high too.
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all perfect songs my biggest obsession was probably Posse, also because it's the track I can relate to most. but yes, her music is of amazing quality, and she's just so artistic and creative, it makes the album very unique. I'm so glad I discovered her.
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Yas Jack, flaunt that FLAWLESS taste, Kimbra is great.
Warrior is my favourite song, it's amazing!
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ATRL Senior Member
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Time for me to confess that I have not caught on to Kimbra yet, other than STIUTK, of course. I remember hearing "Settle Down" and liking it, but not going much further than that. Perhaps it's time to do so.
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Originally posted by Red
Time for me to confess that I have not caught on to Kimbra yet, other than STIUTK, of course. I remember hearing "Settle Down" and liking it, but not going much further than that. Perhaps it's time to do so.
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You should! She reminds me of a young Björk in a way - eccentric style that not everyone gets, but if you open your ears and appreciate it, it's ****ing incredible.
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