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New Track: Britney Spears - "Private Show"
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Originally posted by Patrick
I was surprised to see the mixed reception for this one... and then I wasn't.
Further proof of a deep generational chasm that divides ATRL into two camps; the twentysomething pop sophisticates with 15 to 20 years of top-shelf pop consumption to their name, and an unruly kid crew with Scream Queens avatars and tributes to Nick Jonas in their signatures. It's not that the latter generation is a lost cause entirely, but they've clearly never heard a "Britney" — that is, they've never encountered a voice quite as distinctive as Britney's. "But I know Britney! Circus was the first album I bought!" First off, ask for a refund. And no, you don't know Britney, you know a very stilted and subdued version of the iconic performer.
The Britney of "Private Show" is Britney as Britney is intended to sound. She very skillfully vacillates between a range of tones; she nasally, then guttural, then grainy, then nasally again, then delicate. (And yes, that's how she's supposed to do it.) She's sultry. She's goofy. She's sounds slightly absurd. She's fully engaged. She's expressive in ways that "technically superior" vocalists just aren't. She is brilliant. You have no idea how brilliant she is.
This is the probably purest attempt Britney has made to harness some of that ineffable charm that made her early work so irresistible. I adore it.
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Am I the only one who loves the work it part? Am I a **** *** ? Kii
Very happy the original OBH's are here obsessed like the rats they are
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vocals are polarizing, h8 is understandable
song production is fun
i love it.
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Originally posted by HonourableVomit
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OMG YOUR SIG I love this sorry
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Member Since: 6/26/2010
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Quote:
Originally posted by Patrick
I was surprised to see the mixed reception for this one... and then I wasn't.
Further proof of a deep generational chasm that divides ATRL into two camps; the twentysomething pop sophisticates with 15 to 20 years of top-shelf pop consumption to their name, and an unruly kid crew with Scream Queens avatars and tributes to Nick Jonas in their signatures. It's not that the latter generation is a lost cause entirely, but they've clearly never heard a "Britney" — that is, they've never encountered a voice quite as distinctive as Britney's. "But I know Britney! Circus was the first album I bought!" First off, ask for a refund. And no, you don't know Britney, you know a very stilted and subdued version of the iconic performer.
The Britney of "Private Show" is Britney as Britney is intended to sound. She very skillfully vacillates between a range of tones; she nasally, then guttural, then grainy, then nasally again, then delicate. (And yes, that's how she's supposed to do it.) She's sultry. She's goofy. She's sounds slightly absurd. She's fully engaged. She's expressive in ways that "technically superior" vocalists just aren't. She is brilliant. You have no idea how brilliant she is.
This is the probably purest attempt Britney has made to harness some of that ineffable charm that made her early work so irresistible. I adore it.
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Probably the most delusional, lunatic post I've ever seen, thank you.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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The curtains are closing now
I guess that's the end
Can we go again?
Can we do it all again?
Nah I'll take a bow
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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I just realised this wasn't scrobbling to my last.fm
Now it is.
Not fair.
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I want another Perfume, this is atrocious.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by SorryI'mLuke
The curtains are closing now
I guess that's the end
Can we go again?
Can we do it all again?
Nah I'll take a bow
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Member Since: 1/6/2011
Posts: 18,390
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Originally posted by Last Boy on Earth
Probably the most delusional, lunatic post I've ever seen, thank you.
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No cameras, please
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Originally posted by LionH3art
I want another Perfume, this is atrocious.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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I don't like the song, it's kinda boring. Still a lot of hope for the album tho because Make Me is good
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by LionH3art
I want another Perfume, this is atrocious.
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Make Me... was fine, but this is just awful
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ATRL Contributor
Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by LionH3art
I want another Perfume, this is atrocious.
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I hope there's another Perfume on the album too, it's still one of my favourite Britney songs
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Quote:
Originally posted by Patrick
I was surprised to see the mixed reception for this one... and then I wasn't.
Further proof of a deep generational chasm that divides ATRL into two camps; the twentysomething pop sophisticates with 15 to 20 years of top-shelf pop consumption to their name, and an unruly kid crew with Scream Queens avatars and tributes to Nick Jonas in their signatures. It's not that the latter generation is a lost cause entirely, but they've clearly never heard a "Britney" — that is, they've never encountered a voice quite as distinctive as Britney's. "But I know Britney! Circus was the first album I bought!" First off, ask for a refund. And no, you don't know Britney, you know a very stilted and subdued version of the iconic performer.
The Britney of "Private Show" is Britney as Britney is intended to sound. She very skillfully vacillates between a range of tones; she nasally, then guttural, then grainy, then nasally again, then delicate. (And yes, that's how she's supposed to do it.) She's sultry. She's goofy. She's sounds slightly absurd. She's fully engaged. She's expressive in ways that "technically superior" vocalists just aren't. She is brilliant. You have no idea how brilliant she is.
This is the probably purest attempt Britney has made to harness some of that ineffable charm that made her early work so irresistible. I adore it.
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The pretentiousness.
As if owning BOMT is any indication of having good taste or being a pop expert.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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This song is really bad, especially when hearing it with headphones. The drilling vocals that she makes, I can't last a minute.
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Member Since: 6/2/2012
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I love the production, but the vocals ruin it.
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