Poll: Was Bionic ahead of its time?

jinzo

Legend X recently said, after selling 300,000 copies of Bionic in the US in total and getting the lowest UK albums #1 of all time:

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With Bionic I fully went in there with [the idea], "I'm going to experiment and not be commercial or pop."… I can proudly say it was ahead of its time, to be honest. It wasn't so commercialized. You had to really be a music lover, be a true fan of music and the love of being open to really appreciate that record.

But if you weren't a music person, it was just going to go over your head. A lot of the collaborations were with people that were either very underground or weren't necessarily from the pop world. I really think it was far ahead of its time and it'll be fully appreciated in the years to come.

With the power of HINDSIGHT, do you agree that the Legend was correct?

- She worked with Sia. Now others (Rihanna for example) have done similar.
- She pursued a technology/android theme. Now others (Lady Gaga for example) have done similar.
- She had songs of female empowerment such as My Girls. Now others (Beyoncé for example) have done similar.
- She worked with Nicki Minaj (whilst Nicki was early in her career). Now others (Madonna for example) have done similar.

Is the Legend the leader of the pack,
or should we instead applaud her braveness and individuality?

BobBertran1992

Nicki and Sia are Bionic's highlights, so yes

Callum

katara

omg is that pic real?

Scraperwalker

As a Xtina hater i came here to drag her but u already did in the OP with that picture

HUYPHAN

Isn't it obvious?

robboadam

nnnnnnnn

Ha ass tho......

ChandlerBing

Yes. It's a fact.

Suede

martikaisback

Yes. The true innovators and forward thinking artists very often don't get credited.

umich

The report being cleared

J-esper

I can agree with certain points. but this one:

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She had songs of female empowerment such as My Girls. Now others (Beyoncé for example) have done similar.

Beyoncé is basically female empowerment. destiny's Child had various female empowerment songs, Single Ladies etc.

Though I can see Sia getting so populair mainly because of Christina wokring her, along with the succes of Titanium and Wild Ones.

Green

Yes. Now all your faves want to work with Sia.

Poe Dameron

I'm pretty sure Ed Sheeran snatched the lowest #1 sales from her

martikaisback

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Originally posted by katara

omg is that pic real?

Yes. But wind is blowing up her dress. Her ass wasn't THAT big.

Lament

Definitely.
However, I don't agree with the "female anthem" point. It's quite delusional to say Xtina created the concept.

The Best One Yet

yes, while Gaga was imitating the past xtina was doing something new and different

Ressti

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- She had songs of female empowerment such as My Girls. Now others (Beyoncé for example) have done similar.

OMG.... Where you alive in 1999?

jinzo

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Originally posted by Green

Yes. Now all your faves want to work with Sia.

In the last couple of weeks alone J-Lo and Britney have joined the queue!

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Originally posted by aidan_dolan

I'm pretty sure Ed Sheeran snatched the lowest #1 sales from her

Bionic its better than Ed Sheeran power.

martikaisback

Christina was doing the weird, over-the-top and sometimes tacky "thing" at time when it wasn't that acceptable for a mainstream pop artist. It's kind of sad that that now every pop girl is doing it.