I'm going to post every few days an era or two and ask what you guys think about it. There are certain times in which an artists gives a fair amount of time between their album's, but then...there are the artists that hit the studio immediately after. Question is, did they rush the album's era by immediately working on new material? If so, what should they have done differently if the era either wasn't successful or should've had more promo or more singles etc... Also feel free to state your general opinion on the singles choices/album as a whole.
I've decided to start the thread with 2 of the more popular atrl artists
First album(s) in discussion are:
Personally, while the Fame era technically isn't over (the album is still selling), I think Gaga should've considered releasing Paper Gangster or Money Honey as a 5th and final single (I don't count Eh Eh...just b/c I think it was an international release only). I also think she should've reconsidered Paparazzi as a single...but then again, I'm not a big Gaga fan so I think the fans might beg to differ.
I think that while Rated R didn't sell well, she came out with Loud at a good time. However, I think if she wanted to maximize her first week sales or maybe change the album's outcome in sales she should've made the lead single either Rockstar 101 or maybe Hard (not rude boy simply b/c it doesn't reflect the rest of the album). Personally I think if she started with Wait Your Turn as an official lead single the urban market would've ate that **** alive. Overall, the reason I don't mind the Rated R era's shortness is b/c I feel like only the true Rih fans deserve this album...it's her best work to date imo
What do you all think about these albums/eras?