This thread will discuss your first reaction to a variety of single premieres. What did you predict the song to sound like, what exactly did you expect from the album following the premiere and did the song/album live up to your expectations. Starting with...
Katy Perry - 'California Gurls'
From: Teenage Dream
It premiered when I was home alone, so I blasted it on the computer. I really liked the Disturbia reference (thief in the night) and enjoyed it enough to download it before it was put on iTunes.
I was expecting it to be a power-ballad (with the name title and all) like "Russian Roulette".
When I heard the actual song, I was disappointed at how generic it sounded and my expectations for the song immediately dropped.
After hearing what the album was being called, LOUD, I expected every single single or song on the album to sound just the same generic trash.
The song diminished my expectations, but the album exceeded them.