IMO Glory is Britney's finest work since Blackout. The album was well received by her fan base, critically acclaimed an yet it didnt make a lot of important Year-End lists.
Do you think the album is underrated because Britney is a pop act? Are people being pretentious now only praising indie/conceptual acts (and a few mainstream ones)?? What does Britney need to do to get that praise?
Anyway,
She's not posing any threat or is trying to outdo her peers - she's just giving her fans what they want. She won't get praised on that criteria but she will get dragged because it's fun for the bandwagon haters on this site to go out of their way to discredit because she is an undisputed icon. And has been noted as one on several occasions. I believe that translates to certain critics as well.
And yes, Glory is hella underrated. However her and her genre aren't "in" anymore.
No. It's standard pop for Britney, she didn't push any boundaries or even evolve as an artist (using this very loosely in regards to Brit). She played it safe, churned out a few generic bops and called it a day. You can't expect Glory to sit with the excellence released this year. It's not bad but it's nothing noteworthy.
I think what a lot of people misunderstand is that music doesn't have to push boundaries to be good. Glory is a quality pop album. Definitely in her Trinity, with ITZ & Blackout
No. It's standard pop for Britney, she didn't push any boundaries or even evolve as an artist (using this very loosely in regards to Brit). She played it safe, churned out a few generic bops and called it a day. You can't expect Glory to sit with the excellence released this year. It's not bad but it's nothing noteworthy.
yet months later it actually sounds fresher than Lemonade does. despite Britney not making any effort to have an 'event' type album.