Discussion: Which EP? (Born This Way)

MusicTalker

So, what this thread is about is that I will take an album, for example Rihanna's Talk That Talk, & cut it down to 8 tracks. I will also rearrange the order of the 8 tracks to my liking. ATRLers will rate the newly-edited tracklist I made based off of these things....

-are there songs you wished I had kept but ended up removing? why or why not?
-do you like the order of the 8-ep tracklist I made? why or why not?
-do the tracks flow well together? is the tracklist better balanced than before?

*and more comments like that. Please leave critiques & not just a score (out of 10). Please rate & comment.

Also, I recommend you listen to the tracks in the order I put them in before putting the score. Honestly, I think it's kind of interesting to rearrange an album.

Anyway, the first album I chose to do was...

RIHANNA - TALK THAT TALK (29:08)

01 Talk That Talk (featuring Jay-Z) 3:29
02 Where Have You Been 4:02 (7:31)
03 You Da One 3:19 (10:50)
04 We Found Love (featuring Calvin Harris) 3:35 (14:25)
05 Drunk On Love 3:32 (17:57)
06 Watch n Learn 3:31 (21:28)
07 Do Ya Thang 3:43 (25:11)
08 We All Want Love 3:57 (29:08)

Katamari

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Honestly, I think it's kind of interesting to rearrange an album.

I thought i was the only one

Get rid of WAWL and DOL for Red Lipstick and Farewell would make the album much stronger

Artemisia

IDK why Gaga got is thinking that EPs have 8 tracks and a general theme and everything.

The Fame Monster was an album I don't care what she says.

Qwerty

Where is Cockiness?

MusicTalker

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Originally posted by Qwerty

Where is Cockiness?

It was either Cockiness or WnL ... I chose WnL because I think it fits better with the other tracks.

jose168

we all want love

Qwerty

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Originally posted by MusicTalker

It was either Cockiness or WnL ... I chose WnL because I think it fits better with the other tracks.

Okay then, good choice

Giliap

great idea!

are there songs you wished I had kept but ended up removing? why or why not?
You should have kept Cockiness

and definitely got rid of YDO.

-do you like the order of the 8-ep tracklist I made? why or why not?
Its ok, could have been better but it generally flows well.

your TTT EP: Material (7.3) Order (6) Overall (6.7)

My TTT EP would be:
1. WFL
2. WHYB
3. Drunk On Love
4. WnL
5. BC remix
6. Cockiness
7. TTT
8. Farewell

Aaron

6, you included We All Want Love but didn't include Red Lipstick & Cockiness.

iLiveMusic

Well i love Farewell, Fool in Love and Red Lipstick, so i would add them. I like this idea though. To put the best of the album on an EP.

1. Where Have You Been
2. Watch and Learn
3. We Found Love
4. Talk That Talk
5. You Da One
6. Red Lipstick
7. We All Want Love
8. Farewell

iLiveMusic

You should do Born This Way

DvnR

Replace We All Want Love with Cockiness and it's flawless.

Rico Shameless v2

I think because TTT is a mostly aggressive album, this EP would benefit more with the **** tracks than the emotional drab ones.

Ra2

Material: 7. It seemed to get weaker towards the end?
Order: 8. I like it, but it's not what I'd make it.
Overall: 7.5

My version would be:

1. Talk That Talk
2. Where Have You Been
3. Cockiness (love it).
4. Red Lipstick
5. Roc Me Out
6.Watch N' Learn
7. Do Ya Thang
8. We Found Love

/shrug

paulyyyozd

Quote:

Originally posted by Ra2

Material: 7. It seemed to get weaker towards the end?
Order: 8. I like it, but it's not what I'd make it.
Overall: 7.5

My version would be:

1. Talk That Talk
2. Where Have You Been
3. Cockiness (love it).
4. Red Lipstick
5. Roc Me Out
6.Watch N' Learn
7. Do Ya Thang
8. We Found Love

/shrug

We Found Love at the end would be amazing

Ra2

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Originally posted by paulyyyozd

We Found Love at the end would be amazing

I've always wonder why it wasn't at the end.

It's an amazing dance song; sure, but it's so full of melancholy. And with such a sexually aggressive album, you'd think it'd be at the end, not the beginning.

Jaymz

erm... that tracklisting is

it should be:

1: You Da one
2: Where Have You Been
3: We Found Love
4: Talk That Talk
5: Cockiness
6: Drunk On Love
7: Roc Me Out
8: Farewell

slimmaz

Talk that Talk could have been an amazing EP

1.You da One
2.Where have you been
3. watch n learn
4. do ya thang
5.talk that talk
6.cockiness
7.drunk on love
8.we found love

MarryTheMonster

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Originally posted by Katamari

I thought i was the only one

Get rid of WAWL and DOL for Red Lipstick and Farewell would make the album much stronger

Kinda agreed but just remove one of them with Farewell tbh, I don't need Red Lipstick.

Score: 8/10

I think it sounds like a really great EP though! I would enjoy it a lot if it was like that.
I acutally rearranged Loud + TTT into one album yesterday, something I found fun to do, so I hope for you that this thread won't flop!

jamir21

My TTT Ep Tracklist (without Farewell and We All Want Love) would be:

1. We Found Love
2. Talk that Talk
3. You Da One
4. Where Have You Been
5. Red Lipstick
6. Birthday Cake/Cockiness (I Love It)
7. Do Ya Thing
8. Fool In Love